I Became a God in the Underworld Through Livestreaming About Gossip

[Complete] [Next up: The Imperial Tutor Breaks Down in Tears] [Synopsis] As a ferryman in the underworld, You Yunyi spends every day listening to ghosts lament their obsessions and guiding them toward letting go. Recently, the underworld has been modernizing its offices. They set up a livestream room in You Yunyi's office, where all the ghosts in the underworld and the living who are nearing death can watch. You Yunyi: Slacking off at work just got harder.jpg It is nice to hear the gossip, but after listening to it for thousands of years, nothing happening in the human world feels fresh anymore... Still, the viewers in the livestream room seem to enjoy it. Ghost One: "It wasn't easy for my family to save up money, so when I got sick, I didn't get treatment. I wanted to leave the money for my husband and children to live on. I've been waiting in line in the underworld for three years, and I don't know how my husband and children are doing. Could you check on them for me, sir? Maybe visit them in a dream and tell them not to keep thinking about me, and to live their lives well." You Yunyi comforted her. "Don't worry. You died at the start of the month, and your ex-husband remarried at the end of it. Before the new year, he already had another child. Your children are doing fine too. They dropped out of school and work like oxen, but at least they won't starve. They're all too busy to think about you." In a hospital room in the living world, a woman about to give up on treatment said, "...I'll get treatment! Even if I have to sell everything I own!" Ghost Two: "My boyfriend actually dared to cheat on me! I jumped straight off his balcony. He must regret it so much!" You Yunyi nodded. "He regrets letting you into his home, since it brought down property prices for his building and the entire neighborhood. He made a huge scene at your funeral, upsetting your father so badly he had a brain hemorrhage and making your mother cry until she went blind. Then he regretted not making a big enough scene, so he kept spreading rumors online that you were the one who cheated." On a rooftop in the living world, someone heartbroken who was about to take one last step said, "...I'm taking my leg back right now, and then I'm giving that scumbag a good kick." Ghost Three: "I died so unfairly! I saw a really fresh fish beside a garbage pile and thought it was a shame to waste it, so I picked it up and cooked it. Who knew that thing was called pufferfish? Was I wrong to be frugal?" You Yunyi agreed. "Not at all. You even climbed over someone else's courtyard wall to get the fish. You weren't just frugal, you were a model of austerity." In the living world, a hand about to sneak a piece of meat from a neighbor's house, said to have been soaked in rat poison to kill rats, quietly withdrew. - You Yunyi was frail when he was alive, and his soul was even too weak to be reincarnated after death. He could only work as a ferryman and accumulate merit. But merit was hard to earn, and after a thousand years on the job, You Yunyi had long since given up. Then one day, after ending a livestream, he was suddenly told that he had accumulated enough merit! You Yunyi was thrilled. "Can I finally clock out and get reincarnated?" The King of Hell said kindly, "No, you've been promoted to a full-time employee of the Underworld." You Yunyi, an outsourced worker after a thousand years on the job: "..." There were only so many permanent positions in the Underworld. Becoming a full-time employee meant he could absorb incense offerings and strengthen his body, which was much harder to achieve than getting a chance at reincarnation. The King of Hell encouraged You Yunyi to keep up the good work and shine in his role! After becoming a full-time employee, You Yunyi could hear voices from the living world. That's when he learned that the people nearing death who had seen his livestream had burned quite a lot of incense for him. [Hello, Lord Death, the livestream host. Thank you for talking me out of jumping off the bridge...] [Lord Death, please show a sign! Is my dog, who died a few years ago, down there? Can I call in to your livestream and talk to them?] [When will Lord Death livestream a look at the Book of Life and Death? Please, please!] You Yunyi's colleagues in the Underworld all expressed their support for his livestream room. "Ever since we got the 'Lord Death' livestream, we've had so much less work!" You Yunyi: ... [Preview synopsis written on 2024-10-25] ※ Preview 1: After Getting Ahead by Having a Baby, the Sickly Beauty Gives Up Synopsis: Ning Yichu is the fake young master of the Ning family. Everyone says he is rotten to the core. When he was little, he already knew enough to pretend to be the Ning family's missing young master and sneak into their wealthy household. Even after the real young master came home, he shamelessly clung to the Ning family. As an adult, he even climbed into the bed of the He family's young master, who was about to get engaged to the real Ning young master. In the end, despite being a man, he got pregnant and shamelessly announced it to the world, using the baby to secure his place. A shameless person like that died young. Good riddance... Ning Yichu knows that everyone around him despises him, including He Shixia, who married him out of a sense of responsibility. But he doesn't care. He only wants to seize every opportunity to climb higher. However, at the brink of death, Ning Yichu learns that he is merely a cannon-fodder villain in a story about a fake and real young master. The real young master of the Ning family is the