「The next day.」
Not long after Qin Yang arrived at the library, the Steward, Jiang Tao, called all the first-floor staff for a meeting.
The reason for the meeting was, naturally, the unlucky man from yesterday.
And that's when Qin Yang learned what had happened to the unlucky man afterward.
The good news was, the man was still alive.
The bad news was, he had become a vegetable.
The hospital's diagnosis was severe poisoning.
The hospital determined that the unlucky man had likely been bitten by some sort of venomous insect.
The venom from this insect was extremely potent. If the man hadn't had a bit of Cultivation, he would probably have gone to meet King Yama by now.
And based on the current situation, it seemed the unlucky man was bitten by the venomous insect while reading in the library.
Hearing this news, everyone's expression turned grim.
'There's a venomous insect hiding in the library?'
'If one of us got bitten by accident, wouldn't we end up just like that unlucky guy?'
At this thought, even Qin Yang's expression soured.
'Why did I like working in the library? It was simply because it was stable and stress-free.'
'But now I'm being told that even staying in the library comes with a risk of death.'
'This is basically leaving me no way to live!'
'Nowadays, is it so hard to find a place to just honestly lie flat?'
A moment later, the meeting ended, and the Steward assigned everyone a task regarding the matter.
A full, deep clean!
The venomous insect must be cleared out!
Evidently, the poisoning incident with the unlucky man had brought a lot of negative publicity to the library.
The higher-ups had given a strict order: this problem had to be solved immediately.
A situation like this was absolutely not to happen again!
"Qin Yang, take a look for me. Is the spot between my eyebrows looking dark?"
After the meeting, Xia He asked Qin Yang.
"?"
Qin Yang looked at Xia He, confused.
Xia He said pitifully, "I got beaten up again last night."
The incident with the unlucky man had happened in Xia He's Section 2, so as the administrator, he was naturally tied to it.
Although the library had handled the trouble, someone still had to be held accountable.
Speaking of which, one had to admit that Mr. Xia was indeed very capable.
If something like this had happened in Qin Yang's Section 1, he, with his complete lack of background, would have likely been kicked out of the library by now.
After all, someone had to take the blame.
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 that Xia He had gotten off completely scot-free.
Seeing his look of utter despair, it was clear he had once again tasted the "comfort" of his 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.
"Er..."
Xia He paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Qin Yang, you're right. Thank god I wasn't the one who got bitten."
Thinking of the unlucky man's fate, a chill instantly ran down Xia He's spine.
"If I got bitten, wouldn't all those young ladies at Platinum Han lose a huge amount of business?"
"They're already so pitiful. I have to preserve my useful body to help them out properly."
Qin Yang: "..."
'Well, aren't you just a saint.'
'I swear, I'm going to curse you till your kidneys get ganked!'
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 else? The deep clean!"
Xia He was afraid of death, 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, perhaps this venomous insect wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.
But it was better to be safe than sorry.
Of course, Qin Yang had to do everything in his power to eradicate this unknown venomous insect.
A moment later, Qin Yang and Xia He collected insecticide, ant killer, and other supplies from the Steward and went to their respective sections.
This deep clean was specifically targeting the hidden venomous insect, so it naturally wasn't going to be as simple as a quick tidying up.
The most critical part was killing the bugs and ants!
For the sake of his own life, even the usually unreliable Xia He was extremely serious this time, holding a can of insecticide and diligently disinfecting Section 2.
He strove to clean every single corner, determined not to let a single venomous insect escape.
As for Qin Yang, he went so far as to flip through every single secret manual and spray insecticide into the blind spots of the bookshelves.
"Phew!"
"I'm dead tired!"
After they finished, Xia He collapsed into a chair, letting out a sigh of relief before handing Qin Yang a cigarette.
Qin Yang took the cigarette, and the two began to puff away.
During the deep clean, Qin Yang was meticulous, and in the end, he obtained the Nine-Link Slash achievement.
However, what puzzled Qin Yang was that neither he nor Xia He had found any spiders.
Recalling the spider the unlucky man had mentioned before passing out yesterday, Qin Yang's brow furrowed slightly.
'Did I mishear him?'
'What spiders could possibly be here?'
"Ding! Beast Emperor detected. Host, please evacuate immediately!"
"Warning, warning!"
"Host, please flee for your life immediately!"
Just as Qin Yang was feeling puzzled, the system's notification tone suddenly rang in his mind.
Qin Yang's hand trembled in shock. After he processed it, his expression immediately soured.
'Here we go again!'
'This damn system is spazzing out again.'
'Can't you give me a heads-up beforehand?'
'Sooner or later, you're going to scare me to death.'
Xia He looked at Qin Yang in confusion. "What's wrong with you?"
Qin Yang shook his head, but then his gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes locking onto the ceiling behind Xia He.
A tiny purple figure was seen quickly crawling across the ceiling.
A spider!
A purple spider!
"Alert! Alert!"
"Beast Emperor Star Beast, the Purple Soul Demon Spider, has been detected approaching. Host, please evacuate immediately, or you will face certain death!"
"Host, please evacuate immediately!"
"Evacuate this location immediately!"
The moment Qin Yang saw the purple spider, the system's voice rang out again.
And its tone was extremely urgent, sounding unusually panicked and fearful.
It was as if Qin Yang would face certain death if he didn't leave right away.
'Purple Soul Demon Spider?'
'A Beast Emperor?'
Listening to 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?'
'Are you kidding me?'
The little purple spider from just now did look a bit different from other spiders.
But to say it was a terrifying Beast Emperor?
Qin Yang wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.
A Beast Emperor was an existence that even those in the Grandmaster Realm wouldn't dare to provoke.
'And you're telling me it's hiding in this tiny little library?'
'That's just a ridiculous fantasy.'
Clearly, the system was spazzing 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.
His gaze swept over the screen of light before him, and Qin Yang froze.
'This little spider really is a Beast Emperor?'