I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 549 - 549 548. Hot pot Delicious too_1

Chapter 549: 548. Hot pot! Delicious too!_1 Chapter 549: 548. Hot pot! Delicious too!_1 On the snow-covered ground, the three snowmen Qin Tiantian had just made suddenly turned hideous and terrifying, as if twisted by something else—their facial features sharply defined, but certainly not molded casually by any human.

Clearly, this was Lu Ban’s next mission choice.

He looked at the snowman on the far left.

This snowman seemed to have grown hair and resembled an ape-man, with two dark, hollow eyes reflecting Lu Ban’s figure.

[Song in the Rain]

[After Taoist Crane Cry’s ascension, rumors abounded, with the storybook “Song in the Rain” being the most widespread.]

[But one day, this storybook was banned by officials, with some saying it was because the storybook revealed the secrets of Taoist Crane Cry’s ascension, others saying it was because the storybook hid the location of Taoist Crane Cry’s inheritance, still others said the storybook contained a curse.]

[A merchant from the Abandoned Capital once obtained half of the “Song in the Rain,” and the day after the news spread, the merchant and his entire family were wiped out, the half of “Song in the Rain” vanished without a trace.]

[You escort a merchant to a town upon the ruins, where the people’s glances are strange. As night falls, a song emerges from the darkness.]

[“I really haven’t read it, really, I’ve never opened it!”]

“Taoist Crane Cry, Abandoned Capital, it’s you again.”

Until now, Lu Ban had also encountered Taoist Crane Cry quite a few times. This older figure of the cultivation world probably really had touched upon some forbidden knowledge; even reciting his name could lead to incidents.

However, among the materials Lu Ban had for Essence Extraction was the “Pale Knuckles of the Crane Cry Hermit,” and if Lu Ban wanted to further improve himself, striving toward Sublimation, he would have to deal with Taoist Crane Cry.

He just wasn’t sure about the connection between the “Song in the Rain” script and Taoist Crane Cry, and whether he would be able to find Taoist Crane Cry’s remains during the mission.

In addition, Lu Ban was also curious about Cui Siter’s movements. He was absent for the last joint mission and afterwards was unreachable. If he chose to go to the Abandoned Capital this time, he might be able to inquire about Cui Siter’s whereabouts.

Unfortunately, this mission seemed to be in some small town, not in the main territory of the Abandoned Capital. To find out about Cui Siter’s situation might be beyond reach.

Lu Ban looked at the snowman in the middle.

This snowman appeared as if it were Melting, its body black and red, stained with either blood or some other filth.

[Nine Streams]

[In troubled times, under shaky heavens, the grand edifice on the verge of collapse, strangeness revives, the Three Teachings and Nine Streams, the rivers and lakes meet again.]

[Yin Yang Eyes, storyteller, Paper-cutting Official, Corpse-sewing Craftsman, Star-picking, Mountain-moving Dragon Seeker, Hundred Miles Walker.]

[The underworld has its own world, and the Mysterious Monarch is its king. Once every ten years, all sorts of peculiar and superpowered individuals gather at Jiangcheng Mountain to determine who will be the new Mysterious Monarch.]

[However, the ambushes from the Foreign Domain are restless, the chaotic situation increasingly obscures the view; whether fate will deliver as destined is still uncertain.]

[“Who agrees and who opposes what I just said?”]

After reading this, the first thing that came to Lu Ban’s mind was a classic movie scene.

He mulled over the mission description and identified several key terms.

First was Jiangcheng Mountain, undoubtedly referring to the mountain next to Jiangcheng, right beside his own Abandoned Capital Town. There had been some rumors about this mountain that persisted to this day, and from time to time, something strange would still appear, arousing curiosity.

Next was Yin Yang Eyes. The Exorcist that Lu Ban had encountered, who was keen on esoteric studies, also had the Yin Yang Eyes, and he once told Lu Ban that in his grandfather’s generation, there used to be systematized superpowered individuals, but they had since disappeared.

Last was the turbulent times, since there’s definitely peace now, that must refer to the past. In the past, this world indeed went through great upheavals, so it seemed the mission might involve the past.

Did these past superpowered individuals have any knowledge of the sealed Evil God of this world?

Besides, the issue of Jiangcheng Mountain had to be settled.

The Life Jade required for Lu Ban’s Essence Extraction was also supposedly from this world; perhaps information could be obtained from these people.

He then looked at the last snowman.

This snowman had four eyes, colored deep purple, exuding an inexplicable sense of eeriness that made one reluctant to give it a second glance.

[Strange Grace]

[As dusk falls, the earth sinks into deathly silence; evil prospers and madness is never far away.]

“In this land, a new faith is coalescing — fervor, betrayal, devotion, sacrilege, countless madness spreads unchecked.”

“In some regions, it is said that Divine Beings will soon descend, and the faithful prepare rituals with exceptional zeal.”

“You have come here to find the true slumbering godly relics and release them.”

“‘The godly relics manifest, this is the blessing our Lord has bestowed upon us!'”

When Lu Ban saw the description of the task, he frowned slightly.

This obviously referred to the Foreign Domain of Dusk City, and speaking of the faith in Dusk City — religion and such…

Isn’t that a reference to me?

Could it be that after I left, the remaining Four-eyed Kids failed to realize they had been deceived, but instead believed paradise truly existed, took it as a godly relic, and came to worship Lu Ban as a god?

This was kind of funny.

Lu Ban guessed that this task might be similar to the previous one in the Deep Sea, involving the release of some sealed Evil God or its creations in a Foreign Domain where the gods had already perished. Such things were probably not uncommon.

He felt that the value of such a task was not high, mainly because it did not yield much information, falling into the classic category of a run-of-the-mill task of going to a certain place to kill a certain number of creatures.

“So tired, so awesome, and now hungry.”

Qin Tiantian ran back, still covered in sweat.

“Hotpot?”

It was only four in the afternoon.

But considering that Feng Yu probably hadn’t eaten, Lu Ban agreed.

They went home, where with the ingredients from the fridge, they whipped up a steaming hot pot.

In the news, reports on various post-disaster situations played in sequence, making it seem like the whole world was getting better.

Midway through the meal, Qin Tiantian suddenly thought of something and glanced at the uncooked vegetables.

“Speaking of which, weren’t the dumpling fillings from lunch supposed to be made into dumplings?”

Qin Tiantian asked Lu Ban.

“That never happened.”

Lu Ban glanced at Feng Yu.

“Feeling like some dumplings?”

Feng Yu asked gently.

“Not really craving them, just curious.”

Qin Tiantian felt the atmosphere was somewhat strange, as if those two lumps of dumpling filling contained some secret. It might be better not to pry.

“But I haven’t had dumplings in a long time. How about we make dumplings tomorrow? It would also bring a festive New Year’s atmosphere.”

Feng Yu added.

“Yay!”

Qin Tiantian agreed enthusiastically.

“But we don’t have any meat filling at home, and the supermarket and market might not be open tomorrow. We might not be able to buy fresh meat filling…”

Lu Ban was about to clarify but suddenly caught Feng Yu’s expression.

Could it be that Feng Yu meant meat filling…

Lu Ban decided it was best not to think too deeply.