"But I haven't even started asking yet!" William Dawson shook his head and asked, "These talismans, are they the same kind of talismans often mentioned in xianxia novels?"

"More or less." Charles Cooper said, "But since you don't have any magical power, these talismans are all the most basic ones and can only serve as support."

William Dawson turned each talisman over and found that the back actually had the talisman's function and usage instructions printed on it.

Two teleportation talismans, one eavesdropping talisman, one loud-voice talisman, and one rejuvenation talisman.

The most powerful among these five talismans was actually the teleportation talisman. As for the rest, they were almost too embarrassing to look at—there was even a loud-voice talisman that simply amplified your voice.

"This is nothing like what they say in xianxia novels!"

Where's the ice spike? The fireball? The rolling thunder?

William Dawson couldn't find any breakthrough at all; this task was just too difficult for him.

He grabbed his hair, looking at these useless props, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

"Screw this!"

William Dawson threw the five talismans hard at the wall, but only four fell down—one stuck firmly to the wall.

"Eavesdropping talisman?" William Dawson saw the talisman glow faintly, and then a low, muffled conversation came through.

"You think that Robert Grant fellow might know something?"

"No way, husband, you've hidden it well all these years. If he wants to shoot the suns, just let him try. It's not like we can do it."

"Sigh, that's true. Let's just hope nothing goes wrong."

Chapter 5: I Am an Immortal

William Dawson's eyes widened. So the couple was hiding something...

But what exactly?

William Dawson listened more carefully, but found that they had stopped talking. A moment later, the eavesdropping talisman on the wall also turned to ash as its time ran out.

Although he had gotten a clue, he still felt like he couldn't piece everything together.

So he began to make bold guesses.

What exactly was John Archer hiding?

Could it be that he was already half-immortal, but had been keeping it secret?

But that didn't make sense either. According to Helen Archer, they had no way to shoot down the suns. If John Archer had divine power, wouldn't the legend have come true easily?

If that's the case, could the secret be related to shooting the suns?

After thinking for a while, William Dawson spoke up.

"Qianqiu-jie."

"I'm here."

"May I ask, since you all have been in front of the screen, can you see John Archer's 'past'?"

"John Archer's past?" Charles Cooper said, "You mean you want me to help you check what he's been hiding."

"That's right."

"Unfortunately, the screens at the Legend Management Bureau only have two 'display modes.' The first can only show the beginning and end of the legend—things that happened to Yi before aren't within the scope of the legend. The second can only show the operator's image, which is what we're seeing now."

"Alright then..." William Dawson shook his head helplessly. Looks like he'll have to rely on himself.

So he pulled out the script and started reading through the various versions of the Hou Yi Shoots the Suns story.

And what he found was astonishing.

"So Helen Archer is...!"

After reading for a long time, William Dawson had a good idea. If he had to pick the most complete and nearly perfect version, it would go like this:

One day, ten suns suddenly appeared in the sky. The ten suns burned the flowers and crops to death, and at the same time, six monsters emerged: Yayu, Zaochi, Jiuying, Dafeng, Fengxi, and Xiushé. The people were destitute, and misery was everywhere.

At this moment, a hero named John appeared. He killed the six monsters and shot down nine of the suns, saving the people from disaster.

The Queen Mother of the West was overjoyed and bestowed upon John the "immortal elixir." Swallowing it would allow him to ascend to immortality. However, John's wife, Helen Archer, unable to bear the hardships of mortal life, stole the elixir and swallowed it herself, successfully ascending.

The Jade Emperor named this peerless beauty Chang'e the Fairy and rewarded her with the Moon Palace.

"Well done, Legend Management Bureau," William Dawson said. "You want me to do 'Yi Shoots the Nine Suns,' but now it looks like I have to throw in a 'Chang'e Flies to the Moon' for free."

"You're overthinking it," Charles Cooper said. "As long as Yi shoots the nine suns, it will inevitably trigger Chang'e flying to the moon. I've seen this legend countless times, and without exception, that's how it goes. So you don't need to worry too much about Chang'e flying to the moon."

"Really?" William Dawson muttered, "But I still feel like something's off."

"There's nothing strange about it," Charles Cooper's tone was very calm. "You just need to take care of Yi shooting the nine suns."

William Dawson ignored Charles Cooper, thought quietly for a while, got out of bed, walked to the next room, and gently knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened. It was John Archer.

"Robert Grant brother, what's up?"

"I'd like to ask you a few more things."

"Come in, then."

William Dawson walked straight into the room. Helen Archer was mending John Archer's clothes.

"I wonder if you've heard of the six monsters: Yayu, Zaochi, Jiuying, Dafeng, Fengxi, and Xiushé?"

The two of them glanced at each other. William Dawson wasn't stupid; he could tell there was something unusual in their eyes.

"Robert Grant brother, who exactly are you?"

John Archer asked cautiously.

"I..."