Shi Miao gradually calmed himself. Since this assassin had recognized him, she was probably someone from the imperial court. "Now that I'm here, how can I stand aside and do nothing?"
Was she joking? All would have been well if he hadn't come along, but now that he had, there was no way he would stand idly by. That would be akin to announcing to the whole world that he was on King George's side. There was no way His Majesty would ever let him off the hook.
His regret coming here. He had assumed that these were a ragged band of assassins that could be easily dealt with, and that doing so would grant him great recognition.
It was likely that the emperor would also generously compensate the Shi clan for Shi Kun's death as well. There was no way he could have anticipated such a serious situation to develop. He was worried about just keeping himself alive, let alone the crown prince.
