Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

"Ha ha...."

After the water dragon flew away, Bai Qiyun knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

Despite having manipulated elemental power for less than ten seconds, he felt completely drained, with no strength left in his body, and couldn't even stand up.

"The cook!"

Paimon, who was lying on the ground, was probably the one with the most energy at this moment. She floated over with some difficulty and looked at Bai Qiyun with a worried expression.

"Ha...ha...don't worry about me, go check on Xiangling first."

Although his condition was bad, he should be out of danger. Bai Qiyun cared more about the unconscious Xiangling than himself.

"Oh! Yes, Xiangling!"

Realizing that Xiangling might be in greater danger from drowning, Paimon, dragging his somewhat heavy body, flew to the unconscious girl's side.

Not far away, a brown bear cub was struggling to free its legs from a pile of rocks.

It looks like a rock that was knocked down when the seawater flooded in earlier hit it.

Are you alright?

Hearing the sound, Bai Qiyun, supporting his somewhat weak body, turned to look at Ying beside him.

The blonde girl naturally put his arm around her shoulder and dragged him to the side of the unconscious cook.

"He must have drowned."

After observing Xiangling's expression, Bai Qiyun gave his assessment.

He often saw people like that at the docks in Liyue Harbor, but most of them were tourists who had accidentally fallen into the water. The sailors and porters working at the docks were not so reckless.

"Drowning?"

Ying took two steps forward and helped Xiangling up. Her once delicate face was now swollen in some places, which made it look like she had indeed drowned.

"I remember the first aid measures for drowning are..."

"Need not."

Before Bai Qiyun could come up with any first aid measures for drowning, Ying interrupted him.

—As long as it's confirmed that it was drowning, that's all that matters.

A stream of pure wind elemental energy flowed slowly from Ying's hand into Xiangling's mouth.

The blonde girl unconsciously frowned. The battle with the Frozen Tree had taken a heavy toll, and she was already feeling strained even with just a wisp of elemental power.

However, she still managed to breathe and channel her elemental power into Xiangling's mouth.

As the wind elemental force slowly penetrated deeper, the originally emerald green airflow gradually took on a hint of blue.

That was the water that Xiangling had choked on earlier, which was compressed by Ying's elemental power and then directly merged into her wind elemental power.

With a flick of her wrist, elemental energy carrying water gushed from Xiangling's mouth, one gushe after another, just like the spring water that had surged up from underground before.

"It's almost over."

The elemental force slowly dissipated in the air, and Xiangling, whose face had been tense, returned to a normal breathing rhythm.

Ying leaned her against the stone wall so she could rest.

"Huh? Why hasn't Xiangling woken up yet?"

After Paimon helped Guoba clear the pile of stones off his body, he returned to find Xiangling leaning there motionless, as if she were asleep.

"She probably overexerted herself before, and her body is probably in a state of extreme fatigue right now. Let her rest well."

With just a glance, Ying easily discerned Xiangling's current state, having experienced similar situations herself.

Recalling her past experiences traveling through the heavens with her brother, Ying couldn't help but feel emotional.

However, there was no time for her to dwell on her sadness. Ying shook her head, banishing the distracting thoughts from her mind.

You don't seem to be in good shape.

The girl's sweet voice made Bai Qiyun look up.

"Yes, there is a bit."

Bai Qiyun is not one to show off, and his current situation is indeed quite bad.

Although most of the water elemental power that he had previously acquired was taken away with the departure of the water dragon, some scraps still remained in his body.

But he had no way to control his elemental power, so he could only suppress it, which was incredibly uncomfortable.

However, since it's a water element, there's actually a last resort.

Upon realizing the method, Bai Qiyun's face immediately fell. But having no other good ideas, he could only look miserable and tiptoe over to Ying's side.

"You guys rest for a bit, I'm going out for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Ying glanced at him with some curiosity, only to see that the boy looked embarrassed, as if he had some unspeakable secret.

"Um."

However, Ying had no intention of asking further questions. She nodded slightly and stepped aside to continue checking on Xiangling's condition.

Seeing that the girl didn't ask any further questions, Bai Qiyun breathed a sigh of relief, left the cave, and found a place where they couldn't see him to open the sluice gate and release the water.

Half an hour later.

Bai Qiyun returned with a livid face and unsteady steps.

The process of releasing water wasn't as comfortable as I'd imagined; in fact, I became a bit numb after a while.

Moreover, after being exposed to the cold wind for half an hour, he almost lost consciousness.

Seriously, this damned Frost Tree, even in death it still annoys him.

"Still not awake?"

He moved closer to the crowd, but Xiangling remained unresponsive, sleeping soundly.

Ying shook her head.

"Let's go back first, it's not very safe to stay here any longer."

Looking up at the dome shattered by the water dragon, Bai Qiyun squinted to avoid the sunlight streaming down from the sky.

Although the abundant light brought some warmth, the cave was still filled with the air affected by the frozen trees.

A chilly wind blew against Bai Qiyun's arms, making him shiver.

Even he, who was fully conscious, was like this, let alone the girl who was unconscious.

"That's true."

After thinking about it for a while, Ying also felt that it would be better to take Xiangling back to rest. Besides, although the Cryo Tree had been dealt with here, there were still Hilichurls from the ruins outside. If they accidentally hurt Xiangling, that would be bad.

Ying dragged Xiangling along in the middle of the group, Bai Qiyun and Paimeng led the way, and Guoba swung his little legs, following closely behind the others.

Come to think of it, this guy is completely unharmed.

Bai Qiyun glanced at the little bear with some surprise, but was then interrupted by Paimon beside him.

"Speaking of which, where did all that water come from?"

The little elf floated in mid-air, looking completely relaxed, showing no trace of the tension from just moments before.

"It's probably water from near the ruins. When I came in, I saw a waterway connecting the ruins to the outside. It should be connected to the waterfall behind Qingquan Town, which leads directly to the sea."

That's why the water was so salty.

Bai Qiyun smacked his lips a few times, savoring the taste of the drink he had accidentally swallowed earlier.

After a while, the group walked out of the ruins.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any more enemies along the way, which relieved Bai Qiyun.

If one or two more guys of that caliber were to appear, they might not even have anywhere to run.

The setting sun gradually enveloped the earth; although we had only been inside for a short time, it was already almost evening outside.

Perhaps they wasted too much time inside.

"Eh!"

Paimon, who was in front, suddenly shouted, startling the people behind him.

Dulaf, who followed the group back to Qingquan Town, was so frightened that even his ears perked up.

Although he appears to be a mature middle-aged man, he is probably not much better off in this situation.

"What's wrong now?"

A little impatient with Paimon's voice, Bai Qiyun grabbed Paimon, intending to put her in his hand and properly rub the silk scarf floating behind her. But as soon as he raised his hand halfway, a feeling of weakness ran up his arm, making him give up the idea.

"No, I had arranged to have a cooking competition with Brock this afternoon, but the sun is about to set!"

Realizing that there wasn't enough time, Paimon glanced with some difficulty at Xiangling, who was still unconscious.

She pursed her dry lips and offered her suggestion.

"Should we reschedule the competition for another day?"

From a practical point of view, her suggestion was undoubtedly correct. The main character of the competition was currently asleep and had not woken up. Perhaps the most appropriate way was to reschedule the competition at a different time, but Bai Qiyun did not want to make things so complicated.

"It's alright, I'll talk to Brock. You guys take Xiangling back to rest first."

After saying that, Bai Qiyun walked alone in the direction he remembered.