Yae from Genshin Impact is my sister

"Let's not discuss this now. I've already divined the approximate location of the cave."

Mona spread the water mirror she had conjured in front of everyone and marked the approximate locations she had divined on it. Ying immediately noticed something was wrong; the locations of the avalanches seemed to be preventing them from entering the areas Mona had marked.

"If it weren't for the location of these avalanches, we might not be entirely certain that this is the cave we are looking for, but now, the truth is right in front of us."

"Come on, let's break through the snow blocking our way. Klee, it's up to you this time."

"Don't worry, just leave it to Klee. Klee will definitely blow up all the snow."

Just as Ying and the others found the location of the Frost Spike fragments, Yura and her group were drinking vegetable and pork soup. Due to the avalanche, Yura and the others were also trapped in a cave. However, Yura and the others were still lucky, as they had at least found a Hilichurl camp with plenty of supplies.

“Amber, did you get a good look at what that guy looked like? Ever since you saw that shadowy figure, I’ve felt like you’ve been distracted.”

"Yura, I'm fine, don't worry, I'm just a little tired."

Amber managed a forced smile, but her words didn't seem very credible. Even Qiqi could tell that Amber looked preoccupied.

Seeing that Amber was reluctant to speak, Yura and the others did not press her further. Amber probably had her reasons for not speaking, and as her friends, they were afraid that continuing to press her would not yield any results and would only damage their friendship with Amber.

"How long have we been in this cave? It feels like so many days have passed."

"If we don't get out soon, I'm worried that the Adventurers' Guild will risk coming to the snow mountain to look for us. If something happens to them, it will be a real problem."

Yura's eyes revealed her sorrow. In the past few days, more than a dozen souls had been sent to their deaths by Hu Tao, and all of these souls had met with accidents in the snow mountain. This made Yura realize that the snow mountain was not a place that ordinary people could set foot in.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I've already sent out help. With it, finding the way out will be a piece of cake."

Hu Tao drank a bowl of hot soup, her face showing no worry but rather confidence. Although her helper was sometimes unreliable, he was quite reliable in this situation.

"Look, it's back."

As Hu Tao stood up, a small white ghost slowly emerged from the wall behind Yura. The sudden appearance of the ghost startled Yura, and if Hu Tao hadn't stopped her in time, Yura probably would have slashed the little ghost with her sword.

"Oh, I see. Alright, the little ghost has found the way out. Let's get ready to go."

After talking with the little ghost, Hu Tao learned that the little ghost had found a cave that led to the outside world by using its unique ability to pass through walls. However, the cave was a bit far from where Hu Tao and the others were, and they might have to break through the wall to get there.

"Break through the wall? That's easy, leave it to me. You guys step aside and be careful not to get hurt."

As Yura summoned the sound of the pine tree, the Eye of God at her waist lit up, accompanied by the cry of "Ice, sever deep-seated hatred." With a loud boom, smoke instantly filled the area where Yura was located.

Perhaps because the cave wasn't very sturdy, Yura's attack not only smashed open the cave walls, but even the rubble on the cave ceiling shook. Caught off guard, Qiqi was hit on the head by a small pebble. If it weren't for her hat blocking it, Qiqi might have had to heal herself.

"Cough cough cough, I almost choked! Yura, are you alright?"

"Cough cough, I, cough cough cough, I'm fine, but this cave looks like it's about to collapse. You guys come over quickly, there's a cave behind the wall."

Upon hearing Yura's words, Hu Tao and Amber, no longer caring about the choking dust, ran towards Yura with Amber carrying the cooking pot on her back and Hu Tao holding Qiqi, who was covering her head.

Hu Tao and the others were lucky; the moment they stepped into another cave, the original cave turned into a pile of rubble.

Chapter 200 Each Person's Dilemma (3)

With Klee's Bouncing Bombs clearing the way, Luminous and the others arrived at the entrance of the Starry Cave without any obstacles. Although there were a few avalanches along the way, Mona and Shin-haku cooperated and used ice walls formed by water and ice elements to slightly block the avalanches, so the journey was relatively safe.

At the entrance to the Starry Cave, Shen He gently waved his hand and drew a simple ice element talisman in mid-air. Feeling that the power of the talisman in his hand was far greater than usual, Shen He said calmly.

"The ice element in this cave is very active; this should be the place we're looking for."

"I can also feel the ice element is very active here. The temperature around here is so low. It's so cold!"

Mona shivered as she held the flaming bouncy bomb. "No way," she thought, "I must buy some warm clothes next time I get paid. This snow mountain is just too cold!"

Perhaps sensing the cold around him, or perhaps because Mona had said he felt cold, Paimon found a warm fairy in the nearby bushes.

"Paimon, are you bullying this little guy? You're an emergency food that only has one-fifth the fighting power of a wild boar, and you're actually bullying him?"

"Ying, how could you say that to me? Do you remember the story Su Bai told us before? The one he did with that idiot named Yi Dou?"

