Yae from Genshin Impact is my sister

"Big fox, I'm going to grill your fish until it's charcoal!"

"Wow, Diona wouldn't be so petty, would she?"

"Humph!"

Diona ignored Su Bai, who was making a fool of himself. She was determined to grill the two fish until they were exceptionally delicious, so that the wretched fox would beg her, Diona, to grill them for him again after he finished eating.

"Hehe, big fox, this is a special barbecue seasoning made by our Katzline clan. It's so delicious that you'll bite your tongue off."

"Oh, really? Then I'll wait and see."

Seeing Diona's energetic appearance, Su Bai was happy to relax. No wonder Zaoyou loved to slack off so much. It turns out that it's so comfortable to watch others busy while you lie on the side.

"Why do I have this vague feeling of unease? Could it be that the seasoning Diona sprinkled on the grilled fish has gone moldy? That shouldn't be the case. If it were moldy, Diona, that little cat, should be able to smell it."

Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted from the grilled fish in Diona's hand. This unique scent made Su Bai temporarily put aside his uneasy thoughts. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue thinking, but the smell was just too tempting.

The sea bass, roasted to a golden brown, was sprinkled with a few unidentifiable seasonings. The seasonings, in close contact with the flames, enhanced the aroma of the roasted fish.

The aroma of this grilled fish is completely different from that of grilled fish from Liyue and Inazuma. If Liyue's grilled fish focuses on the control of spices and Inazuma's grilled fish focuses on the flavor of the fish itself, then Diona's grilled fish seems to focus more on the grilling technique.

"I didn't expect that you, little Diona, would have such good cooking skills as chefs. It seems we're in for a treat today."

"What chef? You big fox! Our Katzline family has been hunters since ancient times, and I am also a very good hunter."

Hunter, huh? A hint of understanding flashed in Su Bai's eyes. If he was a hunter, it would explain why he paid so much attention to technique. After all, hunters are often away from home, and Mondstadt is not a country that produces a lot of spices. The lack of spices can only be made up for by grilling.

(I'm not making this up. I once had a barbecue where the grill master just sprinkled some cumin on the lamb, but it was incredibly delicious. I'm getting hungry just writing about it...)

"Here you go, be careful it's hot."

Su Bai took the grilled fish Diona handed him and took a big bite. The moment the delicious juice burst in his mouth, he lost all feeling in his tongue. Yes, he was burned.

"Ahhh, water, water, water! Diona, why is this fish so hot?"

Su Bai drank water while looking at the large piece of fish he had spat on the ground with a tearful expression, while Diona proudly puffed out her chest.

"This is a special technique of our Katzline family, which can lock all the juices inside the fish."

"Big Fox, you're the first person to have tasted the fish I grilled myself. Even Dad hasn't had it before. How was it? It tasted pretty good, didn't it?"

Having learned from his experience, Su Bai blew on the fish meat while chewing it in small bites. He had to admit that Diona's grilled fish did have a unique flavor.

After they had almost finished eating the grilled fish, Su Bai and Diona suddenly felt a competitive urge that seemed to come from nowhere. If you eat one piece of pastry, then I must eat two.

After the two of them finished their meal in a whirlwind, the tablecloth was a complete mess. If someone who didn't know better passed by, they would have thought that a Hilichurl was having a picnic there.

"Big fox, I ate one more piece of cake than you, so you lost, hiccup~"

"Little Diona, don't forget, I ate three more tomatoes than you. It's obvious who won and who lost."

"That's because I hate vegetarians, you're cheating, big fox."

Seeing Diona's exasperated expression, Su Bai chuckled twice. Leaning against the tree trunk, Su Bai's hand unconsciously reached out to stroke Diona's head, enjoying the soft, furry texture.

"Alright, alright, let's call it a draw this time. We'll settle it next time with a meat-eating contest."

Su Bai lay lazily on the grass, the warm grass under the sun making him feel very comfortable. Back when he was in Inazuma, he had often advised Zaoyou to try taking a nap in the sun, but Zaoyou just wouldn't listen.

Diona had originally intended to get up and tidy up, but her round little belly didn't allow her to move too much. Helpless, Diona had no choice but to lie down on the grass like Su Bai.

"Hey, big fox, I didn't expect you to know how to enjoy yourself so much. Sunbathing in a place like this must be so comfortable."

After enjoying the sunshine for a while, Diona felt that she had digested enough. Seeing that Su Bai had no intention of getting up, the little cat started to want to compete with Su Bai again.

