Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

"You two..." Di Renjie pointed at the two of them helplessly.

The three of them treated each other to meals during this period, and finally managed to get a good meal out of Fatty Di.

After eating, the group continued their incognito visit.

After leaving Fuzhou, he began to inspect the various prefectures of Jiangnan East Circuit from south to north.

Along the way, they captured several prefectural governors and several county magistrates.

As the Imperial Envoy, Di Renjie was tasked with inspecting the land on behalf of the Emperor. Wherever he went, it was as if the Emperor himself were there. In the Jiangnan East Circuit at that time, he possessed the power of an emperor.

Soon the group arrived in Huzhou County.

This inspection was not only to inspect the various prefectures and examine the administration, but also a favor bestowed by Wu Zetian upon Di Renjie, allowing him to recuperate in the Jiangnan region.

Therefore, Di Renjie did not only patrol, but also took the opportunity to travel around when he had free time.

Take a break, after all, you're over sixty and your body isn't as strong as a young person's.

You should rest more.

Suburbs of Huzhou.

The scenery was beautiful that day.

The weather was fine, so Zhou Yi and the other two went out for a walk.

"My lord, the Jiangnan region is indeed different from Chang'an."

The climate is mild, and the winters are not as cold as those in Chang'an.

I've been living here for over a month, and I feel much more relaxed.

If this continues, I feel my martial arts skills will deteriorate considerably.

The three walked along a path on the outskirts of the city. Li Yuanfang looked around at the beautiful scenery and couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, Yuanfang, look at Di Chun."

"I really feel like you two are completely different people." Di Renjie laughed heartily upon hearing this.

When Li Yuanfang looked at him, he saw that he was extremely relaxed, as if he had come here to enjoy himself.

Conversely, the Zhouyi (Book of Changes) is always in a state of tension.

Seeing this, he laughed: "Brother Di, I still remember when we went from the Crimson Tent to Chang'an, the lord went to see the emperor."

We were in the inn at the time.

You lay leisurely on the bed, looking relaxed and carefree, while I sat up straight, my mind tense.

"I never imagined we'd be in the opposite position now."

After being told this by the two, Zhou Yi looked down at himself and seemed to notice his own condition.

"Haha, my lord, Brother Yuanfang."

I hadn't even noticed it myself until you pointed it out.

"Di Chun, relax, there's nothing important right now."

Why are you so nervous?

"Yes, Brother Di, I see you practicing martial arts diligently day and night, never daring to relax for a moment."

That won't work; martial arts training also requires a balance between work and rest.

Blindly practicing hard is not enough.

Excessive mental tension can actually slow down your training. On the contrary, the best state for practicing martial arts is to be in a state of being free from desires and wants.

Don't be so deliberate.

"The faster you go, the faster you'll come up," Li Yuanfang said with a smile.

Zhou Yi nodded, agreeing with this point.

Especially in cultivating internal strength, those with a pure and innocent heart can progress faster.

For example, the Shaolin Yi Jin Jing requires that one's mind be free of the thought of practicing martial arts.

In other words, they don't care so much about gains and losses.

Don't have too many distracting thoughts.

However, Zhou Yi is different. He has a cheat code, which means he never encounters a bottleneck. As long as he cultivates, he will continue to improve.

Therefore, there's no need to worry about that.

He just wants to relax now.

I've definitely been under too much mental stress lately.

I'm a bit mentally exhausted.

Shrugging his shoulders, Zhou Yi smiled and looked at the two of them: "You're right."

You should still relax.

As he walked, he stretched his body back and forth.

"That's right, you two have come here with this old man."

"We don't have any cases to handle, why are you so tense?"

Di Renjie smiled and led the way forward.

A moment later, the three arrived at a lake.

Enjoying the local scenery.

"You see, the Jiangnan region is indeed different from Chang'an."

The scenery is beautiful.

Di Renjie pointed around.

"Buzz buzz buzz".

Just as Di Renjie was introducing the customs and culture of the Jiangnan region to the two of them.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound reached the ears of the three of them.

"Hmm? Could there be beekeepers around here?" Di Renjie asked curiously.

"Let's go take a look."

The two quickly followed and soon found a place.

A beekeeper was seen tending to his bees.

"Hey, Di Chun, Yuan Fang, there really is a beekeeper."

Di Renjie pointed to the scene ahead and said.

Seemingly hearing the footsteps of three people, the beekeeper turned around, saw them, and asked with a puzzled look, "Who are you three?"

"Oh, I am a schoolteacher from Bingzhou, and these two are my nephews."

The three of us were enjoying the scenery by the lake when we heard the buzzing of bees.

So it turns out the old man is keeping bees.

Di Renjie laughed.

"Oh, I see."

He's a schoolteacher from Bingzhou.

As the saying goes, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.

I'm currently collecting these honeys; how about you all try my honey water?

"Oh? Then thank you very much, old man." Di Renjie raised an eyebrow, not expecting that the three of them would have this kind of luck.

"Hey, no need for thanks." The beekeeper waved his hand and got busy.

I prepared a bowl of honey water for the three of them.

"Would you like to try something new, sir?"

Di Renjie took the honey water and tasted it.

As Zhou Yi watched this scene, for some reason, he thought of Yuan Shu.

Why aren't you going to find some honey water?

"Sir, how is it? Our honey water is pretty good, isn't it?"

Di Renjie smiled slightly: "The best honey is six parts sweet, four parts fragrant, and smooth and moist."

A medium-grade product is seven parts sweet, three parts fragrant, and smooth and creamy.

Sweet but not fragrant, greasy but not smooth, is considered inferior.

"Old man, to be honest, your honey is at best of inferior quality."

The beekeeper sighed, "Sir, you are right. You are a true expert. Bees will not fly without a subtle fragrance, and without a unique aroma, there is no good honey!"

Without good honey, I'll have to change careers after this year.

"You..." Di Renjie reached out to ask why, when suddenly an even louder buzzing sound came.

With a loud bang, swarms of bees appeared in the distance, like dark clouds obscuring the sun.

It looks terrifying.

"It's rare to see bees swarming like this. What's going on?" Di Renjie stroked his beard, looking puzzled.

He then looked at the beekeeper beside him and asked, "Old man, what's that place over there?"

"It's Liujiazhuang," the beekeeper said, also puzzled.

"You're right, this has never happened here before."

"It must be because there's a big flower garden in Liujiazhuang that attracted the bees there."

The beekeeper was even more puzzled: "Liujiazhuang is more than ten miles away from here."

"How big must the flowerbed be, and how fragrant must the flowers be, to attract so many bees?"

"Oh, is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Di's curiosity grew even stronger.

"Sir, we'll take our leave now."

He then gave Zhou Yi a wink.

"Oh, take care."

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang left first, while Zhou Yi took out some money from his pocket.