Road to Empress 2 Li Tai route

Route

Road to Empress 2 Li Tai route

Li Tai and New World route guide covering Ganye Temple, Mirage Pavilion, the northern arc, Xu Minhui, three-person HE notes, and failure branches.

Answer summary

Road to Empress 2 Li Tai route

How do I enter Li Tai's route?: Choose leaving in the prologue to start Li Tai's New World route, which uses different chapters from Li Zhi's route.
Where do players usually fail?: Trusting promises too early or missing danger checks can lock failure branches, so compare safe choices by chapter.

Last updated: 2026-07-11 · Sources are listed in page tables and the sources page.

Direct answer

Li Tai / New World starts by choosing to leave in the prologue. Track Ganye Temple, Mirage Pavilion, the northern arc, Xu Minhui, three-person HE prerequisites, and promise choices that can break the route.

Steps

Li Tai route cleanup order

Lock the New World route
Choose leaving in the prologue before following Li Tai chapters.
Mark risky promises
Trusting promises too early can trigger failures, so use safe choices for the first clear.
Clean up northern and HE prerequisites
After clearing, replay northern variations, Xu Minhui nodes, and three-person HE prerequisites.

Chapter / route structure

Li Tai / New World choice checklist

Route structure: prologue leave -> Ganye Temple -> Mirage / northern variations -> Xu Minhui and three-person HE prerequisites -> failure cleanup.

