Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1048

If I don't run, I will definitely die. If I run away, I might survive. After all, the person helping me is the other party.

Even though the patriarch is dead, if the message can be passed back, it would be considered a meritorious service.

Thinking of this, the servant immediately mustered up the courage to speak:

"If you pass the news back, it would be a great achievement. I think the Zhang family will definitely give you a hundred taels of silver as a reward!"

One hundred taels?

Hearing this answer, Xiao Qi almost couldn't help but slap him. I risked my life to help you escape, but I can only earn a hundred taels.

Although one hundred taels is indeed a considerable amount of money for him, it is nothing compared to the risk.

But think about it, he was just a servant after all, and in his opinion, one hundred taels might already be a sky-high price.

The problem is that Xiaoqi can't agree to it so directly, because the news will eventually reach the Zhang family.

If he agreed to it for just one hundred taels, the servant might believe it, but the Zhang family would definitely notice something was wrong.

In desperation, Xiao Qi could only guide the servant in his own way.

"One hundred taels. If I let you go, I'll be risking my life, and you'll have to hide for the rest of your life."

"You're sending me off for a mere one hundred taels? At least ten thousand taels, or I'll kill you now to prevent you from betraying me!"

Upon hearing Xiao Qi's words, the servant was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body began to tremble.

"One... ten thousand taels, this, this, I don't know if the Zhang family will give it to me!"

"I don't care. I want ten thousand taels anyway. Come with me now. If the Zhang family doesn't give it to me, I'll kill you!"

This servant of the Zhang family never expected that even after finally seeing a glimmer of hope, he still couldn't escape death.

Ten thousand taels. He had never seen even a hundred taels in his life. Ten thousand taels was a number he dared not even think about.

In my opinion, even if he brought the news back, the Zhang family would most likely not give me so much money.

Having worked for the Zhang family over the years, he has witnessed with his own eyes how stingy the Zhang family members are towards their servants.

Obviously, their family is so wealthy, but they just want to exploit them, the servants, as if they don't treat them as human beings at all.

Thinking about his past and the possible death, he couldn't help but lament his miserable life.

Then anger rose in his heart and he made a decision immediately.

"My dear, the Zhang family is extremely stingy and will definitely not give you that much money."

After hearing this, Xiao Qi was a little overwhelmed. If the conversation continued like this, he didn't know how to respond.

We can't really kill this guy!

However, just when Xiaoqi was getting anxious, the servant spoke again.

"However, I have been following Zhang Dengyue for many years, and by chance I found out where the Zhang family keeps their silver."

“If you want money, and the Zhang family won’t give it to you, maybe you can rob that place, but I don’t know how much money is in it.”

After hearing the servant's words, Xiao Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and knew how to respond next.

"Treasure trove? Great, great! Where is the Zhang family treasure trove? Tell me, and I won't kill you. Maybe I can even give you some."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this now. Come with me first, and tell me the location of the treasure house after we leave."

After saying that, Xiao Qi reached out his hand, pulled the servant up, and untied the ropes on him.

Then, under the leadership of Xiaoqi, the servants carefully followed him to the cabin door.

Xiao Qi pretended to look around for a while, and only after making sure that there was no one around did he come out with his servants.

Then the two men came to the side of the ship, where there was a wooden board more than three meters long, which was used to connect the hull and the dock.

Because the wooden board was quite thin and could only accommodate one person, Xiao Qi pointed at the board and said:

"You go down first, and move quickly. If we are discovered, neither of us will survive."

Seeing that the hope of escape was right in front of them, the servant did not dare to hesitate and immediately stepped onto the wooden board.

However, at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from behind them:

"Xiao Qi, what are you doing!!"

Hearing the loud shout, Xiao Qi and the servants were startled. When they turned around, they saw Ma Baoguo glaring at them.

Seeing Xiaoqi turn around and look at Ma Baoguo, the servant did not dare to stop for a moment and immediately strode to the dock.

Just as he was about to continue escaping, he suddenly had an idea. He gathered all his strength and pushed the board into the river.

After doing all this, he immediately turned around and ran as fast as he could, afraid that he would be caught up, and he didn't even dare to look behind him.

In his opinion, as long as he didn't have this wooden board, these people would have no chance of coming ashore and catching him, and his life would be saved.

His action also confused Xiao Qi, Ma Baoguo and other Jinyiwei, and they even forgot to act.

Xiao Qi looked at the figure running for his life and started cursing with an ugly face.

"This bastard didn't even dare to say a word just now, and now he's selling me out. What a fucking beast!!"

"Stop swearing and keep going. If he notices something's wrong, it'll be over!"

As soon as Xiaoqi finished speaking, Ma Baoguo immediately reminded him and then shouted loudly.

"How dare you betray me? I'll kill you, you bastard!"

"what!!!"

As soon as Ma Baoguo finished shouting, Xiaoqi cooperated very well and screamed, then fell into the river.

The Zhang family servants who were fleeing in the distance heard Xiaoqi's screams and the sound of him falling into the water, and they took bigger steps.

Then, amid the shouts of "Chase!" and "Catch him!" from Ma Baoguo and his men, he completely disappeared from the dock.

After confirming that the person had left, Xiao Qi climbed out of the water, but he was still cursing.

After all, even if it was just acting, no one would feel comfortable being tricked by a loser.

After finally finishing his curses and feeling a little relieved, Xiao Qi turned to look at Ma Baoguo.

"Boss, have we completed the mission?"

"You haven't done much. I'll give you credit for this, but you've only completed half of it. The Duke has another task for you."

When Xiaoqi heard about the commendation, a smile immediately appeared on his face, but when he heard the next sentence, the smile disappeared.

"And? Boss, could it be me again this time?"

As soon as Xiaoqi finished speaking, Ma Guobin also smiled, and his smile was somewhat unscrupulous.