"No wonder..."
No wonder Higokumaru had always called Yae Sakura and Mei "big sis"... But even knowing the reason, Yoimiya still couldn't accept it!
"Little Fishball, you should call me Big Sis Yoimiya! I'll give you candy."
Yoimiya felt it was necessary to change the way Higokumaru addressed her. She was more than skilled at dealing with children, so she directly pulled out some candy she carried with her.
"Okay, Big Sis!"
Higokumaru quickly nodded as she accepted the candy.
"Call me Big Sis Yoimiya."
"Got it, Big Sis."
"..."
In the end, Yoimiya still failed to make Higokumaru call her Big Sis Yoimiya. She was helpless...
"Climb the mountain ahead. The Shrine of Depths is in the middle of the valley beneath the cliff, but there are quite a few monsters inside, so be careful!"
Since she couldn't change the form of address, Yoimiya explained where the Shrine of Depths was.
After the group climbed the slope and arrived at the cliff Yoimiya had mentioned, they looked down... Sure enough, they saw the Shrine of Depths they were seeking in the valley dozens of meters below.
But there were even more monsters. At a glance... the area was crawling with them.
There were Electro Whopperflowers with Electro power, as well as a Hilichurl tribe. Compared to the Hilichurls they had encountered before, however, the ones below were completely different from those in Liyue—they were purple.
There were also quite a few mechanical creatures, likely war machines left behind by ancient Khaenri'ah. Yet they were completely unlike Ruin Guards and Ruin Hunters. They were not humanoid, but more like animals.
They looked even more powerful!
"I told you! There are a lot of monsters here. If we go down recklessly, we'll definitely run into serious trouble."
"Because this ancient shrine