Although Azhdaha had promised him that he would not do anything excessive to Liyue, getting the current Azhdaha to understand what counted as excessive and what did not was still a problem.
With Azhdaha's enormous body, if he kept his previous size, even something as ordinary as walking or turning over in his sleep would bring unprecedented disaster to Liyue Harbor.
Thus, after Yucheng argued his case, Azhdaha reluctantly agreed to the training Yucheng had arranged for him, which mainly involved teaching him what he should and should not do within Liyue.
First came the issue of Azhdaha's size.
Yucheng actually knew that for a long-lived being like Azhdaha, changing forms was the simplest of matters. However, his dignity as a dragon made him refuse to take human form, and he had a peculiar insistence on being larger than humans.
In his words, he enjoyed having others look up at him, and he was accustomed to looking down at others.
This had resulted in Azhdaha's current appearance: a slightly smaller but much fatter Primo Geovishap. Although Yucheng knew he could shrink further, no amount of persuasion would budge him.
Uh, if I take a Primo Geovishap for a stroll around Liyue Harbor, will the Millelith arrest me? The people of Liyue should be very accepting of unusual beasts that can speak. Adepti like Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, Moon Carver, Sea Gazer, and Sky Bracer are all birds, deer, and the like.
Adding a talking Primo Geovishap should be perfectly reasonable, right? Fine, I can't keep making this up. They will. They definitely will! Yucheng did not dare imagine the scene.
The second issue was Azhdaha's attitude toward humans. Excessive mining by the people of Liyue had damaged the ley lines, and Azhdaha, who was closely connected to them, had suffered