Chapter 80: The Enchanting Honey

After extracting all the honey from the beehive, Zhou Yu filtered it completely and looked into the bucket. He felt filled with helplessness. After working hard for an hour, the honey taken from the beehive didn’t even fill one-tenth of the bucket.

According to his estimate, the honey from this beehive weighed at most about one kilogram.

Even so, Zhou Yu was already satisfied. After all, this was honey collected from the Immortal World. Getting this much now was already very rare.

Afterward, he slowly poured the filtered honey from the bucket into a glass jar. Old Tan’s home had some unused honey packaging jars, and he had given Zhou Yu a few before he left.

After filling one glass jar, Zhou Yu checked the bucket. Only about half a bowl of honey remained. The glass jar had a capacity of 900 grams. It really seemed just as he had estimated—around one kilogram.

He took a bowl from the kitchen and poured the remaining honey from the bucket into it. During this process, he smelled the fresh fragrance the honey gave off, and an urge to taste it rose in his heart involuntarily.

The honey in the bowl, collected from the Immortal World, was a light amber color. It looked truly clear and transparent, very beautiful. When poured into the bowl, the honey pulled into a long, sticky strand.

Now, looking into the bowl, this honey seemed like beautiful gems of nature, utterly enchanting.

Especially that tempting, fresh fragrance—it could refresh one’s mind. It was a scent he had never encountered in any honey he had seen before.

Huzi, Dabao, Xiaobao, and even the Little White Fox, seeing that Zhou Yu had moved away from the beehive, slowly gathered around. They stared eagerly at the honey in the bowl. As for the glass jar filled with honey, its lid had already been sealed.

Zhou Yu looked up at these animals and couldn’t help but smile. “You lot really don’t let any good thing slip by. This time, I’ll taste it first.”

Holding that small half-bowl of honey, he went to the kitchen and fetched a small spoon. He sat in the yard, scooped a little with the spoon. As he scooped, the spoon pulled long, silky strands from the bowl, looking very beautiful.

Zhou Yu slowly brought the spoon close to his mouth and smelled that refreshing, aromatic scent, as if he were standing amidst a field of flowers. These Spirit Bees must have collected nectar from beautiful flowers in the Immortal World.

Once the honey entered his mouth, a light floral fragrance spread from his tongue. It was a scent he had never smelled before, as if it didn’t belong to flowers from Earth.

Along with this floral scent, his taste buds sensed a sweetness. It truly felt like drinking nectar, making his heart as sweet as honey.

Zhou Yu had tasted honey before, but no honey had ever given him this kind of flavor, as if his whole being were immersed in a flower field, surrounded by sweetness.

Without hesitation, he scooped another spoonful, savoring that mind-refreshing floral scent. Real honey, even if sweet, never grows cloying, because it possesses only freshness—something fake honey made with cane sugar cannot compare to.

At this moment, seeing Zhou Yu eating by himself and ignoring them, Huzi, Dabao, and Xiaobao grew impatient, circling around him and whimpering softly.

As for the Little White Fox, it cleverly came beside Zhou Yu and scratched his trouser leg with its paw.

After snapping out of his thoughts, Zhou Yu saw the anxious looks of the animals and smiled. He glanced at the honey in the bowl, filled with emotion. Indeed, this honey from the Immortal World was extraordinary. But with these Spirit Bees, even honey collected from flowers on Earth would likely be sweeter and more fragrant than ordinary honey.

“Go get your own food bowls.” Looking at the animals before him, he spoke.

Huzi, Dabao, and Xiaobao happily ran off to fetch their bowls. The Little White Fox was even faster, directly outpacing Huzi and the others.

Zhou Yu felt a bit helpless. Asking Xiaobai to guard the house was hopeless—mention food and it ran faster than anyone. Truly a fox.

He poured some honey into each animal’s food bowl. But for health reasons, he also mixed in some well water.

The Golden Eagle in the tree, seeing them eating something again, flew down and moved to Zhou Yu’s side.

