The peasant woman quickly calculated that the entire village had been preparing for a mass exodus th

Immediately, Old Lady Sun tried to wipe the chicken blood off Zhao Sanshi's face with her sleeve.

"Don't wipe it, it's a talisman to ward off evil spirits and save him," Zhao Taohua reminded him.

Wang felt the chill in the room gradually dissipate...

She quickly grabbed Grandma Sun's arm: "Mom, let's wait a little longer and see!"

What if it could really save San Shi's life?

Zhao Sanshi was in a daze. He dreamed that he was being choked by a demon, and he was about to die.

Suddenly, a red talisman appeared on his forehead, directly blasting the evil spirit away, which instantly turned into ashes and black smoke.

Zhao Sanshi then came back to life. Soon after, he woke up from his dream and opened his eyes to see Wang Shi kneeling in front of him, crying uncontrollably.

"Ah Yun, who bullied you? I'm going to settle the score with them!"

Although Zhao Sanshi looked unwell, his voice was booming.

Grandma Sun covered her mouth with both hands in disbelief.

The youngest son was actually awakened by Zhao Taohua?

Based on a pattern she haphazardly drew with chicken blood?

"Uncle Xiangping, please take a look at my youngest son. Is he really better?" Grandma Sun asked hurriedly.

Zhao Xiangping didn't move: "Old man, I'm a quack doctor, I can't treat this."

Grandma Sun's face froze, she gave an awkward smile, and immediately apologized to Zhao Xiangping: "Uncle Xiangping, I misspoke just now, please don't hold it against a woman like me."

Zhao Xiangping snorted and walked towards Zhao Sanshi, not really bothering with his cousin's wife, Old Lady Sun.

After all, Zhao Sanshi was a child he had watched grow up, and matters of life and death could not be taken lightly.

However, Zhao Xiangping also found it unbelievable. He had clearly diagnosed the person as being on the verge of death, so how come he now looked like nothing was wrong?

The village chief and the other villagers stared wide-eyed, wondering what was going on.

Everyone stared at Zhao Xiangping, waiting for him to speak.

As Zhao Xiangping took her pulse, he said, "This is impossible..."

Grandma Sun asked worriedly, "Uncle Xiangping, what's wrong with my youngest son?"

"San Shi is fine, just a little tired. He just needs to rest."

"Should we prescribe some medicine?" Grandma Sun pressed.

"No need to waste that money."

As soon as Zhao Xiangping finished speaking, everyone present was utterly shocked!

"My God, the person who was just diagnosed by Grandpa Xiangping and prepared for his funeral, is now perfectly fine after Tao Hua's ritual?"

"Is Peach Blossom some kind of immortal reincarnation?"

Suddenly, everyone's gaze towards Zhao Taohua changed. They thought she was trying to swindle Grandma Sun's money, but they didn't expect her to be so capable!

The village chief asked, "Peach Blossom, did your uncle suddenly fall ill because he encountered an evil spirit?"

In the past, the village chief would never have believed that there were any evil spirits in the world, but just now he watched as Zhao Sanshi was saved by Tao Hua's magic.

What else does he not believe?

Zhao Taohua nodded and continued, "The reason why that evil spirit haunted my uncle was because there was a karmic connection between them. That's why it kept pestering him and almost killed him."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Sun flew into a rage: "Stop talking nonsense! My youngest son has never harmed anyone, how could he possibly have any connection with it?"

Zhao Taohua wasn't intimidated by her. Pointing to the clothes Zhao Sanshi was wearing underneath, she said, "I'm not making this up. Uncle is still wearing the clothes that the evil spirit wore before it died!"

The people reacted differently upon hearing her words.

Wang wrung her hands in terror, her pupils widening suddenly: "These clothes were given to me by my mother-in-law a few days ago, how could they be...the clothes of a dead person?"

Wang was so frightened that she stammered.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Zhao Sanshi's undergarment. No wonder Zhao Sanshi was wearing a hemp undergarment; it turned out he had picked up a dead person.

Zhao Sanshi's heart tightened, and a chill ran down his spine: "A dead person? Mother, how could the clothes you gave me be worn by a dead person?"

