East Courtyard.
He pushed open the door.
A sheet of white met his eyes.
The cold wind howled, and heavy snow swirled through the air. A layer of snow a full ten centimeters thick had already accumulated in the courtyard.
The sky was gray and murky as well, with only the faintest light of dawn.
Compared to yesterday, the perceived temperature had plunged by around ten degrees.
He estimated that the temperature was now somewhere between minus fifteen and minus twenty degrees Celsius.
Though it still fell short of the north in his previous life, it was not far behind.
Such appallingly harsh weather might have meant little in his highly developed previous life.
After all, even the poorest working stiff in his previous life rarely lacked clothes, food, or a roof over their head.
Most had the basic conditions needed to survive, so under normal circumstances, almost no one froze to death because of a harsh environment.
But this era was different.
The people at the bottom were no different from those in the ancient times of his previous life.
Lacking clothing and food was commonplace, never mind things to keep warm or heat their homes.
Once the common people encountered such conditions, with hunger and cold bearing down on them from both sides, it was perfectly normal for some to die.
"I hope the Xie Family keeps its promise and opens the granaries to distribute food. If they can do that, then so be it!"
Watching the snow drift down from the sky and feeling the cold wind lash against his face, Jiang Ning murmured inwardly.
Then, he turned around and shut the door properly.
At this moment, he could not spare the time to wash up.
All the conditions for the Five Animals Fist to break its