A door to one side opened a crack. A six-month-old baby crawled on the floor, looking up from the threshold at the Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master. He babbled something, then sucked his fingers and grinned.
The Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master fell silent for a moment, then tilted his head slightly. "You may leave."
"Your subordinate takes his leave."
As the Blood Wolf Sect disciple bowed and backed away, the Sect Master bent down and picked up the baby. His voice was calm, but entirely without the coldness he had shown his subordinate. "Little rascal."
The baby babbled unintelligibly, his two tender little hands pawing randomly at the man's face.
"I'm sorry, Sect Master. I was boiling water, and the young master crawled away while I was distracted..." The nanny hurried out from inside, her face full of anxiety. Seeing the baby in the Sect Master's arms, she clasped her withered hands tightly together to hide her nervousness.
The Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master watched her in silence before saying coldly, "Take him inside. There must not be another mistake."
"Yes, yes, Sect Master." The nanny hurriedly took the baby and stepped back through the doorway, ignoring his cries.
The Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master watched expressionlessly as the nanny carried the baby away. "Soon..."
Bang! Bang!
Two dull crashes came from the distant entrance. The heavy gates fell to the ground, kicking up two clouds of dust.
The Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master turned to look, his gaze dark.
He saw two figures walk through the entrance, one behind the other.
"Uninvited visitors with ill intentions. Interesting." The Blood Wolf Sect's Sect Master curled his lips into a sinister smile. Without moving an inch, he calmly surveyed Lin Shuguang and Silver Seraph.
"There's something strange about him. Be