"Huh? Why is it getting dark, Big Fox? Is it going to rain? If so, we're in trouble."

"No, it's not that it's going to rain, but that an even bigger problem is coming."

Su Bai sprang to his feet from the grass with a somersault. Above, a huge figure blocked out the sun. Su Bai narrowed his fox-like eyes slightly.

"Dvalin, the Stormterror you all know, seems to want to try your grilled fish too."

Chapter Sixteen: We've now formed a grudge against each other.

The dark clouds were as black as ink, and the once clear sky instantly became chaotic. The dark clouds blocked out the sun, and a sense of oppression surged towards the two people on the ground like a tide.

Ang~

A painful dragon roar came from the sky. Su Bai was not sure if Dvalin had really gone mad. If he made a move rashly, he might anger Dvalin.

Before Su Bai could prepare for the battle, the mindless Dvalin unleashed a wind elemental breath at Su Bai and Diona on the ground.

As the wind elemental breath drew ever closer, Su Bai's expression turned grim. Dvalin's attack came too suddenly, and he had no time to mobilize the lightning element and immortal power within his body.

He could have dodged it on his own, but after glancing at Diona behind him who was trembling with fear, Su Bai gritted his teeth, turned around, and hugged Diona tightly. At the same time, the lightning element and immortal power within Su Bai's body circulated rapidly, and a thin layer of lightning element shield appeared beside Su Bai.

"Tvalin, you just wait. We've made an enemy of each other today. You think you can bully a fox like that?"

The wind elemental breath collided with the lightning elemental shield, and the intense diffusion reaction directly covered Su Bai's body. Intense pain instantly assaulted Su Bai's brain, and his body kept reminding him that this was his limit.

Even at his limit, he couldn't dodge it. This wind elemental breath would severely injure even his immortal body if it hit him, and little Diona would definitely die if she were to be hit by it.

"Little Diona, when we get back, you have to treat me to another grilled fish meal, it hurts so much."

Noticing Diona's worry in his arms, Su Bai gritted his teeth and forced a smile despite the pain in his body. However, this somewhat ferocious expression looked so reliable to Diona.

The wind elemental breath eventually broke through the lightning elemental shield that Su Bai had hastily assembled. Su Bai closed his eyes, already prepared for serious injury. Now he only hoped that the raging wind element wouldn't blow the fur off his tail. If it did, he wouldn't be able to show his face in public.

Just as Su Bai resigned himself to his fate, a jade pendant and a protective charm in his arms were activated at the same time. A powerful wind and lightning element overflowed from it, and the wind element in the shape of a crane and the lightning element in the shape of a fox directly mixed together.

These two elemental attacks not only erased Dvalin's wind elemental breath, but also slammed into Dvalin. The wailing Dvalin staggered in the air, whether from the pain or from the temporary return of his sanity, it was unclear. After glancing at Su Bai on the ground, he flapped his wings and flew towards the Wind Dragon Ruins.

As the crisis subsided and the sunlight returned to the grass, a large crater appeared. Inside the crater, Su Bai slowly released his arms from Diona. He had almost forgotten that he had the life-saving items given to him by True Monarch Liuyun and Sister Shenzi. If those two had attacked him, Dvalin would have been badly injured, if not killed.

"Big fox, why, why did you do this?"

Before Su Bai could even check his tail, Diona pounced on him. Feeling the kitten's tears soaking his clothes, Su Bai gently stroked Diona's head.

"Little Diona, I am an immortal! If I, a dignified immortal, cannot even protect a little kitten like you, how am I supposed to protect Liyue in the future?"

"Besides, even if I'm not an immortal, I can't watch my friend die in front of me."

"Who, who is your friend? I, I, never mind, since you saved me, I'll reluctantly become your friend."

Diona blushed immediately upon hearing Su Bai's words. She tried to jump out of Su Bai's arms, but her ankle hurt and she fell directly onto the grass.

Su Bai stepped forward to check and breathed a sigh of relief. His ankle had been scratched by the wind element released from Tevanlin's wind element breath, but thankfully the bone wasn't damaged.

"Big fox, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly squat down?"

"If I don't squat down, how will you manage to climb onto my back with those short legs?"

Su Bai squatted down and gently carried Diona on his back. Diona initially wanted to refuse, but the injury on her foot reminded her that she couldn't move, so she could only wriggle restlessly on Su Bai's back.

"Little Diona, you better behave yourself, or we'll both end up rolling on the ground like gourds."

"I don't have anything to worry about, but if your clothes are covered in mud, I'm afraid rumors will spread throughout Mondstadt tomorrow that Diona loves playing in the mud."

