Transmigrating into a Remnant Soul: A Stay-at-Home Mom's Immortal Cultivation Comeback

Chapter 63 Chaos

Before they knew it, another month had passed, and the chaos outside was getting worse. Many people who had previously bought houses were defaulting on their mortgages due to loss of income. This phenomenon was common, especially among the former middle class, who were plunged into extreme anxiety by the sudden mortgage defaults.

Meanwhile, many factories laid off workers or even shut down. A wave of viruses imported from abroad continued to spread, and sick people were everywhere, hospitals were overcrowded. People going out mostly wore masks, yet food became increasingly scarce, and social order became increasingly chaotic.

Anxiety and unease were etched on people's faces in the streets and alleys. The once bustling commercial streets were now deserted, shops closed. Conflicts broke out among some over limited resources, and the security situation deteriorated rapidly. In these difficult times, everyone struggled to find hope for survival, hoping the chaos would end soon and life could return to normal.

The ugliness of human nature was laid bare at this moment. Driven by hunger, many once-good people were forced to turn bad. Perhaps the definition of good and bad truly depends on self-interest, on the ability to survive. Lin Yue couldn't bear to see this scene, but she was powerless to solve all the problems alone.

She left only some essential medicines on the land in her space, and planted the rest with grain. At night, she and Gong Yong would deliberately pack the grain into bags of ten or five kilograms each, quietly knock on the door, leave the grain, and then leave.

In her own neighborhood, they do this thankless work. Some neighbors, upon opening their doors and seeing her, couldn't help but burst into tears. Although they were only nodding acquaintances and didn't offer much explanation, they all knew Lin Yue. Seeing her and her husband on the same floor, distributing a small amount of food to each family and leaving immediately afterward, everyone stood at the door, nodding, shedding tears, and silently thanking her. This touching scene has been playing out every night recently.

Lin Yue and Gong Yong's kindness, like a glimmer of light in the darkness, warmed the hearts of their neighbors. Though their efforts were small, their quiet dedication gave people the courage and hope to persevere during this difficult time.

And so, Gong Yong and Lin Yue persisted for a month. Every night they went out and returned during the day, and Lin Yue and Gong Yong visibly lost weight. Neighbors would glance at them from afar as they went out during the day, silently saying thank you. No one knew if Lin Yue and Gong Yong were only giving to their own families, or if everyone received some. They were afraid that too much kindness would breed resentment, and that if the news leaked, the couple would be in trouble. What if they went hungry themselves, and the couple could no longer deliver food? Everyone noticed how much weight the couple had lost.

In the neighborhood, neighbors who might have had arguments before were too weak to even argue due to extreme hunger. While other neighborhoods were in chaos, everyone in Lin Yue's neighborhood seemed to have united, including the property management. Lin Yue approached the property management and suggested that everyone work together. She and Gong Yong brought back two truckloads of grain, piled them at the property management office, and asked them to repackage them into small bags and deliver them door-to-door. Previously, it had always been Lin Yue and Gong Yong delivering the grain, and they were exhausted, given the large number of residents in the neighborhood. With the property management's help, the situation improved significantly. While helping Lin Yue and Gong Yong deliver the grain, Lin Yue also provided each of them with rice, flour, and cooking oil as payment. The property management was extremely grateful, as they too were facing a food crisis; Lin Yue had not only solved their survival problem but also found them reliable employment.

Everyone is doing their best to protect this community. No matter how chaotic things are outside, as long as things are peaceful inside the community, everyone can have a better time. In these difficult times, unity and mutual assistance have become their beacon of hope for survival.

During this chaotic period, some capable individuals in the community stepped forward to take charge. They somehow managed to procure some steel pipes and iron products, and the property management also found neighbors in the community who knew how to weld. Everyone volunteered to help, welding iron gates onto several main gates, and also welding a small door on each gate to facilitate the entry and exit of the community residents.

Whether it was a gate for five or six pedestrians or a gate for vehicles, it was firmly sealed off. When a vehicle entered the community, one gate was closed as it entered, allowing only residents of the community to enter and exit, for fear that a large number of outsiders would come in and rob the community. Everyone actively united, and no matter what grudges they had in the past, they all understood at this moment that only by uniting within the community could outsiders not defeat them.

In several neighboring communities, infighting and robberies had erupted, with outsiders breaking into homes and causing bloodshed. It wasn't that the police were indifferent, nor that the country had lost its legal order; rather, it was that in these extreme circumstances, the wickedness of human nature was exposed. Their community, however, demonstrated the power of unity at that moment, like a sturdy fortress in the darkness.

