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Chapter 101 Heresy among the Gods

I stared at Jacqueline's body, but didn't see any movement.

Lou Shiqi also looked along my line of sight. He searched carefully with burning eyes, and when I thought he saw something, he asked: "What are you looking at?"

I shouldn’t waste time with this grandson. I ignored Lou Shiqi, no longer obsessed with what I just saw, and quickly followed the team.

Since both Teacher Bai and Alex confirmed that Jacqueline was dead, there would be no mistake. Maybe I was wrong, or maybe the gems under Jacqueline's body were rolling due to the footsteps of everyone, which made me mistakenly think that it was true.

She moved. After all, how could a person "resurrect from the dead" twice?

Now I am more concerned about what Jacqueline heard at that time, which made Stephanie kill her and silence her. Now the only one who knows the answer may be Stephanie herself, and she may not even know it herself.

Maybe there is one more.

I quietly looked at Patrick who had walked to the entrance of the cave. He should have understood the ancient Egyptian language used during the sacrifice just now. This man must have been able to keep his composure, otherwise he would have returned to his position. I secretly wondered.

Find an opportunity to chat with him.

The foreigners filed in without even bothering to check the air quality or put on gas masks. 279 gave everyone a small pill, saying it was more refreshing in a place with closed air. Alex glanced at Teacher Bai and declined.

Ya Nuo took it and said thank you with a smile. I snorted in my heart, maybe I can poison you. Li Yuan later told me that it was very likely that those people knew that there was nothing down there.

If you want to continue moving forward, you will inevitably pass by the altar. Laila's blood seemed to have been licked clean, leaving no trace at all. Everyone's sacrifices also disappeared, except for the thermometer Kawaii San put on it.

The brass earrings were left behind. Is this temple still picky?

Kawaiisan was a little panicked, but the owner of the brass earrings had successfully followed the vanguard into the hole leading to the ground, so he felt slightly relieved.

The entrance of the cave looks very out of place with the temple, as if it was dug secretly behind someone's back, but now it's open to everyone. Could it be that I'm really wrong?

"It seems we are welcome." Arno said cheerfully. "To be honest, whoever it is, I hope they can prepare some wine."

Stephanie coolly pierced Arno's attempts to smooth things over: "Next time, I'll listen to the serious historians. It's a pity for my earrings."

"Watch your words. We have three excellent Egyptologists, and one of them has died in your hands. This approach is unacceptable. If you make any more moves, it will be your last move.

"Meng Weiqing spoke harshly in person, and even glanced at Buswell when he spoke. However, he did not include Lou Shiqi as an Egyptologist in his words, which shows that it was clear from the beginning that the grandson was a fake archaeological team member.

I listened to their argument with open ears at first, but when I saw the blood-stained inscriptions, it seemed like there were some clues tangled together.

I grabbed Li Yuan. "Where did you go to see a doctor before you returned to China when you were a child?"

Li Yuan was startled at first, and then he immediately understood that what I was asking was not about the disease, but about who knew that he had symptoms of transformation. He quickly told me: "At that time, in addition to the family doctor, my mother also took me around for several times.

A hospital. Later, a private doctor in New York suggested checking my father’s genetic history. She remembered that my aunt went to the United States to recuperate, so she took me back to China.”

"Have you checked these doctors later?"

Li Yuan shook his head. "After losing my mother, grandpa beat these people, so no rumors spread, but he didn't track what they did later. Do you think Dr. White might take advantage of this?"

"I don't know, but Dr. White has been targeting you from the beginning. I'm afraid he may know more than we think."

"Now we can only place our hope on the professional ethics of those doctors. Besides, so what if we know, we are still afraid of him." Li Yuanyi raised his eyebrows, but actually comforted me.

I could only smile and say: "Yeah, I've been here for a long time, I have to figure it out no matter what."

The statues of gods on both sides of the altar seemed to be looking down at the uninvited guests, eerie and irresistible. As the moon moved, the passage under the altar was slowly closing.

I gritted my teeth and followed.

Since we did not have an advantage in terms of numbers and were afraid of being destroyed by the group together, 279 people were interspersed in different parts of the team. Li Yuan and I stayed with Alex and Arnold, intentionally or unintentionally.

After entering, the last moonlight disappeared. The downward passage was so long that even the light of a flashlight could not reach the end. What was surprising was that the road was low and wide. It was so dangerous for me to walk in with my head held high.

