Origin System, I have a barren mountain

"You've worked so hard. If the vegetables you planted hadn't sprouted, I wouldn't have known I could conjure up so many vegetables for you."

The woman was shocked when she heard the news.

They were already doing well to keep a hundred or so people alive. They never expected that, after barely surviving, they would even have vegetables, a food that is not something that can be obtained in a severe drought.

There was a good amount of green vegetables. When they were brought out, many of the men who had been guarding the barren mountain looked at each other in disbelief and joy.

After obtaining DouDou's and the others' consent, the woman had several large pots set up.

After the water in the large pot boiled, I added the greens and salt.

The food in those big pots, along with the cleaned rice, yielded a considerable amount of food, enough for everyone to have a large bowl.

Not only that, after everyone received their share the first time, there was still some left over.

The woman then had those outside the hundred or so people line up to receive it.

Everyone shared the food, and after they had eaten, they naturally had no ill intentions towards those who were queuing to receive it. They simply kept an eye on them to prevent anyone with malicious intent from disrupting the process.

Cheng Yunmo stood not far from the woman, watching her. He never expected that this woman was so capable, able to control the situation so easily in such chaotic times.

Under the care of these days, her child slowly grew into an adorable child who didn't belong to the chaotic world.

Just as Cheng Yunmo was sighing, an unexpected strange sight appeared, causing everyone to panic and scatter in all directions.

"The shadow has appeared! Everyone run!"

As soon as one person spoke up, more people noticed, and everyone hurriedly grabbed their food and scattered in all directions.

Many people didn't even have time to dodge; anyone touched by the shadow fell to the ground without a sound.

Cheng Yunmo stared in astonishment at the scene. She didn't know what had happened; all she could see was a shadow that looked harmless, as if it were being blown about by something.

Seeing more people running away, she instinctively headed towards DouDou's direction.

Dou Dou is still a child and runs very slowly. She can't protect Dou Dou because she doesn't have a real body.

"Mother, Father, I'm scared!"

Dou Dou's crying couldn't be stopped, and Dou Dou's parents kept protecting her.

It was only then that Cheng Yunmo realized that the wisps of heat he had just noticed were coming from somewhere, but now he knew they were actually coming from his shadow.

It was clearly just a shadow, but I never imagined that this shadow would have such a terrifying ability.

Wherever he went, the water and the food he had painstakingly saved up were all gone!

The little bit of life that once existed on the barren mountain has now vanished.

The woman, holding her child, collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. She had expected those who usually protected her to do so now, but they all ran away without a second thought.

When Cheng Yunmo saw this scene, he felt an indescribable sadness.

She glanced at Dou Dou and saw that she was not in immediate danger, then quickly ran over.

However, when she got there, she discovered that the woman had been seriously injured at some point.

She wasn't injured by the shadow, but by someone wielding a knife. She was bleeding uncontrollably, and her life was hanging by a thread.

Cheng Yunmo was at a loss for what to do, and only had time to look at the child in her arms.

The woman held on tightly. She hesitated for a moment, knowing that if she stayed any longer, she might be hurt by the shadow. She decided to try holding the child. If the child wasn't given to her, she wouldn't interfere.

However, the woman who was holding the child tightly suddenly seemed to loosen her grip, and Cheng Yunmo, who was holding the child in his arms, met the woman's gaze.

This is the first time anyone other than DouDou has been able to see her again.

“Cui Ming is my child…”

The woman fell to the ground and closed her eyes in despair.

Cheng Yunmo looked at the well-behaved and beautiful Cui Ming in her arms, and her feelings were quite complicated.

She struggled to hold the child and quickly fled.

After an unknown amount of time, the shadows finally disappeared, and the surviving people were finally able to reunite.

Cheng Yunmo returned to the shed, which was almost completely collapsed and was barely enough for her to stay in.

She found a bowl, filled it with water, and gave it to Cui Ming to drink.

In the modern timeline, Cheng Yunmo came to Liang Yu's side and poured water into his mouth. The water was icy cold, and it took a while for Liang Yu to wake up.

He noticed the empty water glass on the side and realized who had just given him the water.

"Thank you."

Cheng Yunmo sighed and picked up the blackboard, which he had already written on.

Liang Yu looked at the pile of text with disbelief, then realized that Cheng Yunmo had no reason to lie about such a thing.

"I will find a way to find the puppets of Black and White Impermanence."

Liang Yu rubbed his temples. "I don't know what kind of dream I had, but I feel terrible right now."

Cheng Yunmo was shocked to find that all the vegetable seeds and rice in the miniature field in her consciousness had disappeared. Then she remembered that Dou Dou seemed to have said something about how important the miniature field was.

"Are there still rice and vegetables grown specifically for micro-fields?"

For some reason, Liang Yu became very interested when Cheng Yunmo mentioned the miniature field, and instead of thinking about anything else, he just wanted to hand it over.

"Yes, we've now developed even more crops suitable for micro-fields. I'll contact the lab right now and have someone send them over."

Liang Yu spoke up.

Immediately realizing something, Cheng Yunmo wrote on the blackboard, "Will your parents detain it?"

Liang Yu understood that Cheng Yunmo's concerns were not unfounded.

“I specifically arranged for someone I trust to deliver it.”

Cheng Yunmo was actually a little curious about how Liang Yu could cultivate trustworthy people, given that Liang's father and mother had specifically assigned people to keep an eye on him.

When the young man came to deliver something to Liang Yu, Cheng Yunmo saw him at first glance and felt an indescribable sense of unease.

"and many more."

Cheng Yunmo subconsciously spoke up to stop the other party.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that she was invisible to others.

Just as she was about to go find Liang Yu, she felt from the first glance that Liang Yu shouldn't have met this young man.

This feeling is very strange.

However, he stopped.

"Hello, I'm Cui Ming. May I ask who you are?"

Cui Ming stopped, looking at her with a questioning expression on his young and handsome face.

Cheng Yunmo opened her eyes wide in astonishment, looking at Cui Ming with a disbelieving gaze.

"Can you see me?"

Cheng Yunmo subconsciously looked around and, finding no one else there, quickly asked.