As Xie Xie returned to the campsite, Lin Shouyi and the Azure Maiden's game was wrapping up. Xie Xie took a glance at the state of the game, then quickly lost interest as she approached the campfire to warm her hands.

Chen Ping'an cut down a series of branches and used them to pitch three crude tents, then arrived beside Li Baoping, who quickly went to bed while yawning in a weary manner. Out of the two remaining tents, one of them was shared by Li Huai and Lin Shouyi, while Xie Xie also had a tent to herself. Yu Lu often slept on the coach driver's spot on the horse-drawn carriage, and he would be able to spend the night with a blanket wrapped around him.

Of course, on the vast majority of nights, they would be able to find someplace to stay in, such as an inn or a temple in the forest.

Once on a stormy night, they stumbled upon a wealthy residence thanks to the faint glimmers of lantern fire in the night, and the owner of the residence was a former minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was an old man who had constructed this residence to live in the mountains following his retirement, and he had been very hospitable. 

He was very...