Both Li Yuan and Ya Nuo had to move forward with their legs bent as they were about to reach the Tianling Cover. The road was surrounded by very simple stone walls. Although they were smooth to the touch, they could not cover up the pits, which created a strong impression on the luxurious temple above.

Comparison. As I walked, the user experience gradually improved, and taller people could finally straighten their backs.

And the further I walked, the more I felt something was wrong. It must have been thousands of years since I saw the world. Even if it was opened by someone last time, why would there be radon in stone buildings underground without any protective measures?

But we didn't feel any discomfort.

That's not right. I moved my wrist and felt a slight dull pain. If Jacqueline hadn't quietly repeatedly traced a symbol on my forearm just now, I wouldn't have noticed the inexplicable bruises on my body.

. But I had no chance to get hurt along the way, and the bruise was very shallow when I was in the hall, but now it looks like it has been injured for a long time.

Li Yuan slowed down.

"We seem to be moving from the past to the future."

Hearing this, Alex and Arnold also looked around carefully. I saw that it was indeed the case. As time slowly moved forward, there were murals, sculptures and texts in the corridor.

At the beginning, the murals here were similar to those painted by Lou Shiqi from the Temple of Set, which were painted in a rough prehistoric style with mineral pigments. Moving forward, the murals finally had familiar ancient Egyptian elements, and there were even vertical lines on both sides.

There are statues with human bodies and animal heads. These are gods used as guardians by the ancient Egyptians, but here they show their fierce looks, and it seems that there is something strange in the place that is not open to the public.

Ancient civilizations all have their own cultural attributes. China is harmony, Egypt is order. But from the moment you enter this temple, chaos is everywhere. Looking at these ferocious statues, I can't help but think, Apep played

What role does it play? It is the one that takes everyone away from the quicksand caused by the storm, and it is also the holy lake that it allows everyone to cross. In addition to attacking those who want to leave, it seems to be helping us along the way.

But is this really help?

It feels like our coming here is not what the gods want, but what they want to prevent.

I can't figure it out at all. Why are there so many gems covering the entire temple? It's not like they're trying to fool us, but more like they're advising visitors to take the treasures and that's it. But Apep

This escape route was cut off. In ancient Egyptian mythology, whether Apep is good or bad all depends on the perspective. But now I am a little unsure whether we are the good guys or the villains.

"No one stipulates that the people who paved the temple with precious stones must be the same people who arranged Apep." Arno said.

So who does this temple belong to?

Before I could clear my mind, the narrow corridor finally came to an end.

This is an empty room, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the four walls of the room are bare. However, the four walls and the ceiling are covered with inscriptions, as if something is trapped here. After we all walk in, we will

Looking towards the loop, I realized that the corridor I came from was gone.

In the middle of this space that I don’t know what to call, there is a burned bronze bull. The bull is the symbol of the goddess Hathor. This female deity is the wife of the sky god Horus and the daughter of the sun god Ra. In ancient times,

In Egyptian legends, He also incarnated as a fig tree, which is closely related to resurrection.

There is a door in the mural directly in front, and the lion goddess Sekhmet is guarding the door. The lion-headed goddess in front of her is called the right eye of Ra. Sekhmet in the mural has a pair of ruby ​​eyes, in the darkness

Gave us a soul stare. At His feet, there is a bronze statue of a cat.

"What is this cat doing squatting here? Being the gatekeeper of hell?" someone under Stephanie said.

"Don't use your religion to look at ancient Egypt." Alex said disgustedly.

"Then why is this thing blocking the road?"

Indeed, no matter how you look at it, the only possible road is behind this. The corridor you just came in has disappeared, and now you can only walk forward. In fact, no one who came here wants to go back halfway.

"Because this cat is the goddess Bastet, and her bronze statue exists as a sacrifice in most cases." I looked at Patrick and he nodded, so I continued: "That is to say

, maybe there will be a way after the sacrifice."

"Where is the altar?"

At this time, Patrick motioned for everyone to look at the mural. There was a stone surrounded by water next to Sekhmet, which was the Primitive Hill. And on the Primitive Hill was a Bennu bird engraved.

I just saw so many animal images along the way, but there was no Bennu bird. It has an important and unique meaning in ancient Egypt. At different times, it was considered to be the soul of the sun god Ra or the underworld god Osiris. This is the closest

The sun god is a god, but my surprise when I saw the Bennu bird was far more than that.

Because the pattern that Jacqueline repeated on my arm before she died was a Bennu bird.

(End of chapter)