The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

After eliminating everyone, Li Xiao calmly walked up to the middle-aged man from the American expedition team who was holding the scriptures.

He reached out and took the forbidden book from the other person's hand, then glanced at the stone box on the ground that had already been opened.

Inside the stone box, five exquisite porcelain bottles were neatly arranged. The bottles were simple and elegant, and the lids were made of gold, making them look extremely luxurious.

Based on his familiarity with the original drama's plot, Li Xiao knew very well the origin and secrets of these five porcelain vases.

Three thousand years ago, High Priest Imhotep had an affair with Anskhod, the favorite wife of Pharaoh Set I, and murdered the king. After the affair was discovered, Anskhod committed suicide out of love.

In order to reverse life and death and resurrect his beloved, Imhotep did not hesitate to break the ancient taboo and took out Ansuna's five internal organs one by one, and carefully sealed them in these five porcelain bottles.

Finally, when Imhotep tried to resurrect Anzul'a using the Book of the Dead, he was captured alive by the Pharaoh's Royal Guard, causing Anzul'a's resurrection to fail and her soul to return to Hell.

Li Xiao merely glanced at the five gilded porcelain bottles containing the organs, without lingering any longer.

He carefully put away the Book of the Dead, then reached out and took Evelyn's wrist, turned and strode quickly away towards the passageway outside the royal tomb, leaving the black-clad guards and the American expedition team inside the ruins.

The two walked up the deep stone steps without encountering any further obstacles.

As they walked, Evelyn, unable to contain her curiosity, couldn't help but ask softly, "Darling, what did you just do to those people? Why did they all suddenly stop moving?"

Li Xiao didn't stop walking, a smile playing on his lips as he explained, "This is an ancient secret technique from our Dragon Kingdom called acupoint striking. I just sealed their qi and blood and meridians, temporarily immobilizing them."

"Acupressure?"

Evelyn's pupils widened slightly, her face filled with disbelief, and she subconsciously exclaimed in a low voice, "Oh! My God, is this some kind of mysterious Eastern witchcraft?"

Seeing the shock and curiosity in her eyes, Li Xiao laughed and said, "You can understand it that way too."

"My God, this is absolutely amazing!"

Evelyn couldn't help but sigh with genuine admiration, her eyes filled with envy: "Only a country with such a long and rich history could have given birth to such an incredible and mysterious heritage."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she continued, "You used pressure point techniques on those people, so they'll never be able to move again, right?"

"Of course not, they should be able to move around again in about an hour!"

"Oh, I see."

The two quickly traversed the layers of passageways and emerged from the heart of the Hamunaptra ruins.

The moment they stepped out of the last stone gate, they were no longer greeted by the decaying, cold atmosphere of the ancient tomb, but by the cool evening breeze of the desolate desert.

At this moment, it was completely dark outside, and the heavy night enveloped the entire Gobi Desert, making the world shrouded in darkness.

As soon as he stepped out of the ruins, Li Xiao clearly sensed a strange movement—at another hidden entrance to Hamunaptra, flickering lights were constantly dancing and swaying, their light and shadow intermingling, standing out conspicuously in the pitch-black night.

Evelyn, standing beside her, quickly noticed the unusual light in the distance. She immediately suppressed her smile and asked in a low, wary voice, "Are those men in black?"

Li Xiao nodded slightly and said, "That's right. They must have deliberately deployed troops to guard the exit where the Americans entered, just to prevent them from escaping from the tomb."

In fact, the entrance to the royal tomb where they were now had been explored by the guards in black before.

Previously, when this group of guardians had sealed off all the entrances and exits of the tomb, they had also reached this stone gate. However, no matter what methods they used or what tools they tried, they could not budge the stone gate even a fraction and had no choice but to retreat.

That's why he and Evelyn didn't run into the group of men in black when they came out of here.

As night deepened, the desert wind grew increasingly cold, and all around was pitch black and silent. Li Xiao decided to stay here for the night.

He walked sideways to the open space beside the stone gate, raised his hand and waved it, and a folding military tent appeared out of thin air on the ground.

He quickly laid out the frame and secured the corners. In no time, a sturdy and solid tent was erected, isolating it from the night wind and the desert chill.

He then took out several self-heating meals from his personal virtual world, placed them inside the tent, and sat down with Evelyn to prepare for dinner.

On the way to Hamnata, Li Xiao had already taken out these convenient foods from the future, which had already opened Evelyn's eyes.

So when she saw such amazing fast food again, she was no longer surprised. She naturally cooperated with Li Xiao to prepare and heat the food, and quietly enjoyed the simple dinner in the desert tomb.

After quickly finishing his dinner, Li Xiao didn't rush to rest. Instead, he took out nine lustrous spirit stones and precisely placed them on the ground around the tent.

With a light tap of his fingertip, a wisp of spiritual energy was injected into the spirit stone. In an instant, a barely perceptible transparent barrier quietly unfolded, completely enveloping the entire tent.

This is a simple concealment array. Once set up, everything inside the array will completely disappear from sight. It not only has the effect of optical invisibility, but also effectively isolates internal sounds from being transmitted to the outside.

Even if someone were to pass by the tent at this moment, they would not be able to detect anything unusual about the place, and would not be able to tell that there were any people hiding there, which would be enough to ensure the absolute safety of the two people resting at night.

After the magic array was stabilized, Evelyn quickly washed up and her eyes lit up with intense curiosity. She turned to Li Xiao and begged him to let her see the mysterious Book of the Dead.

Without hesitation, Li Xiao took out the ancient scripture, which was entirely black and had a strange texture, and handed it to Evelyn.

Evelyn quickly looked down and flipped through the pages, her gaze immediately landing on the center of the book's cover. Looking at the incredibly familiar eight-lobed triangular groove, she exclaimed in a low voice, "Look! I never imagined the key to unlocking this Book of the Dead would still be that octagonal black box!"

Seeing the look of amazement in her eyes, Li Xiao calmly said, "Then let's open it and take a look."

"Okay!" Evelyn immediately responded and took the black box out of her toolbox.

Evelyn immediately took out the octagonal black box, skillfully fitted it into the groove of the scripture, and gently rotated it.

With a familiar click, the pages of the Necronomicon unlocked, and the heavy pages slowly unfolded without the slightest hesitation.

The thick pages are engraved with intricate and obscure ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and images of Anubis, the god of death. The patterns are ancient and mysterious, carrying a strong sense of history and taboo.

Evelyn, who had studied ancient Egyptian culture for many years, happened to be familiar with this long-lost ancient script. Her eyes swept across the pages, and she subconsciously began to read it aloud word by word.