After seeing off Du Huanzhen and Duan Changzai, the two flew northward all the way.
Along the way...
"Why are you looking at me?" Lu Zheng blinked and asked with a perfectly straight face.
Si Lingxi curled her lip. "Take out that centipede."
"Cough, cough!" Lu Zheng gave two dry coughs, patted his gourd, and took out a large golden centipede roughly a meter long.
The Golden Centipede Great King had possessed eight hundred years of Dao comprehension. After its death, its true form had measured a full twelve or thirteen meters. Lu Zheng had used a spell to shrink it, but one meter was already the limit. It still looked utterly terrifying.
Si Lingxi formed seals with her fingers, and more than a dozen Curse Seals swiftly shot into the golden centipede's body. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it shrank to only half a foot long.
"This makes it better for steeping wine," Si Lingxi said lightly. With a wave of her right hand, a ginseng root, a chunk of Polygonatum, and two bundles of goji berries flew from her sleeve. Before they could enlarge, they flew into Lu Zheng's gourd as well.
Well, well—she was even providing the supplementary ingredients for the wine.
Thus, Lu Zheng did not delay. He directly took out a large wine jar from the gourd, one that could hold roughly ten jin. It was filled with fifty-two-proof Wuliangye. Then, with a wave of his hand, he tossed in the golden centipede, ginseng, Polygonatum, and goji berries.
Golden centipede, thousand-year ginseng, Polygonatum, and goji berries were all potent medicinal ingredients. Soaked in ordinary Wuliangye for three days, they would become medicated wine no worse than the finest spirit wine. Using spirit wine to steep them would have been a waste.