This Person Is A Hidden Treasure Chapter 7

"If one lives only to do things that one does not like, then why live?"

"I can find a way to cure the midnight three corpse needles, but Roman," said Marquis Xue Yi in a low but firm voice, "if there is even a lie in what you said just now, I will make you live a life worse than death."

Roman sneered and said, "I've made a note of it. Don't worry, Lord."

7 Betrayal is justified (VI)

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and it was sticky and hit my face.

Relying on his memory of yesterday, Roman groped his way to the stream, squatted down and fetched water to wash his face.

Ah Liu was carrying a wooden bucket to fetch water. He looked nonchalant, but in fact, he pricked up his ears. "What did the Marquis say to you last night?"

Roman said: "You know?"

"I heard a little, but not very clearly." Ah Liu grabbed the bucket and took a few steps towards him stealthily.

"Nothing, just some interesting childhood stories." Roman wanted to pass it over.

"Youth stories?" Ah Liu turned to look at him suspiciously, "But I clearly heard something about the Bloody Slaughter Hall, betrayal, and so on..."

"When I was young, I heard a story about someone who betrayed the Blood Slaughter Hall and ended up having his hands and feet chopped off and soaked in wine. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep for several nights." Roman shook deliberately.

Ah Liu filled the bucket with water, then leaned close to his ear and yelled, "I know you lied to me!"

Roman's ears were numb from the shock and he subconsciously covered them, but Ah Liu had already rushed into the fog.

"Don't you need to think before you make up a story?" The tall figure of Marquis Snow-Cloak emerged from the mist.

Roman said: "Of course you need to think when you make up a story, but you don't need to think when you tell the truth. The story I just told is true."

"oh?"

"I used to doze off during my practice, so my master told me this story. He also said that after the man died, he was always looking for someone young, with poor martial arts skills, and who was lazy and gluttonous to be his replacement. But since he had no hands or feet, he would roll around. So, if you hear any rolling sounds at night, it means he is coming to find you."

Snowy Marquis blinked and said, "Do you believe it?"

"If you heard something rolling outside your window every night, you would believe it." Roman smiled bitterly.

Snow-robed Marquis said, "Your master has good intentions."

"It may not be good, but it is definitely painful. He didn't sleep for five days because of this."

"Who is your master?" Marquis Xue Yi asked abruptly.

Roman continued calmly, "Wan Shanxing, my family was attacked by bandits, and it was thanks to him that he passed by and saved me. He was the head of a branch of the Demon Sect at that time, and seeing that I had no one to rely on, he took me in as his disciple."

"So you joined the cult?"

Roman sighed.

"You betrayed the Demon Cult like this... Aren't you afraid that your master will expel you from the sect?"

"Everyone has their own aspirations. He has many disciples, so he doesn't need one more than me." Roman said in a cold tone.

Snow-robed Marquis asked, "Where is he now?"

Roman said: "He has now been promoted to the position of Demon Cult elder. Before the Marquis surrounded and suppressed the Zunni Mountain, he went to the Brilliant Gate with Ming Zun."

"So he is with Mingzun now?"

"Unless something unexpected happens, yes."

Snowy Marquis smiled and said, "I think I should believe you."

"My Lord is wise."

"But you still made up a story." Xue Yi Hou said calmly, "I remember what Ah Liu just asked you was what I said to you last night."

Roman said: "How dare I disclose the contents of the conversation without the permission of the Marquis?"

"You can reject him."

"A Liu is the Marquis's confidant, how dare I offend him?"

Snow-robed Marquis was surprised and said, "How can someone speak of being two-faced so openly?"

Roman said: "Because I am a real villain."

"oh?"

"No matter where you are, a true villain is always much more lovable than a hypocrite."

"Then how do I know... whether you are really a villain, or a hypocrite wearing the mask of a villain?" Marquis Xue Yi stared at him coldly.

Roman said: "A journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and a person's character is revealed over time."

