Chapter 48: Chapter 48

When the Tian Sheng Emperor heard her say "causing disorder in the Royal Court," his eyes flashed, hesitation appeared in his heart, and a thought flew through his mind — when did Shao Ning learn to speak these kinds of words?

Just as he was about to ask, a cry of surprise came from the guard disposing of the corpse.

Everyone turned and saw the guard slowly peel something off of the assassin's face, holding it gingerly by two fingers. It was a finely crafted human skin mask.

Shao Ning's stone had smashed into the assassin's skull, and a large amount of blood had soaked into the assassin's face, and the mask had wrinkled. The attentive guard had realized something was off, and when he tried to peel back to mask with a nail, had discovered the second face underneath.

The Second Prince quickly ran over to examine the man, and he immediately cried out: "This is a familiar face!"