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Lu Zhongqi and Tao Yanmei nodded, but did not continue the conversation.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Lu Xiangxiang looked haggard. After this blow, she was dispirited and looked completely dejected.

Lu Zhongqi and Tao Yanmei exchanged a glance and remained silent for a long time before Lu Zhongqi spoke, saying thoughtfully, "Because you are the fifth scroll!"

"What?" Lu Xiangxiang jumped out of bed in surprise, grabbing Lu Zhongqi and saying, "What did you say? You said I am the fifth scroll?"

Lu Zhongqi and Tao Yanmei calmed Lu Xiangxiang down so she could continue to tell these unknown inside stories.

It turns out that the final prophecy of the tenth scroll did not specify the exact time of its occurrence. Some politicians believed that since the danger had been discovered, the cause should be found as soon as possible and the subsequent horrors should be eliminated. This was agreed upon by the vast majority of high-ranking politicians at the time, so archaeologists continued to excavate the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.

One day, Lu Zhongqi and Tao Yanmei submitted a petition to the state, withdrawing from the excavation of Qin Shi Huang's tomb. It turned out that during the excavation, Lu Zhongqi had accidentally obtained another scroll. Out of curiosity, Lu Zhongqi did not hand the scroll over to the state, but instead kept it for his own study. To his surprise, he discovered that the scroll in his possession was actually the fifth scroll, which, according to its contents, was a universal key that could unlock the devil.

Upon this surprising discovery, Lu Xiangxiang inadvertently stumbled in.

It was late at night, and a torrential downpour was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Lu Zhongqi and Tao Yanmei were busy with their research when Lu Xiangxiang was suddenly awakened by the fear. She cried and searched for her parents. At that time, Lu Xiangxiang was only a six-year-old girl, but she accidentally wandered into her father's study. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck, followed by a thunderous roar. The fifth scroll suddenly emitted a bright light, guiding a key-shaped beam of light towards Lu Xiangxiang. It then disappeared into Lu Xiangxiang, leaving Lu Zhongqi horrified.

When Lu Zhongqi came to his senses, he found his daughter, Lu Xiangxiang, lying on the ground, unconscious.

Lu Xiangxiang woke up again three days later, which greatly worried Lu Zhongqi and his wife. The fifth scroll also turned to ashes as the light disappeared. From then on, Lu Xiangxiang had a small key mark on her chest.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangxiang hurriedly opened the collar of her shirt and saw a faint silver-white key imprinted in the center of her chest. Since childhood, Lu Xiangxiang had always thought it was a birthmark, thinking that the birthmark was too tangible! It actually looked like an ancient key. Although she had asked her parents but had not received an answer, Lu Xiangxiang regarded it as a symbol of birthmark and tattoo.

Lu Xiangxiang was quite surprised to learn that it had such a background.

Lu Zhongqi continued to explain that after years of research, he knew that the fifth scroll must have used Lu Xiangxiang as a key to the living, storing her soul's will. So, for the rest of the years, Lu Zhongqi and his wife kept searching for a way to save her, but unexpectedly, the prophecy of the tenth scroll came true. In the year their daughter Lu Xiangxiang was seven years old, Lu Zhongqi and his wife died quietly at the same time. After a year of transformation, they finally returned to Lu Xiangxiang's side.

Despite their altered memories, Lu Zhongqi and his wife continued their search for a way to save themselves. After ten years of studying the history of the Qin Dynasty and researching cultural relics, they finally discovered another tomb of Qin Shi Huang. Based on this, it can be deduced that there is more than one Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, and there must be a third and a fourth. Therefore, in addition to the tenth and fifth scrolls, there must be other numbered scrolls in the mystery of the scrolls.

Since that's the case, then there must be a way to decipher it on the other scrolls. Lu Zhongqi and his wife decided to explore the newly discovered Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. However, before they even entered the tomb, they were surprised to discover the existence of a third anomaly.

It was late at night. To keep their whereabouts secret, Lu Zhongqi and his wife chose to travel at night. When they passed through a village, they suddenly heard a shrill scream. In the deep mountains, the wind blew and the trees swayed. The terrifying sound came from the sound. Even Lu Zhongqi and his wife, who were always deeply rooted in scientific knowledge, couldn't help but shiver. They hid in the sound and saw a horrifying scene by the moonlight.

Several terrifying, humanoid beasts suddenly attacked the village, feeding on humans. In the ensuing chaos, the fleeing villagers were torn apart, their limbs torn apart, and blood and flesh flying everywhere. Lu Zhongqi and his wife were filled with rage. They grabbed their guns and rushed out, firing wildly at the beasts. When they saw the beasts turn into a pool of thick liquid after they died, and witnessed the bloody scene before them, Lu Zhongqi and his wife finally understood the final prophecy of the tenth scroll.

