Zhongli is no stranger to telling a story like this in order to teach someone something, or to ask something that cannot be asked directly. But he is usually the one telling it, and so knows the hidden meaning.
He supposes that if he simplifies it down to 'yes' or 'no', and simply takes it at face value though...]
This is a harder one.
I'll go with 'yes', even if I may not be privy to all of the factors.
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Zhongli is no stranger to telling a story like this in order to teach someone something, or to ask something that cannot be asked directly. But he is usually the one telling it, and so knows the hidden meaning.
He supposes that if he simplifies it down to 'yes' or 'no', and simply takes it at face value though...]
This is a harder one.
I'll go with 'yes', even if I may not be privy to all of the factors.