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Chapter 74 Life or Death, Just a Thought
Out of consideration for Sean's safety, Li Chengping did not stay until the end of the banquet, but took everyone away halfway through the meal.

On the way back, I ran into Lang Tao.

He didn't take it seriously at first, because the other person's appearance was too conspicuous in the crowd.

After the team left, Lang Tao stopped and slowly turned his head.

"What a close call! Why did they come back earlier than the Queen Mother said? Fortunately, I was smart enough to evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise things would be troublesome!"

Lang Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't matter if the assassination attempt on Sean fails, since he is not a killer anyway. But if he is caught in the act, he will have a hard time explaining himself.

Forget it. Although the Tianshan Snow Lotus is beautiful, it seems that I am not worthy of it. I'd better go back.

Langtao sighed.

But he was a little curious as to why those six eighth-rank soldiers could fight him on equal terms.

He didn't quite understand this.

The backyard of the inn.

Sean was lying on the bed, his lips were pale, he was sweating all over, he was unconscious and looked like he was about to die.

"What's going on with this guy?"

Li Chengping looked at the soldier in charge with confusion.

"Your Highness, this is the case..."

The soldier recounted the assassination and even gave a description of the killer.

"Dark circles under his eyes, good at using two swords... Langtao, no wonder I ran into him at the intersection."

Li Chengping muttered, placing his fingers on Sean's wrist.

He was surprised to find that Sean's condition was not caused by a knife wound, but mainly due to poisoning.

The chronic poison hidden in Sean's body has erupted, according to this situation.

This guy will be finished if he doesn't make it to tomorrow!
Thinking of this, Li Chengping asked someone to bring paper and pen, wrote a prescription and asked the soldiers to prescribe the medicine according to it.

After the others left, he placed his fingers on Sean's wrist, activated his martial arts, and the sword energy in his body flowed through his fingertips into the other person's body and began to clear out the toxins.

"Cough cough cough..."

After a violent coughing fit, Sean spat out a few mouthfuls of black blood. His body stopped shaking and his breathing gradually returned to normal.

Soon, the soldiers also bought the medicine back.

After a busy afternoon, Sean finally woke up.

"Your Highness, thank you for your help!"

Sean bowed deeply. He knew in his heart that without Li Chengping's help, he would have lost his life this time.

"I just don't want you to die here."

Li Chengping took a quick look and pushed the remaining medicine along with the prescription to Sean.

"The toxins in your body have accumulated for too long and cannot be completely eradicated. They can only be cleared slowly with medication."

"Although I can't restore you to your peak, I can still let you live a few more years."

"The emperor is hosting a banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today. I have already discussed with her that we will exchange hostages tomorrow. You still have one night to think about it carefully."

After saying that, Li Chengping turned and left.

Although Sean is a good chess piece, he can't continue to waste time on the opponent.

He has said everything that needs to be said.

If Sean never comes to his senses after this assassination, then his life or death will really have nothing to do with him.

Sean sat quietly in the house, watching Li Chengping's receding back. He knew that this was the moment to make a decision.

Life or death, it all depends on his thought.

……

In the Northern Qi Imperial Palace, Zhan Doudou is discussing the exchange of hostages tomorrow with the Queen Mother.

"Mother, we will be exchanging Sean tomorrow. What do you think is the best way to arrange for him?"

Zhan Doudou frowned.

Having Uesugi Tiger in the court is troublesome enough, and now Sean has appeared. How should they live from now on?
"Don't worry, wait and see, maybe things will turn around."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, with a faint smile on her lips. As long as Sean died, all the troubles would be gone.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, Lang Tao is outside asking to see you." The eunuch hurried to report.

"What is he doing here? No..."

Zhan Doudou frowned and was about to chase them away, but was stopped by the Queen Mother unexpectedly.

"Let him in."

"Yes, Queen Mother." The eunuch turned and left.

Zhan Doudou looked puzzled: "Mother, what are you doing?"

"Don't worry, you'll know soon."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi smiled slightly.

As he spoke, Lang Tao came over with two big dark circles under his eyes and bowed.

"Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother."

"No need to be so polite. I wonder what brings you here today?" Zhan Doudou raised his hand.

Lang Tao looked at the smiling empress dowager, was silent for a few seconds, took out the jade box from his sleeve and gently placed it on the table.

"Your Majesty, I have failed in my attempt to assassinate Sean. I will return the items to their original owners."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Zhan Doudou was stunned.

"Mother, didn't Duoduo say that we couldn't send anyone to assassinate Sean? Why didn't you listen?"

"Wait, you asked me to hold a big banquet today just to transfer Li Chengping and his people away!"

At this moment, she finally understood.

Why did the Queen Mother authorize her to host a banquet yesterday? It turned out to be to facilitate Lang Tao's assassination of Sean.

The Queen Mother nodded and frowned as she looked at the intact Tianshan Snow Lotus in the jade box.

"Lang Tao, what on earth is going on? Didn't I transfer all the experts around Li Chengping to you? Why did you fail?"

"Failure is failure, no reason is needed, Queen Mother, you should find someone else who is more skilled. I can't do this."

After saying that, Lang Tao turned around and left without any hesitation.

Although he didn't understand why those six people were so strange, he knew in his heart that he was definitely not able to handle it.

Being able to cultivate to the peak of the ninth level requires not only talent but also brains.

The Queen Mother sat there, looking at the Tianshan Snow Lotus in the jade box, without saying a word for a long time.

"Mother, it seems that your plan has failed. I advise you to give up on this matter."

"That Li Chengping is very thoughtful. Since he dared to leave Xiao En alone, he must have made some preparations. You and I should think about how to deal with tomorrow's affairs."

Zhan Doudou shook his head.

Now that Lang Tao has failed, there is probably no solution to this problem unless Ku He steps in personally.

……

In the backyard of the inn, Li Chengping was talking to Li Mu about the assassination attempt on Sean.

"Your combined attack formation is really useful. Even a master like Lang Tao can't take advantage of it!"

Li Chengping sighed.

That’s right, those six people were exactly the ones he had asked Li Mu to arrange in advance.

As Li Mu, known as the "God of War", it was easy for him to set up a small combined attack formation.

In addition, these soldiers came from the Imperial Palace, understood the rules, and knew how to cooperate.

Li Mu only needed to give a little guidance and these people would be able to understand his meaning.

After all, the purpose of this formation is not to kill people, so it is relatively simple.

Li Mu stroked his goatee and chuckled.

"Your Highness, you are too kind. Actually, this cannot be considered a combined attack formation. It can only be considered a temporary filler."

"It's mainly because of your foresight, Your Highness, that you knew the other party wouldn't dare to risk his life to assassinate you, otherwise this formation would be useless."

(End of this chapter)