[{"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-630":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},2225688,4113,"Chapter 630","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-630",630,"\u003Cp>You Zi'ang did not dare to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he desperately wanted to look back, he knew that the moment he turned his head and lost focus, the old Daoist would split him in two with a single strike, and Mei Mei Qinghe would be attacked from both front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Mei Qinghe had not yet fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With life and death at stake, one must erase all emotions to find a chance of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you still fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind came Mei Mei Qinghe’s calm reply, as if it were not she who had been shorn of an arm. She did not use healing techniques to regenerate flesh or seal the wound; instead, she let the bowl-sized wound at her severed arm remain exposed, blood constantly rolling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few seconds, her face turned deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Zi'ang’s expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know... don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Mei Qinghe answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I am not worth—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged words in a cryptic manner, seemingly arguing briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign swordsman frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... not discussing how to escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled disdainfully, his sword tip pointing at Mei Mei Qinghe’s severed arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did that last strike not let you see the gap between us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had merely mocked them out of arrogance, but he did not expect someone to actually answer him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Mei Qinghe raised her pale face and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see it very clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of swordsmanship, I am far inferior to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of realm, I am a stage behind you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of weaponry, your sword is also far superior to mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I were in perfect condition, having honed my sword for months, and fought you at my best, you would still easily defeat me—what is your Profound Observation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign swordsman was very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Mei Mei Qinghe’s wound; at this rate of blood loss, she would be drained of her Qi and blood within a cup of tea’s time. At that point, let alone fighting, even staying conscious would be difficult. He did not understand why Mei Mei Qinghe did not take the opportunity to heal... but clearly, chatting a bit more would only increase his advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what Mei Mei Qinghe asked truly scratched his itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, trying to gather intelligence and find a countermeasure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter—my Profound Observation divine ability is called [Instant].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the effect, it's very simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twirled his sword with one hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Profound Observation connects to the Silent Illumination; you haven't heard of it, have you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can cast an illusion upon myself, but this illusion is a true reflection of reality. The speed at which the mind evolves is far faster than true Qi and limbs, so, in the illusion I see—which is identical to reality—everything is slowed down by half.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Mei Qinghe exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, that is how it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign swordsman had used three strikes to sever her arm just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strike was a direct thrust, drawing her to block, but at the instant before they clashed, he suddenly changed his move, striking the weakest point of her sword’s force at a strange angle with extreme precision, and then a single slash severed her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded simple, but it revealed the chasm-like gap in their swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chasm should not have existed... both were Heaven-Man swordsmen, with only one stage difference in realm. Perhaps there was a gap in accumulation, but in terms of pure swordsmanship, the disparity should not have been so clear. Now she understood: their swordsmanship might be similar, but in the eyes of the foreign swordsman, her sword was half as slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the speed meant twice the number of openings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sword fight measured in instants, this was enough to push the probability of failure to a desperate level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most suitable Profound Observation divine ability for a swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No swordsman of the same realm could compete with the foreign swordsman in swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Mei Mei Qinghe deep in thought, the foreign swordsman did not speak, waiting quietly. After a long while, he suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your blood is about to run dry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to commit suicide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",724,"2026-06-17T21:54:32.236Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","884b414165d6f6ded67960058ab5a3edd3efdac63f61b44074606962776a0cfc","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-631","the-imperial-hounds-of-the-eight-hour-workday-chapter-629",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]