Origin System, I have a barren mountain

Zhenying knew that revealing bad news at this time would undoubtedly be another heavy blow to Lord Cheng's heart.

Cheng Yunmo's eyes were slightly red, and after a long while, she slowly said, "Zhenying, you said that when the old lady of the Zhang family made a mistake, everyone looked at her with eyes that didn't want to forgive her. If it were me, would they just kill me?"

Zhenying was stunned, never expecting that Lord Cheng would have such a desperate thought.

"Master Cheng..."

Zhenying lacked Lord Cheng's abilities and was unable to share the burden in this matter, so she stared blankly at Lord Cheng.

"You know what? I've never seen anything like Xu Guo's situation. Every day feels like his last. Water, food, safety—when he doesn't have that kind of life, everything feels so terrifying."

Although Zhenying lives in the palace, she had previously lived in her home outside the palace, where she witnessed the carefree lives of everyone and also saw how Xu Kingdom had become what it is today.

However, while serving the Empress Dowager, he never experienced a shortage of food or drink.

Cheng Yunmo gazed quietly at Zhenying, "If only I were someone like you, living a life of ease and comfort in the Empress Dowager's domain, where you were highly valued and had no shortage of food or drink. Such a good character, yet I have never achieved anything like that."

Zhenying, “…”

Cheng Yunmo has to face this mess. If the Empress Dowager's people have already taken away all the people with special abilities listed in the records, then she definitely won't be able to find any help in this area.

Mu Yun arrived at night.

Mu Yun arrived quietly, without alerting anyone.

Cheng Yunmo also woke up suddenly and was almost scared to death when he saw Mu Yun standing to the side.

"You, how could you..."

However, before Mu Yun could speak, she saw Zhen Ying rushing in.

Zhenying was clearly just a thin and frail woman, but the kitchen knife she was holding was no joke.

"Release Lord Cheng!"

Zhenying stared coldly at Mu Yun and said.

Mu Yun was stunned. "Impossible. I made sure you couldn't wake up when I came."

Zhenying touched her head. Although she was startled by Mu Yun's sudden appearance and was indeed knocked down by him, she was worried about Lord Cheng's safety and immediately woke up.

Cheng Yunmo was worried that Mu Yun would harm Zhenying. The things Mu Yun had done had left a shadow in her heart.

"Don't hurt her, Mu Yun. What brings you to me so late?"

Zhenying did not leave, her gaze fixed on Muyun.

"The Empress Dowager specifically brought the most vicious people from that town to Xu Kingdom, and now these people are under Feng Sai's control."

Cheng Yunmo remained silent, unaware of how this matter would affect him.

“Feng Sai is not simple. I don’t know where he learned that modern people retain a part of the luck. If they come to Xu Kingdom, he can help the people of Xu Kingdom directly become modern people.”

Zhenying frowned. As a citizen of Xu, she was naturally furious upon hearing such news.

"The more people the Empress Dowager has in Xuguo, the less food the other people in the town will get, and a large number of people will die. I cannot bear such a serious matter alone."

Mu Yun said.

Mu Yun admitted that although it was very bad to Cheng Yunmo, they were both modern people and could not just stand by and watch so many people die.

Upon learning of this matter, Cheng Yunmo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I understand your fear. The situation is indeed as serious as you said. I also received news that you had a child with someone else, and the child is in that town with his family. You don't want to affect them, so you came here specifically to find me."

Cheng Yunmo said.

At night, the sudden revelation of such a painful truth left Cheng Yunmo feeling very upset.

Zhenying didn't know why Mu Yun had to come to see Lord Cheng so late at night.

The reason was for his son, thinking that Lord Cheng had already died without having a child.

At this point, even knowing the truth, one must still offer help.

Mu Yun didn't want to bring up Cheng Yunmo's other woman's affairs too much in front of him.

He didn't want to mention his son, because he always felt that Cheng Yunmo might not be able to control his murderous intent and might directly harm his son.

"Didn't you tell me once that you hoped to get my help? Now I'm willing. Tell me, what do you need me for?"

Mu Yun asked.

Cheng Yunmo took a deep breath, slowly calming his restless heart.

"Zhenying, who is beside me, is a person with great fortune. The Empress Dowager is using some unknown method to gradually devour Zhenying's fortune. I want you to go to the Empress Dowager's palace to retrieve the fortune that the Empress Dowager has hidden for Zhenying and restore her."

Zhenying was stunned. She hadn't expected that Mu Yun, who had finally gotten help, would be thinking about restoring her luck.

"Lord Cheng, why bother with me? We should try to get these people away from us first."

"The Gate of Time and Space, although only I can open it now, the letter that the Grand Preceptor obtained records the location of the jade pendants of the other Grand Preceptors. When these fragments of time and space are put together, the only person who can be summoned is probably the Grand Preceptor himself. I may only have a very small chance of being able to teleport, so I must preserve my chances for now."

Zhenying hadn't expected that sending all these people back wouldn't be as simple as she thought.

"Once your luck improves, the Empress will find you. With the Empress's blessing, you should be able to do even better."

Cheng Yunmo belatedly realized that the Empress was actually the most suitable candidate.

As long as the Empress does this, Heaven will naturally stand by her side, because this matter will only benefit Heaven, and will not bring any harm.

Zhenying then realized that Lord Cheng had also given it some thought.

"Alright, I'll do whatever you say, Lord Cheng."

Upon learning that Zhenying was so lucky, Mu Yun didn't hesitate and prepared to follow Cheng Yunmo's instructions.

When only the two of them were left in the room, Zhenying looked at Lord Cheng.

"Lord Cheng, do you think Mu Yun still has feelings for you?"

Zhenying didn't want to ask this question, but a truly solid relationship requires more than just business dealings; it also needs the maintenance of emotional bonds.

Cheng Yunmo smiled wryly, subconsciously wanting to touch her cheek.

However, thinking about his own terrifying appearance, he realized that if it weren't for He Hei and He Bai, he would look horrifying.

"Feelings? I've seen his son, he's very good-looking. I'm afraid someone like me means nothing to him."