Cluck cluck cluck, cluck cluck cluck!

A sudden sound came from beneath the mummy, startling all three. The mummy in front of Wu Xun suddenly moved, then seemed to come alive, sitting up and turning to look at him.

"Run!" Qian Li shouted, retreating abruptly to the wall. Wu Xun paused for a moment, then stared intently at the mummy, his expression excited: "It's alive! It's alive! Taking it back for research will definitely cause a sensation."

"Get away from me, are you out of your mind?"

Xiang Wan ran over, grabbed his arm and pulled him back, but he shook her off.

"Mine, this is what I found, don't come any closer. I'm taking it with me!"

"Are you crazy?"

"Why is he the only one who gets promoted? My skills are no worse than his, but he always gets ahead of me. This time, I won't give in no matter what."

Wu Xun reached out and grabbed the mummy by the neck, pulling it out of the coffin as if it were an inanimate object, without a trace of fear.

Looking at the mummy again, its hands were clasped together and bound to its chest, and its legs were also wrapped in gauze. Except for its head, which could move, the rest of its body was immobile. After so many years, the mummy was nothing but a skeleton and a layer of dry skin, with no weight whatsoever, and therefore no threat whatsoever.

Xiang Wan was speechless. This was the first time she had ever seen a living, breathing mummy, except for that Pharaoh.

"Look, this is a thousand-year-old preservation technique, and it can still move. If we go back and dissect it, we'll definitely find something amazing. Once we crack the secret of immortality, the whole world will go crazy, hahahahahaha."

Wu Xun muttered to himself, placed the mummy on the ground, and ran to another coffin, intending to pull the mummy out again. But to his surprise, this one wasn't just a dry shell; it even had muscles on its body, and the gauze had been torn, leaving only a few tattered pieces hanging from its body.

"Ah, come quick and help!"

Wu Xun was gripped by the mummy's hand around the neck. He kicked and pried, but couldn't budge it an inch.

"Xiang Wan, why aren't you going to save him?"

As Qian Li spoke, she kept backing away.

Is this still the same couple from the story? Xiang Wan had doubts, but she couldn't let Wu Xun die here like this. She ran forward and stabbed the mummy's arm hard with her dagger. She struck it twice, but it didn't leave a mark at all, as if she had stabbed it into an impenetrable wall.

Wu Xun's eyes bulged out of his head from being choked, and his mouth gaped open. The mummy opened its massive mouth and inhaled sharply. Wu Xun struggled, his face gradually turning blue, and he looked like he was about to lose all life. Xiang Wan couldn't find any other tools in time, so she simply threw her backpack down and stuffed it between the mummy and Wu Xun.

Interrupted, the mummy released its grip, threw Wu Xun to the ground, and turned to run towards Qian Li.

How are you?

Xiang Wan sat on the ground, resting Wu Xun's head on her lap, and checked his breathing with her hand; it was very weak.

"Don't die, I'll save you, you must hold on!"

She reached out and pulled her backpack aside, took out a bottle of water, and gave Wu Xun a small sip. She didn't know what to do; the original owner's parents had only been back to life for a few hours.

"Cough cough, stop for now, this is my fate." Wu Xun opened his mouth, his voice very weak, "Child, resurrected, defying the laws of nature. Liu Zijue is inside me. Your mother is not... Don't be sad, for you, we are willing!"

With a gulp, Wu Xun's pupils dilated, and he lost his last glimmer of life.

Xiang Wan was stunned, her mind reeling. She had tried so hard for so long, but the final result was this—she still couldn't save them, and she was still all alone! Saline solution welled up in her eyes, spraying like a fountain and soaking her clothes.

"Stop crying, the Pharaoh is coming this way."

007's words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly waking Xiang Wan up, but tears still streamed down her face.

The original owner's feelings were always hidden deep in her heart. If it weren't for Wu Xun's death, Xiang Wan would never have discovered them.

Qian Li was being chased by the mummy, her screams never ceasing. This situation felt strangely familiar.

"Wu Xiangwan, please help! Your mother is dying."

Xiang Wan paused in her steps towards her, then silently withdrew. Wu Xun's words revealed that resurrection wasn't so simple; it was possible that Qian Li's body harbored another soul, such as Guo Ziqi—her behavior was remarkably similar. Keeping such a hostile soul by her side was less desirable than finding an opportunity to expel her.

"You can't drive them away. Didn't you see Wu Xun's reaction?"

"What's the meaning?"

The system pretended to cough and said, "It was indeed the souls of that couple before, but later they became Liu Zijue and Guo Ziqi. As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain; it's either you bite me or I devour you."

"You mean, Qian Li's soul has been completely devoured by Guo Ziqi?"

"That's possible."

Xiang Wan's eyes instantly turned sharp: If she wants to be reborn by borrowing someone else's body, she'll have to see if Xiang Wan agrees!

As Qian Li ran, seeing that Xiang Wan had no intention of helping her, she simply moved closer to her, trying to distract the mummy. Seizing the opportunity when Qian Li tried to use her as a shield, Xiang Wan grabbed her wrist, steadied herself, and threw her in front of the mummy.

Before Qian Li could react, her neck was grabbed, and as she opened her mouth, a large mouthful of her life force was sucked out. Xiang Wan seized the opportunity, interrupting the mummy's actions again and rescuing Qian Li. She turned and ran away, expecting the mummy to chase after her, but it simply turned and went back to the previous coffin.

"Pfft, I didn't expect that even a mummy wouldn't want you, host. Hahahaha."

Xiang Wan ignored the system that was acting up from time to time, went to Qian Li's side, checked her breathing, and found that she was still breathing.

Just as he was pondering whether or not to save her, he suddenly noticed that all the coffins in the secret chamber were making noise. One by one, the mummies climbed out of their coffins and walked towards her.

A door had appeared in the sealed stone wall of the secret chamber, and the Pharaoh stood there, staring straight at her, giving her a chilling feeling.

"#%%￥%*…"

The Pharaoh's mouth emitted a deep, resonant sound, long and drawn out. The soul was enveloped in this sound, like a small boat drifting aimlessly on the waves.

"Ah—Xiao Qi, what did he say?" Xiang Wan screamed, her soul returning to its place, as if gravity had been restored.

"It said, 'Come, my love, let us rule the world together.'"

"Huh, he was talking to me?" Xiang Wan's eyes widened in disbelief. "Could he have traveled from my dream?"

"You really enjoy being chased by a corpse?"

Xiang Wan felt a chill run down her spine. Who the hell likes dealing with corpses, especially ancient ones?