In a haze that was like an illusion, Evelyn came to a splendid palace in a trance. In the distorted light and shadow, countless men and women wearing or not wearing the traditional robes of ancient Egypt's Nugbai shuttled back and forth in the magnificent hall. Most of them were dressed very lightly. Even the most distinguished priests and nobles only wore a simple linen robe.
From Evelyn's point of view, the entire palace was simply immoral.
When she retracted her gaze, she could not help but scream out loud. In the reflection of the gold ornaments, she saw her own appearance. She was wearing a long dress that was known as' Qiunik 'in ancient Egypt, and her chest was almost exposed to the air. For a traditional woman in the 20th century, this could be regarded as a humiliation.
However, the people around her weren't much better. Based on the simple and crude ancient Egyptian archaeology of the 20th century, Evelyn didn't know about some of the breakthroughs in modern archaeology regarding ancient Egypt.
For example, the Egyptians' obsession with nudity!
Due to being located in the tropics and the extremely underdeveloped textile industry during the ancient Egyptian civilization, the Egyptians were used to being naked. In the illusion, Evelyn was fortunate enough to see this precious historical information. Naked servants and waiters walked to and fro in the hall. Precious fresh fruits and food were served. The young children were all naked. The noblewomen and noblemen weren't any better. Evelyn saw her father's favorite concubine, Ansuna, exposing her dyed breasts while the high priest, Imoden, stared at them without blinking.
"This is simply immoral!" Evelyn, who was educated in traditional Christianity, almost screamed.
Of course, she didn't know that in early Christianity, prostitutes had the custom of doing business at the entrance of the church. Their largest group of customers were the priests in the church. In the Old Testament, King Solomon of Judah had once ordered people to disperse those women. For this reason, he had a conflict with the elders of the church.
"Wait!" Evelyn finally came back to her senses. "Why did I call that woman Ansuna? And why can I see Imoden? Who is the man I call father? "
"Nina!" She saw an old man with the most gorgeous jewelry waving at her enthusiastically amidst the crowd.
Evelyn saw 'herself' hearing the old man's call. She walked towards him quickly and happily. The old man opened his arms and said loudly, "Nina, my most beautiful daughter, the princess of Egypt, the brightest pearl on the Nile River …" The surrounding people cheered. Evelyn even saw O'Connor among the cheering crowd.
As a guard, he stood respectfully beside the priest of the Sun God, serving the Pharaoh.
Next, Evelyn saw herself and Anck-Su-Na begin the duel, and Anck-Su-Na was more skilled and won. The Pharaoh stood up and said, "The person who is suitable to protect me is my beloved concubine. And I will give the Bracelet of Death to my princess for safekeeping! "
Evelyn saw a strange bracelet made of gold placed in front of her. The bracelet looked like a scorpion, emitting a dazzling light unique to gold. Evelyn looked at the gorgeous bracelet, as if her entire soul was attracted to it. She stared at it in a daze until her soul floated up and was sucked into the bracelet by an invisible force of attraction. Evelyn shuddered.
She screamed and woke up from her nightmare. O'Connor, who was next door, shouted, "Evelyn, what happened!" When he rushed in from outside the door, he saw Evelyn clutching the blanket and looking at the void in front of her in horror. O'Connor asked anxiously, and she replied, "It's nothing, O'Connor, I had a nightmare!"
O'Connor walked to her bedside and comforted her, saying, "It should be because of that adventure. Ever since you came back from Hamunata, you have been in deep thought, hiding a great deal of depression in your heart. Everything is over, those people will not come back to find us. Listen, tomorrow we will leave Cairo by ship and head to London. "
"Although those people are very scary, the gold they provided us is enough for you to study in England!" O'Connor said gently, "Now that Cairo has fallen into the hands of the Eye of Horus, the entire city is killing people. Those ruthless men in black are not only killing the local believers, but also taking over all the functions of the Egyptian government."
"Now, other than the area around the Suez Canal, which is still safe with England's protection, the rest of Egypt has become a nightmare on earth."
"No, O'Connor!" Evelyn shook her head. "It's not over, far from it. We can't escape this whirlpool. This is something that is fated. I am the princess of ancient Egypt, and you are the guard of Ra. The monster that ran out from Hamunata is the lover of my father's favorite concubine, Ansuna. The high priest, your immediate superior, Imoden."
"This is all your illusion …" O'Connor interrupted her. "You are too nervous, so you treated the archaeological materials you studied during the day as your own memory. This is just a nightmare! Practice for a while, and you will be fine! "
O'Connor passed the blanket to her and repeated, "Tomorrow we will leave Cairo and take a boat from the Suez Canal to London … Soon, we will be far away from this nightmare!"
After O'Connor turned and left, Evelyn was stunned for a long time. She said to herself, "Ansuna and Imoden conspired to kill the Pharaoh? That's why Imoden suffered the most terrible punishment in Egypt — the insect bite! As for the priests who are bitten by the insects, their magic power will become stronger and stronger in this eternal torture. When they break the seal, they will destroy Cairo. "
"They will cause the Ten Catastrophes by the Nile River, turn the river into blood, and let the heavenly fire burn Cairo!"
Evelyn matched the legend recorded in the documents with what had happened not long ago. She hugged her head in horror and said, "So, the 'divine punishment' that tried to destroy Egypt not long ago was the curse of Imoden? … Right, the Bracelet of Death! "Evelyn quietly stood up and rummaged through the documents she had packed.
She rummaged through the messy pile of documents and found a photocopy of a document. "The Bracelet of the Grim Reaper … should be here. In the records of the ancient Egyptian Scorpion King, the Scorpion King sold his soul to Anubis when he was defeated and on the verge of death. In return, he obtained an incomparably mystical treasure that could recruit the dead in the Underworld as warriors."
"This should be the Bracelet of Death!"
"In that dream, I was the princess of ancient Egypt. Through a martial arts competition, I obtained the Bracelet of Death, and Ansuna was responsible for protecting my father, the Pharaoh Djoser. In the end, she and her lover, Imoden, killed my father … What the hell? No wonder I hate Ansuna so much. "
"That's not all!" The voice that came from behind Evelyn almost made her scream. However, she soon realized that she could not make a sound. She turned around in horror and saw the nightmarish man standing behind her, looking at her calmly. Chen Ang said calmly, "You hate your aunt Ansuna so much. I guess it's also because you two are rivals in love, right?"
"Aunt? Ansuna? " Evelyn's mouth was wide open. She realized that she could make a sound again. She said, "Rival in love? Are you saying that I like Imoden? No, no, no, I can't have an affair with him. "
Chen Ang's expression was very rich. He smiled and said with interest, "Of course not Imoden!"
"Then why did you …" Evelyn suddenly froze. She said in horror, "No, no, it can't be like this. You mean …"
"Yes! If Ansuna had not killed the Pharaoh, you would have been the Pharaoh's queen. The princess of Egypt, the Pharaoh's bride-to-be … Ansuna is your father's sister. If your father had not died, you would have married him. If he had died, you would have married his son, your elder brother. As an archaeologist, you should know that in the Pharaoh's royal family, women also have the right to inherit. Therefore, in order to prevent the royal power from falling, the Pharaoh would marry their own sisters, or even daughters, to a boy like O'Connor. "
Chen Ang said emotionally, "What a chaotic royal family!"
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