The story resumes at the critical moment where Road to Empress I ended. You face the fundamental choice: leave the palace and everything it represents, or retur…
The story resumes at the critical moment where Road to Empress I ended. You face the fundamental choice: leave the palace and everything it represents, or return to claim the power you've earned. Liu Xi's fate hangs in the balance alongside your own.
The main storyline begins; you commit to the path of power
A quieter path, but the empire won't leave you alone
Liu Xi's redemption arc becomes possible
Pragmatic, but you lose the chance to resolve this relationship
Yes, the leave/return choice creates the fundamental split for RtE II's story. Most of the game's content assumes you chose to return, but the 'leave' path has unique content and its own endings.