Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"...None of that matters now, right?"

Ye Ge didn't expect Bao Bingqing to think so much all at once: "Saving your daughter's life is the key."

"..."

Bao Bingqing fell silent once again.

"Can you guarantee you can save her?"

"Of course, absolutely guaranteed."

“Okay.” Bao Bingqing looked at him seriously: “Any conditions? Or… how much do you want?”

“I don’t lack money.” Ye Ge shook his head: “But I do have conditions.”

“Sure, as long as it’s within my power.” Bao Bingqing said seriously, “What are the conditions?”

Ye Ge looked at Bao Bingqing and smiled, "I want you to become my subordinate, to serve me faithfully and risk your life for me, and for Dark City to become a vassal of my Ye family."

Bao Bingqing was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Ye Ge to make such a condition.

Then, he gave Ye Ge a deep look.

"Ah......"

"You little rascal, you're really taking advantage of my misfortune, making outrageous demands! No wonder you said you weren't short of money; you're practically asking for my entire fortune!"

“Hey, you’re wrong. It’s not just about your wealth,” Ye Ge said. “I also want you.”

Bao Bingqing: "..."

“When we were drinking before, I asked Madman and Yang Yin why they, as superhumans, would follow you, a weak and lame non-superhuman, and acknowledge you as their boss.”

Ye Ge crushed another walnut with her right hand and popped it into her mouth: "Their answer to me was—you can fulfill their dreams. And you all share the same dream."

"The madmen all know that they are a bunch of rough men. They are good at fighting, but that's all they can do. They are destined to be nothing more than a bunch of thugs."

"They might be very good at going out to fight, battle, and hunt down the dark races. But when it comes to dealing with the daily trivial matters in Dark City—business matters, order matters, trade matters, and matters concerning people's hearts—they will be in for a lot of trouble."

“They don’t have the ability to lead the people of Dark City, but you do.”

"..." Bao Bingqing remained silent.

He hadn't expected that this young man, who had only been in Dark City for a few days, would already know everything about their affairs.

Do you know our dreams?

Bao Bing stared at Ye Ge with his bluish-gray eyes.

Ye Ge smiled slightly.

"In the map of all races, we have our own place."

"Build your own city-state on the barren wasteland."

"No more having to put up with the arrogance of the imperial authority."

"And we no longer need to be mindful of the Night's Watch, the nobles, or the Imperial Army."

"So that my family will no longer suffer from hunger and disease."

Upon hearing this, Bao Bingqing's gaze sharpened.

Ye Ge gently put down the cup in his hand: "Follow me, and I will magnify your dreams by a hundred... well, let's be humble, a thousand times."

Bao Bingqing: "..."

"Is that a more modest way of putting it?"

“Yes,” Night Song said, “I originally meant to say a million times.”

"..."

"So?" Ye Ge smiled. "I've already drawn up the picture. Are you going to eat it or not?"

Bao Bingqing fell silent again.

He gazed calmly at Ye Ge. How dare this young boy utter such words?

Was it the boastful words of youthful arrogance and recklessness, or...?

After nearly half a minute, he calmly said, "If you can really save my daughter's life... I agree to your terms."

"However, I need to make sure you can really save her first."

"Don't worry, if you're not satisfied, you'll get a full refund." Ye Ge stood up and wiped his fingers with a wet wipe. "When your people arrive, have a healing-type superhuman cast a few healing spells on Qu Qu. That should temporarily alleviate the situation. Soon, my people will bring the things that will save your daughter."

"The thing that saved my daughter." Bao Bingqing asked blankly, "What thing?"

"An inhibitor specifically designed for the mutated cells in her body."

"Oh......"

Ye Ge turned around, preparing to leave the room first.

At this moment, Bao Bingqing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Young Master Ye Ge, please wait a moment."

Ye Ge stopped and turned to look at him: "Is there anything else?"

“There’s something…” Bao Bingqing paused, then said in a deep voice, “I think I need to be honest with you.”

.......

Soon, Bao Bingqing confessed everything.

"This is Duke Wang En's plan."

Bao Bingqing said with a serious expression, "He wants to frame your Ye family. Whether you ultimately agree to the deal with me or not, he will still try to pin this mess on you."

Ye Ge's expression remained completely unchanged.

Just as he had guessed.

"Is he also planning to have you kill Long Ying and Nangong Qiuyue, and then frame them for discovering my secret cooperation with you, and then kill them to silence them?"

Bao Bingqing was surprised: "How did you know?"

"..."

Ye Ge thought to herself, "This Duke Wang En really has absolutely no creativity..."

"Okay, I get it."

Ye Ge waved his hand and said, "Take good care of your daughter." Then he stood up.

"Could it be..." Bao Bingqing asked doubtfully, seeing that Ye Ge showed no surprise at all, "You saw through this conspiracy all along?"

"What do you say?"

"..."

Bao Bingqing took a deep breath.

The Ye family is indeed extraordinary...

It seems his decision was correct...

At this moment, Liang Kuan walked in from outside with several people.

"Boss, what happened to Miss Ququ?"

“You’ve come at the right time,” Bao Bingqing said. “Ququ’s condition has worsened. Cast a few healing and purification spells on her first.”

“Okay.” Liang Kuan said, and came to Ququ’s side.

Ye Ge was about to leave.

But he soon noticed that the people Liang Kuan brought were all a bit strange.

Judging from their attire, they were all hunters from Dark City, but their pistols were not tucked into their belts; instead, they were held directly in their hands, hidden in their long sleeves, with only a black barrel showing.

At the same time, a young man silently appeared behind Bao Bingqing.

A gleaming, sharp knife peeked out from his sleeve!

Liang Kuan was performing a healing spell on Qu Qu by the bedside, while Bao Bingqing watched worriedly from the side. As an ordinary person, he was completely unaware of the murderous intent emanating from the young man behind him!