protagonist. Ning Yichu was born frail and sickly. He was abandoned, mistrusted, compared to others, and despised. No matter how hard he tried, he could never get anything he wanted. In the end, he died while everyone else celebrated. That was his whole life. Reborn, Ning Yichu doesn't want to repeat the past, but the timing of his rebirth is unfortunate. When he opens his eyes, it's already the day after he and He Shixia registered their marriage. Looking at his three-month pregnant belly, Ning Yichu says, "Let's get divorced. I'll have the baby aborted. Just compensate me with money." He Shixia is silent for a long time before answering, "Fine. Once you've joined me for the show, we'll get divorced." The film emperor He Shixia's marriage is exposed at the height of his fame. Rumor has it that he married his one-night stand after she got pregnant. To put the scandal about his womanizing to rest, He Shixia agrees to appear on a daily-life variety show, and makes arrangements with Ning Yichu to participate together. In his past life, Ning Yichu was always careful and considerate on the show, but everything went wrong, and in the end, nearly everyone turned against him. This time, Ning Yichu decides to let the chips fall where they may. He doesn't care what anyone thinks. He'll just collect his appearance fee, finish filming, go home, and get divorced When a popular young actor pretends to be friendly but is really trying to humiliate him, Ning Yichu cuts straight to the chase: "Do your fans know you have a girlfriend? Does your girlfriend know you're married and planning to have a third child? Do your bandmates know you deliberately got one of them injured and stole his opportunities?" When someone who has a crush on the real young master makes no secret of wanting to grind Ning Yichu into the dirt, Ning Yichu goes for mutual destruction: "I climbed into He Shixia's bed and ruined the chance for the two families to arrange an engagement between him and Young Master Ning. Didn't I give you the opportunity to pursue Young Master Ning? Why haven't you gotten divorced and gone after the one you love?" When his nominal husband, He Shixia, takes tender care of him, Ning Yichu refuses: "We'll get divorced after the show. Stop pretending we're in love. It's a hassle, and it's not like I'm going to lie and praise your skills in bed." Netizens: Huh? Are we really allowed to hear this? - After filming ends, Ning Yichu takes out the divorce agreement. He Shixia discusses it with a straight face. "If we divorce now, you'll only get a small amount of money. But if you help me maintain the marriage for another three years, I'll give you ten times the compensation." Ning Yichu: "...A person can't let go of money just to save face." But three years later, He Shixia says again, "If you help me maintain the marriage for another five years, I'll give you twenty times as much." Ning Yichu: "..." ※ Preview 2: The Sickly Beauty Breaks Up After the Dating Show Synopsis: Film emperor Lu Youyi has amnesia. When he wakes up, he insists that he has a lover. The next day, Lu Youyi hugs Sang Shiyue outside the hospital and complains, "I woke up yesterday, but you only came today... Forget it, at least you came. I'm just too reluctant to break up with you." Sang Shiyue: "..." Sang Shiyue is frail and often goes to the hospital for checkups. He never expected the film emperor to mistake him for someone else. The film emperor's family even asks him to help stage a breakup so Lu Youyi will stop letting his imagination run wild. Sang Shiyue needs money for medical treatment, so he agrees for the generous fee. Then he puts his acting skills to the test and breaks up with Lu Youyi. Lu Youyi is devastated, but still refuses to give up. After pursuing Sang Shiyue for a while, he suggests, "Let's go on a dating show together. If you still want to break up after filming, I'll agree." The dating show's appearance fee is generous, and people around the film emperor ask him repeatedly, so Sang Shiyue joins Lu Youyi on the show, just waiting until filming is over so he can break up with him. - Film emperor Lu Youyi has an accident. After waking up, he unexpectedly reveals that he's in a relationship and is about to appear on a dating show with his lover, who is outside the entertainment industry. Netizens speculate endlessly. They can't imagine how a sharp-tongued film emperor who can't go three minutes without snapping at someone could possibly date. Would his partner have to indulge him all the time? Lu's partner must have a really good temper! But after the show starts Lu Youyi sticks close to Sang Shiyue, being exceptionally attentive and passionate. Nine and a half out of every ten things he says are sweet nothings. Sang Shiyue, on the other hand, reacts calmly and keeps rejecting Lu Youyi's concern. Netizens: Stunned.jpg #This hopeless romantic definitely isn't our film emperor Lu! #The Film Emperor Lu's Partner Has a Really Good Temper #It's not appropriate to bicker in public, you two can go bicker in bed! - Throughout the dating show, Lu Youyi is considerate and caring in every way. Sang Shiyue has to keep reminding himself: Lu Youyi is only acting this way because he's mistaken things due to his amnesia. They have never truly been in love, and they'll break up after the show. However, after the show ends, Sang Shiyue unexpectedly learns that Lu Youyi's amnesia had actually been cured before he joined the show. Every word and action during the show came from Lu Youyi's heart. Even his initial mistake when he lost his memory had its roots in a secret crush he'd buried for years. Theme: Treasure life and live with optimism.