Welp, need to escape quickly. I think there is a real danger of death soon, but I don't think any of the two options is a dead end.
However, I do think that if we want to have a real connection with Hanyi we need to talk to her into climbing on our back. AM insight does mean that we consider sincerity extremely important, here, even if it carries risk of alarming her:
[] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's weight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.