「The next day.」
Not long after Qin Yang arrived at the library, Steward Jiang Tao called a meeting for all the first-floor staff.
The reason for the meeting was, naturally, the unlucky uncle from yesterday.
And so, Qin Yang learned what had happened to the unlucky uncle.
The good news was, the uncle was still alive.
The bad news was, he had become a vegetable.
The hospital's diagnosis was severe poisoning.
According to the hospital's assessment, the unlucky uncle had likely been bitten by some sort of venomous insect.
The venom from this insect was incredibly potent. If the uncle hadn't had some level of Cultivation, he would have likely already gone to meet King Yama.
Based on the current situation, it seemed the unlucky uncle had been bitten by the venomous insect while reading in the library.
Upon hearing this news, everyone's expression turned grim.
There was a venomous insect hiding in the library?
If they weren't careful and got bitten, wouldn't they end up just like that unlucky uncle?
Even Qin Yang's expression soured at the thought.
Why did he like working in the library?
'It was simply because it was stable here, stress-free.'
'And now they were telling him that staying in the library actually carried a risk of death.'
'This was basically leaving him no way out!'
'Is it impossible to just find a place to lie flat and slack off these days?'
A moment later, the meeting ended, and the steward assigned tasks to everyone regarding the incident.
A full-scale, deep cleaning!
The venomous insect had to be found and eliminated!
Clearly, the incident with the unlucky uncle's poisoning had brought a lot of negative attention to the library.
The higher-ups had issued a strict order: solve this problem immediately.
An incident like this was absolutely not allowed to happen again!
"Qin Yang, take a look at me. Does it look like bad luck is written all over my face?"
Xia He asked Qin Yang after the meeting broke.
"?"
Qin Yang looked at Xia He, confused.
Xia He said pitifully, "I got beaten again last night."
The incident with the unlucky uncle happened in Xia He's Section 2, so as the administrator, he was naturally tied to it.
Although the library had dealt with the trouble, accountability still needed to be assigned.
Speaking of which, one had to admit that Mr. Xia was indeed a capable man.
If the incident had happened in Qin Yang's Section 1, he, with his complete lack of connections, would have probably been kicked out of the library by now.
After all, someone always had to be the scapegoat.
But Xia He was able to return to work, safe and sound, without receiving any punishment whatsoever.
It was obvious that Mr. Xia had been pulling strings behind the scenes.
However, it wasn't like Xia He had escaped punishment entirely.
Seeing his look of utter despair, it was clear he had once again tasted the "soothing touch of a father's love" yesterday.
"Look on the bright side. You should be glad you weren't the one who got bitten," Qin Yang couldn't help but console him.
"Uh..."
Xia He paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Qin Yang, you're right. It's a good thing I wasn't bitten."
Thinking about the unlucky uncle's fate, a chill went down Xia He's spine.
"If I got bitten, wouldn't all those young ladies at Platinum Han lose a ton of business?"
"They're already so pitiful. I have to preserve my useful body to help them out properly."
Qin Yang: "..."
'Wow, you're such a good person.'
'I'm gonna hex you and hope you lose a kidney!'
Qin Yang turned and walked away, not wanting to deal with this little bastard.
"Hey, Qin Yang, where are you going?"
Qin Yang gritted his teeth. "What do you think? The deep clean!"
Xia He was afraid of dying, but Qin Yang cherished his life even more.
During this deep clean, he had to drag out this "venomous insect" hidden in the library.
Although he already had the Cultivation of a Half-step Innate, and the insect might not pose a threat to him, he believed in "better safe than sorry."
Naturally, Qin Yang would do everything in his power to eliminate this unknown venomous insect.
A moment later, Qin Yang and Xia He collected materials like insecticide and ant killer from the steward and went to their respective sections.
This deep clean was specifically aimed at the lurking venomous insect; it wasn't going to be a simple tidying up.
The most crucial part was killing pests and insects!
For the sake of his own life, even the usually unreliable Xia He was extremely serious this time, insecticide in hand, diligently disinfecting Section 2.
He strove to clean every corner, determined not to let a single venomous insect escape.
Qin Yang went even further, flipping through every single manual and spraying insecticide into the dead corners of the bookshelves.
"Phew!"
"I'm dead tired!"
When they were finished, Xia He collapsed into a chair, heaving a sigh of relief before handing Qin Yang a cigarette.
Qin Yang took it, and the two began to puff away.
During the deep clean, Qin Yang had been incredibly meticulous, ultimately earning the Nine-Link Slash achievement.
However, what puzzled Qin Yang was that neither he nor Xia He had found any spiders.
Remembering the unlucky uncle muttering about a spider as he passed out yesterday, Qin Yang's brow furrowed.
'Did I mishear him?'
'There aren't any spiders here.'
"DING! Beast Emperor detected. Host, please evacuate immediately!"
"Warning! Warning!"
"Host, please flee for your life!"
Just as doubt crept into Qin Yang's mind, the system's notification suddenly rang in his head.
Qin Yang's hand trembled in shock. After he processed it, his expression turned ugly.
'Here we go again!'
'This damn system is malfunctioning again.'
'Couldn't it give a heads-up beforehand?'
'Dammit, you're going to give me a heart attack one of these days!'
Xia He looked at Qin Yang in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Qin Yang shook his head, but then his gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes locking onto the ceiling behind Xia He.
A tiny purple figure quickly crawled across it.
A spider!
A purple spider!
"Alert! Alert!"
"Beast Emperor-level Star Beast, Purple Soul Demon Spider, detected approaching! Host, please evacuate immediately, or you will face certain death!"
"Host, please evacuate at once!"
"Evacuate this location immediately!"
The moment Qin Yang saw the purple spider, the system's voice sounded again.
And its tone was extremely urgent, sounding exceptionally panicked and fearful.
It was as if Qin Yang would face certain death if he didn't leave right this second.
"Purple Soul Demon Spider?"
"A Beast Emperor?"
Hearing the system's somewhat familiar introduction, Qin Yang immediately recalled the "Undying Cockroach" from last time.
But Qin Yang didn't believe it for a second.
'This tiny spider is a Beast Emperor?'
'What kind of joke is this?'
'That little purple spider just now did look a bit different from other spiders.'
'But to say it's a terrifying Beast Emperor?'
Qin Yang wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.
A Beast Emperor was a being that not even a Grandmaster Realm expert would dare to provoke.
'And you're telling me it's hiding in this tiny little library?'
'That's just completely absurd.'
Clearly, the system was freaking out again.
Suddenly, a screen of light appeared before Qin Yang's eyes.
Race: Purple Soul Demon Spider (Contains Ancient Demon Spider Bloodline)
Level: Emperor Level
Talent Abilities: Death Spider Venom, Purple Soul Domain
Traits: The Purple Soul Demon Spider is born with intelligence and enjoys studying human Martial Arts.
Gazing at the screen of light before him, Qin Yang froze.
'This little spider really is a Beast Emperor?'