Yan Xiao had no idea that Shen Muzhi had been successfully led astray by Zhao Qian.

After giving Zhao Qian instructions, she had the jade moved into the secret chamber, then plunged into it and never came out again.

Since it concerned her own life, she was extremely cautious, so she immediately began absorbing the energy from the jade to upgrade her superpower level.

The landscape jade ornament is quite large, and its spiritual energy is naturally abundant.

Yan Xiao was already just one step away from leveling up, so after absorbing less than half of it, she felt the barrier to her ability level slowly loosening.

Without hesitation, she pressed on and continued to absorb the spiritual energy from the jade. Then, she heard a sound from her body that resembled a drop of water falling to the ground.

Having prior experience with leveling up, Yan Xiao knew very well that this meant she had successfully leveled up to level two.

However, she did not stop immediately, but continued to slowly absorb the spiritual energy in the jade to consolidate her level two supernatural ability.

Once more than half of the spiritual energy within the mountains, waters, and jade stones had been absorbed, her level had stabilized.

Yan Xiao also felt that his body had reached its limit, and that continuing to absorb spiritual energy in a short period of time would only have the opposite effect.

Upon noticing the anomaly, she quickly stopped without hesitation, then continued to regulate her breathing for a while. After the supernatural energy had completely merged with her body, she opened her eyes.

The moment I opened my eyes, what greeted me was the landscape stone carving.

The once warm and lustrous jade has now become much duller and has lost its original appearance.

She exhaled a breath of stale air, stretched, and then couldn't help but sigh.

"Upgrading is great! I feel light and energetic all over, it's awesome!"

Although healing abilities do not come with any combat skills, the physical attributes of the ability user will improve as the ability level increases.

Physical attributes include the basic attributes of a superhuman, such as reaction speed, agility, resilience, and strength.

These abilities might not be very useful against supernatural attacks in the apocalypse, but since this world doesn't have those strange combat abilities, they'll be very useful.

The only regret was that she originally thought that spiritual energy was pure and gentle, and that absorbing it would not have the side effects of the energy in the zombie crystal core, so she could absorb it indefinitely. However, she forgot that her body's tolerance was also limited and would eventually reach saturation.

After assessing my body's current condition, I estimate it will take some time before I can continue absorbing nutrients.

Yan Xiao sat in the secret room for a while longer, and only got up and left after confirming that there was nothing wrong with her body.

She lost track of time inside and only realized it was dark when she came out; she had been in the secret room for half a day.

Qianqiu Wandai had been waiting outside, and was now anxiously looking out the door. As soon as he saw her, he rushed forward to greet her warmly.

"Why has Madam been inside for so long? Even if you love that treasure, you can't be so engrossed in it that you forget to eat and sleep."

"Yes, Madam, you haven't eaten for half a day, you must be hungry. Dinner has been prepared for you, please go and eat."

Yanxiao has just leveled up, so she's incredibly energetic right now, doesn't feel hungry, and doesn't really want to eat.

"I'm not hungry, I won't eat now. Go and prepare some hot water for me, I want to take a shower first."

Qianqiu Wandai exchanged a glance after hearing this, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes, yet neither dared to disobey Yanxiao's command.

After the two responded, they went to prepare hot water. Just as they were about to carry the hot water into the yard, Zhao Qian stopped them.

Zhao Qian glanced around the room, gesturing for them to lower their voices, and asked:

"Madam just returned to her room, why are you calling for water already? Have you already had dinner?"

Thousands of generations shook their heads, and Qianqiu sighed as he replied:

"The lady hasn't eaten anything since the afternoon, saying she's not hungry."

Bandai quickly chimed in, "She hasn't eaten for half a day, how could she not be hungry? I don't know what's wrong with Madam, she used to never skip a meal. Should we go and call a doctor to take a look at her?"

"Why bother hiring a doctor? Madam herself is the best doctor."

Qianqiu sighed again as she spoke:

"Guard Zhao, we won't talk to you anymore. Madam is waiting for water."

Upon hearing their words, Zhao Qian first frowned, then, as if he had thought of something, a profound smile appeared on his face. He waved his hand, signaling them to go about their business.

The two women were puzzled by the smile on Zhao Qian's face, but they didn't delve into it. Instead, they carried the hot water into the courtyard.

At this moment, Zhao Qian felt that he was the smartest person in the entire general's mansion, because he could see things that others couldn't.

The things he said to appease the general earlier were all correct; he just happened to be right.

This lady is clearly worried about her general; she's so worried that she can't eat or drink.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? The general had just left when the lady locked herself in her room for half a day and then refused to eat or drink.

Saying she's not hungry? With Madam's habit of not wanting to eat even a single bite less, who would believe that?

It seems that the lady is only outwardly strong and indifferent; she is still very worried about the general. I wonder how she has been hiding in the secret room crying all day.

He felt that he should tell the general about this when he returned, otherwise his wife's affection would be wasted.

We must let the general know; he's really worried himself sick over this family.

Yan Xiao had no idea that her head guard was now imagining a whole drama because of the small matter of her not being hungry.

She just wanted to get rid of the poison in her body as soon as possible, which is why she asked Qianqiu and the others to prepare hot water for her.

After Qianqiu Wandai brought the hot water into the side room, she simply gestured for them to close the door and leave, telling them not to worry about her.

Once she was alone in the room, she began her first detoxification after the upgrade. If all went well, the toxins in her body should be completely eliminated after this treatment.

As Yan Xiao had predicted, the power of a level two ability was simply incomparable to that of a level one ability.

The last bit of stubborn toxin was quickly removed after encountering the level-two supernatural energy, and was even uprooted by the supernatural energy just as it was about to regenerate.

One thing Yan Xiao hadn't expected was that as the last bit of toxin was expelled, it was as if all the pores on her body had been opened, and a lot of greasy, light brown stuff came out.

During the process of expelling these substances, Yan Xiao did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, she felt very relaxed and comfortable, as if she had just had a full-body massage after being tired for a long time.

However, the excrement had an indescribable odor; it wasn't exactly foul, but it was still incredibly nauseating.