This female leader is a little bit stronger

Ning Ye's gaze returned to him, "How do you leave Dragon Burial Abyss?"

"Yes."

"tell me the story."

Bai Jingze moved his mouth, thought quickly in his mind, and hesitated to speak.

Ning Ye smiled, "Why? You have to make up a lie?"

Hearing the sarcasm in her words, Bai Jingze lowered his brows a little. He suddenly thought that the people gathered in this place were not good people, and the city lord could not be a good person, so he was so cautious.

"I didn't lie, but what if I tell you and you go back on your word?"

Ning Ye chuckled, a hint of teasing in her deep falsetto. "That's a good question. I'm the worst of the worst, and I'm always going back on my word. But you're the one trying to get the tiger's skin. What do you say, little blind man?"

The call of "little blind man" made Bai Jingze suddenly dazed for a moment, and his memory suddenly returned to the scene where the man teased him in his ear, calling him a "little liar".

They are obviously different voices, but they overlap perfectly.

Hugging the jar in his arms, he felt like he might be going crazy from missing it.

But Ning Ye is Ning Ye, and no one can become her.

Bai Jingze forced himself to come back to his senses and suggested, "I'll take the little white goose with me and look for the exit. Once I find it, I'll keep it open..."

Hearing him say this, Ning Ye shook his head and clapped his hands, "You really are thinking of getting something for nothing."

"I……"

He wanted to take another step back, but Ning Ye was no longer willing to continue the conversation.

"Needless to say, I have no interest in your offer at all. Leaving Dragon Burial Abyss, why should I leave? In this place, I am the city lord who can cover the sky with one hand. Once I leave, I will be nothing but a prisoner."

"Leave, am I stupid?"

Bai Jingze never expected that the other party would think this way. He was at a loss for a moment and stood there awkwardly.

Ning Ye fished out the cooked fish and put it into a basin. As she passed Bai Jingze who was blocking the door, she said to him rudely, "You're blocking the way. Please move aside."

Bai Jingze stepped back and made way for the door.

Ning Ye gave the fish to Gangzi.

But Gangzi had just eaten Bai Jingze's dried fish, and when he looked at Ning Ye's boiled fish, he had no appetite at all. He even pushed the basin open with his mouth in disgust.

Ning Ye raised his brows and pushed it back, "Eat? Didn't you say you were hungry? Why don't you eat?"

"just--!"

Gangzi slammed the basin with his mouth, making a clanging sound: Eat, eat, eat, don’t you see the paste in the basin? You cooked the fish into a mush, without adding salt, only sugar. Is this for geese to eat?

Then he staggered towards Bai Jingze and bit his trouser leg: "Dried fish! Quick, give me some dried fish!"

Bai Jingze took out another handful of dried fish.

Ning Ye clenched his fists when he saw Gangzi ruthlessly abandoning the fruits of his labor!

"Gangzi doesn't like boiled fish..." Bai Jingze sensed the city lord's anger and worried that he would vent his anger on Gangzi, so he immediately suggested, "Since you won't return Gangzi to me, can you let me stay and feed him?"

Ning Ye's face was unhappy. "No! My place is small, with only one room. I won't let outsiders in! And I won't take in a blind man who needs care!"

"I won't take up too much of your space. A corner that can block the wind will be fine."

Even though he had been rejected, Bai Jingze still did not give up. He was blind now, and if he was driven away, he would probably never find Gangzi again.

Another thing is that I am worried that this moody city lord might get unhappy one day and kill Gangzi!

Therefore, he must stay and persuade the city lord to return Gangzi.

It doesn't matter if he's thick-skinned, since he's blind anyway.

"Besides, I don't need anyone to take care of me. I can take care of myself," he said.

"It has nothing to do with me. No means no!" Ning Ye's heart was as cold as iron.

"just……"

However, Gangzi didn't want to eat boiled fish every day in the future, so he bit Ning Ye's trouser leg and pleaded with Bai Jingze.

Ning Ye threw the basin in anger, "I've been feeding you for so long, and it's not worth a few dried fish! Traitor!"

He stormed back into the room and slammed the door.

Bai Jingze didn't hear the city lord finally drive him away. He breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down and touched Gangzi's back, "Finally, you're staying."

When Ning Ye came out of the house again, the broken pots and rotten fish that were scattered on the ground had been cleaned up.

The sound of chopping wood came from the kitchen.

Ning Ye walked over silently and looked inside. Bai Jingze was sitting by the stove chopping wood.

Next to his legs was the stone jar that he had been holding. There was a clean soft cloth under the jar, and he treated it very preciously.

Gangzi slept next to the jar with his head buried in his wings.

Bai Jingze picked up a piece of firewood casually, held it with one hand, and raised the axe with the other hand. Without even looking, he swung the axe down, and the thick firewood was broken into four pieces, split very evenly.

Ning Ye could also smell the aroma of food, which was warming in the pot. Just by smelling it, she knew that he had made more than one kind.

I wondered in my heart, is this kid really blind?

She walked over silently, stood beside Bai Jingze, and stared into his eyes for a while.

The pupils are pitch black, so deep that they seem to be opaque.

Apart from the out-of-focus hole, there was nothing unusual on the outside.

Ning Ye bent down and picked up a long and sharp wooden stick, pointed the tip at his eyes, and moved it closer little by little.

When they were very close, Ning Ye stopped and slowly retracted the wooden stick.

Bai Jingze didn't seem to notice anything and continued to chop wood in an orderly manner.

"Who allowed you to use my kitchen without permission?"

Ning Ye returned to the door and uttered a questioning voice.

Bai Jingze paused in his chopping motion, "City Lord, I..."

Ning Ye strode in and interrupted him, saying, "Since you've already used it without permission, I should be fine with you charging some interest and eating the food you cook, right?"

"No, no." Bai Jingze shook his head, "I also did my share as the city lord."

He stood up and prepared to serve Ning Ye some food, but Ning Ye refused and asked him to sit down.

"I don't need you to wait on me. I can do it myself."

There are two dishes and a soup warming in the pot, a home-cooked meal.

Ning Ye first scooped up half a bowl of soup and took a sip. The bland taste made it difficult for her to swallow.

"Why is it so bland? No sugar at all?"

Bai Jingze's expression froze for a moment, and he looked up in surprise, "The City Lord... also likes sweet things?"

Ning Ye let out a sigh in his heart and immediately argued, "Of course not! It's mainly because you're making fish soup, and adding a little sugar can make it more flavorful!"

"Oh... I'll add a little more next time."

Ning Ye pursed her lips, how could just enough be enough?

It's so easy to be exposed.

His eyes suddenly caught sight of the jar of sugar on the stove. He quietly reached out, scooped half a spoonful of sugar into his bowl, stirred it until it melted, and drank it happily.

Bai Jingze heard her swallowing and asked, "City Lord, you drank it like that. Aren't you worried that I might poison you?"

Ning Ye casually replied, "Of course you can poison me, but I can also beat you to death before the poison takes effect."