"Can they come back to life?"
Xiang Wan wanted to reach out and touch it, yet she feared the worst possible outcome. Regardless of the original owner's feelings for her parents, she was willing to come here for them, which meant she still cared about them. At the very least, she wanted to hear how they felt about her, even just a few words—that was only natural.
"If you want it, you'll have to pay a price."
The fact that the system didn't rule things out definitively means there's still room for maneuver.
What should I do?
Xiang Wan asked solemnly, "No matter the outcome, we should at least give it a try."
"Quick, here!"
Liu Zijue's voice suddenly came from not far away, followed by a series of footsteps. Xiang Wan was caught off guard and was seen by them.
"So, Wu Xiangwan, you knew about this place all along. All our efforts to guide you and even sacrifice our lives have been in vain. How could you be so vicious?"
Guo Ziqi is like a mad dog, she's got her hands on Xiang Wan and won't let go, and she even wants to make her take several lives, she's utterly shameless.
"Professor Liu, don't you have anything to say?"
Xiang Wan ignored Guo Ziqi and instead asked about Liu Zijue. In her past life, he played the role of a kind-hearted man, making the original owner's heart belong to him, but ultimately it cost her her life and her soul. Guo Ziqi, on the other hand, played the role of the wicked woman from the start, but unexpectedly became the winner in the end. These two, they put on quite a show!
"Xiang Wan, are you mistaken?"
Even now, Liu Zijue still won't tell the truth.
"You knew my parents were coming here all along, didn't you? All that concern and care you showed me was just to lower my guard so I could clear the way for you. You have my parents' notes and a map of the pyramids; you want to know the secret to immortality, don't you?"
The more questions were raised, the uglier Liu Zijue's face became.
"Xiang Wan, you're overthinking it. I'm a friend of your parents, so naturally I'd step in if something happened to them. As for you, since you're my friend's child, I've taken extra care of you. How could you possibly have other ideas?"
"Wu Xiangwan, are you really stupid or just pretending? If you want to keep the 'Book of Death' for yourself, just say so. Stop pretending and making accusations here. If it weren't for our help along the way, you would have died halfway there. If you know what's good for you, hand over that book right now, or we'll have to take action ourselves."
Guo Ziqi's expression was unfriendly; only now did her true nature truly emerge. She adopted a fighting stance, clearly a trained fighter. Liu Zijue, meanwhile, remained silent. Since Guo Ziqi spoke, he had picked up his flashlight and looked around. Seeing that the couple showed no reaction, he glanced away and walked towards the Pharaoh's coffin.
"Your initial goal was the Book of the Dead?"
"Ha, you still have the mind to discuss this? Well then, I might as well tell you, we came here for that book. I heard that to start the sacrificial ceremony, we need a living person. I think you're quite good; it's worth the trouble of bringing you here. How about it, obediently hand over the book, and we'll leave you with a whole corpse so you can reunite with that foolish couple in the underworld as soon as possible."
As Guo Ziqi spoke, she slowly walked towards Xiang Wan. Xiang Wan slowly backed away from the altar, secretly slipping her hands inside her clothes to hold a dagger and a pistol in each hand.
"Liu Zijue, do you have any conscience? My parents were your colleagues, and they're already dead here. Why won't you leave me alone?"
"Hahaha, you're saying all this because you know you won't live past tonight, right? Listen to me, and I'll give you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll show you what the cruelest thing in the world is."
Guo Ziqi smiled and approached little by little.
As she estimated the distance, Xiang Wan retreated little by little to the edge of the golden pool.
"Guo Ziqi, I don't have that book. You can't force me."
"Ziqi, don't believe her. The book is gone; it must be with her."
Liu Zijue suddenly spoke up, and Xiang Wan thought to herself, "Oh no, there's no reason to delay any longer." Guo Ziqi's momentum shifted, and she pounced forward.
With nowhere to retreat, just as Guo Ziqi's hand was about to touch her, Xiang Wan suddenly crouched down and fell forward to the ground. Guo Ziqi missed her target, her foot stopped at the edge of the pool, and she turned to lunge at Xiang Wan again. In the blink of an eye, Xiang Wan drew her pistol and fired a shot in Guo Ziqi's direction without even looking.
With a "plop," Guo Ziqi's arm was hit, and she staggered back a step. Just as she was about to fall into the pool, Liu Zijue's words, "Ziqi, be careful," made her stop in her tracks.
Xiang Wan quickly got up from the ground, wanting to fire again, but found that she had run out of bullets. She casually threw the pistol at Guo Ziqi's face, but it was dodged again.
"Wu Xiangwan, you deserve to die!"
Ignoring her bleeding arm, Guo Ziqi lunged at her again. Liu Zijue's lack of assistance gave Xiang Wan a significant advantage. She drew her dagger, dodging Guo Ziqi while looking for an opportunity to counterattack, and the two began to wrestle.
Xiang Wan was not as strong as her, but she was injured, so the fight ended in a draw. Xiang Wan deliberately targeted her weaknesses, and although she didn't gain much advantage, Guo Ziqi wasn't much better off either, suffering quite a few injuries all over her body.
"Zijue, stop looking there and deal with her as soon as possible."
When Guo Ziqi called for help, Xiang Wan stopped holding back and attacked her relentlessly, forcing her back to the edge of the pool.
"Zijue, hurry!"
A gust of wind rushed from behind, and Xiang Wan suddenly bent down and pushed forward. Guo Ziqi was pushed to the edge of the pool by Xiang Wan's sudden movement and was about to fall in when a hand reached out and barely managed to steady her.
"Go to hell, you two scoundrels!"
While Liu Zijue was still holding onto Guo Ziqi and hadn't regained his balance, Xiang Wan turned around and rammed into him, returning the favor to the two people who had harmed the original owner in her previous life in the same way.
"Ah, what is this? It's so itchy!" Guo Ziqi fell into the pool, swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, and struggled to climb out, but couldn't get up no matter what she did.
"Don't move, let's go up quickly."
The water was only up to their chests when Liu Zijue calmly pulled Guo Ziqi along, trying to climb up.
"Host, quickly repeat after this system: !@#￥￥#@%………………"
The incantation was recited word by word from Xiang Wan's mouth, and the golden water in the pool continued to boil, gradually enveloping Liu Zijue and Guo Ziqi's bodies.
"Stop right now, Wu Xiangwan! Do you know what you're doing?"
Even the usually composed Liu Zijue showed a look of fear at this moment, and walked towards the edge of the pool even faster.
"Zijue, help me, please help me, I'm so itchy."
At this crucial moment, Liu Zijue let go. Guo Ziqi was already unsteady on her feet and choked on several mouthfuls of water.
Xiang Wan ignored them and continued reciting along with the system, faster and faster. Then she saw Liu Zijue clinging to the edge of the pool, his whole body enveloped in golden water, letting out a shrill scream. Pool water kept seeping into his body through his eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth.
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