[{"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-433":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2225491,4113,"Chapter 433: Settlement","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-433",433,"\u003Cp>\"Brother Li~ Brother Li~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao walked cautiously to the gate of the Huang residence, tilting his head to listen for a while, but he couldn't hear a single human voice, let alone the sounds of fighting he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he slowly push open the door and peek inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth slowly opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by looking at the flying eaves, upturned corners, and rare treasures and plants within his line of sight, one could imagine the former glory of the Huang residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, whoever was here wouldn't care about the scenery elsewhere, but would focus their gaze in unison on the center of the courtyard inside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a trench there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trench one person wide and several feet deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starting point was in the center of the courtyard, as if a meteorite had crashed there, and it extended in a straight line toward the depths of the Huang residence, cutting through the main house, the hall, the rockery, and the pond, forming an unobstructed path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on either side of this path were several corpses lying on the ground—some cut at the waist, some at the shoulder—the cuts were as smooth as mirrors, the shapes were uniformly elliptical, pouring blood into the trench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pond water flowed into the trench, diluting the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao was silent for a long time before walking into the Huang residence and closing the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before him had exceeded his understanding of martial arts. It was as if a sharp long sword as huge as a mountain peak had swept through the Huang residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the loud noise caused by such a scene should have been heard by the entire Kangfu County, yet since Li Miao left the county office until now, he hadn't heard a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao hesitated for a while, drew his blade, and walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he walked deeper, he saw more details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the corpses lying on the ground all held Japanese swords identical to his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the pond water that had been cut through flowed out, and as the water level dropped, it revealed the silt at the bottom of the pond, in which several white skeletons and several Central Plains-style blades and swords were exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for instance, as he approached the last courtyard of the Huang residence, he faintly heard some crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crying of women and infants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that Brother Li hasn't wiped out the enemy yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao’s eyes narrowed, and he gripped his sword hilt tightly and rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he rushed into the last courtyard, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and the cold light in the figure’s hand flashed as it stabbed toward his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao had been on full alert; although the figure’s speed was swift, the moves were surprisingly loose, so how could he not react?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clatter, his Japanese sword was drawn, and he slashed out a \"Kiri-otoshi\" violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head rolled to the ground, blood sprayed out, covering Wu Mingxiao’s head and face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no time to wipe it off, thinking that since the opponent had set an ambush early on, there must be more of them, so he kicked the headless corpse away and shouted angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Mingxiao of the Dengzhou Garrison is here, die, you thieves!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The response he got, however, was not the angry shout of an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the screams of countless startled women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly wiped his face, clearing away the blood, and looked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where were there any enemies or ambushes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of this courtyard were countless gathered women, some holding children, some visibly pregnant, and some thin and gaunt, yet still holding weapons in their hands, all sitting facing inward, forming a circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the center of the circle, his \"Brother Li\" was sipping a cup of wine, looking at him with raised eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was standing there in a daze, several women holding weapons in the crowd stood up and shouted delicately at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drop your weapon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",699,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7a4fda39a273a17f618f01e09aba182033c8dcc2d4bd3a157983f7b1e3b28af1","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-434","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-432",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]