Myth News Forecast

"The whole story of the arrival of the Buddha dates back to six months ago."

Six months ago, the police station discovered a strange murder case.

"The victim's body was dismembered and scattered throughout his rented room, with clean cuts."

"The forensic doctor determined that the victim was killed by a sharp longsword, but no murder weapon was found at the scene."

"Through interviews and investigations and reviewing surveillance footage, the police discovered that a suspicious woman had entered and exited the victim's house on the day of the incident."

"But after investigation, the police found that the woman's appearance and DNA did not exist in the system, as if she had appeared out of thin air."

"Unable to obtain specific information, the police had to resort to a crude method: secretly staking out train stations, airports, and passenger transport centers."

"Unexpectedly, a second body was discovered the next day, also torn to pieces."

"Police believe the killer is ruthless and extremely dangerous, and have intensified their investigation."

"Finally, that evening, the informant spotted the woman on her way home with a man."

"But when the police arrived at the scene and tried to arrest her, the woman's face suddenly stretched to three feet long, and at the same time she grinned and stuck out a long tongue as sharp as a sword."

At this point, Chen Qingyao changed the subject, not mentioning the outcome of the murder case, but instead talking about the woman's identity.

"And this is the first demon we discovered that descended from ancient texts, the white-faced woman."

"She comes from the Taiping Guangji, which describes her as 'a woman with a fair face, over three feet tall, whose face was not visible.'"

"It was because of her appearance that we discovered that mysterious website."

"No matter how hard we investigate, we can't find out the truth behind the website."

"It cannot be blocked, nor can it be breached."

Chen Qingyao said seriously, "We don't know if it's benevolent or malicious, and we don't know whether these ancient beings from ancient books are projections of higher dimensions or ghosts returning with the revival of spiritual energy."

"In short, since we can't deal with it, humanity can only coexist with it for the time being."

"After a period of discussion, we named it 'Myth News Forecast Network'."

"Myth News Forecast Network..." Du Wang repeated the name.

Chen Qingyao paused for a moment, then continued, "This website has four types of forecasts: the descent of mythical creatures, the descent of demons, the descent of ghosts, and the descent of immortals' dojos."

"Among them, demons, ghosts, and immortals' dojos each have their own dangers."

"The descent of mythical creatures is not dangerous; their appearance is merely to find a host."

"Host?"

"Well, this brings us to the two ways to become a superhuman."

Chen Qingyao smiled and said, "Although the term 'extraordinary person' is rather common, it's easy to understand, so it has been used ever since."

She continued, "There are two ways to become an extraordinary being. The first is to be chosen by a mythical creature and become its host."

"However, there are relatively few such people. Since the website appeared, only 13 mythical creatures have been born in Nancheng."

"The second method is to get involved in the descent of demons and monsters, and after defeating them, subdue them as your own spirit."

"These kinds of people make up the vast majority of superhumans."

Looking at the young man's pensive expression, Chen Qingyao said, "Don't envy the host of mythical creatures, and don't think that subduing a natal spirit is an easy thing."

"You should have already seen the website's rankings. There are only 464 people on the Nancheng Twins list right now. You have to understand that we are a megacity with a population of over ten million. This proportion is actually very low."

"In other words, being able to subdue one's own spirit is already a talent that is one in ten thousand."

"I don't know whether to call having this luck and talent a good thing or a bad thing."

At this point, Chen Qingyao's emotions were somewhat complicated.

But it was only for a brief moment; she quickly recovered.

Du Wang nodded, then suddenly asked with a curious expression, "Is it possible for someone to possess both a natal spirit and a mythical creature at the same time?"

"impossible."

Chen Qingyao answered decisively: "A natal spirit and mythical creatures cannot coexist; this is an ironclad rule."

Du Wang raised an eyebrow, realizing that the authorities must have conducted similar experiments in private, otherwise they wouldn't have spoken with such certainty.

It seems that I was able to have the Eyebag Demon as my natal spirit entirely thanks to the special abilities of the Three-Legged Corpse Crow.

He continued, "So, besides the southern city, other cities also have different ranking lists?"

Chen Qingyao gave an affirmative answer: "Currently, mythology forecasting websites exist in 11 major cities in China."

"Experts believe this is one of the patterns of evil spirits descending."

"Will it land in a crowded area?" Du Wang kept this information in mind.

Chen Qingyao glanced at the young man's slightly thin face: "Would it be convenient for me to take a look at your natal spirit?"

"convenient."

Du Wang stretched out his hand, revealing a round, double-pupiled eyeball adorned with blue flames in front of the two.

A blue light flashed in Chen Qingyao's eyes, as if some kind of power was silently operating within her.

After a moment, she asked, "What's its name?"

"Eye bag".

"Let me check."

Chen Qingyao quickly pressed buttons on her phone and soon showed the screen to Du Wang.

"It also comes from the Taiping Guangji."

Du Wang took the phone and looked at it carefully.

During the reign of Emperor Suzong of Tang, Fang Ji, a high-ranking official, wielded considerable power.

"On a leisurely day, my younger brother was sitting alone in the hall when suddenly a child, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with shaved hair reaching his eyebrows, holding a cloth bag, appeared before him. I don't know where he came from."

Fang initially thought it was a relative or friend who sent a young boy to visit, but the boy did not respond when asked. He then asked what was in the bag, and the boy laughed and said, "Eyes." So he emptied the bag, which contained several liters of eyes, which scattered on the ground, along the walls, and onto the roof.

"The family was terrified, and then the child disappeared, and his eyes could no longer see. Later, he was executed for his crimes."

The story is simple: Fang Ji was sitting at home one day when he suddenly saw a child carrying a cloth bag.

He initially thought the other person was a relative's child, but when he asked, the other person didn't answer.

All he could do was ask the child what was in his pocket.

The child laughed and said, "It's eyes."

The child emptied his pockets, and countless eyes rolled on the ground. Just as Fang Ji was terrified, the child suddenly disappeared.

Not long after, Fang Ji was killed.

This story reminded Du Wang of his experience yesterday; the dense eyeballs were exactly the same as what he had gone through.

"But... the eye bag ability recorded in the ancient books seems to be different from what I've encountered."

Du Wang voiced his doubts.

That piercing, strange itch was not described in ancient books.

"You're right," Chen Qingyao explained. "In fact, the white-faced woman in the ancient books didn't have the ability to spit out long swords."

"But her appearance and behavioral characteristics are basically consistent with those described in ancient books."

"Therefore, we believe that these ancient demons and monsters seem to have undergone some kind of strange change over the long course of history, which enhanced their abilities."

"We just haven't found the source of this change yet."

Taking back her phone, Chen Qingyao said, "Alright, now that you have a basic understanding of the whole situation, let's get down to business."

Du Wang became serious.

Are they going to start recruiting me now?

However, to everyone's surprise, the serious business Chen Qingyao mentioned had nothing to do with recruitment.

The woman pulled a notebook and a pen from the pocket behind the bus seat and said in a serious tone, "Now, tell me everything that happened on the bus last night. I need to keep a record of it."

"Um?"