Chapter 109: Egypt in Distress: The Last Night
Zhang Lun booked a hotel in Luxor, and we will spend the night here tonight, and he said that tomorrow he will take me to meet the Egyptian envoy in charge of this incident, and we will have to apply for a job and join the paranormal team organized by the Egyptian government before we can investigate Tutankhamun's mausoleum. This can't help but remind me of the Hexia Tomb incident in Dasong River, the terrible human-faced spider and the sacrifice of Mrs. Guo and others, I hope there will be no more sad experiences this time.
In the evening, I looked up the Internet for news about the Valley of the Kings and Tutankhamun's mausoleum. The ancient Egyptians believed that human life, like the sun, rises in the east and sets in the west. Therefore, when the ancient Egyptian kingdom made Thebes its capital, it built temples and palaces on the east bank of the Nile, and mausoleums on the west bank of the Nile in the Muluk Valley, in order to ensure that their lives would be eternally cycled. Beginning with Pharaoh Thutmose I, the successive pharaohs for more than 500 years were buried in this valley, which is why it is called the Valley of the Kings.
From Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, you only need to take a ferry and then change to a tourist bus, and the whole journey takes no more than half an hour, which is very convenient. But Zhang Lun said that due to this curse incident, Tutankhamun's mausoleum has been closed, but fortunately, the Valley of the Kings is very large, and many mausoleums are still open, so the bus has not stopped. This also shows from the side that this incident is only related to Tutankhamun's mausoleum, and does not involve other pharaonic tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
The ancient Egyptians believed that people could be resurrected after death, and that the resurrected soul needed the original body, so the pharaohs were mummified after death and buried in the mausoleum with a large number of lavish funerary goods. Ever since an Italian explorer discovered the first mausoleum in the Valley of the Kings in 1817, the Valley of the Kings has been frantically excavated, with stolen mummies and funerary goods becoming the treasures of museums in the West. Tutankhamun's Mausoleum is by far the best-preserved mausoleum and has long since been transformed into a tourist attraction. The mummy of Tutankhamun himself is displayed at the entrance.
Seriously, I doubt that Tutankhamun will come back to life now, after all, even Mashe Demba can be reincarnated in Gonggar Mountain, even if Tutankhamun is suddenly lying on my bed now.
Thinking of this, I subconsciously looked back at the bed and found that Zhang Lun was lying on the bed playing with his mobile phone, the whole person was lying across a double bed, and he didn't even take off his shoes! If it weren't for the only one room left, I wouldn't want to live with him and sleep in the same bed!
"Zhang Lun!" I yelled, "Get me to you!" ”
Zhang Lun looked indifferent, moved his body to the other side of the bed and said, "It's all old men, what do you mind." ”
"The Ronin Who Started from Douluo"
"Also, please take off your shoes, OK?"
"That's what you said, don't regret it."
As soon as Zhang Lun took off a shoe, I said with tears in my eyes: "Forget it, brother, spicy eyes, put it on." ”
After making sure he wouldn't lie down again, and that he wouldn't take off his shoes again, I continued to get on
Flipping through the information on the Internet, I accidentally browsed a previous news item that said that the radar scan results in 2018 confirmed that there was no hidden tomb passage and secret room in Tutankhamun's mausoleum, which overturned the previous speculation, that is, the newspaper that Zhang Lun showed me.
I ran to ask Zhang Lun, but he said: "2018 was an official smoke bomb, because at that time, many underground organizations were coveting this unborn tomb. But this year, the Egyptian government secretly excavated a hidden tomb, which is absolutely true, and if it were not for the accident in the tomb, this matter would not have been known. Tutankhamun's mausoleum has been sealed for months, and the perimeter is heavily guarded, so that no one from tourists or tomb robbers can enter. ”
"So if we want to go to the tomb, we can only apply for the talented people recruited by the Egyptian government." It dawned on me.
Zhang Lun nodded and said, "Although I don't know how they recruit, there aren't many people in the spirit world in Egypt, and with our ability, it can be said that we are nine out of ten." ”
I chuckled and said, "What are you capable of, people let you go down to repair mummies?" ”
Zhang Lun said unconvinced: "Anyway, I am also the only descendant of the Tomb Sect, and besides, I am a few years older than you, even if you are higher than me, you have to respect your predecessors, right?" As he spoke, he put his hand on the heel of his shoe, a look of eagerness on his face.
