Chapter 9: The Temple of Gods

  Liu Qi finally knew why Kechi claimed to be able to make the pyramid disappear. It turned out that he wanted to make the burial objects inside the pyramid disappear, and with the help of a few tomb-raiding experts, it shouldn't be too difficult.

  Before long, three people who had studied the exterior of the stone house came to Liu Qi's face. Among them, Curtis, the curator of the Roman Museum, and Philip-Lonan, a disciple of Professor Lachi, said excitedly: "Colonel, we have studied the texts and murals inside. We all think that this is not an ancient Egyptian building."

  "What's this?" Liu Qi asked.

  Philip, Loman calmed down his excited mood and said "It should be the original body of ancient Hebrew, one of the oldest languages in the world today."

  "Is it Hebrew, the script of ancient Jewish countries?" Liu Qi asked with some doubt.

  At this time, the Daluo Xi brothers said: "Yes, Colonel, it is indeed the text of the ancient Jewish state. In the 18th century, our ancestors participated in an archaeological excavation of the Egyptian pyramids. Among the excavated items, this text appeared. Our family has also conducted extensive research on this text. It can be confirmed that the text appearing here is the text used during the prosperous period of King Solomon's dynasty."

  "Do you know what it means?" Liu Qi asked again.

  "In the middle school, roughly speaking, it means 'This is the domain of God, only the most devout children of God can enter heaven and be ranked with the gods.' 'God will punish those who are disrespectful to God, letting them burn into ashes in fire.'"

  "Oh? God's son, Jesus?" Liu Qi looked at the stone house in confusion, unable to connect it with the magnificent and beautiful Christian churches of later generations.

  "No, middle school. Jesus was born around 30 AD, and this temple is approximately a building of the Solomon dynasty in 950 AD." Dario explained.

  Look, the grave robbing has reached the level of the Luo Xi family's expertise. Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of his own ignorance. Every industry has its own masters, and grave robbing is no exception. So Da Luo Xi didn't mock Liu Qi for his ignorance.

  It seems that tomb raiders are not scary, what's scary is that they have culture. In the words of Guo Degang, look at those history professors who go to dig graves for money. Then look at those tomb robbers who are elegant and refined, with a discerning eye. Can you tell who is the tomb raider and who is the archaeology professor?

  "Open the stone gate and take a look inside." Liu Qi said. Anyway, since we've come all this way, it's only natural to take a look or else I'll be itching with curiosity.

  Several soldiers came to the front of the stone house and pushed hard on the massive stone gate, but it didn't budge. A few more soldiers joined in and pushed together, finally the stone gate creaked and fell inward with a gap.

  A dazzling light burst out from inside the house, and several soldiers at the entrance who were exposed to the light let out a loud cry and fell to the ground. Soon their skin began to fester, and before long flames erupted on their bodies, emitting thick black smoke as they burned.

  Liu Qi and the others were frightened at that time, and they hastily retreated. Liu Qi asked Luo Xi brothers and Philip, Lo Nan: "What is this thing? How can people be burned?"

  The faces of Rosy Brothers and Philip, Loran changed with fear. "Commander, we also don't know what it is. But this thing will be very dangerous, we must leave here quickly." Big Rosy said with a stutter.

  "Then hurry up and leave...” Liu Qi's words had not finished, when he felt a faint voice coming from the door. It was ethereal and directly entered Liu Qi's mind.

  "Wait, don't leave yet. Did you guys hear any sound?" Liu Qi said to the others.

  Da Xiao Luo Si brothers and Philip, Lohan looked at Liu Qi with a bit of confusion, shaking their heads. At this time, Liu Qi made a silencing gesture with his hand. Then Liu Qi closed his eyes, carefully feeling that faint sound.

  A feeling of peace, tranquility and safety. This feeling made Liu Qi feel very familiar, as if he had experienced it before. Liu Qi slowly recalled the strange energy body he encountered in the unknown space, which was exactly this feeling.

  "You wait here for me, I'll go take a look." Liu Qi said to the person beside him.

  "No way, Middle School, you absolutely can't go. It's too dangerous, that temple has been cursed by the gods." The people around him were trying to stop Liu Qi in every way possible.

  "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere dangerous. I know what it is." Liu Qi said to the nearby SS soldiers and Italian soldiers.

  "No way, Zhongxiao. Protecting you is our duty. We won't let you go. You still owe me a promise of the greatest magician." Lian Kaiji said while blocking him on one side.

  Liu Qi was dragged away by several people along the same road they had come from. Liu Qi was so angry that he felt a little dizzy, "Let me go, let me go quickly, this is an order."

