[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday":3,"chapter-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-409":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2225467,4113,"Chapter 409: Epilogue (II)","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-409",409,"\u003Cp>At a distance of one zhang, using a crossbow to kill a dying old man should have been a fairly simple matter for Liu Jin, even if he wasn't using his own body right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the moment before pulling the trigger, Liu Jin’s left face suddenly twisted; with the center of his face as the boundary, the right half remained calm, but the left half suddenly revealed terror and struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Liu Jin’s last clone, and also the last bit of residual 'nature,' which was already difficult to fully control this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change made his hand shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Twang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbow bolt missed the heart and nailed into Tang Lanzhou’s waist and abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou had no reaction at all; he pressed the hilt of his blade against his own waist and, like a dying thin tiger, lunged at Liu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puff.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade pierced into Liu Jin’s side ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin’s eyes regained clarity; he dropped the crossbow, pulled a short blade from his waist, grabbed Tang Lanzhou’s collar with his left hand, and stabbed toward his waist with the short blade in his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puff, puff, puff.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of viscous sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou’s waist and abdomen became a bloody mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not struggle; instead, he desperately dug into Liu Jin’s ribs, frantically stirring the long blade inserted into his side ribs, digging out the flesh inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a meaningless struggle, a wretched slaughter between two people who were bound to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent and ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wretched and bloody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, pink blood foam surged from Liu Jin’s mouth, and after the short blade was inserted into Tang Lanzhou’s abdomen, he gave it a desperate slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Crash—*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou’s waist and abdomen suffered a blood collapse, his internal organs fell to the ground with a clatter, and his last bit of strength escaped his body along with them. The long blade slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a clatter; Tang Lanzhou’s hands and feet hung limply, and his vision sank into darkness bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wretched struggle came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Tang, have you vented enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin, relying on this sturdy officer’s body, could still barely speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou was too weak to finish his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, Liu Jin knew what he was regretting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pity that he couldn't take the life of the mastermind, him, as a gift for meeting his old wife in the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand the feelings between husband and wife, Lord Tang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin said calmly, lifting the short blade and placing it against Tang Lanzhou’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a eunuch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could a eunuch understand family and friends, the common people, or the world? I understand even less about etiquette, righteousness, love, and hate. I only understand one thing: absolute loyalty and turning toward the sun like a sunflower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou spat out two words with disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin was not offended at all and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I am a eunuch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what is wrong with being a eunuch? Is it wrong to be loyal to His Majesty? As a eunuch, if I don't love His Majesty, who can I love? Who would look up to a eunuch like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, all my painstaking efforts have come to nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin looked at Tang Lanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can only kill a traitor before I die to fulfill my loyalty to His Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short blade pressed down slowly, sinking into the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, the tent curtain suddenly moved, a figure flashed in, and he pointed a finger out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Bang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh on Liu Jin’s right shoulder exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm separated from his body, and along with the short blade, it fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin let go of Tang Lanzhou, stumbled back several steps, fell to the ground, and turned his gaze toward the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li... Miao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Liu, if you don't settle things with me, what kind of skill is it to bully an old man who is about to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao shrugged with a smile, lifted his hand to grab at the air, and pulled the unconscious Tang Lanzhou into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I quite admire Lord Tang’s performance today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the officials are dead; we need someone who can hold the field, see through human hearts, and isn't afraid of death to help my old man stabilize the court, but I can't let you kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Qi poured in, knitting the flesh together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lanzhou’s breathing gradually returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao placed Tang Lanzhou on the ground, walked slowly to Liu Jin, squatted down, and tilted his head to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this finally your last life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the first person to make me tired of killing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin panted heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is His Majesty alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally he is fine; it’s not your place to worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin let out a long breath, his shoulders relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is good.\" \u003C\u002Fp>",850,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8d9d6a18c6f39caf64d11ed9d9ecf347180d676bc4e9b41d40cd4b3529395c3f","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-410","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-408",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]