Grandma Sun didn't expect it to be like this: "I didn't know either. I saw such a nice dress by the roadside. I didn't even want to give it to your older brother, but I gave it to you to wear!"

"These clothes are brand new, how could they have been worn by a dead person? Don't listen to this brat's nonsense, a foot of linen costs ten coins!"

Wang dared not gamble with her husband's life, so she grabbed Zhao Sanshi's undergarment and pulled hard.

With a "rip", she tore the fabric at the collar.

Unexpectedly, something fell out from my collar!

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was a lock of hair, neatly tied with white string.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone was terrified, feeling as if a sudden gust of cold wind had swept through the surroundings.

Wang immediately took off Zhao Sanshi's undergarment, saying that he absolutely could not wear it again!

"Tsk, so it was Sun Zhaodi who was greedy for small gains and almost got her own son killed!"

After the truth came to light, some villagers discussed the matter.

“Sun Zhaodi always doted on her youngest son the most. Now look what happened, her youngest son almost lost his life because of her!”

"Old Mrs. Sun wanted to give Peach Blossom to Master Li as a concubine, but not only did she lose ten taels of silver, she almost lost a son as well. This is retribution!"

As Zhao Taohua listened to the villagers' discussions, she looked up at the sinister aura on Old Lady Sun's face. The aura was spreading rapidly, and her retribution would come soon.

Grandma Sun was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

"Let's go!" she said irritably. Not only had they lost thirty taels of silver today, but their youngest son had almost lost his life!

Wang harbored resentment towards Old Lady Sun, but she dared not voice it directly like the others. She helped Zhao Sanshi and followed behind as they walked out of the second courtyard.

After seeing that Grandma Sun and the other two had left, everyone else left as well, except for one kind-hearted woman and Shen Ming who remained in the Zhao family's dilapidated courtyard.

Shen Ming took a rabbit out of his basket and gave it to Zhao Taohua before leaving.

Aunt Zheng from next door handed Zhao Taohua a bowl of corn porridge: "Taohua, poor child, eat quickly!"

"Thank you, Aunt Zheng."

After taking a bowl of sweet corn porridge, Zhao Taohua felt as if she had come back to life.

Aunt Zheng watched Shen Ming's departing figure and said, "Peach Blossom, I must remind you, Shen Ming is born a solitary and unlucky star, a jinx. Stay away from him and never get too close to him."

His mother died in childbirth shortly after he was born, and then his father also passed away.

Later, even his second uncle and grandfather were the same, until his grandmother found out after consulting a Taoist priest.

Unfortunately, the old lady realized it too late, and in the end, she still couldn't escape it and passed away as well!

"Take the rabbit he just gave you to town and sell it to get some money to buy food."

When Zhao Taohua first saw Shen Ming, she immediately noticed the overwhelming ferocity surrounding him; the old Taoist priest was right.

However, the old Taoist priest was not skilled enough and did not see that Shen Ming was covered in golden light of merit.

More importantly, after their skin touched, he was able to replenish her spiritual energy?

A sly smile flashed across Zhao Taohua's eyes; she wouldn't miss such a great portable power bank.

What do I care about any evil aura, or the bad luck or death that comes from getting close to him? She is full of spiritual energy, and these things are simply not worth mentioning in front of her, a dignified master of metaphysics!

"Thank you for reminding me, Aunt Zheng..." Zhao Taohua said, pretending to be obedient.

“Peach Blossom!”

"My peach blossom!!"

Before Zhao Taohua could finish speaking, a woman rushed in through the courtyard gate. Her face was terribly thin, and the woman immediately pulled Zhao Taohua into her arms.

She is Zhao Taohua's mother, Madam Qian.

Because they had no land at home, Qian and Zhao Ershu had no choice but to go to town to earn money. They would go wherever there was a need for people or work in town.

Today, Qian's employer had just settled her wages, so she rushed back to see her daughter. Unexpectedly, she heard that something had happened at home as soon as she entered the village.

Zhao Taohua's cheeks were still swollen, which made Qian Shi feel extremely distressed.

"Peach Blossom, which son of a bitch beat you? Tell me, and I'll go and fight her right now. She beat my daughter while I, Qian Hongyan, am not home."

"Go ahead and try touching my daughter in front of me!"

Qian put his hands on his hips and roared.