The hand placed on Chen Zhi's shoulder was very soft, like a cloud. When Chen Zhi looked back, it turned out to be Mina...
"Chen! Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Mina smiled and sat next to Chen Zhi.
After this period of contact with Mina, Chen Zhi gradually discovered Mina's characteristics. Her steps were very light and she was very good at tracking and hiding. She walked all the way just now without making any sound.
Chen Zhi stood up slightly and looked at the tent behind him. Sure enough, Ji Ying had noticed the movement here and opened the curtain to look at them.
Chen Zhi waved his hand to Ji Ying, indicating that nothing was wrong here. Ji Ying glanced at Mina with a cold face, then lowered the curtain and returned to the tent.
"Chen! What are you thinking about here if you don't sleep?"
Mina took the teapot from Chen Zhi's hand, put it on the fire, then deftly put the tea leaves in the sieve and filtered them into the tea bowl.
"No, I just had a nightmare and couldn't sleep...",
Chen Zhi looked at Mina's dazzling golden curly hair and smiled.
After being in contact with Mina for a period of time, Chen Zhi discovered that Mina was actually quite new and not as difficult to get along with as before. The reason why Mina had always rejected him before was because of Tony's death. But after this period of contact,
, Mina has already taken a new look at Chen Zhi and re-evaluated Chen Zhi's abilities. Most importantly, Mina also understands Chen Zhi's personality better.
"Want to drink tea? I'll help you..."
Mina smiled slightly at Chen Zhi,
"This kind of Egyptian tea takes a long time to brew. You should rest first. I'll call you when it's ready...",
"I'll just wait here...",
After Chen Zhi finished speaking, he put the treasure bag he carried as a pillow under his head, leaned down and lay beside the bonfire, watching Mina making tea there.
Having been traveling in the desert all day, Mina's face was also covered with traces of wind and sand. Her golden hair curls were a little messy and full of gravel, but this did not reflect her pretty appearance. Under the moonlight,
, she is still a rare blonde beauty, and Mina is different from other Western women. Although Caucasian women have white skin and beautiful faces, their hands and feet bones are generally very thick. But Mina’s hands are extraordinarily slender.
His movements were very gentle. Chen Zhi looked at these slender white fingers and still remembered the force with which they hit him in the face, which was harder than that of a male boxer.
"Mina, do you think there will be demons in this desert...",
Chen Zhi looked at Mina in front of the bonfire and asked softly.
"Devil, do you mean the Scorpion King?",
Mina turned back and smiled. Under the jumping bonfire, her sweet smile made people's hearts beat.
"The Scorpion King?",
Chen Zhi quickly searched for this word in his memory.
The Scorpion King is a controversial figure in ancient Egyptian history. He was the first pharaoh in Egyptian history. He once created extraordinary achievements, but there are no historical records about him. People don’t know anything about him, even
Many scholars believe that this so-called "Scorpion King" is completely fictional and has never existed in reality.
But in 1898, a stone slab called "Narmer" was unearthed in the Hierakonpolis area of Upper Egypt. The stone slab was very old, far exceeding the historical records of Egypt.
The stone slab is carved with a king who has never been mentioned in Egyptian history. This king wears the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red crown of Lower Egypt, which means that he is the king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt.
Among the cultural relics unearthed at the same time, the earliest scepter in Egyptian history was also discovered, which is still engraved with a man wearing the crown of Lower Egypt and an iconic scorpion.
It was only then that archaeologists began to suspect that the legendary Scorpion King was real. Hollywood even shot a big-budget movie about the Scorpion King of Egypt.
"Don't believe those things in American movies. The Scorpion King was artistically processed..." Mina said with a smile while shaking the teapot.
"In the legend, the Scorpion King's hometown is here, and he is buried in this ancient western desert. And in the mouths of the local Egyptians, the Scorpion King is a real devil...".
After Mina finished speaking, she poured a cup of tea and handed it to Chen Zhi,
"In local legend, the Scorpion King was originally the chief of this desert. In order to defeat the chief of another desert, he actually made a deal with the ancient evil god of the desert, asking for strength and victory.
The evil god of the desert asked him for a transaction price and asked him to sacrifice the desert with the blood of his beloved. He killed his queen without hesitation and then achieved a short victory.
But his greed became stronger and stronger. He wanted to expand his territory and become the king of Upper and Lower Egypt. The evil god of the desert again demanded a price from him. First, he wanted his mother's heart, and then he wanted the eyes of his eldest son.
, the Scorpion King finally agreed and slaughtered his mother and eldest son with his own hands.
The Scorpion King has ruled Egypt since then, and his power is as powerful as a god. No one can defeat him. His soul has been tainted by the devil, and he has begun to take pleasure in massacre and cruelty. He threw his concubines alive into the fire.
He also gouged out the eyes of all his children and ate them, and all the Egyptians lived in blood and terror.
Later, because he was too evil, the God of Death did not dare to take him in and kept him alive for a long time. Finally, the ancient evil god of the desert swallowed him into the sand and never allowed him to come out. The Scorpion King also became an immortal demon.
Buried deep in the desert.
To this day, people in the desert still use the Scorpion King to scare disobedient children..."
"Very interesting story...",
Chen Zhi looked at Mina with a smile and said,
"It seems that in any country, gods have an unholy side..."
"Um..., Chen, I'm sorry, I did that to you in the past..." Mina whispered awkwardly. She probably had been wanting to say this for a long time, and now she finally found the opportunity.
"I handled the Tony matter a little too radically at the time. I was too sad for Tony's death at that time, but I think now that after you saved his child, Tony will be grateful to you in heaven, and you have such a
With his powerful ability, he will definitely be able to defeat that team and save Tony’s child~~~”
"Do you believe me so much...",
Chen Zhi smiled and looked at Mina,
"There are two ways to deal with things: communication and force. This is a desert in a foreign country. We don't understand it at all. If we can solve problems with money, we should try not to use force!"
"Hmph! Those people...",
Mina snorted angrily,
"Those people died without mercy. Look at their crimes. They are the real devils. Even if we kill them all, God will forgive us..."
“Do you know what God thinks?”,
Chen Zhi sat up and put the tea cup next to the bonfire. A gust of cold wind blew, making people tremble all over.
"As you just said, only God can judge sin. Since we are not God, we cannot judge what sin is, and we are not qualified to punish others~~, go to sleep! We have to travel tomorrow~~~",
After Chen Zhi finished speaking, he handed his blanket to Mina. The temperature in the desert was very low at night and the air was very cool. Maybe it was because the night was not so muggy, or maybe it was because she felt safe around Chen Zhi, so Mina actually covered herself with it.
She fell asleep on the blanket, her face was very relaxed under the bonfire, and she was not defensive at all...