0889: Strange House, Strange Man, Stirring Winds on All Sides

When the door was knocked on, Xiong Ba's old face, which had relaxed during his rest, tightened again. In an instant, the imposing dignity of an inviolable sect leader returned to his face. He said blandly, "Come in."

With a creak, the door opened, and Wen Chou Chou cautiously and respectfully stepped inside.

He carefully raised his eyes to glance at Xiong Ba, then immediately lowered them, not daring to look further. "Reporting to Sect Leader, Masi Town has now been completely surrounded. Following your orders, we deliberately let some townsfolk escape and had them spread the news to the surrounding towns and villages to search for that boy."

"Hm." Xiong Ba gave a low grunt through his nose. His tiger-like eyes fixed on Wen Chou Chou as he said blandly, "His name is Jingyun, Bu Jingyun, not some nameless boy."

Wen Chou Chou's heart tightened. He immediately lowered his head and acknowledged the correction, inwardly shocked beyond measure. He had never seen the sect leader care so much about a child before. It was entirely out of character, showing just how important this child named Bu Jingyun was in the sect leader's eyes.

"Before noon tomorrow! I want to see Bu Jingyun. If he can even disregard his own mother's safety, then I will admire him all the more."

Xiong Ba casually waved his hand, and Wen Chou Chou tactfully crept back out.

Xiong Ba looked toward Yu Nong, whose body trembled as though she were desperately resisting the internal force within her. A chilling light flashed in his tiger eyes as he said, "Have you thought it through? With your looks and abilities, you would never have caught my eye. But I admire your son Jingyun's talent and am willing to take him as my disciple. As long