This was also what Hua Xiangyun wanted to ask. The two elders and the child were all looking at Li Lancao with curiosity.

Li Lancao felt there was nothing to hide. "Before, when they went up the mountain to clear land, before they even reached the top, everyone else was walking fine, but he tripped and fell flat on his back on flat ground."

I twisted my ankle back then and had to stay in bed for a few days.

You wouldn't believe it, but in just those few days, he would choke on his food and drink water.

Even going to the toilet resulted in spilling into the toilet; those few days were truly chaotic.

Fortunately, after those few days, things seemed to gradually return to normal. Even though I occasionally had some bad luck, it didn't harm my body.

If it weren't for Xiangyun pulling him out today, he'd probably be bleeding from a head wound again.

Tian Guihua remained quiet the whole way, and only after returning to the courtyard and closing the doors tightly did she ask, "Didn't your parents think of asking someone to take a look?"

Seeing Tian Guihua's mysterious expression, Li Lancao immediately understood, "I looked into it and asked the fortune teller in the next village. She said that my luck hasn't been very good lately, but it will pass."

Before I came, nothing happened to him for several days in a row, so I thought it was over, but I didn't expect him to still be here waiting.

Otherwise, their father-in-law wouldn't have let them go out, not only because it was dangerous, but also because it would cause trouble for the Hua family.

Hua Xiangyun pondered, if it was just about clearing land, how could her luck suddenly turn bad?

Tian Cuihua and the others had also thought of this. Since there were no outsiders here, she asked directly, "Did you touch anything you shouldn't have on the mountain?"

Although we are cracking down on all kinds of monsters and demons now, the older generation still firmly believes in them.

"Everyone in the village knows that there used to be some graves on the mountain belonging to wealthy families."

Some of the houses, so old their origins unknown, were simply leveled without anyone inquiring about them. Later, the village cleared them away briefly to reclaim wasteland.

As for the earthen graves in the village, they didn't even bother with them.

Li Lancao also suspected that they had offended something, but these things were not suitable to be talked about loudly, so they only dared to consult a shaman in secret.

Now I just hope these unlucky occurrences will decrease and things will return to normal soon.

Hua Xiangyun had already come to a conclusion: her second uncle must have been offended, but he was just unlucky and not killed, which must be related to the fact that he was not the culprit.

Hua Xiangyun snapped out of her thoughts and asked Li Lancao with a curious expression, "Second Aunt, what happened to the people who destroyed those graves before? Did they suffer the same misfortune as Second Uncle?"

Since his misfortune struck, Xun Liangcai had actually made a point of inquiring about it. "I do know about this. Those people must have had too many bad intentions. Two of them had accidents, and the others are also constantly getting into trouble."

Back then, your maternal grandfather even took me to the mountain to secretly burn some paper money, and things have only recovered somewhat in the past few days.

I thought it was all over, but I never expected to almost get into serious trouble today.

Xun Liangcai smiled wryly, "I won't go out with you today. We'll go back first thing tomorrow morning, and I'll try to go out less in the future."

When opportunities come knocking, the only way to find capable people is through the most basic and simple method.

Hua Xiangyun knew that in this situation, a single talisman should be enough to resolve it.

Unfortunately, we are now penniless, let alone finding cinnabar talisman paper in this environment.

“Hiding isn’t a solution,” Tian Guihua said. She didn’t think such things could be avoided. When they were young, there was always a chance to get relief if they went to the Taoist temple to pray.

But where can we find those Taoist priests now?

“I remember there used to be a Taoist temple in your village, right?” Tian Guihua’s eyes suddenly lit up. When she went there, the temple was already dilapidated, which meant that there used to be a Taoist priest there.

Li Lancao said, "The Taoist priest there has long since disappeared. Later, because the place was considered taboo, it was converted into a cowshed."

Xun Liangcai then turned around and comforted those who were worried about him, saying, "It's alright. So much time has passed, and the fact that I'm still alive and kicking means I'm not destined to die. I'll probably be fine in a while."

I really have to thank Xiangyun today. If it weren't for you giving me a hand, I probably wouldn't be standing here speaking properly right now.

Hua Xiangyun quickly waved her hand, "I just happened to find it before you, and I don't think it's necessarily my second uncle's bad luck. It was clearly the other person's bicycle brakes that were faulty, we just happened to run into them."

My second uncle might suffer a bloody accident, but he wouldn't be in any real danger of losing his life. The pregnant woman, however, was a different story. If I hadn't intervened, she might have survived, but the baby in her womb...

I don't know if the other person took my parting words to heart. This ordeal is temporarily over, but I still have to deal with the conflicts in my life on my own.

The most urgent task now is to find some cinnabar talisman brushes, so that if she encounters a similar situation again in the future, she won't have to do it herself.

Since this topic came up, Hua Xiangyun hugged Tian Guihua's arm and said, "Grandma, I read in a book before that you can ask for some peace charms or something, so that Second Uncle can also be safe."

"Could we think of a way to ask for one too?"

Tian Guihua sighed, "It's not that easy. Over the years, everyone has been avoiding each other. Even if they have something, they don't dare to take it out."

The Qingfeng Taoist Temple in our town used to be very popular, and the old Taoist priest was famous far and wide for his talismans.

Unfortunately, starting in the 1960s, not only the old Taoist priests, but also the young Taoist priests in the temples disappeared overnight.

This means the expert sensed something amiss and sought an alternative escape route.

Hua Xiangyun's eyes lit up when she heard that there used to be a Taoist temple in this town. "How come I've never heard of it before?"

Tian Guihua said, "I've also heard that if we weren't hiding in this courtyard, I wouldn't have mentioned it at all."

If someone with ulterior motives hears this, our family won't get away with it either.

"Let's just talk about this here; you can't mention it again once you leave."

After Tian Guihua finished speaking, she glanced at Xun Liangcai and the other man, which startled the couple so much that they nodded hurriedly.

Hua Xiangyun thought about how she had been warned every time she brought up this topic these past few days, and she just hoped that this year would pass quickly so that earth-shattering changes would come soon.

Li Lancao became somewhat concerned, "I wonder if anyone has kept the talismans that were saved from back then?"

Today's events have truly frightened her. If Xun Liangcai continues to have such bad luck in the future, how will she live her life?

“Even if they do, they’re very secretive about it.” Tian Guihua shattered her illusions. “There are still some sorceresses who dare to secretly take on jobs. If the village sorceresses can’t solve it, you’d better go and inquire again.”

There are indeed such sorceresses in this county, but they seem to only be good at things like dealing with infantile night crying; they're not very effective at anything else.

“Sigh,” Li Lancao was truly troubled, “this is even harder to find out than buying grain.”