Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

Chapter 574 He wanted to ask the immortal where the cinnabar came from!

Qiao Manman smiled and comforted her, "Lu Yuan will do the task, I'll hitch a ride to see my grandparents!"

He Nian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's alright, that's alright. Last time you fainted, it scared your mother to death!"

"I was just unlucky to be caught in the earthquake that time."

My mother-in-law gave me some pomelo leaves to ward off bad luck, and from now on, good fortune will follow!

"Your mother-in-law is so thoughtful!" He Nian gently stroked her hair. "You must be filial to your mother-in-law from now on, okay?"

Qiao Manman nodded: "Filial piety, everyone is filial piety, I am the most filial!"

Qiao Manman gave a perfunctory reply and told Lu Yuan to get some food.

"Mom, try this dried apricot, it's especially sweet!"

The wheels rolled forward, and halfway there the two groups parted ways.

Qiao Manman left one of the suitcases with Qiao Runming, telling them not to be stingy and to mail it to them after they finished eating.

Qiao Runming patted Lu Yuan's arm: "Then be careful on the road. Give me a call when the mission is over."

After some time, Qiao Manman finally arrived at her destination.

Stepping onto this land again, she felt uneasy. The city seemed particularly desolate, devoid of any vitality.

Passengers at the station were listless, and pedestrians on the street looked listless. There wasn't a single patch of green in the entire city.

"Sister-in-law, something's not right here!"

"I know!"

Qiao Manman looked at the black mist floating in the air and her heart skipped a beat: "What's going on? The shadowy figure is still there?"

"There is no host, just some residue. Just remove it."

Qiao Manman breathed a sigh of relief and had the driver drive around to see the real situation of the city.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem!" Qiao Manman said as she got out of the car and pushed open the gate of the He family's house.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong here?" Lu Yifeng asked.

"It has been corrupted by evil spirits!"

Lu Yifeng staggered slightly: "There are many phenomena in this world that science cannot explain!"

In the past, he would have definitely shouted "Down with feudal superstition!"

But after witnessing that "war" firsthand, he realized that many things were not so simple.

Perhaps the lack of understanding stems from an insufficient perspective.

"Sister-in-law, what do you need us to do?"

"Go and buy some medicinal herbs. I'll brew some tonic soup for those who are listless."

Also, go buy cinnabar and yellow paper; I need to draw talismans.

"Sister-in-law, you can even draw talismans?"

"Absolutely! I excel in all aspects of education, morality, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor! A mere talisman is a piece of cake for me!"

Lu Yifeng and the others were full of admiration, and they all gave him a thumbs up: "Amazing!"

Qiao Manman waved her hand: "Go quickly, let's finish early and go home!"

Honestly, I've been traveling for days on end. By the time I'm done with all this, I'll be due to give birth!

Everyone laughed and dispersed, each going about their own business.

Qiao Manman stretched and went upstairs to rest.

Lu Yuan accompanied them, and once the door was locked, the two went into the space. After washing up, they slept soundly for several hours.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already completely dark.

Qiao Manman went downstairs, took the porridge that Xia Zhao had warmed, took a couple of sips, and asked, "Where are they?"

"I went to the neighboring province to buy medicinal herbs. My sister-in-law needs a large quantity; even if we emptied all the Chinese medicine shops here, it wouldn't be enough."

"What about cinnabar? Did you buy it?"

This made Xia Zhao even more embarrassed.

“Cinnabar is poisonous, so Chinese medicine shops are unwilling to sell much of it, and we only managed to get this tiny bit.”

Qiao Manman glanced at the tiny speck of cinnabar, about the size of a fingernail, inside the paper packet and teased with a smile, "What's that enough for?"

"So Ji Ming went to the countryside to ask the sage where the cinnabar came from!"