The brass ring knocked loudly.
Creak.
The door hinge turned, revealing the shadow wall.
Xu Zishuai lifted his bag, not seeing anyone at first glance, and then lowering his head.
"Hey, Captain Leader!"
Otter Kai held a wooden board high, vertically jabbing it onto his face.
The fresh scent of pine wood surged into Xu Zishuai's nostrils, causing him to step back two steps, gazing from top to bottom, pausing after each word.
"Cultivating, do not disturb…"
His heart skipped a beat.
Ashui, nearly twenty-three, had already become the highest in cultivation in his sect. From elder brothers and sisters to the master, no one bothered to supervise, there was no need to feign diligence.
Neither cultivating early nor late…
Otter Kai, holding a charcoal pencil, wiped the sweat beads off his nose, placed the pine board on the threshold, then wrote and drew on the other side before jabbing it forward again.
"Drink tea in the hall."
