This Person Is A Hidden Treasure Chapter 2

"I'm afraid it will stink you." Roman said.

...

Snowy Marquis' thumb gently rubbed the tip of his index finger, and after a while he said, "I'll give you one more chance. If you can guess what I want to do most at this moment, I'll let you live. Otherwise, I'll kill you and leave your body in the wilderness for those vicious dogs to eat."

Roman's body trembled slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he finally raised his head and gritted his teeth and said, "My Lord, you want to kill me the most right now."

If Snowy Marquis had a sword, he might have rushed over. But he didn't have a sword, and it was too much trouble to find one now, so he just turned around slowly and sat back on the couch, "Do you think I should fulfill my wish and kill you? Or do you think you guessed it right and let you go?"

"Of course, let me go." Roman answered confidently.

Snowy Marquis looked at the jade ring on his finger, "Reason."

Roman smiled and said, "At least it's still of some use."

"Oh, like?"

"I know all the places where Mingzun is hiding. Whether to kill or capture him, it all depends on the Marquis's word."

Snowy Marquis said: "Roman, you are the most capable confidant of Ming Zun, why did you rebel against him?"

"My ancestors were originally scholars, but they encountered bandits on the road and fell into poverty. I had no choice but to join the evil sect and help the tyrant. The ancestral precepts are placed on the bedside, and I read them every night. Loyalty to the emperor, filial piety, morality, and self-discipline, I dare not forget, but I have to forget. If it weren't for the Marquis..."

Snowy Marquis interrupted coldly, "I only listen to the truth."

"I want to be an official!" Roman turned quickly.

"Okay, I'll grant you a fifth-rank official position." Xue Yi Hou also answered readily, "But you must help me capture Ming Zun alive."

Roman thought for a moment and said, "What about An Zun?"

Now the Ming Zun is in the dark and the An Zun is in the light. It is much easier to catch the An Zun than the Ming Zun.

"Leave him alone for now."

Roman asked cautiously, "My Lord, can you tell me why you want to capture Ming Zun alive?"

Snowy Marquis smiled slightly, "I'm waiting for you to give me the answer."

Roman said: ... Then he doesn't want to know at all.

3 Betrayal is justified (Part 2)

Spreading out the map, Roman drew seventeen or eighteen circles with his brush.

Marquis Xue Yi looked at him coldly, "Do you want me to spend ten or eight years looking for someone?"

"Your Majesty is wise and brave, with extraordinary wisdom and strategy. It would take me eight to ten years, but Your Majesty will only need two to three years." Roman put down his pen and said with a smile.

Marquis Xue Yi said, "How about I have someone soak you in water and burn you with firewood until I capture you alive and then fish you out? What do you think?"

Roman coughed dryly and said, "I feel quite... not so good."

"oh?"

Roman said: "I only take a bath three times a year. Even if I took a big bath just now, I only washed away the dust on the surface. So it is not a delicacy for banquets and gatherings with friends."

"Only take a bath three times a year?" Marquis Xue Yi looked unhappy.

Roman smiled proudly and said, "Yes. Since I was old enough to take a bath myself, I have taken a bath three times a year."

"Before you grew up..."

"Wash once every three years."

...

Snowy Marquis closed his eyes and waved his hand in disgust, "Stand away."

"Yes." Roman bowed respectfully, then slowly took three steps.

Marquis Xue Yi felt that his breathing became smoother. "Where was I talking about just now?"

Roman said honestly: "Stand farther away."

"...Before."

Roman recalled, "Only take a bath three times a year?"

Snowy Marquis narrowed his eyes and called out softly but word by word: "Roman."

"Yes." Roman took a step forward, thought for a moment, then took a half step back, thought again, took another small step forward, and thought again...

"Roman." After stripping off his soft outer coat, his voice was full of threats.

Roman didn't dare to wander back and forth anymore. He stood still and when he looked up, Marquis Xueyi was walking down.

"I want to kill you." His expression was indifferent, but the murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised.

Roman said: "Your Majesty is not the first person to say this."

"...oh?"

"My mother said the same thing when she gave me a bath."

Marquis Xue Yi took a half step back without leaving a trace.

"Besides, Mingzun also said so."

Snowy Marquis slowly lost his killing intent. Every time Roman wanted to kill him, he would casually mention his usefulness, making him want to kill him but unable to do so. "What did he say?"

"He said if I dared to take a bath only three times a year again, he would kill me and bury my body in the soil as fertilizer for the flowers."

Snowy Marquis sneered, "He really has a refined taste. He actually spares time to plant flowers."

Roman sighed and said, "Because he has many subordinates, he can do whatever he wants to do, and he can leave the things he doesn't want to do to others."

"You do a lot of things he doesn't want to do?"

"Not much. About a hundred a month at most."

"He thinks highly of you." This is the conclusion that Snowy Marquis used. The more capable, the more work. Since ancient times, which person in a high position did not hand over the important tasks to the person he trusted most? Isn't it because of this that the powerful ministers who held the emperor hostage to control the princes came here?

Roman heard this, not only did he not feel ashamed, but he said proudly: "Otherwise, how could I have cooperated with the Marquis to defeat the Demon Cult?"

"So he must be eager to kill you now. If I use you as bait, he might show up, and I won't have to go through the trouble of looking for him for two or three years."

Roman's face changed slightly, and he laughed dryly: "The Marquis once promised me that he would protect me. What's more, the Marquis just promised me a fifth-rank official position."

"I did promise you that if you could capture Ming Zun alive, I would give you an official position, but..." Xue Yi Hou said leisurely, "I never said what method I would use to capture Ming Zun. What if, by some unfortunate chance, you were heroically martyred in the process of capturing Ming Zun..."

Roman’s face turned pale.

"I will ask His Majesty to confer you a fifth-rank official title, which will fulfill your wish and my promise."

Roman clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely capture Ming Zun for you in the shortest possible time."

Marquis Xue Yi did not comment.

"In fact, I already have a rough idea of   where Ming Zun is hiding." Roman paused, and seeing that Xue Yi Hou's face still had no change, he continued, "It won't take two or three years, at most..." He gritted his teeth, "three months."

Marquis Xue Yi then smiled and said, "When you first came to me through Nolan, I knew you were a smart person."

But this clever man had to be driven by him.

Roman smiled helplessly.

Marquis Xueyi sat back on the couch, "Speaking of Ming Zun, have you seen what he looks like? It is said that there are no more than ten people in the world who have seen Ming Zun."

Roman smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that I'm not among these ten people."

"You're not his confidant?"

"It's true when I'm working, but not when I'm eating, drinking and having fun." Roman's sorrow was mixed with a hint of resentment, which made his despicable temperament more vividly displayed.

Marquis Xueyi frowned, "He hates you?" Trusting someone does not mean liking him.

"He said if I came within a hundred feet of him, he would itch all over his body."

...

Marquis Xue Yi felt itchy all over his body.

"If I come within fifty feet..."

Xue Yi Hou didn't want to ask, but he couldn't help asking out of curiosity: "How?"

"He wanted to take a bath very much."

...

Marquis Xueyi could hardly sit still.

Roman sighed and said, "So, I have never met Ming Zun. He just often sent people to send me letters, telling me that if I don't take a bath, I will not be allowed to appear within a hundred miles of his area."

Marquis Xueyi waved his hand impatiently and said, "Forget it, I will stop here today. Go back and draw up a plan to search for Ming Zun and give it to Nolan. I will see you then."

Roman blinked his eyes, "My Lord, is there something urgent?"