To unravel the mystery of the scroll, Lu Zhongqi and his wife rushed to their destination and, after some investigation, finally located the entrance to Qin Shi Huang's tomb. As they walked over piles of white bones, they realized that the tomb had already been looted. It seemed that despite the passage of time, the tomb raiders had failed, as a city wall blocked their path, and the white bones ended there.

Following the traces of history and relying on their years of archaeological experience, Lu Zhongqi and his wife finally found the mechanism in the city wall. It was a small notch, about an inch square. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice that the dust from two thousand years of weathering had blocked a hole about the size of a centimeter. If you touched it lightly, you would find it was the keyhole of a door.

After several days of careful investigation, Lu Zhongqi and his wife found no other way to pass through the wall. Using sound waves for detection, they determined that the wall was five meters thick and was naturally carved into the mountainside. The ground was dark and gleaming, and it was clear that it was made of black rock, with a wall resembling flint supporting it.

Seeing the few pits at the bottom of the wall, Lu Zhongqi knew that they were traces left by tomb raiders. He squatted down and pinched the black powder, knowing that it was some powder produced by the theft of the hardest black rock. To enter this wall, one must use laser beams, but these advanced instruments are not something you can just get by chance.

Lu Zhongqi gently stroked the keyhole, exchanged a glance with his wife, and they understood each other perfectly. Suddenly, Lu Zhongqi shouted, "Run!" He grabbed his wife's hand and ran outside. A moment later, terrifying faces appeared on the wall, shaking their heads, opening their mouths, and glaring at each other, screaming menacingly. Then, in an instant, all was calm again.

Panting heavily, Lu Zhongqi and his wife ran out of the tomb. Their legs gave way and they collapsed in the desolate wilderness. Lu Zhongqi hurriedly opened his backpack, took out a small notebook, and flipped through it. His trembling hands drew circles on the map and marked the number nine. Without daring to stop, he grabbed his wife's hand and ran. Both of them knew at that moment that the keyhole in the wall was the key to their daughter, Lu Xiangxiang, and that a group of demons lived inside the wall.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Volume One: Life's Encounters, Chapter Sixteen: The Demon, the Giant Beast with a Human Head

Chapter word count: 2132 Update time: 08-02-29 17:49

"Devil?" Lu Xiangxiang found it increasingly unbelievable. "Do devils really exist?" It sounded like she was watching a science fiction movie.

Lu Zhongqi glanced at Tao Yanmei, who nodded as if she had agreed to some important decision. So Lu Zhongqi continued, "Yes! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and experienced it firsthand, I really wouldn't have believed it was true."

After speaking, Lu Zhongqi reached out and took off his glasses, waving them in front of his eyes. A beam of light blue light transformed into a prison cell resembling a square lock. Inside the cell was a giant, humanoid beast, baring its fangs and claws, its violent aura surging through the cell, constantly howling and roaring in bestiality.

When Lu Xiangxiang saw this, she gasped and walked forward to get a better look. Suddenly, the giant human-headed beast charged at Lu Xiangxiang and opened its blood-red mouth to bite her.

"Ah..." Lu Xiangxiang screamed tremblingly with her eyes tightly closed.

The giant beast with the human head lunged forward, only to be thrown back. It roared and lunged again, seemingly without end.

"It looks like it's starving," Lu Zhongqi said, patting his daughter's shoulder.

Lu Xiangxiang opened her eyes and saw that although the giant human-headed beast kept rushing towards her, it failed to reach her. It turned out that it was separated by a light shield, like glass. The giant human-headed beast was slightly larger than a human, but its bald head had a human-like appearance. Its blood-red eyes and sharp-toothed mouth distorted the human-like appearance.

Looking at the slender body, with the figure and arms of a thin woman, the entire body was completely bald, without a single hair, and there was no clothing. Sharp claws covered the hands and feet, looking extremely disproportionate to the body. Lu Xiangxiang asked in surprise, "Is this a demon?"

"Yes! This is the demon that your mother and I captured to study. I call it the Human-Headed Beast." Lu Zhongqi nodded. Seeing his daughter's expression soften, he knew that she had begun to accept the reality before her and was no longer afraid. He couldn't help but praise her in his heart: She is indeed my daughter.

Lu Xiangxiang couldn't help but look at the monster in front of her again out of curiosity. Tao Yanmei added from the side, "After years of research by your father and me, we found that the human-headed behemoth does not reproduce like humans. Instead, it spreads viruses, such as through bites and scratches."