"You're right, Senior Brother Zhang Lun." I smirked, "As long as you don't take off your shoes, you're right about anything." ”
"Okay, go get me a basin and wash my feet." Zhang Lun said triumphantly.
I rolled my eyes angrily and said, "Can't you go to the bathroom and wash?" ”
"Yo, dare to talk back!" As he spoke, he took off his shoes, and I was instantly satisfied.
"Yes, I'll go to the toilet and take a shower."
When I walked into the toilet and closed the door, I could still hear Zhang Lun talking to himself proudly: "Play and play, make trouble, don't joke with Brother Nalun's stinky feet, otherwise there will be times when you cry." ”
Can I say I want to cry right now......
I pressed down on the bathroom doorknob, the glass door slowly turned, and a similar scene suddenly flashed through my mind. It seemed like that, I pushed open a door, but I couldn't remember what was behind it or why I wanted to open it.
I stood in place in a trance for a long time, if Zhang Lun hadn't seen that something was wrong with me and called me, I might have been standing there stupidly.
"What's wrong, low blood sugar?" Zhang Lun asked with concern.
I joked, "Got you stunted." ”
"The resistance is not good, just practice more." Saying that, Zhang Lun was about to take off his shoes to scare me again, so I gave him a blank look and quickly hid in the bathroom.
I calmed down and stopped thinking about what had just happened. I had the feeling that something must have happened on the plane, but I can't remember it at all now, and it's useless to be in a hurry.
At night, the two of us lay side by side, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
"I heard you've been to the grave?" In the silent room, Zhang Lun's slightly magnetic voice suddenly sounded.
"The news is quite good, but why don't you check Egypt, why do you check me?"
"I listened to what your master said." Zhang Lun explained, "Before you came, I told him about the possibility of going to the grave, and he said that you are fine, and told me that you solved the case of Dasonghe. ”
After hearing this, I was a little confused. Master was angry with Zhang Lun in advance, but he didn't tell me, and he was still secretive and didn't come with us. What kind of medicine is being sold in Master's gourd?
"Hey, how did you get selected for the grave team last time?" Zhang Lun asked me again.
I replied truthfully, "I was entrusted to apply for the job, and then I said that I was a righteous person and I was selected." ”
"Tsk, it's good to have a backstage." Zhang Lun said enviously, "I have had a similar situation before, as soon as I said that I was from the Tomb Sect, people thought I had a secondary disease, and asked me why the little dragon girl didn't come together." ”
"Haha, who made Mr. Jin Yong's Tomb School too famous, but in reality it is the opposite." I laughed.
"Why do I think you're laughing at me?"
I didn't answer his words, but said, "Then again, this time we can only rely on ourselves, and Egypt doesn't know the Chinese sect." ”
Zhang Lun patted me on the shoulder and said earnestly: "You think too much, it mainly depends on you, after all, I can only repair mummies!" ”
I laughed helplessly, knowing that he was "taking revenge" for my joke just now. Later we talked for a while and even discussed a very serious issue.
"What do you Tomb Sect do?" I asked.
Zhang Lun replied: "I mainly study the things in the tomb, a bit like touching the golden captain, and the spells I learn are a bit like chasing corpses." It's a pity that I'm not good at learning, so I will repair and repair magic weapons or something, spells are my shortcomings, and the spirit is not effective. ”
"Then you say, what's the use of taking you there?" I turned my head to look at Zhang Lun.
He was struggling for a long time, and he couldn't say why.
In the end, the two of us came to the same opinion: although we didn't know what Zhang Lun was for, we both couldn't help but feel that this adventure was indispensable to him.
That night, I remember the last thing Zhang Lun said to me was: "Go to sleep, this may be the last night we can sleep well." ”
His tone was suddenly serious, something I'd never seen before. Speaking of which, since I learned about my life experience and everything about Di Junyan, I have never slept a solid night. I wish I could get a good night's sleep today!
However, even such a small wish was shattered by a rapid knock on the door in the night.