Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

The one who cried out in pain was this young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He was currently clutching his bloody thigh tightly.

The coachman lifted the door curtain without looking at it for long, but just gave a reminder in a low voice.

"It's best not to make any noise, otherwise it will easily attract other people's attention."

After hearing what the groom said, the man in his thirties next to him also spoke up.

"Li San, can't you just hold back? We're running for our lives! You'd be happy if you had to catch us!"

Li Sanqiang was already feeling very uncomfortable having to endure the severe pain, and now after hearing his companion's words, he felt even worse and became very angry.

"You make it sound so easy. If I hadn't pushed you ashore yesterday, would I have been scratched by the rocks in the water? Now you're making sarcastic remarks!"

"Do you think I want this? I can't stand the pain. If it were you, you would try to endure this big wound on your palm!"

"I'm already injured like this, and they didn't even bother taking me to see a doctor. They just applied some old medicine on me, and the bleeding hasn't completely stopped yet! Who can I turn to for justice?"

It can be heard that Li San's complaints were indeed very loud. His first two sentences were directed at his companions, but the second sentence was indeed directed at the coachman.

The driver didn't say anything about this, but just drove the carriage forward silently, but his companion was not happy.

"Li San, what do you mean by that? How did I say that? I'm just asking you, are we running for our lives now?"

"If you keep whining like this, once someone finds out something's wrong, we'll both be caught and beheaded!"

"By then, even your head will be gone, and you won't have to worry about your legs hurting!"

Although he knew that his companion was telling the truth, Li San still felt uncomfortable.

"Hu Ji, you still have the nerve to tell me to run for my life? If it weren't for you, would I have ended up running for my life? Damn it, I shouldn't have helped you last night!"

After hearing what Li San said, Hu Ji felt uncomfortable and said bluntly:

"Are you running for your life because of me? Check your conscience. Are you running for your life because of me or because of your greed? For money!!"

As he said that, Hu Ji actually reached out and tore off Li San's clothes, and then saw several gold ingots falling from his arms.

"Why didn't you say I was the one who caused you to escape when you took the money? Now you blame me, do you have the nerve to do that? Ah!!"

Seeing his gold ingots fall, Li San instantly forgot the pain and hurriedly grabbed the gold ingots into his arms.

However, he did not refute what Hu Ji said, but just kept silent with his head down.

To put it bluntly, the quarrel between them was not about who was injured and who saved whom.

The real reason for their quarrel is panic and fear. Because they cannot calm down, they need to vent.

After all, if the imperial court caught them doing what they did, the only outcome would be death.

Unless you can completely get out of this predicament and no longer have to worry about being caught, this situation will continue.

Fortunately, because of the falling gold ingots, Li San calmed down a little and was not as impetuous as before.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Hu Ji spoke again:

"Things have come to this point. There's no turning back now. As long as we get to Yangzhou City and board the ship, we won't have to worry about being caught."

"With what we have and our skills, we will definitely be very successful in the future. What does this little hardship mean now?"

After hearing Hu Ji's words, Li San, who lowered his head, sighed and said:

"I know you're right, but we've never been to the grasslands before. Now we have to live there for the rest of our lives. I don't know if we can adapt."

"When the Yuan and Mongolian dynasties occupied the Central Plains, they didn't treat us Han people as human beings. Now, I'm really scared."

"And my legs are hurting more and more. If I can't heal quickly, I'm afraid I won't even make it to my peak of success and will die first!"

"Even if we do get on the boat, what good will it do? Once we get to the border, without permission, it's uncertain whether we can successfully pass through!"

At this point, Li San raised his head and looked at Hu Ji. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and asked:

"Brother Hu, tell me the truth, do you know that person? What is his identity? Is he really that powerful?"

Hearing Li San's question, Hu Ji lowered his head and was silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"I can't tell you what his identity is, but I can tell you that he truly has extraordinary means and abilities, even though he's just a monk."

"A monk? A monk?"

When Li San heard Hu Ji's answer, his eyes widened on the spot, his face full of disbelief.

After a moment, Li San came back to his senses, looked at Hu Ji with a look of regret and said:

"Hu Ji, do you remember what you told me at the beginning? It's the Northern Yuan Dynasty, we are going to join the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"Do you think a monk could be so capable? To be able to contact the Northern Yuan court and help us with border control?"

At this point, Li San became even more agitated. He reached out and grabbed Hu Ji's clothes and asked:

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that he was a monk?"

In fact, it’s no wonder that Li San had such a big reaction. Anyone else would have similar thoughts.

However, Hu Ji was not as excited as him. Even when his clothes were grabbed, he just calmly comforted him.

"I told you, he has the ability, just believe me. Otherwise, I wouldn't bet my life on his future!!"

Hu Ji felt that his words were enough to explain the problem. After all, he was now in a state of running for his life.

However, he forgot one thing: human hearts are not strong but are easily frightened. Li San is in this state now.

Hu Ji's comfort had no effect on him. Instead, he felt a strong urge to retreat because of the uneasiness in his heart!

"Brother Hu, let's go back! Before we make a big mistake, we can go back and turn ourselves in to the Vice President and say we were forced to do this."

"Your Excellency has a kind heart and is highly respected and trusted by His Majesty. As long as we sincerely repent, he will definitely plead for us."

Now the expressions of the two men changed. Hu Ji looked at Li San in disbelief with wide eyes.

"You are crazy!!!"