After the Little New Year, the New Year's atmosphere in Zhenzhou City became even stronger.
The North had also reached its coldest time.
After Cheng Yanzhao returned from military training, he hadn't warmed his bed before joining Song Xian to inspect the garrison, to prevent any remnants of the previous dynasty and the Liao people from launching a surprise attack at this time.
Song Xian was so busy that he hadn't visited Chen Family Village for several days, and Chang An, seeing his master's increasingly dark face, risked his life to go to Chen Family Village to get some Sanqi Tea.
That night, after drinking the Sanqi Tea, Song Xian felt warmth, his complexion improved and he went on a nighttime camp patrol again with Cheng Yanzhao.
Poor Cheng Yanzhao, exhausted and downhearted, almost fell off his horse several times, suddenly feeling an urge to escape back to the Capital City, fearing that this would soon cost him his life.