To better protect the community, Lin Yue planted willow branches that she had previously picked from the willow trees all around the perimeter of the community and sprinkled them with spring water from the air to keep them alive. These willow branches became Lin Yue's eyes.

Two snow wolves started patrolling the neighborhood. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that the two snow wolves belonged to Lin Yue and Gong Yong. They only bit those who came in and caused damage, including those who caused damage within the neighborhood, so even if people were very hungry, they dared not commit robbery in the neighborhood.

The residential complex was divided into zones for exchanging goods. A large area in the central zone was designated as a free flea market. Lin Yue's family brought mostly vegetables, as everyone knew they grew vegetables on their rooftop. Many other families in the complex also had rooftop vegetable gardens, which they brought down to exchange, along with some sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Many residents in the community who didn't grow vegetables on their rooftops before are now forced by circumstances to buy soil online, shovel soil from their gardens, or bring soil from outside and put it in bags to start growing vegetables on their rooftops. Although the plants aren't growing very well, at least the sweet potatoes and potatoes are surviving.

The bigwigs also showcased their connections, exchanging or purchasing supplies from various sources and hauling them back to their own neighborhoods. Once back, they prioritized ensuring their own survival before trading or exchanging survival items with their neighbors.

During this difficult time, the people in the community supported each other, worked hard to survive, and worked together to protect this small home.

To ensure that all their neighbors had food, Lin Yue and Gong Yong dug up the flowers from the previously well-landscaped, sunny areas of the community and put them in their own space, where there was soil, to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes. The community garden was quite large, and in areas with good sunlight, everyone removed the greenery and planted edible crops. Of course, not all areas without sunlight were cleared, since planting there wouldn't be any use. Even some balconies in the community were planted with crops; everyone understood that at this time, food was more important than anything else.

As winter approaches, the importance of food becomes increasingly apparent. Behind the residential area lies a university offering many agricultural technology-related majors. Due to the current chaos, many students have returned to their hometowns, leaving the school vacant. People are discussing whether they could farm on the school grounds, but they worry about being discovered by outsiders and losing their harvest. Whether or not to farm has become a difficult problem, plunging everyone into a state of confusion and reflection.

Finally, the elderly residents of the neighborhood decided to go and plant some vegetables anyway, since they had nothing else to do and might as well make a harvest. So, the residents went through the side gate, climbed over the wall, and entered the open space behind the university. That area was twenty or thirty acres, which used to be where the university grew crops, but now it was bare.

Everyone used their own ingenuity, each family getting a plot of land, and their farming tools were a motley collection. After preparing the land, they sowed the seeds, watered them, and waited for the harvest. After everyone left, that evening Lin Yue and Gong Yong diluted the spring water from their spatial storage and used a pesticide sprayer to spray all the land. A month later, amidst the anticipation of everyone in the community, the seedlings had grown tall. Although they wouldn't be fully mature before the residents took them home to eat, something was better than nothing.

Most of the seedlings were planted, but a small portion was harvested and eaten while still seedlings. There was a pond with withered lotus leaves on campus, and everyone assumed there must be lotus roots inside. So, some neighbors who weren't afraid of the cold went down and picked a lot of lotus roots, which at least solved some of their food problems.

During this difficult time, the people in the community did everything they could to survive, helping each other and fighting against hunger and cold together.

With such chaos at home, one can only imagine the devastation abroad. Wars rage overseas, with various conflicts reducing modern cities to ruins. Meanwhile, seawater flooded China; many ordinary people in coastal cities who followed the government's evacuation orders survived, while those who refused to leave perished. The pandemic, with its spread of the virus, has also claimed countless lives.

In contrast to other countries, the situation in our country is relatively better. Most of the farmers in the surrounding areas survived, and some residents who originally lived in the city went downstairs, got in their cars, filled up their tanks, and prepared to return to their hometowns. It was simply too difficult to survive in the city, and many people packed their bags and embarked on their journey back to their hometowns.

In this turbulent situation, people were forced to leave their familiar city lives and seek new hope for survival. But in any case, everyone is trying to adapt and tenaciously coping with this sudden and enormous change.

Some people who had lived in the city for a long time once owned houses in the countryside, but now those houses are gone, and they can't go back. Unable to survive in the city, and unable to return to the countryside, the rural area has become an unattainable place. These lost souls are driven to desperation; some resort to robbery, others commit heinous acts against their conscience. But if you call them bad, aren't they also driven by desperation? Lin Yue, witnessing all this, felt a deep pang of sorrow.

