: Medicine has three parts poison.

"Uncle Landlord, this is the three months' rent you owe. Please accept it!"

Xu Qianyan transferred the money to the landlord who lived across the hall.

"Wow, you've got money now?! That's not easy!"

"We'll give it to you on time from now on!"

"Sigh, I won't force you when things are tough... I know about your family's situation... I can understand why Lu Wuxin has given up on himself..."

"Thank you, Uncle Landlord."

Back in the office, after closing the door, Xu Qianyan leaned against it.

Although the landlord was understanding.

But she wasn't very happy.

Because the landlord was talking about her sister's death, Xu Qianyan was reminded of those unpleasant memories again.

She glanced sideways at Lu Wuxin, who was sitting behind his desk smoking.

Lu Wuxin has been listless for the past two days.

He smokes much more frequently than usual.

He seemed to have lost all motivation, slumped in his chair, utterly dejected.

Xu Qianyan's brows furrowed involuntarily.

She still felt...

He usually talks to himself in a crazy way, his mind is full of creative ways to confess to his sister, and he is always thinking about going on a date with his sister... but he is happier.

The lack of faith now is like losing one's soul.

Xu Qianyan felt a pang of guilt.

and.

The ghostly figure of that older sister.

Was I seeing things wrong, or is it actually real?

What exactly is that thing?

Could it be that Wuxin's habit of talking to thin air is not actually his delusion?

Xu Qianyan couldn't tell the difference.

This matter is even more complicated than Lu Wuxin's schizophrenia...

Xu Qianyan shook her head, no longer wanting to think about it.

She walked to Lu Wuxin's desk and took away the ashtray that was already full.

After cleaning the ashtray, she put it back in its original place.

"Smoke less! It's bad for your health!" the girl scolded.

Lu Wuxin looked at her listlessly and responded weakly.

"Oh……"

This sight made the girl even more heartbroken.

But she had no other choice.

Lu Wuxin said his sister would be away on a business trip for two days, but who knows how many days it would actually take...

The girl was still somewhat unhappy.

She took out the ten spirit stones that Officer Zhang had given her and placed them in front of Lu Wuxin.

"Brother-in-law..."

"How do you use this thing?"

Teach me!

Lu Wuxin stared at the spirit stone, lost in thought for over ten seconds, the cigarette in his mouth spontaneously combusting.

After a long pause, as if he had reconnected, he finally spoke, "How... do you use spirit stones? Didn't your school teach you?"

"I want to know if there's a better way!" Xu Qianyan said angrily.

"The school gave out spirit stones before, and I used them, but I was still stuck at E-level for so long."

"I feel that the school's methods are not suitable for me!"

The methods taught in schools are not complicated.

It involves using the techniques taught in school to hold the spirit stone between your palms, then drawing upon your internal energy to create resonance, thereby absorbing the spiritual energy contained within the spirit stone.

This is also the standard method used by the vast majority of people with superpowers.

"..." Lu Wuxin didn't know whether he should tell Xu Qianyan or not.

These past few days, without needing to confess his feelings, although he was distraught, his thinking ability had returned to normal.

Just like his method of swallowing tumors whole, he certainly had some unorthodox methods.

However, every medicine has its side effects.

While swallowing tumors is an unorthodox method that can rapidly increase one's superpower level, it is extremely harmful to the body.

The advantages and disadvantages are twofold; excessive use can even be life-threatening.

Noticing Lu Wuxin's hesitation, Xu Qianyan said sternly, "I'm an adult too!"

"I still need to go on cases with Sister Yu, and I need even higher abilities to get into a good university!"

"Only in this way can I better establish myself in this world!"

"Only by becoming stronger can I better manage this family!"

Lu Wuxin took a deep drag on his cigarette.

Let's put other things aside for now.

...In this strange world that has descended, greater power is indeed needed.

Even bizarre things that have been artificially altered have occurred.

The world in the future will not only be a place of danger brought by the bizarre.

The most treacherous thing is the human heart, which is difficult to discern.

"Alright..."

"But I have one condition."

"That means that if I find your body can't take it anymore and I tell you to stop, you have to stop."

Xu Qianyan pouted and put her hands on her hips.

"I'll be very obedient, okay!"

Lu Wuxin stood up, picked up one of the spirit stones, and examined it carefully.

Do you know what spirit stones are made of?

"..." Xu Qianyan thought for a moment, "Gallstones in a strange body?"

Lu Wuxin was speechless.

"Could it be kidney stones?!"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Lu Wuxin grabbed Xu Qianyan's face with one hand, telling her to shut up.

"The spirit stone is special; it wasn't extracted from the body of the strange creature."

"They were created during the formation of the bizarre realm, in the polluted natural environment! They are relatively rare, and therefore extremely expensive, much more expensive than ordinary ability-enhancing potions."

"Therefore, this thing contains both strange and natural forces."

"The improvement it provides to those with supernatural abilities is naturally even more outstanding."

"However... precisely because they possess natural attributes, spirit stones can actually be subdivided into many attributes."

"Human attributes are also different. If you get a spirit stone that doesn't match your attributes, the absorption rate will be greatly affected."

Xu Qianyan suddenly realized.

"So, I have to absorb spirit stones based on my own attributes? Otherwise, I can't absorb them?!"

"No." Lu Wuxin immediately denied her guess.

"Incorrect attributes affect absorption efficiency and speed, but do not affect absorption itself."

Immediately afterwards, he crushed the spirit stone with one hand and then took out a clean disposable syringe from the drawer.

Lu Wuxin also took out some unknown drugs.

The instant he mixed the spirit stone and the mysterious drug into the syringe, he immediately plunged the needle into Xu Qianyan's arm.

"By injecting it directly into the body, the inefficient resonance absorption process can be bypassed."

Because of Lu Wuxin's sneak attack.

Xu Qianyan was completely unprepared.

She was in so much pain she wanted to curse.

But the next second, a large amount of power suddenly surged within his body, as if it were about to explode.

"Brother-in-law...you just wait..."

The girl fainted.

……

I don't know how much time has passed.

Xu Qianyan suddenly opened her eyes.

It was dusk, and the evening glow outside the window shone into the room, making the light quite dim.

Lu Wuxin was nowhere to be found; he wasn't at the firm.

As soon as the girl sat up, she felt a churning sensation within her body.

The spirit stones injected directly into the body have not been fully digested, leaving the spiritual points within the body still in a state of flux.

However, she could clearly sense it.

Her spiritual points have been raised to at least the mid-stage of D-level.

He was promoted to D-rank only a few days ago, but now he's already halfway to C-rank!

This speed was something she could never have imagined before.

"Where did Wuxin learn about these special methods?"

...What is this mysterious drug that's mixed in with the spirit stone?

Despite possessing so many powerful cultivation techniques, why is Wu Xin still only a mediocre B-rank?

Recalling the shocking scene of Lu Wuxin killing the ghost, Xu Qianyan rejected the idea.

...No, is he really a B-rank?

Reflecting on Lu Wuxin's behavior over the past few days.

The girl became increasingly confused.

She felt like she didn't really recognize her brother-in-law anymore.

Distrust... How much more are you hiding from me...?