There was once a scroll in the Tang Palace recording some winemaking methods. One section on "Dewcrafted Brew"…
There was once a scroll in the Tang Palace recording some winemaking methods. One section on "Dewcrafted Brew" read: "A hundred and twenty kilograms of glutinous rice, ten taels of yeast, blended with two hundred and forty kilograms of mountain dew. Let it ferment under cloudy skies for seven days, and fine wine shall form."
Li Zuo somehow found this scroll and showed it to Liu Qingyi. The two grew interested in the Dewdrop Wine and agreed to secretly seek mountain dew in the morning. As day turned to night and the path ahead was unclear, Liu Qingyi accidentally missed her step. Before she could call out "Zuo"—the name that always comforted her—she saw Li Zuo grab her and get pulled down the hillside with her.
Miraculously, a pair of twin peach trees broke their fall. Amidst the snowfall of pink petals, a single drop—like mountain dew—landed on Liu Qingyi's cheek. Startled, she turned, only to meet the boy's eyes, brimming with unrestrained joy.