[{"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-605":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},2225663,4113,"Chapter 605: High Priest","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>Return of the Age of Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand years ago, the era ended by the Venerable Bodhidharma himself descended once again upon Suzaku Avenue in Kyoto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Thump, thump, thump.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth in the ruins by the street heard his heart beating slowly and violently in his chest, pumping blood into his skull, making his eardrums, eyeballs, and nasal cavity swell increasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally—*squelch.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bleeding from the seven orifices, he collapsed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few Sword Saints behind Li Miao retracted their gaze, their clothes soaked through with cold sweat. They couldn’t help but take a step toward Li Miao, trying to use Li Miao to block their own figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they lifted their feet, they heard Li Miao say from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge forward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge... ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao sighed gloomily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, is my Eastern language that hard to understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and tugged at the cloak on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge forward, charge toward the Palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clatter!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The profound black cloak was pulled off violently and flung into mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised his hand and made a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the heart pulse destroyed by the Venerable Bodhidharma had not yet recovered, his blood Qi was deficient, his hand back looked somewhat pale, and the usual bulging veins were not visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao smacked his lips with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just fight with what I have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, heaven and earth changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black sand, black sea, pitch-black storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao’s own heart-illusion unfolded instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge, or die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao gave a violent shout!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravel rose suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The luxurious sedan chair surged forward violently under the burden of several Sword Saints!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saints were not unafraid of the gods ahead, but Sai Seimei’s corpse was lying at their feet. If they didn’t charge, they didn’t doubt for a second that Li Miao would really kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the last stretch of the road to the Emperor’s Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight for it!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The luxurious sedan chair surged forward swiftly, reaching the gods in a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-white skinned Tajikarao-no-mikoto, whose features were as thin as dust, disappeared instantly from where he was, and the next instant appeared suddenly in the high sky above the sedan chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then crashed down like a meteorite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young warrior-like Kagutsuchi suddenly drew his sword, slashing out a *zhang*-wide sharp blade light; the shirtless Takeminakata, wearing only a loincloth, reached out his hands and pounced toward the sedan chair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast-like Ameno-tajikarao inserted his hands into the ground and roared as he exerted force—the ground rolled like a tsunami, earth and stone pierced the air, emitting a shrill whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacks, attacks sufficient to wipe out any building in the world, instantly filled the Sword Saints’ field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re going to die!!—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their feet paused instinctively, and their hands couldn’t help but want to put down the sedan chair and block in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, amidst the shrill sonic booms on all sides, a light sound suddenly emerged clearly, falling between the few Sword Saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Pat.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao landed on the roof of the sedan chair and smiled grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop again and you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words fell, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed upward with his fingers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pitch-black gravel rose like a living thing, with transparent protective true Qi mixed in, connecting the sand curtain into one piece, blocking in front of the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*BOOM!!!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening sound sufficient to tear eardrums swept out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saints carrying the sedan chair reacted violently, hardened their hearts, simply closed their eyes, and ran wildly forward with their heads down, carrying the sedan chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ise Grand Shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the great battle that had just begun on Li Miao’s side, the struggle here was already nearing its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!—\" \u003C\u002Fp>",636,"2026-06-17T21:54:32.236Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","64f41ad2f2e39b7771111f9fe44efea75fb8299c14e61f6365da1bf5ae4a5227","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-606","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-604",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]