[{"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-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-601":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},2225659,4113,"Chapter 601: Kosho-dori","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-601",601,"\u003Cp>Li Miao stepped out of the room, and what met him was the sunlight reflected by armor, sword scabbards, and silk as smooth as water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put away weapons, cover the armor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of clattering weapons rang out in unison, and in just a few breaths, there was no more blinding sunlight reflecting. Only then did Li Miao squint his eyes and scan the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gleaming armor and vigorous warhorses were laid out along the street, guarding a sedan chair in the middle, which was set up extremely luxuriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding the sedan chair were a dozen swordsmen standing silently, dressed as ordinary warriors, but from the crimson sword without a guard at their waists, one could tell—they were the swordsmen originally hidden in the Shinto sect, loyal to the former Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very front of the team, a middle-aged man with a *chonmage* hairstyle and dressed in soap-colored fine robes was also secretly sizing up Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Li Miao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Heavenly Demon just like that person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His physique and temperament are indeed outstanding, but his complexion is pale, his Qi and blood are weak, and his breathing has a wheezing sound... Are these injuries that even the Heavenly Man realm cannot suppress? Can this man... really contend with the Shinto sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspicion was in his heart, but on the surface, he was extremely respectful. He stepped forward, bowed, and performed the most standard Central Plains official greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Sai Seimei, greetings to Lord Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without returning the greeting, Li Miao was too lazy to even do the surface work. He nodded indifferently and lifted his foot to walk toward the Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sai Seimei coughed, took small steps to catch up with Li Miao, and said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Li, please enter the sedan chair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Nanako inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes, Your Highness is in the sedan chair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let my two subordinates in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sai Seimei looked at Miyoshi Ryota with difficulty. If Li Miao went in to protect her personally, that would be one thing, but letting an Eastern man of marriageable age in as well did not sound very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was a request made by Li Miao, he wanted to try to refuse... although he had to rely on Li Miao to set things right, he still wanted to strive for some initiative and did not want to unconditionally compromise to Li Miao, or rather, the Great Shu court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he put on a difficult, respectful expression, but his mouth was tightly shut, not saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao smiled and glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, is it very difficult to handle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Li...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then shall I leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he actually made a gesture of turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sai Seimei was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Li Miao’s life, he was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man... is probably the most willful person in the world today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really might just walk away on a whim!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he could only smile apologetically at Li Miao, waved his hand toward the back, and let Lu Lu Wushuang and Miyoshi Ryota into the sedan chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two lifted the curtain and entered. Lu Lu Wushuang’s expression was somewhat conflicted and relieved, while Miyoshi Ryota was full of joy and anticipation. Before he could see clearly, he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nanako! Are you alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice fell, but there was no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deepest part of the sedan chair, the young girl dressed in imperial robes sat motionless. Her thin face was so pale it was nearly translucent, as if she were made of porcelain, both beautiful and fragile. A pair of almond eyes looked forward without focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt, it was Nanako.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the expressions of the two suddenly turned gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw that beneath Nanako’s fair skin, blue-black blood vessels were winding and spreading like tentacles and tree roots, so clearly visible that even their pulsing was plain to see. \u003C\u002Fp>",674,"2026-06-17T21:54:32.236Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a11f3b45aaaee7583502e5e16f7fc5b2e7a14f1a41d951066f30c9436803b3f9","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-602","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-600",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]