Li Zhu felt he had to show them what distillation was all about...
Although the distilled liquor wasn't high-quality, its higher concentration and clearer color were significant advantages. He refused to believe he couldn't win over the taste buds of these stinky Taoist priests…
Do you have a bar here?
Li Zhu looked at Daoist Tianmiao and asked, intending to let the facts speak for themselves!
"You're not here to scam drinks, are you?"
Li Zhu rolled his eyes at him. Am I really that unlike a good person?
Even if I were so depraved as to scam people out of drinks, I wouldn't stoop to scamming monks from bars. There's a bottom line to being a decent human being...
"I'll pay double..."
Li Zhu had no choice but to resort to his trump card: using money to pave the way!
Bang!
A jar of wine was placed directly in front of Li Zhu, the entire movement was incredibly smooth and fluid!
To condense the distilled liquor, Li Zhu even cut a stone slab from the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. Although it wasn't as good as professional tools like glass tubes, it was the best he could do with the current conditions. As the saying goes, "It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat!"
Li Zhu's series of actions dazzled Tianmiao Daoist. He watched as the wine was boiled and then condensed into drops of pure liquid on the stone slab. This process left him speechless for a moment. When he saw the drops of wine dripping from the stone slab into the bowl, he was so astonished that his mouth gaped open, his eyes fixed on the liquid in the bowl, and he kept licking his lips, looking like a child watching his mother cook something delicious...
He almost wanted to snatch it away; he never imagined that winemaking could be done this way…
"Your Highness, is this... really wine?"
At this moment, the other Taoist priests, drawn by the smell, also gathered around. One of them stammered and asked!
"Of course it's alcohol. Now you know I wasn't lying, right?"
Seeing their eager expressions, Li Zhu gave them a disdainful look. "You're already so shocked by a distilled spirit. If I showed you some real brewing methods, you'd be scared to death!"
"No...no...the Crown Prince is upright and pure, how could he possibly lie to us..."
They had spent a few days in the Eastern Palace, so they naturally knew what kind of talk the Crown Prince liked to hear. Under the lure of wine, they readily began to flatter him…
"Your Highness, may I...may I try some?"
Daoist Tianmiao asked, pawing at his hands.
"I don't offer much in terms of benefits. If you try it, what will happen to the other Taoist priests?"
Li Zhu deliberately dragged out his words so that all the Taoist priests could hear him, thinking to himself, "You all looked down on me just now, now I'll sow discord among you and make you fight amongst yourselves for a while... a righteous and pure person..."
"That's right, there's only this much wine. If you drink it, what will we drink?"
"You wicked old Taoist priest, you even steal our wine..."
Hearing the Taoist priest's words, Li Zhu was truly amazed. It was the first time he had ever seen a master who would insult others without sparing even himself!
"Don't move! There's only one bowl of wine; we need to agree on how to divide it..."
Everyone chimed in, each wanting that bowl of wine…
"Stop arguing, this bowl of wine was the one I served, so I have to drink it first..."
Daoist Tianmiao spoke righteously, and his words immediately aroused the anger of the crowd, with the other Daoist priests immediately retorting.
"You sold it to His Highness the Crown Prince at double the price, how can you say it was your wine?"
"Exactly, you'll throw all your shame away for alcohol..."
Daoist Tianmiao was also furious, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only continue speaking.
"As your senior, I should be the one to drink first, according to the order of seniority."
Hearing Tianmiao Daoist mention his identity, the others became even angrier and quickly retorted.
"What's wrong, senior brother? This isn't a Taoist temple; everyone is equal..."
"Exactly! How can you enjoy such fragrant wine all by yourself? You're clearly torturing your junior brother..."
Daoist Tianmiao had a terrible headache. He felt he had been tricked, but he couldn't find any evidence. Now, with the fine wine right in front of him, his reason was almost being consumed by the urge to drink...
"How dare you show such disrespect to your elders? Aren't you afraid of being punished by our ancestors?"
Daoist Tianmiao said angrily, "This is clearly my wine! These bastards actually dare to try and take it from me! This is too much!"
"Stop bringing up your status. You've only been here a few days earlier..."
"There needs to be a reason for this drink today; we can't let you take all the benefits..."
"If you dare to act arbitrarily, I'll pray to the patriarch to send down heavenly lightning to strike you dead every day..."
Tianmiao Daoist's eyes were red, clearly he was quite angry. Li Zhu, seeing that he had vented his anger, quickly stepped forward and pretended to be a good person.
"Fellow Daoists, please quiet down and hear me out..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, all the Taoist priests immediately turned to look at him, their eyes filled with an undisguised malice, which greatly increased the pressure on Li Zhu...
However, he still added with a smile.
"As I just told you, I'm here to bring you good fortune. My purpose is to give you this brewing method so you can make this fine wine anytime, anywhere, satisfying your cravings. If you take this wine out to sell, just think how much money you could make? A hundred taels of gold is nothing more than a drop in the ocean..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, all the Taoist priests' eyes lit up. They all said that it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Their gazes towards Li Zhu softened, and they felt that this was truly family...
The Heavenly Immortal Daoist standing nearby turned pale. He had finally realized that Li Zhu had deliberately humiliated him, causing his fellow disciples to hold him in extremely low regard, and his authority as the senior brother had been almost completely trampled upon…
"It seems we've all misunderstood His Highness the Crown Prince before; he is so upright and pure..."
"Your Highness, from now on, I will obey any command you give..."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is mighty..."
Next, Li Zhu taught everyone how to distill and condense, and answered some detailed questions...
These Taoist priests were originally alchemists, so they learned this skill very quickly…
After Li Zhu finished all this, the Taoist priests happily went off to brew their own wine…
Li Zhu then picked up a bowl of wine that was already full and went to Tianmiao Daoist's side, smiling as he spoke.
"Master, you may be angry, but you still need to drink this wine, otherwise it would be a waste..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Daoist Tianmiao snorted, but still took the bowl from Li Zhu's hand...
He first brought the bowl close to his nose and smelled it, then a look of ecstasy immediately appeared on his face…
He then looked at the clear liquid in his eyes as if he were looking at a stunningly beautiful woman; his expression was extremely lewd…
"Good wine... truly good wine..."
Daoist Tianmiao couldn't help but praise!
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