  "No way, absolutely not." The crowd chimed in with their objections.

  At this moment, the temple door suddenly opened slowly. A beam of light came out from the temple and shone directly on Liu Qi's body. A huge force lifted Liu Qi into the air and slowly moved him towards the temple.

  The people around couldn't help but drop their jaws at the scene. Finally, Liu Qi's figure completely disappeared into the temple, and the temple door closed behind him. Everyone shouted "Zhong Xiao, Zhong Xiao" and rushed towards the temple. But then a loud rumbling sound came, the temple began to sink, and the ground shook violently. The sky was turned upside down as if doomsday had arrived. Many soldiers fell into the huge pit beside them. Cries of despair rose and fell, echoing continuously.

  After a while, the earth calmed down. Kaito and the surviving soldiers rushed to the location of the temple, looking at a pile of huge boulders piled up in the position of the temple just now. Kaito and the soldiers were all in chaos.

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  Liu Qi was brought into the temple by a mysterious force, and his whole body lost consciousness, he could only close his eyes. Only in his mind could he still feel that thread of bright power, carrying himself non-stop flying straight inside. He didn't know how long it took, Liu Qi felt his body stop flying, slowly falling to the ground.

  After a while, Liu Qi felt the force that had been binding him also disappear. He slowly opened his eyes to find himself in an enormous empty cavern. In the center of the cave stood a 3-meter tall stone monument, on which faintly visible lights flickered from time to time.

  "Hello, stranger." A hoarse and inexplicable voice came from the stone monument.

  Liu Qi was a bit silly, and it was the first time he had seen a stone tablet speak. However, he didn't find it strange for long. After all, even time travel could happen to him, so what couldn't be understood?

  "Who are you? What do you want me to do?" Liu Qi asked bluntly.

  "Heh heh, you're an interesting young fellow. How did you know I had a task for you?" said the voice from the stone tablet.

  "It's just a guess, you wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to get me here if there was nothing going on," Liu Qi said with a swagger.

  "Yes, young one. I have a task for you to complete. Before I let you do this thing, I'll tell you a story first." The voice of the stone monument came out.

  "I like listening to stories. Wait until I sit down and then you can start." Liu Qi said, finding a stone to sit on, then gestured with his hand for him to begin.

  A long, long time ago, Egypt was a vast oasis with lush mountains and green waters. People lived rich and fulfilling lives, with open hearts and kindness. A group of Hebrew refugees came from afar and slowly settled in the lower reaches of the Nile River. They cultivated the wasteland, grazed livestock, and through hard work, gradually achieved a happy life.

  At that time, the ruler of Egypt, the king of Hyksos, was also very enthusiastic and generous to the Hebrews. They all treated each other as their own brothers. However, good times did not last long, the Nubians in Egypt launched a riot and drove away the Hyksos people.

  And the peaceful Hebrews also became slaves on the plains of Egypt. The fate was very tragic, and life was not guaranteed. At that time, Pharaoh ordered the Egyptians to kill newborn Hebrew boys, leaving only girls as playthings. At this time, a male baby was born. His mother could not bear to see him brutally killed, so she took a papyrus box, applied tar and oil, put the child inside, and placed the box in the reeds by the riverbank.

  The box was later discovered by the Pharaoh's daughter, who was bathing in the River Nile. The princess couldn't bear to see the Hebrew boy being brutally killed, so she took him back to the palace and raised him as her own child, teaching him culture and martial arts. The Pharaoh also loved this Hebrew boy very much and named him Moses.

  The Pharaoh had only one son, named Ramses. Ramses was three years older than Moses and the two children grew up together as companions. As a rare sibling in the pharaonic family, Ramses had a brother to grow up with. This added much joy and affection to Ramses' growing-up process. And Moses became one of the most important people in Ramses' life.

  The two boys grew up to be young men. Ramses, as the heir of Pharaoh, trusted Moses and appointed him as the Grand Vizier. At a banquet, Moses met the daughter of Jethro, a Midian priest, who was then a slave captured by the Egyptian army. Moses saved her and let her go.

  By chance, Moses discovered that he was a Hebrew. The blood of his ancestors flowing through his veins made Moses suffer greatly whenever he saw the Hebrews being flogged, enslaved and killed at will. He once accidentally killed an Egyptian soldier who was flogging a Hebrew, although as a prince, Moses would not have been punished for it. However, with a righteous and kind heart, unable to bear the self-reproach in his heart, he left the palace of Pharaoh.