[{"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-460":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},2225518,4113,"Chapter 460: Gap","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-460",460,"\u003Cp>An Ziyang bowed his head and left to carry out the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, he hadn't spoken many words with Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao had beaten him up with a smile, dismantled more than half a year of his accumulation, and left with the words \"Still need to practice,\" before leaving. It wasn't until this morning that he recognized Li Miao’s back that he rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was used to Li Miao’s self-willed style that didn't care about his subordinates’ feelings, so he went to execute Li Miao’s orders with pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he didn't notice at all how much psychological damage his words had just caused to the two young people under twenty, Wu Mingxiao and Ming Wanhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li, Li...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gr, Gr...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Wanhai hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Zhao Ying sighed, handed the infant in her arms to the Dengzhou Garrison officers, pressed her sword, and walked to Li Miao’s side, cupping her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, the agreement between you and me has been settled. I’ve thought it through on this journey; the grudge of my father is truly a muddled account, and it’s better to let it remain muddled...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am disheartened and only want to find a place to end my remaining days. Commander... can you let me go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao looked at her with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have the habit of letting enemies spend the night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying’s expression darkened, and her hand gripped the sword hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won't delay your time; can you allow me to commit suicide to preserve a bit of dignity for my Zhao family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao was noncommittal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao, beside him, was anxious. Although he had long known that Li Miao and Zhao Ying had a grudge, he hadn't expected it to be to the extent of taking a life. Now, he couldn't care about Li Miao’s status and spoke up hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Lor—d.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally swallowed the \"Brother\" back; there was already a sad, thick barrier between him and Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Zhao is not a bad person, having traveled with us all this way, can you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Li Miao unexpectedly agreed, stopping Zhao Ying’s action of drawing her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed leisurely toward the battle formation ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to end your remaining days, how about going there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could answer, Wu Mingxiao rushed over, grabbed her arm with one hand, pressed her back with the other, and pulled her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, Miss Zhao agrees!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, let’s kill the thieves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearing Li Miao would change his mind, he dragged Zhao Ying and ran toward the place where the battle was raging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When passing by Li Miao, Zhao Ying said in a voice barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao acted as if he hadn't heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Mingxiao dragged Zhao Ying a distance away, he seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Little Wu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still prefer hearing you call me Brother Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile bloomed on Wu Mingxiao’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Brother Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao turned with a smile, drew his blade, and charged into the crowd with Zhao Ying, splashing a sheet of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao watched for a while before turning to look at Ming Wanhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little brother, haven't you come back to your senses yet?\" \u003C\u002Fp>",586,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8af2b888e4f9be69474ff51075003483600639b7c689ccf4637ef40e6833fa66","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-461","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-459",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]