Chapter 249 Watching Movies in the Underworld 4

In the underworld, there is no day or night, and one does not feel hunger or fatigue. Yinzhen watched the entire series of "Empresses in the Palace" in one go in a side hall.

He'd been completely brainwashed by this insane plot again, but thankfully, he had the memories of his two previous souls to back him up, and he'd already had a breakdown once. His tolerance level was much higher now, and he felt he could barely accept it.

He even felt he could accept the concubines' "dragon-slaying" methods in the face of such a fat orange cat in the story. As long as he didn't put himself in the fat orange cat's shoes (of course, he didn't admit that it was describing him), Yinzhen's tolerance was very high.

He was truly an enlightened and good emperor!

She praised herself in her heart, but Yinzhen's expression remained as cold and stern as ever. Looking at the magical artifact that had finished playing "Empresses in the Palace" and feeling the ghostly power flowing inside, Yinzhen's curiosity was piqued. He got up and approached it, wanting to pick it up and study it.

"calm!"

"Fourth brother, calm down!"

Suddenly, countless ghosts rushed out from the walls on all sides, pinning Yinzhen to the ground. In the chaos, Yinzhen even felt that someone was taking the opportunity to spank him.

Shocked and filled with shame and indignation, Yinzhen struggled desperately.

To the ghosts, it seemed he just couldn't calm down. Knowing that Yinzhen had a history of self-destruction, they were naturally worried he would do it again. So they all started talking at once to persuade him, while still keeping him firmly pinned to the ground.

"Fourth brother, I know you're angry, but that's just a story written by later generations. Try to think more positively."

"Fourth brother, listen to your second uncle's advice, don't get yourself involved. Your second uncle knows what kind of person you are."

"No way, no way, Fourth Brother, this can make you so angry? You're the emperor, how come you have no tolerance at all?"

...

Yinzhen gritted his teeth, but not a single ghost believed him.

Thirteen also chimed in, "Fourth Brother, this is just a storybook, all made up by later generations. I know it's not about you..."

"The little world I accidentally fell into before was 'Empresses in the Palace,' and I was already furious about it back then, so I'm not angry now!"

Helpless, having never known before that ghosts could be so heavy, feeling as if his back was about to break, Yinzhen could only explain, emphasizing at the end, "I really wasn't angry before you all came out!"

A moment of silence fell over the air, and the ghosts rose with dry laughs.

"Haha, I thought you were so angry you started hitting me..."

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding, haha."

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that the Ancestor is going to visit the Zhu family. I'll go and cheer him on."

“Ama, wait for me, I’m coming too.”

"And me..."

"Visiting other people's homes is a step back, so you've been here all this time?" Yinzhen stood in front of them, scrutinizing all the ghosts with his eyes. "No wonder I always felt like someone was watching me. Father, Second Uncle, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, Ninth Brother, Tenth Brother, Fourteenth Brother, and Eighth Brother who went off to do his work, and Thirteenth Brother who went to help me arrange my accommodations... You all came quite in an orderly fashion, huh?"

Those whose names were called out one by one looked around uncomfortably, studying the patterns on the pillars, but refusing to meet Yinzhen's gaze.

"You want to watch me make a fool of myself?" Yinzhen sneered.

Emperor Kangxi's face hardened: "Why do you say that? I came here specifically to take care of you because I was worried that you would be upset."

“That’s right, that’s right. You know how your second uncle treated you before. He did it all for you.” Fuquan chimed in, putting on a show.

"Yes, yes, we were worried about you, so we came to take care of you."

The other brothers nodded quickly, and Yinzhen smiled insincerely: "Then I am truly honored that everyone is here to take care of me."

"Oh, Fourth Brother, you've just arrived, so we're paying extra attention to you," Yinzhi said, hooking his arm around his shoulder. He spoke with a straight face, sounding like he had good intentions.

Yinreng, standing to the side, chimed in, "That's right, we've waited hundreds of years for you, so it's understandable that we're overly worried."

"Several hundred years?" Yinzhen was taken aback. That long?

“Yes, Fourth Brother, you don’t know, do you?” Thirteen hurriedly rushed up to explain to his dear Fourth Brother, “We’ve been in the Underworld for hundreds of years. The flow rate in the Small World and the Underworld is different. For Fourth Brother, crossing the barrier might be a matter of a moment, but in the Underworld, a hundred years have passed. We haven’t seen you for so long, so I’m especially worried about you, Fourth Brother.”

"By the way, Fourth Brother, all your descendants have gone to the underworld, they just didn't come today," Yin Zhi added.

Yinzhen twitched the corner of his mouth. What a joke from the underworld. No, it's the truth. So all his descendants have gone to the underworld before he came back.

"Hey, Fourth Brother, you said the little world you went to is the world of 'Empresses in the Palace'? Is it really that amazing? Is all the content the same as in the show?"

Yinzhen picked up the conversation and asked curiously.

"No, when I went there, there were two other souls inside my body..."

Seeing that the topic of conversation had been successfully diverted from Yinzhen, the ghosts breathed a sigh of relief. What a perfect teamwork! Sure enough, the outsider was right; their whole family was the most successful little group of gossip-loving people in the underworld, and they had never failed!

...

After sharing the gossip from the underworld, everyone was satisfied, and Yinzhen smoothly joined the gossip-loving group, embarking on a tour (and gossip-eating) of the underworld under the guidance of his brothers.

Having spent his entire life as a ghost, always by the side of that mysterious and powerful figure, Yinzhen's gossipy nature had been evident for some time. It wasn't just his family being nosy; they were the last feudal dynasty to have access to the unofficial histories of all the preceding dynasties.

Given such an opportunity to get up close and personal, who wouldn't be curious about the veracity of unofficial histories? They weren't just gossiping; they were searching for historical truth and uncovering historical secrets. In today's terms, they were all "historians" with an inquisitive spirit, weren't they?

Not long after, the Black and White Impermanence suddenly appeared and found Yinzhen.

"To enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the ghosts, the Underworld is preparing to broadcast through the celestial screen. There's a position available; are you interested?"

Bai Wuchang Xie Bi'an asked with a smile.

During his time in the underworld, Yinzhen also learned how desirable official jobs there were. Although his family managed territories of the Qing Dynasty, only the eighth prince, Yinsi, who had entered the Meng Po Division, truly had a government job.

Yinzhen was naturally interested, but how could such a good thing happen to him? There was no need to play tricks on Wuchang; Yinzhen asked exactly what he thought.

“There are benefits to choosing you,” Fan Wujiu replied, adding that the matter was somewhat related to him. Out of curiosity about the latter part of Yinzhen's file, Fan Wujiu had brought it up when he was drinking with Judge Cui.

As the highest-ranking administrator of the archives, Judge Cui naturally had the authority to view all of Yinzhen's materials. Through Yinzhen's perspective, he witnessed the flourishing development of another small world. Then, as the leader of the Sky Screen broadcast operation, Judge Cui suddenly had a new idea.

"So, choosing me means using my memories to replay the contents of the small world?"

"That's right. Someone like you, who brings their own resources, is naturally welcome in the underworld. I can guarantee you that as long as the playback is good, I'll arrange a formal position for you in the archives department. How about it, interested?"