I Came from the Underworld: In a Year of Famine, I Fled and Took Down My Evil Kin

For hundreds of years, I served in the underworld, keeping its records with my brush. I am Yan Jinling. I am also a civil servant in the underworld. After a moment’s carelessness leads me to make a mistake, the King of Hell sends me to a farming family during a famine, where I become Er Ya, the daughter of the second branch of the Yan family in Lushui Village. My grandmother is a spiteful, selfish woman who favors her own daughter, my wicked aunt. My aunt tries to sell me to buy herself new clothes. I give her a taste of her own medicine. My honest, gentle mother is bullied and tormented. As long as I’m here, who would dare? My father has filial piety so deeply ingrained in him that he can’t think for himself. I tear down the barriers blinding him and make him see the light. My younger brother has a bad leg. I exchange for good medicine and heal him. A merit panel descends from the heavens. Saving lives and doing good deeds lets me accumulate underworld merit. I can exchange it for food, medicinal herbs, cultivation, and more, whenever I please. Having seen countless evil spirits in the underworld, why would I fear the petty, filthy hearts of people in the mortal world? On the road fleeing famine, I pick up a handsome man. Huh? Isn’t this my superior, Xie Linyuan? Why has he lost his memory? Why is he so different from before? He’s actually kind of adorable. ## [Earth-shattering breaking news on the Underworld front page] Exclusive scoop! Veteran female underworld official Yan Jinling, long a fixture on the job, has a hidden family background: the King of Hell is her biological father! When the person in question learns the truth, she breaks down in tears and protests inwardly: What kind of father could be so heartless? The King of Hell rubs his hands together, looking guilty. “Daughter, I did it for your own good. You had to get through this trial to fulfill your destiny. Wasn’t I good to you? This way, you found a wonderful match. You even brought me a fine son-in-law.” The King of Hell cheers inwardly. This good son-in-law will be working like an ox and a horse for him for the rest of his life. Dear son-in-law, don’t even think of escaping. Xie Linyuan rubs his forehead helplessly. He is destined never to escape the King of Hell’s grasp.