The next day.
Seeing that Golden-Faced Gentleman had returned to the cave abode, Li Shuidao took the initiative to seek out his master.
He stood respectfully before Golden-Faced Gentleman, clasped his fists, and bowed. "Master, I have a request. Please allow me to build a thatched hut in the bamboo grove outside the cave abode and live there."
Golden-Faced Gentleman raised his head and looked at Li Shuidao with a smile. "Oh? You want to live in the bamboo grove? Why?"
"Recently, my practice of the Toad Hard Qi Technique has reached a critical point. Sharing a room with my two junior brothers is really too noisy, and I can't focus on cultivating," Li Shuidao answered honestly.
"Shuidao, what work have you been doing in the cave abode lately?" Golden-Faced Gentleman suddenly asked.
"I used to take care of the Spirit Field, but my junior brothers Zhang Yunlong and Zhang Yunhu have now learned how to look after it. As for me, aside from cultivating, I haven't taken part in any other work."
"Haha... It seems you're living an easier life than even your Senior Disciple Brother," Golden-Faced Gentleman laughed.
Li Shuidao explained with a wry smile, "It's not that I'm unwilling to work. It's just that Master already has a group of exceptionally talented disciples at your side. They've finished all the work in the cave abode, so there's nothing else for me to do besides cultivate."
"All right. Since this is what you want, I'll allow you to build a thatched hut and live there. But I have one condition."
"What does Master require?"
Golden-Faced Gentleman smiled. "The cave abode can't support idlers. You eat three meals a day, all made with Spirit Rice, and I'm the one who exchanges merit points for it."
"Master, just tell me