"Who... who are you? How did you get into my house?"
"Don't wave that thing in front of me! Or I'll call the police!"
Chu Chen stared in terror at a white-haired old man before him.
The man was dressed in a brocade robe and clutched a gleaming cleaver, approaching Chu Chen step by step.
Chu Chen desperately tried to escape, but his body wouldn't move.
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly realized he was lying on a wooden board, his hands and feet firmly chained!
Even the clothes he was wearing were gone, leaving him completely naked before the old man.
I just had a couple of extra drinks with my best friend and fell asleep at home, how did I end up like this?
Could it be I've encountered some old pervert? I'm a guy!
"Wait! This place... doesn't look like my home?"
Chu Chen realized belatedly that his surroundings were extremely unfamiliar.
He was in a dim, narrow room.
And on the floor, he could even see bloodstains!
It's over, it's over! I've really run into a psycho!
"Your home? Look carefully! This is the Department of Imperial Entertainment! Only one in ten thousand people is qualified to be here!"
The white-haired old man spoke in a voice that was neither male nor female, sounding exactly like a eunuch from a historical drama.
"Department of Imperial Entertainment? Isn't that where they castrate eunuchs!"
"Castrate what! Don't talk nonsense! If His Majesty hears you, he'll chop off your head!"
The old eunuch in front of him approached step by step, continuously sharpening his knife with an iron rod.
"Looking at you, you must be in your twenties! It's a blessing to be selected to enter the palace at this age!"
"Once you enter the palace, you'll eat delicacies and wear fine silks. If you're lucky enough to be favored by a princess, your life will be made!"
Chu Chen was bewildered by the old eunuch's words.
"I get it! Did Yueyue hire you to scare me? Hurry up and call her out! I promise I won't drink too much again!"
Chu Chen naively thought it was his girlfriend's prank, but the old eunuch looked at him strangely.
The next second, a younger man, also in similar attire, rushed into the room.
"Eunuch Liu, the other two have lost too much blood and have already passed away. This is the last one!"
Upon closer inspection, the bloodstains on the young eunuch's hands hadn't even been wiped away!
"It's your fortune to have me personally attend to you. Others are clumsy, but I'm different! Don't worry, it'll be quick!"
"Wait... wait a minute! Let's talk properly! Can you let me go first!"
No matter how much Chu Chen pleaded, the old eunuch ignored him.
The sharp blade slowly approached Chu Chen's vital area, and a chill swept through his entire body!
But just as the old eunuch was about to swing his knife, another shout was heard.
"Eunuch Liu, a dozen more newcomers have arrived and are waiting for your guidance!"
Looking at the cleaver suspended in mid-air, sweat dripped uncontrollably from Chu Chen's forehead.
"Fine! Then I'll let your precious part remain for another hour!"
The old eunuch put down the knife and, with the two young eunuchs, turned and left the room.
Chu Chen gasped for air, and after a while, he finally recovered.
After calming down, he observed his surroundings and analyzed the situation.
Judging by their attire and words, this was no longer a simple prank!
After much thought, Chu Chen finally came to a conclusion.
He had transmigrated! And back to ancient times, becoming a newly captured eunuch!
"Damn it! Does it have to be so messed up! Being a eunuch is one thing, but why did I have to transmigrate to the Department of Imperial Entertainment?"
"Couldn't they have waited until after the procedure to let me transmigrate!"
Countless curses popped into Chu Chen's mind, but the urgent matter was to find a way to escape this predicament.
[Detecting host's successful transmigration! Do you wish to activate the Life Simulator?]
A sweet yet slightly mechanical female voice entered his ears, and Chu Chen's eyes lit up.
Right! What kind of transmigrator doesn't have a cheat?
Perfect! With this cheat, I'll escape this place first!
Chu Chen immediately chose to activate it, and the system prompt sounded again.
[Life Simulator successfully activated, beginning to introduce the simulation background to the host!]
The system began to explain to Chu Chen, who finally learned of his current situation.
He had transmigrated to a place called the Azure Continent, and the Yunyue Kingdom he was in was currently ruled by a female emperor.
Because of this, women held unprecedented status in the vast Yunyue Kingdom.
Men, on the other hand, mostly studied martial arts and cultivated immortal techniques. If they achieved something, they could easily gain high status.
As for the eunuchs that Chu Chen was about to face, they were undoubtedly the lowest beings in the entire Yunyue Kingdom!
Even if they entered the palace and were favored by a princess, it would at best be like being the tallest among the short.
Upon learning all this, Chu Chen cursed "Shit!" from the bottom of his heart.
"You want me to be a eunuch? No way! With my intelligence, I should at least be a National Teacher!"
"System, quickly find a way to get me out of this hellhole! That old eunuch will be back in an hour!"
[The Life Simulation System can perform simulated deductions for the host. After the deduction, the system will randomly grant three skills, and the host can choose one to keep, which will be beneficial for life.]
[Skill types and levels are randomly generated.]
[Does the host wish to start the first life simulation?]
Seeing how dangerous his situation was, Chu Chen didn't have time to consider anything else and immediately chose to start.
[Simulation loading complete, protagonist: Chu Chen!]
[In the twenty-second year of your life, you were selected to enter the palace and become a eunuch.]
[Despite your best efforts, you could not escape the fate of castration.]
[After entering the palace, you were favored by Princess Xin Yue and remained in Jingming Palace to serve.]
[As time went by, your relationship with the princess grew very close.]
[However, this also attracted the jealousy of others. Finally, under the machinations of villains, you were framed with fabricated charges and your entire family was executed. You died at the age of twenty-six!]
"This... it's over already?!"
Chu Chen's eyes widened, and he was slow to recover.
He had thought that with his cheat, he would at least be able to make a name for himself in this world.
But he never expected that his first simulation would end with the execution of his entire family!
How could this system be so unreliable!
[Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the life simulation. You can choose one of the following three skills:]
[Agile Body: Your physical fitness is enhanced, and your bodily functions far exceed those of ordinary people.]
[Lucky Star: Increases the host's luck value, allowing the host to encounter good fortune from now on.]
The first two skills, while sounding good, couldn't solve Chu Chen's immediate problem.
He was about to be castrated, what was the point of talking about bodily functions? They would be useless!
However, the last skill suddenly made Chu Chen's eyes light up.
[Clever Stratagem: The host can quickly find crucial clues in critical moments and utilize them to escape death.]
Seeing the third skill, Chu Chen chose it without hesitation.
"This is it!"