The purpose of Azhdaha the Dragon King's summons was to be resurrected. The three people in front of him weren't surprised, but they all fell silent.
Dan Heng and Welt hadn't expected Azhdaha the Dragon King to be so direct, saying it right in front of Zhongli, who had sealed him away.
As for Zhongli, he knew how blunt Azhdaha the Dragon King could be.
But for now, he wanted to hear Dan Heng's opinion, so he said nothing.
The silence puzzled Azhdaha the Dragon King, so he stared at Dan Heng and asked again,
"Kin, why are you silent?"
If Star had been here, she would definitely have answered Azhdaha the Dragon King with, "He's a cold-faced little dragon."
However, Dan Heng's first mouthpiece, Star, wasn't here, and neither was his second, March 7th.
With no one around to crack a joke, Dan Heng could only respond with a straight face.
"On the way here, Mr. Zhongli told me your story.
If your goal in being resurrected is still to break through your seal and lead the Geo Dragon Lizards into battle against Liyue, then I refuse to resurrect you."
Azhdaha the Dragon King found Dan Heng's answer deeply confusing.
He didn't ask Zhongli what story he'd told, because he instinctively felt that Zhongli wouldn't lie.
What puzzled Azhdaha the Dragon King was why Dan Heng, who was clearly his kin, cared so much about humans.
So he asked outright,
"Kin, why do you care whether the humans of Liyue live or die? The first time I sensed you, you were far to the northwest. You certainly don't live in Liyue.
"Besides, the greedy human race keeps digging deep into the earth to extract ore. That ore is the food my Geo Dragon kin rely on to survive.
"Humans