Chapter 108: Egypt in Distress and Landing
The plane flew to Cairo unharmed, and she was a little frightened when she heard that we had been bumpy several times.
I rubbed my eyes, then yawned heavily. I felt like I had a good night's sleep on the plane, and I had a lot of dreams, but I couldn't remember what they were about. My memory is still stuck in the days before boarding, and everything that happened on the plane was blurry, as if I had traveled through several hours of time and space and directly came to the present.
"The Evil God"
It's such a strange thing, I've never had a similar experience. It's just that even Emperor Junyan can merge with me, and I can accept other strange things. Maybe it's also the sequelae of the awakening of Emperor Jun's eyes? As long as it's not Alzheimer's disease anyway.
When I got off the plane, I made eye contact with the flight attendant, and I always felt that she looked at me a little strangely. I took a special look, and the name on her badge was "Liu Lu", which seemed a little familiar.
I didn't take this matter too seriously, and after the plane landed, Zhang Lun was already waiting for us at the airport. Seeing that Master didn't come, he seemed a little disappointed, but he didn't ask much. According to the plan we set, the master settled in a hotel in Cairo and waited for the master to come and rendezvous, and I went to investigate with Zhang Lun alone.
"You've been here for so many days, you should have found some news, right?"
Zhang Lun rented an off-road vehicle, so I sat in the co-pilot seat and asked him.
"Have you heard of Tutankhamun's curse?" Zhang Lun didn't answer directly, but asked me while driving straight ahead.
"Of course." I nodded. Not to mention that I had done a lot of homework before I came here, even ordinary middle school students should have heard of it.
Tutankhamun was the 18th pharaoh of Egypt, and he was certainly the most famous pharaoh of all time, though not the most accomplished. And the main reason for his fame is the mysterious curse on the door of his mausoleum: "Whoever disturbs the peace of the pharaoh, the wings of death will descend on his head." In another place it is written: "Whoever enters this tomb with an impure heart, I will strangle him by the neck like a bird." "The deaths of archaeologists and tomb robbers who have entered Tutankhamun's tomb, as well as the unsolved mystery of the cause of Tutankhamun's own death, add to the mystique of the pharaoh.
I vaguely remember watching many versions of the "Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries of the World" as a child, and Tutankhamun's curse was a frequent visitor to them.
Zhang Lun added: "We are now going to the central part of Egypt, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Cairo, the Thebes region of ancient Egypt, which is now called Luxor. Nearby, along the banks of the Nile, there is the Valley of the Kings, where Tutankhamun's mausoleum is located. ”
I was puzzled and asked, "What does the Candle Dragon Horn have to do with Tutankhamun's mausoleum?" ”
"I don't know." Zhang Lun shook his head slightly,
"But that's the only strange thing I've found out about in Egypt lately."
As he spoke, he pulled out a newspaper from the boot case of the SUV, the paper was already slightly yellowed, and the Egyptian text written on it was completely unreadable, but I could make out the Arabic numerals representing the time, which was the newspaper at the end of 2017.
"The newspaper says that in 2017, archaeologists deduced through radar scans that there was a hidden burial chamber hidden in Tutankhamun's tomb, and it was not small, which is considered a century-old discovery in the archaeological community." Zhang Lun explained.
I gave him a blank look and said, "You just say no, I can't read the newspaper when I give it to me." ”
Zhang Lun smiled: "Isn't this to prove that I didn't lie to you, you can just ask a local, this newspaper is absolutely true." ”
"Can the locals tell me in Chinese?" I was speechless.
"Straight to the point." Zhang Lun continued, "It wasn't until a few months ago that archaeologists finally excavated this hidden underground palace, but disaster also came. A group of more than 10 people who were the first to enter the tomb all died of illness within a week, and the people who entered later also fell ill or died one after another, resulting in no one daring to enter the tomb later, and the excavation project has been completely stalled. ”
"Could it be nuclear radiation, or some kind of poison gas in the burial chamber?" I guessed.
