Chapter 439 Old friend Ⅲ

　　In the afternoon, the carriage arrived outside Mengjing City. 　　Shen Huan paid the driver and the four of them entered the city on foot. It was the twelfth lunar month, and there were few pedestrians on the road, and even fewer people in the fields. The usual trading caravans and local patrol soldiers were the only visible signs of life. 　　As night approached, they passed through a place called Quartz Town, where Chen Quanyi suggested they rest for the night, an idea that the other three agreed with.　　When it came to choosing a place to stay, Shen Huan settled on a restaurant called Hong's Tavern. After dinner on the second floor, they requested a clean courtyard and then each stated their needs. 　　Chen Quanyi's request was simple: he asked for extra bags of charcoal to make the room warmer, along with two pots of hot tea and a large bucket of bathwater. 　　After bathing and changing clothes, he sat in a chair sipping tea, listening to the howling wind outside, feeling quite content. 　　As he got up to add more charcoa