Zhou Yu had no choice but to take a small bowl and pour some honey into it. The Golden Eagle chirped at him and began to drink.

Later, he placed the full jar of honey in a cupboard in the room and began his tasks for the day. He needed to go to Jing City to deliver three tins of Immortal Flavor Fruit Powder to Qi Jinxuan, and also needed to mail two pots of Jade Dew to Chen Zilong.

Additionally, he planned to sell a pot of Amber Jade Dew to Qi Jinxuan. Many days had passed since he planted the White Snake Legend and Amber Jade Dew. The previously planted Amber and White Snake Legend Jade Dew had already grown into mature plants.

On these two types of Jade Dew, he had also experimented by applying Spirit Stabilizing Liquid. The Amber Jade Dew treated with Spirit Stabilizing Liquid developed another completely different variegated color, making that plant, which originally had three colors, display a fourth color.

As for the other two Amber Jade Dew plants, they started with two colors. Slowly nurtured, one developed a third color. After applying Spirit Stabilizing Liquid, it also became four colors.

Amber Jade Dew grown in the Spirit Gathering Array was already very beautiful. Now, with the addition of Spirit Stabilizing Liquid and an extra color, they appeared even more crystal clear and breathtaking.

As for the White Snake Legend Jade Dew, he also experimented by applying Spirit Stabilizing Liquid. Apart from white, no other colors appeared, but it made the white on the Jade Dew even purer and more beautiful.

This time, what Zhou Yu sent to Chen Zilong were still Hei Ji and Pan Deng Jade Dew. For Qi Jinxuan, he planned to bring a four-colored Amber Jade Dew, first to test the waters.

He had applied Spirit Stabilizing Liquid to these three Jade Dew plants yesterday. They were now acclimated to the environment. After selling these Jade Dew, upcoming Jade Dew could probably adapt to the environment quickly using the Spirit Gathering Array’s circulation method, without needing Spirit Stabilizing Liquid.

Zhou Yu placed these three Jade Dew plants in his car, then took four tins of Immortal Flavor Fruit Powder from his room. He also put the two wild rabbits and two pheasants caught by the Golden Eagle into a bag.

With everything prepared, he patted Huzi and the others on their heads, said goodbye, and drove to the Guomin Food Stall first. He handed over the four wild game items to Li Guomin, and discreetly passed the Immortal Flavor Fruit Powder to him.

After that, Zhou Yu drove straight to Jing City. It was already around ten in the morning now. Two hours later, he arrived in Jing City. Just like last time, he went to the quarantine bureau to get the two Jade Dew plants expedited for quarantine, then sent them via international express.

After sending them, he checked the time and sent the tracking number to Chen Zilong via WeChat. After all, it was already past midnight in the United States now, and a phone call might disturb his sleep.

Shortly after sending the express delivery, Zhou Yu received a call from Qi Jinxuan urging him, asking where he was now. He replied that he would arrive soon.

Arriving at the succulent plants shop, Qi Jinxuan was waiting at the entrance. Seeing him come, Qi Jinxuan immediately walked over with a smile. “Brother Zhou, you really could drive me to anxiety.”

“Brother Qi, something came up at home and delayed me. Sorry about that.” Zhou Yu apologized. If he missed this chance for honey from the Immortal World, who knew when the next opportunity would come.

“It’s a minor thing. Come, let’s go inside.” Qi Jinxuan said without concern. He knew Zhou Yu’s character—if there wasn’t something urgent, he wouldn’t have come so late.

Zhou Yu stopped. “To make up for it, I brought you something good.” Saying this, he opened the trunk, revealing a box containing the Amber Jade Dew.

Seeing this box, a look of surprise flashed across Qi Jinxuan’s face. “I didn’t expect an extra surprise. Brother Zhou, what have you brought this time?”

Zhou Yu just smiled without a word. Qi Jinxuan immediately understood and helped Zhou Yu carry the box inside.