The voice belonged to Chen Fengxiao, the man in charge of Tianmu Peak's Herb Division.
As Zhang Xiaohua walked, he answered, "Great Leader Chen? This little brother was sleeping. Please wait a moment; I'll be right out."
He said it would be a moment, but he had already reached the mouth of the cave.
Once outside, he saw Chen Fengxiao standing nearby with a smile, hands folded behind his back. Zhang Xiaohua hurried forward to salute him. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Fengxiao beat him to it. "Little brother, you certainly know how to enjoy yourself. You had a perfectly good little house but insisted on living in this cave. If I hadn't come up the mountain to see you today, I wouldn't even have known."
Seeing Chen Fengxiao trying to cover up what was really going on, Zhang Xiaohua smiled as well. Pointing back at the sun already three poles high in the sky, he said, "This little brother's lifelong wish has been to bask in warm sunlight whenever he pleased. Look, isn't this cave facing east? Every day, the first ray of sunlight is delivered right before my eyes. It truly is a life worthy of an immortal."
"A life worthy of an immortal?" Chen Fengxiao gave a hoarse laugh. "Little brother, your demands are hardly ordinary. Still, this cave is dark and damp. Don't let it affect your health."
Zhang Xiaohua shook his head. "Thank you for your concern, Great Leader Chen. Before I went to Hui Chun Valley, I also lived in a cave at home. It's nothing, nothing."
He immediately changed the subject. "May I ask what brought Great Leader Chen up here so early? Could it be another wagered fight?"
"Hahaha!" Chen Fengxiao smiled at that. "It seems little brother still