[{"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-501":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},2225559,4113,"Chapter 501","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-501",501,"\u003Cp>Lu Wushuang turned her head suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze passed over the horrified Miyoshi Ryota and Nanako, who had turned back to guard, passed through the broken gate of Tang Zhaotisi, and saw patches of Gu insects circling and dancing in the air like dark clouds, almost covering the entire sky within her line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... many?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wushuang's pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She usually spent her time in the Gansu-Shaanxi area and had not experienced the witchcraft disaster in Qilu and the Miao territory three years ago, but she had inquired about the situation from familiar major sects—even the two shocking events of the siege of the twelve Miao clans and the witchcraft disaster in Tai'an City had never seen so many Gu insects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these Gu insects spread, it would absolutely be a tragedy far exceeding the witchcraft disaster in Tai'an City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wushuang turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tang Zhaotisi is a trap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They knew Miyoshi Ryota's identity, and thus deduced that we were coming to find Master Jianzhen's remains, so after testing your realm, they deliberately didn't send any more people and withdrew their manpower from Tang Zhaotisi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving that madman behind was meant to make us explore his moves, delay our steps, and allow them to close the encirclement! This is a premeditated ambush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao picked his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, no need to shout so loudly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard them when they were two hundred zhang away. Also, is it rare for them to prepare an ambush?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged and walked out with his hands in his sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many fools are there in this world who stay at home, don't run, don't use methods, and just wait for you to come to their door to kill them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stay here and come out when there's no movement outside. I'll go see what kind of formation they've prepared and what methods they have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, Li Miao pulled his cloak together and stepped out of Tang Zhaotisi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swarm of Gu insects circling in mid-air was already prepared to attack. Seeing Li Miao walk out, a portion of the dark cloud split off and pressed toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cloud suddenly froze in the air, and then, for no reason, exploded. Countless Gu insects scattered and flew away, and many fell directly, struggling on the ground and making shrill hissing sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap, clap, clap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps and applause approached from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These Gu insects, even against the top experts commonly known in the Central Plains, could gnaw them into white bones within a cup of tea. Even a sword saint-level swordsman would be stretched thin under this massive quantity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet you, just by relying on the murderous aura in your eyes, could disperse them... It truly makes one's heart cold. Can we really not just stop here and shake hands in peace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Central Plains language, polite words, a polite request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao looked in the direction of the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the temple, it was already full of monk soldiers, stretching out along his line of sight, with no end in sight. They were all wearing lamellar armor, and the blades of the naginata in their hands were snow-white. Just looking at their equipment, they were even more elite than the Qi family army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the military formation, dozens of monks dressed in monk's robes with black veils covering their faces were kneeling on the ground, their hands clasped in front of them, their eyes closed, chanting words. Without needing to get close, Li Miao could smell the stench emanating from them—Great Shamans, Great Shamans who practiced witchcraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the smell on these monks was different from those Great Shamans of the twelve Miao clans; the insect smell was about the same, but the bloody smell was ten times stronger. Obviously, compared to the Miao people who were suppressed in the Central Plains, these people were much more unscrupulous in collecting blood food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further ahead, they were not monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shintoism?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in front of the Great Shamans were more than a dozen Japanese powerhouses equivalent to the Heavenly Human realm of the Central Plains. But the strange thing was that among these dozen people, the number of monks only just accounted for half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The age, clothing, and appearance of the other half were uneven, making it difficult to identify their origins for a moment. But among them was one person wearing a white hunting robe with chrysanthemum patterns, wearing a high crown, shaking a round fan in his hand, looking toward Li Miao. It was he who had just spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunting robe is a set of clothing where the sleeves are separated from the body, and the lower body is a bifurcated skirt. Just hearing the style, one knows that this thing does not exist for the sake of practicality, but is a set of ceremonial clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>",830,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c264ab74b460922db6cc78665104f655799bb8a36eb7447215eed7089688c148","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-502","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-500",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]