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Looking at the now-beheaded Emperor, Yan Xiaobao knew they had officially won the war, but he felt neither joy nor relief at the Emperor's death. In fact, he was grateful for the information he received before the Emperor's passing, but regretted that it had come at such a significant cost. No matter how much he had wanted to kill him, it had to be done. Having a beast do the killing for him was not Yan Xiaobao's way. After all, he was the Great Marshall.