Chapter	Scene	Choice	Result
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 1	Leave this place and start the New World branch	Scene 2
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 1	Return to the palace and climb to the peak of power	Scene 7
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Snatch the flower hairpin and eliminate Liu Xi	Scene 3
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Beg her for mercy and ask her not to cut your face	Ending 001
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Stop struggling to protect the Prince of Wei	Ending 002
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 3	Snatch the flower hairpin	Scene 4
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 3	Do nothing	Ending 005
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 4	Assassinate Liu Xi	Scene 5
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 4	Do nothing	Ending 006
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Answer frankly	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Sigh with emotion	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Stay calm	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Hide Liu Xi's body	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Flee immediately	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Make it look like an assassin's attack	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Force your way out	Ending 003
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Ask the nun to deliver the hairpin to Li Zhi	Ending 004
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Call out loudly to Li Zhi	Scene 8
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 8	Mash the prompt to struggle free	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 8	Do nothing	Ending 007
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 9	"Take me away"	Ending 008
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 9	kill him	Scene 10
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 10	Hiding the body and continuing to live in Ganye Temple	Ending 009
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 10	The thief shouts to catch the thief and lies about what the assassin did.	Ending 010
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 10	Put on Liu Xi's clothes and escape while the moon is dark and the wind is high	Scene 11
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 11	Amulet (gifted by Gao Yang)	Scene 12
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 11	The sun and moon phase hairpin (a gift from Li Zhi)	Scene 12
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 11	Kite Fei Ru Tian Hairpin (gifted by Li Tai)	Scene 12
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 12	get away	Ending 011
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 12	Play Liu Xi	Scene 13
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 12	Do nothing	Ending 011
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 13	Push her into the well when she's not prepared	Ending 013
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 13	Coercing Ms. Xia into covering up a murder case	Scene 14
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 13	Reveal your true identity and ask her if she would like to elope with you	Ending 012
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 14	Peony flower mother-of-pearl (gift from Liu Xi)	Ending 014
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 14	The sun and moon phase hairpin (a gift from Li Zhi)	Scene 15
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 14	Kite Fei Ru Tian Hairpin (gifted by Li Tai)	Scene 15
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 14	Amulet (gifted by Gao Yang)	Scene 14
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 15	Nothing to do with me	Scene 16
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 15	Save Wei Guifei’s daughter	Scene 16
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 15	Do nothing	Scene 16
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 16	Hold Liu Xi's hand and fall into eternity with her	Ending 015
Chapter 17: No Escape from Ganye Temple I	Scene 16	Go away, I will never give up in this life	Chapter clear
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 17	It seems that in me, there are values that the original poster thinks are more important.	Scene 18
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 17	It seems we are on the same boat.	Scene 18
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 18	Agree	Ending 016
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 18	Refuse	Ending 017
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 19	I'm pregnant with Reita's child	Ending 018or019
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 19	In fact, I was let down by King Wei	Ending 020or021
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 19	In fact, I failed King Wei	Scene 20
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 20	Liu Shanggong’s death, I was wrongly accused	Ending 022
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 20	The lives on my sister’s body have already been countless.	Scene 22
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 20	Liu Shanggong was indeed killed by my mistake	Ending 023
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 21	tell her	Continue
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 21	don't tell her	Continue
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 22	Don't kill me, I'll help you complete your mission	Continue
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 22	Don't be impulsive, I have a square face and you have an oval face!	Continue
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 22	King Wei is cunning and will not take the bait.	Continue
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 23	(Spills the powder)	Scene 25
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 23	Do nothing	Ending 024
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 24	(Lack of necessary props)	Ending 025
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 25	(try your best to resist)	Chapter clear
Chapter 18: No Escape from Ganye Temple II	Scene 25	Do nothing	Ending 026
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 26	To see the New World outside the palace walls	Scene 27
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 26	How could I not come if I could meet His Highness by chance?	Scene 27
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 26	In order to see His Highness one last time before death~	Scene 27
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 27	She has admired King Wei for many years	Ending 027
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 27	She is the work of a mirage	Scene 28
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 27	The less you know about my sister, the safer it is for you.	Ending 028
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 28	But I don’t want to be a thing of the past with His Highness	Scene 29
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 28	(Aggrieved) It turns out that in His Highness’s heart, everything has passed?	Scene 29
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 29	Kill him while no one is around	Ending 029
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 29	"I like this short sword of your highness very much."	Scene 30
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 30	What we sell is not goods, but stories	Scene 31
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 30	Telling you my identity will scare you to death!	Ending 030
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 30	This is our intention, please accept it	Ending 031
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 31	Retreat to advance: Mei Niang is willing to die in the hands of the princess	Scene 32
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 31	Gao Yang, come with me!	Scene 32
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 32	The King of Wei went to the north in person and met with General Yuan Lichen	Scene 33
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 32	The King of Wei and his subordinates divided their troops into two groups to secretly investigate the evidence of the Taiwei's crime.	Scene 33
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 32	The King of Wei personally killed Mirage Xiao Nian	Ending 032
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 33	Leave quickly and exchange the news of Li Tai's death for the antidote.	Ending 033
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 33	Fulfill the promise and help Litai capture Yuan Lichen	Scene 34
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 34	Stabbing at Yuan Lichen	Ending 057
Chapter 19: Dangerous Reunion I	Scene 34	Send a signal to King Wei	Chapter clear
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 35	escape	Scene 36
