[{"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-117":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},2225175,4113,"Chapter 117","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Although Zhu Zai sighed, he knew this was no time for delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to look at Li Miao and said, \"Aren't you skilled in Wu Gong and possess great strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect, go and level this entire plot of land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wan Tianzong must live for a few more days; these traces cannot be left behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised an eyebrow: \"What about Old Bu and that Cheng Yuanzhen? Should I kill them while I'm at it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai waved his hand: \"Keep them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, the focus is on how to frame the Ming Cult for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wan Tianzong and Cheng Yuanzhen must both die at the hands of Ji Tianrui. It is normal for Wan Tianzong to stay in his sedan chair all day without seeing anyone. Cheng Yuanzhen, however, must live well and then die at Ji Tianrui's hands, which will also serve as a cover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai looked at Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cannot appear near me again, otherwise it will inevitably be linked to Wan Tianzong's death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao twisted his fingers and thought for a moment, then said, \"That works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You set off tomorrow and have someone pretend that Wan Tianzong is still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days later, I will arrive at Shaolin. That happens to be the day Master Xingchi invites his Wu Lin peers to witness him passing the position to his disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will cause a stir so that everyone knows I only arrived at Shaolin that day, and that I brushed past you without meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai understood and added with tacit agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ming Cult besieged Shaolin in force just a few days ago; with so many people, they surely cannot have gone far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is only natural for me to set off tomorrow to pursue them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the matter at Shaolin is concluded, you will follow in secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will find someone to impersonate you elsewhere and leave traces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, once we find Ji Tianrui, we slaughter him. And kill Cheng Yuanzhen while we're at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter will then be declared closed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai nodded: \"Let it be done this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You clean up this mess; I will go find someone to play Wan Tianzong and handle Bu Lei's corpse along the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anyone in Shaolin hears the noise here, handle it yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he prepared to leave, carrying Bu Lei's corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao called out to stop him: \"Hey, wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Elder Yin from the Hengshan Sect who delivered the letter during the day—have her come back to find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai paused, turned to look at Li Miao, and sized him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Elder Yin, Yin Minjun, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her background is clean, and her Wu Gong is decent. She is a bit older, but she is a suitable match for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mei Qinghe and Gao Ling, whom you sent to the Shuntian Prefecture, are also quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao laughed: \"What are you thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She came to Shaolin with me; many people at the Miao King's Tomb saw it, so she cannot go with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days later, she must arrive at Shaolin with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must handle everyone who saw her and Yongjie during the day in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This won't do, that won't do. Why not kill two birds with one stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not for the situation, I shouldn't have let you stay at Shaolin Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zai seemed to remember something and looked fiercely at Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this about the confidante you mentioned tonight that I must pay respects to!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the situation was urgent, and Zhu Zai did not ask further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it was mentioned, he suddenly remembered Li Miao's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao spread his hands: \"Don't worry about that; it's mutual consent, a fleeting romance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\" Zhu Zai snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do as you please; one more head-lopping matter won't make a difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he used his light-foot technique and sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao smiled, watching the old man grow distant until he disappeared from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he turned to look at the chaotic scene and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Heaven-Human realm expert, three paths combined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the fight, I still have to clean up the mess myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly, the world is going downhill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he raised his hand and pushed out a palm, leveling the deep pit containing Wan Tianzong's remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By dawn, the morning light was faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao stopped his work, looked left and right, and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That should be about right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traces of his battle with Wan Tianzong from last night had vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their place was a flat area half a foot lower than the surrounding ground, with the soil pressed as smooth as a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao flashed to the edge of the flat ground, raised his palm, channeled his Qi, and blew slowly across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loose soil from the surroundings was blown onto this flat area, gradually becoming level with the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Li Miao stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was now indistinguishable from the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun walked over, handed him a pot of tea and some snacks, and draped a cloak over Li Miao's shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, you have worked hard all night; please rest for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is cold; don't catch a chill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she draped the clothes, her hand seemed to smooth out the fabric, touching Li Miao's shoulder a few times. The snacks were taken from Yin Minjun's bosom; when Li Miao took them, they still carried her body heat and faintly emitted a fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao smiled but did not expose her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his level of internal energy, even if he jumped into a snowdrift and lay there for three days and three nights, he would not catch a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun was doing it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know what Zhu Zai had said to her last night, but since returning from there, Yin Minjun was no longer as coy as before and had become much more proactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao did not refuse; he took the items and leaned against a tree to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun held the teapot and said nothing, like a young wife, pouring tea for Li Miao on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao finished the snacks and clapped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun took a handkerchief from her bosom, intending to wipe the crumbs from the corner of Li Miao's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao glanced at her, raised his hand to stop her, and with a swipe, used his Qi to wipe away the crumbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stood up and looked toward Shaolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Yin, I must trouble you to rough it with me for a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can only appear in public in two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun withdrew her handkerchief and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will obey my lord in everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have worked hard these past few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the matter at Shaolin is concluded, I will go to settle the Ming Cult affair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, perhaps I will return to Shuntian Prefecture, or perhaps I will wander across the length and breadth of this Great Shuo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, Elder Yin can return to the Hengshan Sect on your own. The Embroidered Uniform Guard will naturally reward you for your hard work these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao did not say it explicitly, but Yin Minjun understood clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was letting Yin Minjun consider clearly not to be deceived by the few words of that bad old man, Zhu Zai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly had no thoughts of settling down for the moment, nor did he have the realization of being with one person for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not stay long in this Huguang region either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Minjun was the number two figure of the Hengshan Sect. No matter how moved she was, she would absolutely not be like a teenage girl, abandoning her sect to run around everywhere with Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Yin Minjun laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am also happy to be able to accompany my lord for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she just quietly watched Li Miao's back and said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1396,"2026-06-17T21:41:15.265Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8162cc0608559f38e97873bd25a94e6dfed88264ca31380a428dcc86d969912c","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-118","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-116",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]