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Chapter 45 The Curse of Ancient Egypt
That last hellfire Mustafa spoke in French.

You are right to think so.Didn't the French excavate our construction site before?The French occupied Egyptology for many years, just as the Germans occupied Greece.No wonder Mustafa's English is a bit strange, it sounds like French word order.

But Mustafa is really a language genius.It was not easy for him to learn French and English by himself on the construction site.Even if it's not for his 'ancient blood', such a person is worth using.

For Hassan to be able to play Infernal Affairs at our construction site for so long, I'm afraid he got the true biography of his grandfather.

But that's not right either.If Mustafa doesn't want people to go back into the desert, why is he telling us this?He could play dumb, or not let Hassan bring us here at all.

And about that ballad, I still have some questions: "Why do you know this? When did that ballad come down?"

In the third century BC, Alexander the Great had conquered Egypt, and in the following hundreds of years, Egypt was exploited in various ways as the administrative province of ancient Rome; after that, under the influence of Christianity, a unique Coptic culture was developed. Version.And it has been the Arab cultural circle since the sixth century AD, until now.

Then, as Arabs in the 2000th century, why did Mustafa and the others know about the ancient Egyptian curse more than [-] years ago?

Mustafa had his own explanation: "The old man also asked me what the song was about and where I learned it from. In fact, I don't know the meaning of the song. I only know that it was sung by the old man in the family. At that time, I was very annoyed that I couldn't answer the master's question, but he didn't delve into it and comforted me. I just wanted to repay his kindness. So I asked my family to find out what the song meant, and where the desert refers to .

When my family heard me ask this, their faces changed and they kept silent.They also warned me not to go to that desert under any circumstances, because we are descendants of expelled priests. "

Priests expelled?

I pondered this statement.

Thutmose III was a very special existence in ancient Egypt, and he was both a pharaoh and a priest.And after him, there was a religious revolution in ancient Egypt, which was done by Akhenaten, the master of inbreeding.The two parties in that political struggle were the pharaoh who held secular power and the priests who had the right to interpret the oracle.

But which god's spokesperson is the "expelled priest" that Mustafa mentioned?Did they really hear the oracle, or did they just lie for their own selfish desires?

"But then you also know that those Frenchmen still found their way to the desert." Mustafa continued, "The ballad is not a secret after all, I still found out something. So I told the master that although I don't I know what the song means, but as long as you go into the desert, you will be able to find the place. The master is very happy and said that if I can take him to the desert in the song, then he will thank me.

Anyway, I took them into the desert and found the temple of Thutmose III.I thought it was the future, but I put my children's future in it. "

After listening to Mustafa, we still don't understand that the English gentleman is Sir Black's uncle.It seems that he has already been buried in the sea of ​​sand.

But after all these years, hasn't Sir Black approached Mustafa again?Look at his obsession with 60 years ago, it is impossible to let Mustafa follow his uncle into the desert.

"I thought I was dead a long time ago. Who can find a dead person." Mustafa had a mocking smile on his old face, "I just didn't expect that they would find my son."

"When did that happen?" Li Yuan asked.

"Eight years ago."

We looked at each other.

Mustafa recounted what happened 12 years ago without waiting for us to ask.It seems like I have been waiting for someone to listen, or I am no longer afraid of these things being known.

"A young couple did not know how to find me, saying that they wanted me to lead the way again to find the bone of Seth. I have never seen the bone of Seth, and everything was arranged by the master at that time. I Just responsible for leading the way in the desert according to the clues after they found the temple of Thutmose III.

The couple begged me to take them into the desert and find the temple of Thutmose III.They promised a lot of money.Naturally, I would not go into the desert again. Last time I lost something more important because of money.

But I am not afraid that they will go in by themselves.Because the record of going there has been destroyed by me, and there will only be a full moon in 60 years.If they go now, they can only be buried in Seth's wrath.But I didn't expect my son to find the map left by the British master and take them to the desert without telling me.

In the end they didn't come back.I don't know where they went, whether they found the end, or were swallowed by the desert.

The only thing I'm sure of is that they must have pissed off the gods.It has been my son who has suffered the pain of transformation, but he has not returned from the desert.That's why the curse was transferred to Leila 12 years ago. "

It seemed that the couple knew a lot about magnetic fields, at least they knew that they needed to bring the "ancient blood" to find Thutmose III's temple.And 12 years ago, they gave up Mustafa and let Hassan's uncle go with them. Was it because they knew that the blood had already belonged to him?

Li Yuan asked this question for me: "60 years ago, was your blood used?"

Mustafa studied him with cloudy eyes. "Since you know, do you still want to find them?"

This is an admission.

I said that Li Yuan's family's unlucky tradition must not be good.

Li Yuan smiled, not caring about the danger behind it. "Can I ask you where the last sacrifice was done? What happened in the desert, why didn't they come back, and how did you come back?"

Seeing that he made it clear that he was going, Mustafa smiled: "We followed the moonlight and found a temple. It is the Temple of Seth. Don't ask me where the Temple of Seth is. If you insist on going, you will find it too. There. If you can't even find the Temple of Seth, it's safe.

I sacrificed there, but Seth would not let us go.Although I am not an ancient Egyptian, I am still a little scared because of the curse of this bloodline.But at that time, I was poor and unwilling, so I continued to go to the desert.

