Zhang Suannai's Good Deeds

The weather in the Jade Capital grew colder by the day.

With nothing to do today, Zhao Haojiang had gone into hiding too, so Zhang Suannai had no choice but to invite her roommate out to the mall.

Ning Qing agreed.

It was a good chance to cultivate somewhere else.

Zhang Suannai walked ahead, and Ning Qing followed behind. Her gaze swept over the passersby and their faces. Now and then, she stopped to examine the fallen leaves beneath the roadside trees, a stray cat that might have wandered for who knew how long or whether it felt lonely, or the insects growing fewer and fewer in the greenbelt.

"You're so slow!"

Zhang Suannai was getting impatient.

Ning Qing glanced at her in silence. Her mind was still.

The temperature was probably around four degrees today.

Zhang Suannai was still dressed lightly.

Some passersby were dressed lightly too, probably because their cultivation was higher. Those dressed warmly did not necessarily have lower cultivation; perhaps they simply liked being warm or were following the crowd. Practitioners generally would not fall ill from cold when the temperature was above freezing, though they would still feel it unless they kept using spiritual power to generate heat.

Apparently, it snowed in the Jade Capital in winter.

It did not snow in Bai City.

In Bai City, there was less than a month each year when people needed padded coats. The rest of the time, even winter was warm.

The mountains behind Bai City did get snow.

Ning Qing had gone up there with Chen Shu to see it.

After a few more steps, she stopped again. The ginkgo tree by the road had dropped fruit all over the ground, silvery white fruit Chen Shu used in soup. It was bitter and not tasty at