Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 241 Wake up

After Yunyi escaped death, her consciousness dissipated and returned to her body.

"Boss, where have you been these past few days?" Sixteen's anxious voice rang out. "You wouldn't be... " The thought of that possibility made her feel like she was about to have a stroke.

[Just like you thought, I went downstairs to see my old friends.] Yunyi's consciousness had just returned, and she was still a little tired, so she didn't open her eyes and decided to take a nap first.

If someone were to stare at Yunyi at this moment, they would notice that her eyes were already rolling slightly, and her breathing was much heavier than before.

"Your soul didn't even leave your body! How...how did you do that?"

[Consciousness.]

[You're the best!] Sixteen exclaimed.

[But I find it strange, this isn't even the same world anymore, so why haven't the ghosts below changed?]

"Boss, you're so uncultured. We're living in a fictional dynasty now, like a tree branching out or a river splitting into streams. We've just entered a branching stream, but the realms of ghosts, gods, and demons remain unchanged. For example, both Qin Shi Huang and Qianlong had to drink Meng Po's soup after they died in the underworld. It was the same Meng Po, and the judges they saw were the same too. It's just that before the Song Dynasty, no one gave them names."

Yun Yi nodded slightly. That was indeed the case. For example, Wei Zheng, the judge of the Rewards and Benevolence Division, was originally the Duke of Zheng during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. He died and became one of the four judges.

And then there's Judge Lu, who is said to be a man from the Song Dynasty.

If we're really going to be serious, then did they not have the Four Judges before?

Because it does exist, it's just that it wasn't described in writing before.

Boss, you...

"Alright, I just got back. My body is still quite yin and unstable. I need to get some sleep." Yunyi secretly drank a sip of spiritual spring water and then fell into a deep sleep.

Sixteen didn't bother her anymore. The underworld was already unlucky, and she had spent so much time with an unlucky ghost like the Night Wanderer, which would definitely damage her luck. After all, her body was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person now, not the invincible state she used to be in.

However, she felt she needed to find herself a suitable body as soon as possible. Being a monkey or a wolf would negatively impact her function. But a suitable body was truly hard to come by.

She didn't know how much time had passed when Yunyi felt something soft on the back of her hand and couldn't help but move her hand slightly.

"Mother." Qibao, who had been lying on the back of Yunyi's hand, felt Yunyi's movement and quickly raised his head to call out.

The rest of the people immediately gathered around.

Yunyi slightly opened her eyes and was startled to find that all the children in the family had come. She sat up abruptly and asked, "What are you all doing here? Aren't you going to class? I don't remember today being a holiday."

Wow! Qibao suddenly burst into tears.

"Qibao, what's wrong? You skipped school and can't even tell me?" Yunyi frowned and quickly picked Qibao up.

"Mom, that's great, you're finally awake." Da Bao stepped forward with red eyes. "We didn't skip class, today is a day off."

"Yeah, you woman, you never keep your word, boohoo." Er Ya wiped away her tears as she complained, "You scared us to death, you know? You've been unconscious for four days, if you hadn't woken up... if you hadn't woken up... I would..."

"How is it?" Yunyi suddenly realized that one day in the underworld is equivalent to a month in the mortal world. She had been delayed in the underworld for nearly two hours, which was four days. However, seeing the little girl crying so miserably, she couldn't help but want to tease her.

"I'll never talk to you again!" Er Ya said, stamping her foot.

"Alright, I was just afraid that Er Ya wouldn't talk to me, so I risked my life to get out of the brink of death." Yun Yi laughed.

Er Ya gave a haughty snort.

"Mother." Si Bao also came over, followed by Xiao Liu Bao.

"Not bad, not bad." Yunyi patted Sibao's head. "He can talk now."

“Mom, Si Bao isn’t just able to talk, he’s too talkative,” Er Ya complained again. “As long as he’s not sleeping, his mouth is never still.”

"Second sister, how could I be so talkative? I don't even talk while eating." Si Bao pouted, feeling wronged.

“You didn’t stop talking while we were eating.” Er Ya put her hands on her hips. “Last night at dinner, you were talking while eating and you even sprayed Wu Ya’s face with rice crumbs.”

"Mother." Sibao snuggled up to Yunyi with a wronged expression.

Yunyi patted his head; she wouldn't get involved in such a lawsuit.

"Mom, I can eat now."

"Great job." Yunyi patted his head again.

The other children all rushed over to let Yunyi touch them, but a few were too afraid to go forward.

"Come here." Yunyi beckoned to Mu Yan, Shi An, A Hua, and the other children she had rescued.

The older children, including Da Bao, made way for the others to move forward, but Qi Bao clung to Yun Yi's neck and wouldn't let go.

Yunyi touched each of them and talked to them, leaving none out.

After petting more than a dozen of the kids, my hands were sore.

"Alright." At this moment, Madam Xia Song walked in. "Yunyi just woke up and is still weak. You should all go out and let her rest and eat something."

Upon hearing this, Qibao was the first to scramble off Yunyi: "Mother, you rest."

Then all the kids went out.

Yunyi let out a sigh of relief.

"Hehe." Madam Xia Song laughed, "Having too many children can be a bit of a hassle, but thankfully they are all very sensible."

"Yes." Yunyi nodded. "During the four days I was unconscious, everything was alright at home, right?"

"Everything is fine at home, except that Lao Quan came to see you twice. I don't know if something's wrong over there."

"I'll eat something and then go check on things," Yunyi said, getting out of bed and putting on her shoes.

Hong Yi rushed in: "The hot water is ready. You've been lying down for four days. Although I've washed you, it's not really clean. A bath will make you feel better."

Yunyi then noticed that her body was sticky. Some toxins from drinking the spiritual spring water had adhered to her clothes, and she nodded in agreement.

After taking a shower and washing her hair, Yunyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had accomplished what she had promised the kids, so the next step... was naturally to continue making money.

After all, there are still many possibilities in the current situation. What if she returns to the capital in the future and finds that the royal family is not so great, and she suddenly decides to rebel or something? All of that would require money.

"Boss, are you planning a rebellion?" Sixteen suddenly popped up.

[Just thinking.] Yunyi walked out of the room while chatting with Sixteen, and happened to walk right across from Ning Xingchen who was walking in.