[{"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-107":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},2225165,4113,"Chapter 107","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>If there were only one giant beast, it wouldn't be much of a threat to the people present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that as the giant beast jumped out, the forest shook incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various fierce beasts rushed out—wolves, tigers, leopards, mountain demons, and wild boars, totaling more than twenty, surrounding everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Qifeng said: \"One each, be careful of the Gu-insects inside these beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hero Li and Elder Yin, please guard our flanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, everyone killed their way toward these beasts together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance of the Miao King's tomb, the disciples left behind by several major sects were waiting anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been half a day since Li Miao and the others went in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who went in were all experts of the second-rate or above; in terms of foot speed, this time was enough to run hundreds of miles. No matter how big this tomb was dug, at most, it had a space of a dozen acres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There hadn't been any movement until now, so it was likely that an accident had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who went in were either the sect leaders, direct disciples, or elders with real power; if they were all trapped inside, these major sects wouldn't be able to recover for several years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hindered by the rules set earlier, these disciples couldn't rashly go in, so they could only stand outside the tomb, worrying and calculating to force their way in after a few more hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment, they heard a burst of rapid hoofbeats approaching quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their heads to look and was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother! What happened to you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Hengshan sect disciple exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one riding the horse was a Hengshan disciple covered in bloodstains, looking like he was on his last breath, lying on the horse's back as if he had already fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Hengshan elder stepped forward quickly, stopped the horse, hugged the disciple down, and channeled Qi to heal his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the disciple slowly woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hengshan elder asked urgently: \"What happened to you!? Didn't you go to Shaolin to invite Master Xingchi over? Why are you injured like this!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who injured you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disciple was the one sent to Shaolin Temple to invite Master Xingchi when the major sects were deadlocked outside the Miao King's tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Xingchi was of high virtue and prestige, and his seniority was high. Of course, he wasn't the only one sent to invite people; there were also direct disciples from other families and a nine-bag elder from the Beggar Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because they hadn't returned for a long time that the major sects, fearing that long delays would lead to trouble, hastily set the rules and entered the Miao King's tomb together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, they didn't expect that only he would return, and be injured like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the injuries, they weren't heavy, but the wounds were densely spread all over his body, he had lost too much blood, and after the bumpy journey, his Qi was bottomed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing back here, his mind relaxed, and he couldn't hold on any longer, fainting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he woke up, first looked around in terror, saw his elder's face clearly, and then spoke urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder, it's bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shaolin was attacked! When I escaped, the mountain gate had already been broken!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Xingchi sent people to help us escape, but the fellow disciples and Jianghu comrades who went with me are all dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the Ming Cult! Ji Tianrui is still alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Qifeng struck the forehead of the giant beast in front of him with a \"Subduing Dragon's Regret,\" knocking it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retreated a few steps and shook his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms,\" the Beggar Sect's sect-protecting martial art, a top-tier skill in the Jianghu, not inferior to the \"Wedding Dress Divine Art\" in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Beggar Sect Chief; although he hadn't reached the pinnacle, he never lacked resources for cultivation, and he was diligent in his own practice, having mastered all eighteen palms. With one palm, even blue stone would be left with a palm print.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that giant beast took his full-strength palm with its forehead, yet only stumbled a few steps, suffered some skin and flesh damage, shook its head, and was about to pounce on him as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao, who was watching the show from behind, twisted his fingers and thought secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These beasts are on the same path as the Ming Cult's Gu-soldiers... it's just that they seem more 'refined'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of comparison, the Ming Cult's Gu-soldiers are like the 'beggar version,' while these beasts are actually the original version.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Taian City, two Gu-soldiers could force Mei Qinghe to fight for his life, and four Gu-soldiers could almost kill Zhou Yingxue. Although there were reasons for not being able to maneuver and only being able to take it head-on, and their Qi being bottomed out, the difficulty of dealing with them was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These beasts in front of them were far stronger than the Ming Cult's Gu-soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Qifeng, a first-rate expert, Beggar Sect Chief, and using the \"Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms,\" a peerless skill, was actually deadlocked with that giant beast for a time, falling into danger several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were also stretched thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of people was already smaller than the number of these beasts, and there were quite a few second-rate ones. Right now, they were only bullying these beasts for not being as smart as humans and not knowing how to cooperate, only persisting by helping each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that the Miao people's scheme was also well-prepared. Even if all the traps inside the Miao King's tomb failed, and these people came out of the Miao King's tomb safe and sound, they would still fall into the hands of these beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kongtong sect leader saved a disciple and turned to shout at Li Miao: \"Hero Li, is your method of repelling Gu-insects effective against these beasts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao replied: \"It's only effective against Gu-insects outside the body, not those inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this news, everyone's hearts sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial arts Li Miao displayed were only at a first-rate level, slightly worse than Lao Qifeng's. Yin Minjun was even worse, only at the mid-first-rate level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Li Miao and Yin Minjun joined in, the situation wouldn't change much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of their state of mind, many people's moves lost their sharpness, and they were in constant danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao smiled and turned to look at Yin Minjun: \"Elder Yin, do you want to sell a big favor to these people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun was not worried about the current situation at all; according to Deng Baixuan's description, even if these beasts were added together and multiplied by ten, they wouldn't be able to make a splash in Li Miao's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still immersed in her own chaotic thoughts, and hearing Li Miao speak to her suddenly, she was momentarily flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, my lord, what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao, who had seen and experienced much, knew what Yin Minjun's situation was, so he didn't point it out and repeated what he had just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't make a move, Elder Yin, please do it on my behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, regardless of whether Yin Minjun agreed or not, he reached out and gripped her pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun didn't struggle, bowing her head, not daring to look at Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she felt a vigorous, extremely rigid and yang Qi surge in from her pulse, traveling through her meridians throughout her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acupuncture points that had been difficult to break through after years of hard practice were actually opened one after another in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, Yin Minjun felt her Qi had become several times deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao had actually created a \"half-step pinnacle\" expert just like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He withdrew his hand, patted it, and said to Yin Minjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Yin, this 'Wedding Dress Divine Art' of mine is deduced by myself, different from the original. This Qi can only be maintained for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and save them, sell a favor, and it will be more convenient for you to do things for me in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-06-17T21:41:15.265Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6cbbbc3954c30032ddc283dde9ee4aec7598fafedec807622388c6f1a830f87a","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-108","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-106",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]