The white man's money is not easy to earn, nor should it be. "

"Did you still go to the final temple?"

Mustafa nodded. "But I only offered sacrifices, and didn't go in. I'm still scared. If you get there, you will know the feeling. Those who live in that temple are not gods." The old man slowed down. "Then the desert punished them, and it brought disaster upon my son. My son died and another son remained in the desert. Now my grandchildren are involved.

You guys are a lot like the characters we play here.If they want your blood, don't give it. "

they?Why did Mustafa use such a pronoun?
"But isn't the purpose of going into the desert to offer sacrifices? If that's the case, it's fine if you don't go." I didn't understand.

"The 'He Who Comes From Afar' has arrived." Mustafa said in his old voice, "Since the 'He Who Comes From Afar' cannot be stopped, as a priest, we must go together. Otherwise, something more terrible will happen."

"What's the matter?" I couldn't help asking.

"It's a disaster that can't be said. Seth knows the answer." Mustafa was only willing to say this. "Sometimes the key is also the lock."

This secret has been passed down for thousands of generations, and in the end I don't know why it was passed on.But they continued to pass it on, waiting for someone who could understand.

Perhaps this time, it finally came.

We were speechless for a while.

This Mustafa is really strange.

Is it taboo or not to taboo the temple in the desert?Why fear and hate at the same time and reverence at the same time.It feels the same to me as the Temple of Horus under our construction site.On the one hand, it is hidden, and on the other hand, it is protected in a precious and precious way. A Maat Temple was built on it, just to keep people coming to sacrifice.

So it was Mustafa who destroyed the records about the Temple of Seth in the Temple of Horus.He didn't want anyone to go again.Their mission is not to take people to the desert at all, but to prevent people from going there.It's a pity that he didn't do it 60 years ago, and his son didn't do it 12 years ago. Now, his grandson has to follow.Mustafa obviously wanted to protect Hassan and the others, so he told us this.

But I think he is irresponsible.If Hassan hadn't been tricked by Dr. White and had to repeat the same mistakes, then would Mustafa plan to keep silent about this secret that may change the fate of countless people?
Although I don't like his attitude of protecting himself wisely, he is just a poor man who wants to protect his family.It's not good to accuse him of being selfish.

There is an unselfishness here.I glanced at Li Yuan.Baba delivered it to the door by himself.

Mustafa was certainly not doing us a favor by telling us about it instead of Hassan.Li Yuan naturally knew this too.But looking at the current situation, in order to achieve his goal, he will consider all possibilities.

"You two look young, don't you have any children yet?" After a long while, Mustafa said again. "Think twice if you have children. The couple's children must have been very poor 12 years ago. They also showed me pictures. They really look like doll-like girls."

I was stunned by his brain hole: "No, no, we just came together, there is no such relationship."

Mustafa was noncommittal.Li Yuan was thoughtful after listening to his words.

Now I know a lot about what happened 60 years ago and 12 years ago, and I am afraid that I will not be able to ask.

Mustafa held out the blue scarab in silence.

I held it in my hand, and then I took a closer look.Sure enough, it was an amulet, densely engraved with ancient Egyptian characters to ward off evil spirits.

Hassan walked in silently now.If he hadn't lifted the curtain to shake the sunlight, I wouldn't have realized he was back.

"It's too far here, and we're too old." Mustafa said to himself in Arabic. "It's Sunday."

His cloudy but clear eyes drooped slightly with the movement of burning incense in his hands, and he didn't look at us.

After lighting the incense, Mustafa began to kowtow in the direction of the holy city in the atmosphere of ancient Egypt, reciting the Qur'an devoutly.

We don't want to disturb any more, so we can only say goodbye in a low voice.Li Yuan bowed to Mustafa, and Hassan went out together.

The old man didn't look at us any more, and prayed earnestly.

What a wonder.

The humble house of the Mustafa family was no longer in sight, and I remembered something.

"Fuck," I clicked annoyed.

"What's wrong?" Li Yuan asked.

"Just forgot to ask Mustafa if he knew who Dr. White might be."

"Dr. White only appeared after those people entered the desert again 12 years ago. If you ask him, he probably doesn't know." Li Yuan was relaxed.He changed the subject: "And I think the couple of foreigners who came here 12 years ago may be Alex's parents."

I keep my eyes open.

No wonder Mustafa had reacted so strangely when he heard about the couple's children, but it would be fucked up if that was the case.

This made it all the more difficult to find out who Dr. White was.Otherwise, I always feel that there is a mastermind behind the scenes who knows too much, and I feel uneasy.

Seeing my frown, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing: "I don't need to be so worried. Isn't there another person who might know?"

I fixed my eyes on him.

Li Yuan stretched his waist, and then said energetically: "Let's go, let's go to the other side to have a look."

Hassan only took us outside the village, and found another young man to take us to the ferry.

Hassan stood beside this village that had existed since the time of ancient Egypt, in this land that had experienced Greco-Roman revolutions and Western invaders.Now distant missions dragged them back to responsibilities that were no longer theirs.

I see confusion in Hassan.He grew up entangled in the Arab world and ancient Egypt.Li Yuan is also fighting against the trajectory that had nothing to do with him long ago.

Once again I felt that I was too lucky to face this inevitable fate.

　Now the whole family is unlucky, and the number of unlucky eggs has increased again

　　
　
(End of this chapter)