"No, except for a few gas levels exceeding the standard, no other abnormalities were detected at the scene. But these excess gases are not enough to cause great damage to the human body, as long as a gas mask is sufficient. Zhang Lun immediately denied my speculation, "Moreover, the causes of those who died are different, after coming out of the tomb, they have suffered from all kinds of strange diseases, even the hospital can't control the disease, the body is deteriorating rapidly, and now there are less than two people still alive, and there is no sign of improvement at all." It's as if the curse of 1923 has been reincarnated again. ”
In 1923, Sir Carnarvon, who was the first to excavate Tutankhamun's mausoleum, contracted scurvy due to a mosquito bite and soon died, becoming the first victim of the curse, and rumors have been unstoppable ever since.
"But the events of a hundred years ago have long been decided, in fact, there are not so many people who died at all, some are just duplicate names, and some are simply faked, and only two of the people who really came to the scene died, and the cause of death is not as supernatural as rumored." I'm talking about the truth of Tutankhamun's curse, which is to say that the mainstream of today's archaeological community believes that Tutankhamun's curse is simply exaggerated and made out of nothing.
"But this time it's different, this time it's real." Zhang Lun said with a serious expression, "The Egyptian government has blocked the news in order to avoid causing panic, but fortunately, I know the nurses in the hospital and got the truth from them." And I also infiltrated the hospital disguised as a doctor and saw with my own eyes the few survivors of the curse
They are really terminally ill, hovering on the line of life and death every day. ”
"Then what are you going to do to die, hurry back to Cairo and stay." I rolled my eyes.
Zhang Lun glanced at me in surprise: "Big brother, you are a member of the supernatural circle, who will solve this kind of supernatural incident if you don't solve it?" Now the Egyptian government is privately recruiting talented people, as long as this matter can be solved, absolute fame and fortune will be gained. ”
"Can there be any man in Egypt, Pharaoh?" I quipped.
Zhang Lun said: "Don't underestimate people, each region has its own set of skills, such as Thailand's head-lowering technique, Japan's yin-yang technique, European and American exorcism rituals, etc., until now some people believe that Egyptian pharaohs really have the law of eternal life." ”
"Isn't that still Pharaoh!" I pouted and said, "But then again, we are here to find Candle Dragon Horn, not to be a peace ambassador and promote friendly exchanges between China and Egypt, and I don't know that this matter has anything to do with Candle Dragon Horn." ”
"Didn't I say it, this is the only strange thing that has happened recently, and we can only be dead horses as live horse doctors."
"In other words, you've been here for a month, and you've picked up a few little nurses." I stared at Zhang Lun mockingly, seeing that he blushed a little.
I don't have any hope for Zhang Lun's intelligence ability right now!
Although I was very dissatisfied, I didn't really intend to let it go, after all, this was the only clue. But for the mystery of this matter, I still don't know what to do, if it is a supernatural event related to ghosts and gods, killing so many people, this ghost's resentment is definitely not small.
"Then won't I book a hotel for your sister!" Zhang Lun argued.
"I'll order it with you!" After rolling my eyes at Zhang Lun again, I decided to close my eyes and recuperate, not wanting to pay attention to him anymore.
Zhang Lun was still muttering to himself: "The off-road vehicle is not easy to find, I rented an open-top before, and I came back from a trip to the desert to take a bath for an hour, and the sewers were blocked." If it weren't for taking care of you, I could have spent twice as much money on this car, you kid really have no conscience. ”
Looking at his righteous and awe-inspiring face, I really couldn't laugh or cry.
Later, when the car ran out of gas, we stayed in a place where birds don't poop on the road, and there was a thick fog around us, and we waited for three hours before anyone passed by, and I suddenly even had the heart to kill...... Fortunately, we finally arrived in Luxor before dark, otherwise I would not have dared to ensure his personal safety if I had to sleep in the car with Zhang Lun.
"Good things grind, good things grind...... Zhang Lun comforted himself.
I've long been a dog in my heart.
Why should I come with him? Wouldn't I be able to investigate it myself?
If I make a ranking of the unreliability of the people I have worked with, if Zhang Lun can't win the championship, it must be my shady!