Ying tilted her head. Su Bai had told her many stories before, but Paimon brought it up so suddenly today that Ying couldn't remember which story it was for a moment.

"That's it. If you pull down the pillar of the immortal spirit, the immortal spirit will always follow behind the pillar. Have you forgotten?"

Hearing Paimon say this, Ying finally remembered something. She vaguely recalled that Su Bai had said something about how that idiot named Yi Dou saw that every time he chased the fairy spirit back to the pillar, there would be a treasure chest, so Yi Dou thought that there must be a bunch of treasure chests buried under the pillar.

Then Ichito and Su Bai dug out a celestial spirit pillar, but not only did they find no treasure chests, Ichito was also arrested by Inazuma's shogunate on charges of damaging cultural relics and was forced to eat free meals for several days. She laughed for a long time when she heard this.

Wait a minute, if Su Bai and his idiot friend can do it, then they should be able to keep this warm fairy following them around, right? That way, they wouldn't have to carry Klee's bouncy bomb anymore.

Ying thought about it more and more and felt that this method was feasible. If they could pull out that warm fairy pillar and carry it with them, then they would have a portable fire that would always be heated, which would make things much more convenient for both fighting and keeping warm.

"I didn't expect Paimon to be so smart. I always thought you were even dumber than Su Bai's friend named Yi Dou."

"What? Paimon isn't stupid, Mingying is the real idiot."

Seeing that Ying suddenly had a shovel in her hand, Pai Songsong promptly shut his mouth. Well, sometimes being a little stupid is good; at least he doesn't have to worry about being cooked by Ying.

Bang~

A crisp sound came from the frozen soil under the pillar. Ying stared in disbelief at the shovel broken in two. Was the frozen soil really that solid? This was the shovel she had stolen from the treasure-hunting gang. Those gang members could dig open a ruin with a shovel, so how come she had such difficulty even digging a hole?

"Let me do it."

Refusing the shovel offered by Ying, Shen He walked to the stone pillar fixed to the frozen ground. Under the astonished gazes of Ying and the others, Shen He took a deep breath, gathered his strength in his arms, and pulled the stone pillar out of the frozen ground like a radish to everyone's astonishment.

"My God, Shen He, this is terrifying! This, this..."

Paimon was so shocked by Shen He's strength that he couldn't even speak. Was Shen He really human? This was terrifying! Mona, who was slacking off nearby, was also startled by Shen He's move. The water mirror in front of her rippled. She finally understood why Kurumi described Shen He as having "the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to cover the world." Could this be the strength of a human?

Of the group, only Klee wasn't so surprised. Klee had witnessed Shen He's strength before. Perhaps realizing that her home had been taken away, the warm fairy spirit hiding in the grass was stunned for a moment, and then quickly darted onto the pillar.

"Um, why didn't a treasure chest appear?"

"Paimon, Shenhe has already uprooted their house, and this little fairy is already being kind by not cursing at people. You still want the treasure chest?"

"Hehe, anyway, the little fairy can't use the treasure chest, so I'm just helping it out."

At the very bottom of the Starry Cave, near the second fragment of the Frostfire Nail, several Abyss Mages were whispering amongst themselves, seemingly plotting something sinister. Judging by their demeanor, it certainly wasn't anything good.

"It seems the second fragment is thawing."

Ying, who was located above the Starry Cave, saw the second fragment and was about to jump down when Shen He grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back.

Following the direction Shen He pointed, a group of Fools walked towards the Abyss Mage from a cave entrance. Ying's eyes lit up; she loved watching dogs fight, and it would be even better if there were some snacks available now.

Just as Ying was still fantasizing about the taste of the dessert, below Xingying Cave, two forces, unaware that someone was watching the show above, had begun to confront each other, though it seemed they were negotiating.

"These Fools are definitely no good; they actually went and negotiated with the Abyss Mages!"

“That’s right. Jean told Klee that if she encounters the Fatui in the wild and they are within five steps of her, she can use a Bouncing Bomb to blow them up.”

Paimon, with a righteous expression, waved his little fist, seemingly standing up for the wronged. Klee nodded in agreement; the Fatui were no good people.

"Klee, have you ever blown up an Abyss Mage from high above?"

"Huh? No, the Windwing is hard to control in mid-air, so you can't drop bombs downwards."

"Then you'll follow my commands. Today I'll let you experience the joy of bombing the Abyss Mage and the Fools from high above."

"Yay, Sister Ying is a good person."

Klee jumped around excitedly. Ever since she made a bunch of bouncy bombs with the materials Ningguang gave her, Klee hadn't had a chance to blow them up to her heart's content. Today she could finally have some fun. Meanwhile, Ying was looking forward to the two sides fighting. She was also thinking of picking up some leftovers later.

"It seems that both sides want to cause trouble on these fragments of the Frostfire Nail."

