[{"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-428":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},2225486,4113,"Chapter 428: Opposition","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-428",428,"\u003Cp>In the center of the room, Qu Yuan Saburo’s corpse lay on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men sat cross-legged on either side of the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man on the left was around forty, with copper-red skin and no beard, wearing a narrow-sleeved gown quite different from the Central Plains style, with a Japanese sword laid horizontally across his knees, the blade as clear as flowing water. His gaze was nailed to the corpse in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man on the right was in his early thirties, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, looking heroic. He wore a wealthy man’s vest and a pair of plain white leather gloves, and he was constantly feeling the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the man holding the Japanese sword was named Sato Hayaji, a Japanese man. The young man sitting opposite him was named Huangfu Hui, a genuine native of the Great Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Huangfu Hui withdrew his hand and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sato-kun, I am eighty percent sure of my guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sato Hayaji said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hui picked up the right arm of the corpse, which had turned into a \"blood-water balloon,\" and shook it twice, producing a sticky, watery sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sato-kun, the martial art that killed Qu Yuan-kun is called 'Plucking a Leaf.' As far as I know, the sect that inherited this martial art was wiped out by the Great Shuo’s founding emperor, and the sect’s secret manuals were confiscated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the world today, the only ones who can use this martial art are people from the imperial court. And among those who have such attainments in this martial art and such cruel methods, as far as I know, there is only one person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it really is that person... Sato-kun, my only advice now is for you to draw your short sword, plunge it into your belly, and give me your long sword so I can perform kaishaku for you before I sever my own heart meridians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even so, given that person’s reputation... our corpses will likely be desecrated, but that’s still better than suffering torture while alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words left Sato Hayaji stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why perform kaishaku, and why worry about leaving a whole corpse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Japanese people, ritual suicide was an extremely solemn and serious matter, not something to be joked about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the year he had been working with Huangfu Hui, he had come to understand the other man well enough. Meticulous, ruthless, and steady; even if he were about to kill someone, his words would only make the other person feel like a spring breeze, never offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hui wouldn't joke with him about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant he was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sato Hayaji still couldn't help but confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huangfu-kun, are you serious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hui nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No joke, Sato-kun. Your family is far away in Japan, so perhaps you don't fear, but I have to consider my family... I don't think I can hold out against that person without giving up my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, to Sato Hayaji’s shock, Huangfu Hui actually raised his hand and channeled True Qi toward his own heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sato Hayaji shouted, flashed in front of Huangfu Hui, reached out, grabbed his arm, and blocked the palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Huangfu Hui just sighed and raised his left hand toward his own temple, without holding back at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baka (Fool)!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sato Hayaji, relying on his martial power being far superior to Huangfu Hui’s, blocked his left palm again, veins bulging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huangfu-kun, I never realized you were so cowardly! Are you going to commit suicide just because you guessed the opponent’s identity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how powerful the enemy is, you shouldn't lose the heart to resist. You are also a martial artist; don't you even understand this simple truth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hui struggled a few times, failing to break free, and let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't... but it’s not that I don't understand courage; it’s that you, Sato-kun, don't understand how terrifying the opponent is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I suppose you won't let me commit suicide, but can you at least release my hand and let me make some preparations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sato Hayaji stared at him carefully for a long time before slowly releasing his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hui thanked him, slowly raised his hands, curled his ten fingers into claws, hooked them into his forehead—and then tore violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed like a spring, and flesh and skin rolled back! \u003C\u002Fp>",748,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","023ce03175ee3912564874fba1fd42aced04400611a25bf279fbb83071311349","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-429","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-427",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]