Qingshan County Office, western prison.
Every cell was crammed with prisoners.
Some were street thieves, some were gang thugs, and others were ragged beggars.
Almost all the idle vagrants in Qingshan County had been thrown in here by Li Wenlin.
At that moment, Li Wenlin was leading a tall, skinny old man deeper into the prison.
"This is the Longevity Gourd?" Li Wenlin stared greedily at the Yellow Gourd in the old man's hand.
The Yellow Gourd was palm-length, its smooth surface traced with fine silver patterns.
"It can truly ward off evil and uphold righteousness? And it can brew Longevity Wine?"
"Immortality is naturally impossible." The tall, skinny old man chuckled. "But prolonging one's life and improving one's health is no problem."
Li Wenlin nodded, somewhat reassured. "Show me."
"As you command." The tall, skinny old man bowed slightly, his expression seemingly amused.
A string of obscure incantations spilled from his mouth.
The silver threads on the Yellow Gourd flickered, and a cloud of White Mist sprayed from its mouth.
The white vapor circled once in midair before slipping into a pitch-black cell.
After a brief scream, the White Mist flew back.
The tall, skinny old man shook the gourd, and the faint sound of liquid sloshing could be heard.
He took two jade wine cups from his sleeve and inverted the gourd.
Drops of pale red liquid flowed out, like fine grape wine.
Even after shaking it with all his strength, not a single additional drop came out. The liquid barely covered the bottoms of the two cups.
The tall, skinny old man put away the gourd, silently drank one cup, then handed the other to Li Wenlin with an expression of enjoyment.
Li Wenlin accepted it and drank, still half doubtful.
Before this, he had already used