Lao and Zhuang, Too, Had Their Flaws

Knowing the way to commune with the immortals, Kingfisher brought along a pouch of fine fish for the sages to savor. Naturally, it was of the highest quality—crispy, airy, sweet, dissolving into nothingness as soon as it touched the tongue. Yet Kingfisher also had his own agenda: to test the powers of the sages! (It may sound a little disrespectful, but it carries empirical value.) Step one: record data from the sages. Step two: compare it with a mortal case in Bird Village.