"One apple definitely won't be enough to fill me up."
The young wizard wisely made his choice, while recalling what Xiao Xiao had told him on Monday. "A few days ago, Doctor gave me some advice... Oh, right, his advice came from the 'You Zui Hunting Team Joint Strategy Meeting.' Have you heard of it?"
"A meeting I chaired," the witch replied calmly.
"Oh. Um, okay."
The boy blinked, speared a small piece of orange with his two-pronged fork, and moistened his lips before realizing he had not finished speaking. He hurriedly added, rather stiffly, "I mean, Doctor advised me not to eat anything anyone offered me at the ball, and not to drink anything either... So I planned to eat and drink my fill before going."
"Their concern is entirely justified. At this ball, you'll be the most eye-catching person there."
Perhaps feeling that those words might make the boy puff himself up, the witch immediately warned him, "But I don't recommend eating and drinking your fill before attending the ball. The white-robed people there have been through countless similar balls. Their eyes are sharp enough to tell at a glance whether you're planning to go to the restroom..."
"Would they stop me from going?" Zheng Qing found it rather amusing. Raising the fork in his hand, he joked with a straight face, "Nature calls... What I mean is, when it comes to something that urgent, I wouldn't mind pulling out my rune gun and taking down whoever blocks my way."
Jiang Yu lowered her eyelids, as though trying to hide the flicker of amusement in her gaze.
"Violence is indeed one way to solve a problem, but it isn't very 'Under the Moon.'"
She unhurriedly dealt with a small piece of dessert on her plate. "They consider themselves