"However, it seems that the two groups are about to start arguing."

Seeing that the Abyss Mages below had already formed shields, the people watching the show above all craned their necks. Klee even took out a bunch of bouncy bombs from her backpack. As long as Luminous gave the order, Klee could turn the area below the Starry Cave into an artificial bombing zone.

Chapter 201 Each with Their Own Dilemmas (4)

"Oh my god~ Amber, help me! Someone's going to die~ I'm never going to scout ahead again~"

"Hu Tao, is it you who lured this group of Ruins Hunters here?? I'll remember this grudge!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Yura, what are you saying? What do you mean I lured the Ruins Hunters here? It was you who woke them up, and now they're chasing after me and beating me up."

Despite bickering with Yura, Yura and Kurumi worked together very well. The melting reaction triggered by the ice and fire elements caused massive damage to the Ruin Hunter. With Amber's ranged assistance and Qiqi's healing, it was clear that Kurumi's team was much better than Luminous's team.

I don't know what's going on with this snow mountain. The usually safe path is now teeming with Ruin Hunters. If they were just Ruin Hunters, it would be fine, but damn it, I don't know which bastard activated the Ruin Guards above the snow mountain.

The group of ruin guards who discovered the enemy but couldn't get down actually got their shot fired at Hu Tao's location. Looking at the densely packed missiles in the sky, Hu Tao's face turned green. "Zhong Li, I miss you so much."

On the first day of missing Zhongli's shield, Hu Tao silently made a mental note of it, but now was not the time to think about such things. Facing the missile attack from the Ruins Guardians, Hu Tao was not confident that she could remain unharmed in this rain of missiles.

"Yura, Amber, be careful and stay away. I'll protect Qiqi."

After spending a few days together, Hu Tao had lost all interest in burying Qi Qi. Instead, she had grown fond of this adorable, slightly dazed little zombie. Unfortunately, Qi Qi would constantly pull out a small, round bird named Liu Liu and stare at it, never giving her a chance to build a good relationship. (Qi Qi is quite lovable and cute; perhaps she would be even more likable if the backup character didn't come.)

Now that she finally has a chance to protect Qiqi, Hu Tao naturally wants to seize the opportunity to win Qiqi's favor, so that at least she won't run away as soon as she sees her in Liyue Harbor.

"Qiqi, you can protect yourself."

Holding the sacrificial sword that Bai Shu had given her, Qi Qi swiftly hid behind a rock with her short legs. Her speed was so great that Hu Tao couldn't catch up with her for a moment.

Meow meow meow? Did she learn this when she was being chased by him? Uh... Is this considered shooting herself in the foot? It shouldn't be, right? She casually jabbed forward to dodge a wave of missiles, and Hu Tao felt her little brain wasn't quite up to the task.

"Hu Tao, Qi Qi, quick! There's a cave here, let's go in and hide!"

"They're here, they're here."

Although Hu Tao really wanted to fight these ruin guardians, she gave up on the idea because she knew she couldn't possibly hit the ruin hunters flying in the sky.

Inside the cave, Amber, who had finally managed to rest for a while, suddenly shivered. "Hiss, what kind of place is this? Why is it so cold?" Looking at the three people beside her, putting aside Yura and Qiqi, why didn't Hu Tao feel cold?

“Amber, you must be feeling cold, right? That’s probably because the fire element in your God’s Eye isn’t strong enough.”

"If you have time, you can focus on improving your control over the fire element."

Hu Tao gently patted Amber, and Amber felt much warmer. It was the first time she had ever known that fire element could be used like this. Hu Tao saw Amber looking at her with admiration and couldn't help but feel smug. It seemed that her previous efforts had not been in vain. Back then, Hu Tao had ruined a lot of clothes in order to practice this technique that Zhong Li taught her.

"Speaking of which, this cave does seem to be colder than the usual caves. Look at the bottom of our feet, I've never seen this kind of blue grass in other caves."

"I must say, these little grasses are quite pretty. I'll dig some up and take them back to the ancestral hall to grow."

"Based on my judgment, these grasses should only grow in places with abundant ice elements. If you bring them back to the Hall of Rebirth, they simply won't survive."

Seeing that Hu Tao was about to use the Homa Staff to dig up the grass, Yura's eyelids twitched and she stopped Hu Tao. Although she didn't know the name of the spear in Hu Tao's hand, Yura could still sense the extraordinary nature of the weapon through her intuition. She really couldn't bear to see such a high-level weapon being used as a shovel.

Hu Tao thought about it and felt that what Yura said made some sense. It seemed that this blue grass had never been seen in other parts of the snow mountain, which was a real pity.

"By the way, have you guys noticed? There are a lot of fragments of the ruins' guardians here. It looks like a great battle took place here."

Yura picked up a few scattered fragments on the ground. Based on her years of experience dealing with the ruins guards, these ruins and fragments had been scattered on the ground for at most an hour.