"It is said that a journey tells a horse's strength, and time tells a person's heart. It seems that I have no choice but to keep your horse to see how strong it is?"

Roman said: "Although I dare not call myself a thousand-mile horse, I am definitely not a mediocre horse that would disappoint the Marquis, the horse expert."

"I hope so." Marquis Xue Yi pulled out a pure white jade bottle from his sleeve, "I have heard from the imperial physician that the reason why the midnight three corpse needles take effect at midnight is because the needles are coated with a strange poison. This strange poison likes cold weather the most, and the cold air at midnight can just induce its toxicity."

Roman's eyes lit up and he asked, "Could it be that the Marquis has a plan to detoxify?"

Marquis Xue Yi said meaningfully: "There is no antidote, only a temporary solution."

"Please speak, sir." Roman had obviously been tortured by the midnight three corpse needles for too long, and he was delighted when he heard that there was a temporary solution.

"Fight fire with fire."

Roman was stunned and said, "My Lord, you don't want to give me poison wine?"

"Poison wine is the most poisonous in the world. It is the most effective way to restrain the Three Corpse Needles." Marquis Xueyi not only did not deny it, but also said, "The commander of the imperial guards was once poisoned by the Three Corpse Needles. The imperial physician tried countless poisons before finding this method."

Roman frowned and said, "Are you serious, Lord? Did the head of the imperial guards really not die after drinking the poisoned wine?"

The Snow-clad Marquis shook the bottle and asked, "Do you doubt what I said, or are you afraid to drink this bottle of wine?"

Roman was slightly startled, then suddenly realized: "So the Marquis doesn't believe that I was hit by the Three Corpse Needles. If that's the case, why didn't the Marquis take my pulse when I had an attack last night?"

"You are overthinking. Of course I believe you. If I didn't believe you, why would I take out the poison wine that I had treasured for so long to save you?" Marquis Xueyi said indifferently.

Roman said: "If I haven't been hit by the three corpse needles, then I'm just tying myself up in knots. If I really have been hit by the three corpse needles, then what I said is the truth, and the Marquis can put half of his mind at ease and use me... The Marquis is really good at calculating."

Snow-robed Marquis smiled and said, "You think too much."

Even so, he showed no intention of taking back the bottle in his hand.

Roman sighed, took the bottle, opened the lid without saying a word, raised his head and drank.

"How does it taste?" asked Marquis Xue Yi.

Roman thought for a moment and said, "It's refreshing and delicious."

"It seems that the morning dew here tastes good. Go collect some to make tea later."

Roman held the bottle and said, "So this isn't poison wine?"

Marquis Xueyi glanced at him and said, "Do you think I would carry poison wine with me?"

"So the Marquis was really testing me just now?" He could still remain calm and say "You think too much".

"I didn't test you." Xue Yi Hou denied.

Roman felt that he dared to do it but was not aware of the responsibility, and a hint of contempt appeared on his face.

Snow-clad Marquis said, "I was just teasing you."

Roman: ...

The morning mist gradually dissipated.

Roman was about to return to the carriage after collecting the dewdrops when suddenly, a fierce white light shot out from behind him.

He tilted his head.

With a loud bang.

A red-feathered arrow was nailed straight into the carriage.

Ah Liu immediately jumped up and rushed towards the assassin who was wrapped in a layer of silver-white armor. Some guards protected the carriage while others rushed forward to capture the assassin.

Roman pulled out the feather arrow.

Marquis Xueyi lifted the curtain, glanced at the arrow in his hand and said, "Xue Tu Tang?"

Roman smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid so."

Snowy Marquis said: "Hasn't anyone told you that you have to deal with the troubles you cause yourself?"

Roman said: "I thought it would be cool to lean against a big tree."

"You are still outside the shade of the tree. I will allow you to enter the shade of the tree in the mansion only after I capture Ming Zun."

Roman sighed silently, stood up and leaped into the battle circle.