[Yelan stays with you, keeping watch near the camp. It does not take long before the two of you confirm that Chenxi really is here.]
[You see Chenxi moving freely around the camp, her expression relaxed, showing no signs of being forced at all.]
[Clearly, she is not imprisoned. She is staying with the Fatui of her own free will.]
[Yelan knows how much Chenxi means to you. Worried that you might be hurt, she looks at you, hesitating, as if she wants to speak but stops herself.]
[But in truth, things are nothing like what Yelan imagined.]
[Your heart is strangely calm.]
[Feelings deepen through time spent together. When you were young, you truly loved this younger sister of yours, and over the years, you never stopped worrying about her.]
[But after bringing Chenxi back from Snezhnaya, her resistance toward you, her hatred, destroyed the last remaining sliver of longing you had for familial affection.]
[To her, you were nothing more than a stranger who appeared out of nowhere and forcibly tore away the happy life she once had.]
[So you do not blame her.]
[This was your choice. You chose to protect her in this way.]
["Yelan, I'll look for a chance to sneak into the camp and bring Chenxi out. Don't worry about me. You should head back to Liyue first."]
["After you return to Liyue, please go to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Hu Tao will give you the things I left behind."]
["That's information of extreme importance to Liyue, and even to all of Teyvat. Once you see it…"]
["No!"]
[Yelan frowns sharply and grabs your hand, gripping it tight.]
["If we're leaving, we leave together!"]
[Yelan loses her usual composure, looking at you with clear panic.]
["Chenxi doesn't want to stay in Liyue at all. She's been trying every possible way to escape you and go back to Snezhnaya. If that's the case, why do you insist on taking her back?"]
[You give a bitter smile.]
["You know very well why the Fatui took her in. If she's brought back to Snezhnaya, she'll only become a hostage used to restrain me. Her life would be under constant threat."]
["I can't just abandon her."]
[After speaking, you shift your hand, trying to pull it free from Yelan's grip.]
[But Yelan stubbornly holds on, refusing to let go.]
["Yelan…"]
["Come back with me, Kael."]
[Yelan looks at you with pleading eyes.]
["I'll find a way to save Chenxi. There are other options. You going alone is far too dangerous."]
["There are no other options."]
[Your gaze sweeps toward the supply storage area not far from the camp.]
["I've already checked. Most of the supplies here have been moved. They're likely preparing to relocate the camp, or withdraw from The Chasm entirely."]
["If we miss this chance, we may never find Chenxi again. I can't take that risk!"]
[Yelan tightens her grip on your hand, her expression turning cold.]
["Then forget about her!"]
["Chenxi never treated you like a brother anyway! You've already done everything you could for her."]
["In this world, nothing is worth using your safety as a risk."]
[A sharp, oppressive presence radiates from Yelan.]
["Kael, don't force my hand. I will take you away from The Chasm, no matter the cost."]
[You feel the Elemental Power surging around Yelan. You know she is serious.]
[If you continue insisting, she may truly attack you just to drag you away from The Chasm.]
["Yelan, you must have investigated my past already, right? Born into a wealthy merchant family in Liyue. Loving parents. A comfortable life."]
[You look at Yelan, your eyes filled with nostalgia and sorrow.]
["My childhood was carefree. I even threw tantrums on the ground and cried over a single toy."]
["Back then, I loved many people, and I was loved by many in return."]
[Yelan stares at you blankly. This is the first time she has ever seen such vulnerability on your face.]
["Chenxi is the last trace of that happy time."]
[You look at Yelan with sadness.]
["Because of the Fatui, I lost everything. I can't lose Chenxi too."]
["Kael…"]
[Yelan had never understood why you held such deep feelings for Chenxi.]
[You were separated for so many years. Any bond between siblings should have long since faded, not strong enough to drive you this far.]
[So that's how it is.]
[Yelan finally understands.]
[You see Chenxi as proof that your once-happy life truly existed. You poured all of your past emotions into her.]
[She became your spiritual anchor, the force that pushed you forward through the darkness.]
[After understanding what Chenxi means to you, Yelan weakly loosens her grip.]
[It is because of Chenxi that you became who you are now.]
[Unbreakable.]
[The version of you she fell in love with.]
[Yelan lets out a bitter smile.]
[If it were that little girl from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor standing here right now… maybe there would still be a chance to change your mind.]
[But she knows her own place in your heart.]
[She cannot shake your resolve to protect Chenxi.]
[Feeling the resistance on your hand disappear, you prepare to turn and leave.]
[Suddenly, your hand is grabbed once more.]
[You sigh inwardly.]
[If Yelan keeps stopping me, I'll have to knock her out first, then look for another chance to save Chenxi…]
["Let me help you."]
[Yelan looks at you, suppressing the ache in her heart, and breaks into a bright smile.]
["Kael, let's go save Chenxi together."]