Upon hearing this, Diona stopped feeling awkward behind Su Bai's back. If word really got out that she, Diona, was still playing in the mud at her age, then she wouldn't need to work at Cat's Tail Tavern anymore. Just thinking about the strange looks from those adults made Diona feel like she could smash the cocktail shaker in their faces.

"How are you feeling? Much better, isn't it?"

"Pshaw, no, it's not better at all."

Su Bai, carrying Diona on his back, was amused by Diona's classic arrogant statement. "Little brat, your legs were shaking just now, but they're not shaking anymore, and you still say you're not better?" However, Su Bai didn't intend to expose Diona, and the two chatted casually.

"Diona, have you ever seen the sea?"

"No, Dad said the sea is too far away and he won't let me go."

"How about I take you to see the sea next time? Maybe we can have a picnic on the beach."

"A picnic? Since you're so kind as to extend this invitation, I'll reluctantly accept."

The setting sun cast long, long shadows of the two people, white clouds drifted lazily in the sky, and even the free wind seemed to pause for the two, as if celebrating the birth of a pair of good friends.

"Hey? Big fox, my foot doesn't hurt anymore after the wind blew on it. Please put me down."

After Diona climbed off Su Bai's back and took a few careful steps, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her ankle really didn't hurt anymore, and even the wound had miraculously disappeared.

"Wow, this must be the blessing of the Wind God."

"At least that bastard Barbatos did something worthwhile."

Su Bai ignored the "hey" in his ear. Since Diona was alright, Su Bai was quite relieved to let her walk on her own.

"Come on, big fox, I'll treat you to a delicious meal at the Deer Hunter's. It's on me."

"Your wound has just healed, so slow down."

In contrast to the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere here at Su Bai's place, the atmosphere inside the cave of True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng at Mount Aozang in Jueyun was extremely tense. True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng, who had just been talking to Gan Yu about Shen He's embarrassing situation, began to have his aura rise continuously after sensing that the jade pendant he had given to Su Bai for protection had been activated in Mondstadt.

Even ordinary parents would be furious if their most beloved child were in mortal danger, let alone a protective immortal like Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun.

"Mondstadt, you'd better pray that Xiaobai returns to Liyue unharmed, otherwise, even if I have to risk my old face, I will ask the Emperor to come to Mondstadt and demand an explanation."

The cold tone of Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun echoed in the cave. Gan Yu wanted to comfort Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun but didn't know how to start. The last time she saw Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun display such killing intent was during the Demon God War.

Meanwhile, in Inazuma, which faces Mondstadt across the sea, a pink-haired fox eating fried tofu seemed to sense something and suddenly looked towards Mondstadt.

"The little guy's protective amulet has been activated? But if my backup plan on him hasn't been activated yet, it shouldn't be a big problem. Let's continue enjoying the fried tofu made by Hana-san-senpai."

Chapter Seventeen: The Snow Mountain Trip (1)

Ever since he discovered the message board at the Cat's Tail Tavern, Su Bai has been replying to messages on it whenever he has a spare moment after returning from the wilderness. Diona has complained quite a bit about this, saying that he's taken over the boss's job. Before, she could see the boss once a day, but now she might not see her at all for the entire day.

Today was the day Su Bai and Fischl had agreed to go to the snowy mountains together. As a Liyue person who values ​​contracts, Su Bai, unusually, did not sleep in and instead went to the message board at the Cat's Tail Tavern early in the morning to wait for Fischl.

"Hey? Su Bai, what are you doing here?"

A slightly goofy voice rang out from in front of Su Bai. Su Bai looked up and saw Ying staring at him curiously, while Paimon, not far away, was having breakfast with a fisherman's toast in his hand.

"Wow, you two are up pretty early. Going out to do a quest?"

"We need to go out and collect Dvalin's tears. Subaru, do you know where we can find Dvalin's tears?"

Ying was completely clueless about how to repair the Sky Harp's Tears, and Su Bai waved his hand, but he still gave the two of them an idea.

"If you want Dvalin's tears, why don't you beat Dvalin up and make him cry? You can have as many tears as you want."

"Then we'll definitely be the first to cry, right? Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore, you bad guy. See you later, Su Bai."

Paimon glared at Su Bai, then grabbed Ying and left. Su Bai watched with amusement as Ying whipped up a tornado on the bridge. Looking at the pigeons (poultry) scattered all over the ground, Su Bai felt an even stronger urge to electrify the pigeons.