Who caused this chaos? No one can say for sure. She was just a mother of three, lacking profound political awareness and the ability to stand at the top and look down upon the masses. Her mindset remained unchanged. The reason she hadn't successfully established her foundation and transcended worldly concerns was because she remained among the common people, witnessing only calamities. From beginning to end, she never placed herself in a position to look down upon the masses. Perhaps one day, when she stands at a high vantage point, her perspective will be different. But she can never escape the identity of being a farmer's daughter, and will always remember that she was once just a child from the countryside.

In this chaotic world, Lin Yue strives to protect her family and sympathizes with those who, like her, are struggling in difficult circumstances, hoping that one day, true peace and tranquility will arrive.

Just as Lin Yue was feeling dejected and useless about her current situation, the remnant soul Xueyang finally awoke. This time, the remnant soul Xueyang appeared somewhat deranged.

The remnant soul Xueyang said, "You haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet? I thought you had."

Lin Yue responded, "If I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, does that mean we can merge?"

The remnant soul Xueyang replied, "I don't want to merge with you; I want to exist independently."

Lin Yue said, "Didn't you say that I am you, and you are me?"

The remnant soul Xueyang said, "I will not choose to merge with you unless it comes down to a life-or-death situation."

Lin Yue asked again, "Is it possible that I could be captured and sent to the center of the formation? To become the core of the formation?" The remnant soul Xue Yang suddenly felt a little dejected. He worried that Lin Yue might one day face the same problem as him, becoming the core of the formation to protect the people of this land.

The remnant soul Xueyang said, "That formation's core should be done by me, not by you."

With a deep sigh, Xueyang's remnant soul, which had been relatively stable after being struck by lightning last time, became even more stable this time. Although his memories were not yet fully complete, overall, his current form was quite good.

Lin Yue gazed at the somewhat unfamiliar remnant soul of Xue Yang, her heart filled with mixed emotions, unsure of how to proceed with the future.

The old man from the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron appeared and said, "During your slumber, Lin Yue did a lot of foolish things."

The remnant soul Xueyang asked, "What foolish thing did she do?"

The late Emperor Huoyun sighed deeply: "She did some incredibly stupid things. They say a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment. She distributed the spiritual rice and noodles from her spatial storage to all the residents of this community for free. What illnesses do you think they'll get after eating this spiritual rice and noodles? If everyone realizes what's going on, or if outsiders find out, won't she be hunted down by the entire city again? Look, many of the people around her have died, but almost everyone in this community is still alive. Are they all out of their minds? Don't they understand the implications?"

The remnant blood demon said, "She actually did such a foolish thing."

The old man Huoyun Xianding said, "The chaos hasn't subsided yet. Once it's over, I'm afraid someone will settle scores with us later."

Lin Yue was about to say something when she was interrupted by the remnant soul Xueyang. The remnant soul Xueyang said, "You've planted such a huge landmine for yourself. It seems you don't want to live in this city anymore."

Lin Yue said, "I don't want my neighbors to die one by one either."

The remnant soul Xueyang sighed, "But by doing this, you've essentially exposed yourself to everyone. You've always kept a low profile, but now you've exposed yourself."

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and Lin Yue realized the serious consequences of her actions, which made her feel uneasy.

Before Lin Yue could even process this, the special personnel in the armed police force protecting her family had already discovered the miraculous properties of the "spiritual rice and noodles." They reported this to the central leadership, inquiring whether they could obtain some from Lin Yue to protect their families. Considering Lin Yue's circumstances, the central leadership consulted Lao Xiao about the matter. Lin Yue then learned from Lao Xiao that some of the people protecting them had sick parents or children experiencing health problems.

Considering all this, Lin Yue made a crucial decision. She began working with the property management to determine how many vacant apartments were left in the complex. For those that had been bought but were unoccupied, she forcibly opened the doors and secretly arranged for military families, especially those of the military families protecting Lin Yue's family, to move in. For unfurnished apartments, she purchased basic necessities and beds nearby and had them move in first.

Thanks to Lin Yue's actions, the vacant houses identified were quickly "occupied" by the families of local leaders and military personnel. Soon, all the vacant houses in the neighborhood were full. Then, Lin Yue gave two or three of the military personnel she had previously cooperated with to come over. She gave away a large amount of grain, rice, and flour that she had previously stockpiled in her spatial storage to the relevant military leaders, who then packed it into gourds and took them away. After filling the gourds, these people flew off to various locations.

Because the first person to contract the disease ate the food provided by Lin Yue, their immunity quickly improved, increasing their chances of recovery by 70%. Secondly, those who weren't sick also felt better after eating it, as it helped prevent infection. Therefore, some high-ranking leaders wanted to take more. Once the central leadership received these "gifts," they began to distribute them equally among the relevant leaders.

Lin Yue's good deeds have had a wider impact without her realizing it, and she herself may not yet be aware of the profound significance of it all.