"I'm very pleased that you discovered this little game."
Menis's owner had somehow appeared behind the two young wizards again. Smiling, he said, "Many guests have seen this cat's corpse and touched its fur, but few have witnessed the effect of these two states overlapping at once... The greatness and charm of life are displayed most vividly in this state."
As he spoke, a tavern waiter arrived at the table carrying a tray.
On the plate was steaming golden roast meat, surrounded by a pile of fresh-smelling onion slices.
Menis's owner accepted the plate on their behalf, set it before the two young wizards, and made an inviting gesture.
The witch speared a small piece of roast meat, while Xiao Xiao picked up a thin slice of onion.
Holding up the onion, he looked at the cat, then at the bustling crowd around them, and suddenly sighed. "I once heard someone say that life is like an onion..."
"Spicy with a hint of sweetness?" Zheng Qing's gloomy voice came from inside the box. "Could one of you please feed this cat for me? I want to see what it looks like too... then eat an onion slice."
The witch and Menis's owner immediately burst out laughing.
Xiao Xiao waved his fork and smiled as well before continuing, "Wait a moment. What I was about to say was that life is like an onion; many things are boring repetitions... Every layer resembles the one before it. In fact, every moment, we experience the greatness of life and the mystery of magic, yet we always overlook them."
"That's an interesting way of putting it." Jiang Yu speared another piece of meat and commented, "But I still prefer eating meat. Onions have too strong a smell. Very rude."
"I've heard another saying." Menis's