[You and Yelan escort Chenxi out of the tent.]
[The camp looks almost empty. Most of the supplies have already been moved.]
[The Fatui are working fast, their movements hurried and tense.]
["Why would the Harbinger suddenly order a retreat like this?"]
["No idea. We just got the order. We're supposed to leave immediately with the hostage."]
["Did the other squads get the same order?"]
["Who cares. This place gives me the creeps. Let's just worry about ourselves."]
[While you and Yelan hide in the shadows, searching for a chance to leave, you overhear the Fatui's conversation not far away.]
[You and Yelan exchange a glance.]
[The Fatui are evacuating this camp in a hurry. Something is clearly wrong.]
[Under normal circumstances, you would have stayed behind to investigate.]
[But this time is different.]
[You're carrying Chenxi with you, someone with no combat ability at all.]
[Right now, the most important thing is to get Chenxi out of The Chasm safely.]
[As for whatever scheme the Fatui are plotting, it will have to wait.]
[Taking advantage of the Fatui's inattention, you and Yelan quietly slip away from the camp with Chenxi.]
[Following the route marked on the map La Signora gave you, you retrace your steps and head toward the surface of Liyue.]
[You haven't gone far when faint sounds of commotion drift from the direction of the camp.]
[You immediately crouch down and lift Chenxi onto your back.]
["Move! They've realized Chenxi is gone!"]
[You and Yelan pick up the pace, fleeing at full speed toward the upper layers of The Chasm.]
[Just as you're getting closer and closer to the exit, you suddenly stop.]
[Yelan's breathing is unsteady from the intense run. She looks at you in confusion.]
["What's wrong, Kael?"]
[Something feels off.]
[Yelan entered The Chasm by accident. Her situation is different from yours.]
[So she hasn't noticed the problem.]
[But you infiltrated The Chasm step by step using the map La Signora gave you.]
[On your way in, you carefully scouted every route.]
[The path you chose is extremely hidden, but it runs close to several Fatui camps.]
[Along the way, you passed at least four Fatui outposts.]
[Logically speaking, news of an important hostage going missing should have spread by now.]
[Yet all this time, not a single Fatui has pursued you.]
[That's not normal.]
[You suspect the Fatui still have something in reserve.]
[And the most suspicious one of all is La Signora, the Harbinger who approached you on her own initiative.]
[The Fatui stop at nothing. She told you where Chenxi was.]
[But would she really let you take her away so easily?]
[You lower Chenxi from your back and set her on the ground.]
["Yelan, I'll go up ahead and check the situation first. You stay nearby with Chenxi and find somewhere safe to wait."]
["If everything's clear, you can follow me after."]
[As you speak, you pull out the map La Signora gave you and quickly mark the locations of the Fatui camps you discovered.]
["Take this map. If something happens, you'll need it."]
["If I don't come back down… take Chenxi and avoid these areas. Once it's safe, look for another exit."]
["No. We go together."]
[Yelan refuses without a second thought.]
["The entrances to The Chasm are huge. There have to be multiple exits. If we search together, we'll make it in time!"]
[An uncontrollable fury burns in Yelan's eyes.]
["I'm not letting you face danger alone."]
["There's no time…" You try to explain. "The Fatui know The Chasm far better than we do. They must have people guarding every exit."]
["If you wait for me to clear them out, then bring Chenxi up, that way—"]
["No!"]
[Yelan cuts you off. She doesn't listen to a word of your explanation, staring at you with stubborn resolve.]
[As the head of Liyue's intelligence network, Yelan has made countless hard choices.]
[Reason tells her that your plan is the most correct and rational option in this situation.]
[But an overwhelming sense of unease grips her heart.]
[It feels like an invisible claw tightening around her throat, making it hard to breathe.]
[The feeling is so strong that she can't maintain her usual calm judgment.]
[Seeing you and Yelan locked in a stalemate, neither willing to yield, Chenxi speaks up softly.]
["Brother… Yelan is right… It's too dangerous for you to face the Fatui alone…"]
["Let's think of another way…"]
[You look at Chenxi's worried face, then at Yelan, still burning with anger, and let out a helpless sigh.]
["Alright."]
[You know that the longer you stay in The Chasm, the more prepared the Fatui will be.]
[And the greater the danger you'll face.]
[You can't afford to keep arguing with Yelan.]
[You lift Chenxi onto your back once more and start walking toward the exit.]
[Your expression is calm, as if you've truly been persuaded by the two of them.]
[But deep down, you've already made your decision.]