"Sit still, observe your mind, don't move."

Mei'Er said without lifting her head from the book.

The little kid had been hit lightly; though it didn't leave a scar, his wrist still hurt. Quickly adjusting his posture, after a while, he timidly reported.

"Teacher, there are insects here, I'm scared."

Mei'Er lifted her head from the Yellow Book and looked at the child, but found nothing with her Divine Sense.

She didn't overly blame the child, instead made a Finger Technique, and shortly after, the array in the Martial Arts Hall activated.

The array for pest control and detoxification started, and she also activated the temperature adjustment array, making the hall more comfortable.

"Now there are no insects, continue meditating, if you move again you'll be punished."

"Yes..."

Mei'Er didn't like the saying 'Endure hardships to become successful,' she preferred reasoning.

Cold is cold, hot is hot, rewarding for good actions, punishing for mistakes.

What was the term Zhang Ze used?

Something like pua?

Anyway, Mei'Er felt pua was quite boring, and speaking of Zhang Ze, she remembered the bounty notice he posted at the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

It said he wanted to arrest Lily.

Who knows what trouble Lily caused again.

Thinking of this, she suddenly stopped walking, and tossed a few paper balls, hitting several children.

"What's wrong with you now?"

"Teacher, there are still insects."

Mei'Er was puzzled; the Vast Righteous Qi of the Sword Mountain Peak was cleaner than Zhang Ze's face.

The dirtiest thing here might be the Yellow Book compilation she held, in such a clean place, how could there be insects?

However, just as she was about to sternly educate the group of kids, a set of twin-tails emerged from the spine gap of the Yellow Book in her hand.

The twin-tails shook, probably detecting Mei'Er's gaze, and quickly retracted.

Mei'Er, "?"

...

At the Library Pavilion.

Zhang Ze's master, Li, was drinking tea with Wang, chatting away when both saw a shadow flash by.

Seeing this, Li extended his hand, sending Sword Qi to track, and pulled out a set of twin-tails.

"Time to clean up, this place is dirty beyond measure..."

Intending to tease his friend, Li's words were cut short, as the twin-tails wriggled free with a whoosh, jumped into his teacup, and rinsed themselves.

After rinsing, the twin-tails swiftly skated across the table, leaving a water trail connecting into words.

[You're the dirty one, your whole family is dirty, I'm here to read books]

Li, "?"

Wang, "?"

"Your pet?" Li asked.

"What's it to do with me, why not ask your good disciple, maybe he did it." Wang replied.

Li thought it over and agreed, so he stopped taunting his friend and quickly drafted a disclaimer note.

A disclaimer titled "Whatever happens during this event, the consequences have nothing to do with me, already punished Zhang Ze today, next month's salary deduction."

"Have some tea."

Finishing the note, Li secretly pushed the cup rinsed by the twin-tails in front of Wang, then took out a sealed, unsealed wine jug from his pocket to drink.

...

Similar incidents were happening all over the Sword Pavilion, spreading to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion and even Thousand Mechanism Town.

By the time Zhang Ze's group returned to the Sword Pavilion, the hall for pill medicine distribution was packed.

From elders to disciples, all were retrieving insect-repelling pills and flower water.

Being bitten really itched.

Seeing this, Zhang Ze took out a small walnut for a look, then grabbed hold of Lily, who was poised to impress and redeem herself.

"I suggest you don't show yourself, the forum is offering rewards for whoever's responsible for these insects.

"Senior brothers and sisters are arguing with the Beast Taming Sect, accusing them of causing it, while the Beast Taming Sect blames the Medicine King Valley, saying it's to sell their flower water.

"If you show up now, you're likely to get scorned by all three parties.

"Even though you purely deserve this, you wouldn't want to be ambushed at night and beaten up, right?"

Lily shrunk her neck, "Then... what should I do?"

Zhang Ze thought for a moment and replied.

"Find Fuji.

"Have her cover for you and clean up the mess.

"Whatever Fuji does is right anyway."