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 35	Leave	Scene 36
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 36	(spill dust)	Scene 37
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 36	Do nothing	Ending 034
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 37	(throws the wine bottle)	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 37	Do nothing	Ending 035
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 38	If you dare to murder the prince, you are committing a capital crime!	Ending 036
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 38	You forget the death of your comrade, but you help the evildoer!	Scene 39
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 39	Don’t worry, I can instigate rebellion against the Northwest Governor Xu Xiaode	Ending 037
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 39	You told me earlier, Xu Xiaode has long been a member of the King of Wei	Scene 40
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 40	, this is a good time to further refresh the favorability level	Scene 41
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 40	Go on, he was hurt because of me	Scene 41
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 40	If not, go back to your room and sleep.	Scene 42
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 42	Yuan Lichen held a banquet at Hongmen, and King Wei returned injured	Ending 038
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 42	The King of Wei and Yuan Lichen have formed an alliance	Scene 43
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 42	King Wei was recently injured and his eight-pack abs will definitely be reduced to six-pack	Ending 039
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 43	to protect myself	Continue
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 43	Of course it is to protect His Highness~	Continue
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 43	In order to not need to be protected	Continue
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 44	There is always someone in this world who is worthy of my efforts	Scene 45
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 44	Because Your Highness has something I want	Scene 45
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 45	inform	Scene 46
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 45	Not informed	Ending 041
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 46	Concern him and prompt him to investigate the mirage	Chapter clear
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 46	don't tell him	Chapter clear
Chapter 20: Dangerous Reunion II	Scene 46	Why does Your Highness care so much about me~?	Chapter clear
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 47	Tell him your dreams	Scene 48
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 47	don't tell him	Scene 48
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 48	Give him a punch to wake him up	Ending 042
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 48	Ask Xu Minhui what she thinks	Scene 48
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 48	King Wei, just obey.	Scene 49
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 49	This is a good thing	Scene 50
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 49	Even if there is all kinds of pain in my heart, I can only focus on the overall situation	Scene 50
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 49	His Highness cares so much...	Scene 50
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 50	Hide in a nearby box	Ending 043
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 50	Keep moving things	Scene 51
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 51	(knocks her out)	Scene 52
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 51	Do nothing	Ending 044
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 52	Your dad misses you so much!	Ending 045
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 52	Don’t you want to get your family’s blessing?	Scene 53
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 52	King Wei is much more charming than Dan Lichi!	Ending 046
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 52	Your Majesty is much more charming than Danlichi!	Ending 047
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 52	Do nothing	Ending 045
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 53	Advise Xu Minhui to go back	Ending 048
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 53	Give up and take Xu Minhui back	Scene 54
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 54	"I marry my son and ask my father for permission."	Ending 049
Chapter 21: Beyond the Shackles	Scene 54	"I have married Danlichi, thank you father for making it happen"	Chapter clear
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 55	Take away the evidence immediately and exchange it with the mirage for the antidote	Ending 052
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 55	Don’t take away the evidence of crime, and risk your life to help King Wei with all your strength	Ending 050
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 55	Show off with Li Tai and beg him to go to the mirage to get the antidote	Ending 051
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 55	Make a gamble and induce him to hand over the evidence in exchange for the antidote	Scene 56
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 56	Stay silent	Scene 57
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 56	There has always been	Scene 57
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 56	Does Your Highness care about the answer to this question?	Scene 57
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 57	Impressed by him	Chapter clear
Chapter 22: A New World I	Scene 57	Pretend to be moved	Chapter clear
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 58	I can finally leave and pursue my New World	Continue
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 58	Help him in your own way and wait for him to come back	Scene 59
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 59	You helped me get the antidote, and I should repay the favor.	Scene 60
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 59	Because here are the people I care about the most~	Scene 60
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 60	I'll go with you on this trip	Scene 61
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 60	Your Highness, please be careful	Ending 053or054
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 60	It seems that the only way to go is rebellion [Danger]	Ending 055
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 61	Remember	Scene 62
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 61	Don't remember	Scene 62
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 62	Watch silently	Scene 63
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 62	I'll drink for King Wei!	Scene 63
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 62	Your Majesty, I also want a drink	Scene 63
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 63	His Highness the King of Wei	Scene 64
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 63	Changsun Taiwei Yudang	Scene 64
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 63	Beizhao Kingdom and other foreign states	Scene 64
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 64	The throne is not what King Wei wants.	Continue
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 64	King Wei was unable to rebel	Continue
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 64	King Wei has proven his loyalty with actions	Continue
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 65	Maybe there will be...	Scene 66
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 65	Maybe not...	Scene 66
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 66	Wait for the day when the dusk is as beautiful as it is today and I miss His Highness so much.	Scene 67
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 66	Be back soon~	Scene 67
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 67	(kiss him)	Scene 68
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 67	Do nothing	Scene 68
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 68	She didn't tell the truth and was sentenced to death by His Majesty for her fault.	Continue
Chapter 23: A New World II	Scene 68	Tell the truth, she was killed by you	Continue

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Where does Li Tai's route usually fail?

Ganye Temple and later danger-reunion nodes are common failure points because of early trust choices or failed QTEs. Use safe choices first.

How are Li Tai and New World related?

This site groups Li Tai chapters and the New World branch that follows the prologue's leaving choice, so cleanup stays chapter-based.