As July arrived, the weather gradually grew hotter.
The sun blazed fiercely, making beads of sweat roll straight down people's bodies.
The doors and windows were opened to let a cross breeze through.
Even so, the cat kept shifting positions in the heat.
Looking listless, the cat shook her head and yawned.
It grew hotter by the day, leaving the cat unable to muster any energy.
And this summer was much hotter than usual.
After July began.
Apart from teaching, Jiaze often shut himself in his room.
He seemed to have gained some insight.
Besides this, Liu Manzi also kept to their agreement.
He went to the private school where Jiaze taught and attended lessons with the others.
This was what Li Ping'an had required of him until he repaid his debt.
Strange as it was, Liu Manzi had been unwilling in every possible way at first.
Yet the deeper he delved into his studies, he even discovered that the bottleneck he had failed to break through for many years.
Had actually begun to show signs of yielding to some enlightenment.
Li Ping'an seemed unaware of the sweltering weather around him.
Seeing that even the cat's tail drooped listlessly.
He picked up his brush and wrote something on paper.
He posted it in the room's Xun direction; the Xun trigram belonged to wind.
The long wind never ceased, entering every opening; Xun meant yielding.
Before long, the cat raised her head.
She felt that the heat was no longer so unbearable.
A little while later, she began to feel cool.
Much more comfortable.
Li Ping'an was reading storybooks and illustrated booklets sold locally.
Orange Cat lay by his feet, brushing her tail back and forth against him.
Seeing that Li Ping'an paid her no attention, she bounded off to find