"Based on current assessments, the human-headed behemoth's personality is characterized by simple attack methods. In other words, the human-headed behemoth does not think and only adopts direct attack methods. Its most basic need is blood and meat, so its target is humans."

"The giant human-headed beasts are afraid of solar radiation, so they can only come out at night. Currently, there are relatively few of these strange creatures discovered. However, according to the prophecy of the tenth scroll, it is believed that large-scale giant human-headed beasts will appear more often."

Tao Yanmei explained as if she were giving a report to a superior. Lu Xiangxiang frowned and asked, "Isn't there any way to eliminate them?"

"The most direct method is to deliver a fatal blow to them. These are very simple creatures. We don't know if there will be more advanced creatures appearing later. Your father and I have submitted all the relevant information to the country. The country is working hard to develop a serum for the virus. Otherwise, in a sense, slaughtering the giant human-headed beast is slaughtering humanity, because it is no longer clear whether it is the infected or the infected itself."

"Where did it come from?" Lu Xiangxiang asked in confusion.

Tao Yanmei fell into deep thought, then continued, "Based on our research and findings, the giant human-headed beast should have originated from the tenth scroll."

"The tenth scroll?" Lu Xiangxiang exclaimed in surprise. It was that terrible prophecy again.

"Yes! Xiang'er, do you know? The appearance of the tenth scroll was actually preordained by the emergence of these aggressive creatures, as if it were a natural development."

"Impossible! It must have been created by someone." Lu Xiangxiang said, biting her lip. Her grief over losing her parents was self-evident, and there must be some unspeakable conspiracy behind it.

“Your father and I have investigated, and the government has also tried to investigate, but over the years, we have not found any trace of human involvement. Therefore, it is currently concluded that it is a natural phenomenon. To understand the ins and outs of these things, we must investigate from the scroll.”

Lu Xiangxiang suddenly turned around, staring wide-eyed at her parents. Lu Zhongqi and his wife were stunned for a moment. After a long while, Lu Xiangxiang stared at them without blinking and asked, "Do you want me to open the tomb of Qin Shi Huang and get the scroll you want?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhongqi and his wife were taken aback. They wondered why their daughter would suddenly have such thoughts. Then they heard their daughter, Lu Xiangxiang, sigh and say, "Dad, Mom, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that this sudden event has made me feel scared."

Lu Zhongqi patted his daughter's shoulder and said, "Xiang'er, you did the right thing! In the future, you should think things through more carefully and not trust others easily. After tonight, that includes your mother and me."

Her father's solemn words made Lu Xiangxiang feel a pang of loneliness. This world had become a cold one, and no one could be trusted, not even the closest person to them...

"Xiang'er, your mother and I have actually made a significant discovery: besides the low-level human-headed behemoths, there are even more advanced creatures!"

"What?" Lu Xiangxiang blurted out in surprise.

Ignoring his daughter's expression, Lu Zhongqi continued, "These past two days, these documents have been submitted to the national leaders, and it's possible..."

Lu Zhongqi didn't continue, and his daughter pressed, "Maybe what?"

"The information may never reach the national leaders!"

"How is that possible?"

Lu Zhongqi smiled and said, "Because your mother and I discovered a more advanced alien species. They are not afraid of sunlight radiation and can live in the same way as humans. If they do not develop evil intentions, they cannot cause any abnormalities. Your mother and I call them dark souls."

"Dark souls?" Lu Xiangxiang found her father's words increasingly terrifying. What was wrong with this world? Could excavating a royal tomb really lead to so many horrors? Just how much more advanced was the technology of the Qin Dynasty? How could they have predicted the future so accurately two thousand years ago? What would become of humanity?

Lu Xiangxiang was filled with questions, yet something was already quietly happening before her eyes.

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The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Volume One: Life's Encounters, Chapter Seventeen: The Dark Soul, The Eternal Law of Time.

Chapter word count: 2197 Update time: 08-02-29 17:49

"Xiang'er, I'm afraid this world..."

Lu Zhongqi didn't continue speaking, but just kept sighing. As an archaeologist who had always been steadfast in his commitment to science, he simply couldn't believe what was happening and what he was experiencing. The coexistence of technology and biology—what would become of humanity's fate? Lu Zhongqi truly had no idea. The prophecy of the tenth scroll was a heavy burden for anyone, let alone Lu Zhongqi, a nationally renowned archaeological scientist.

Tao Yanmei has always silently supported her husband Zhongqi's work and protected her only precious daughter Xiang'er. The peace of these years has made Tao Yanmei feel panicked. Storms always seem to come after a calm atmosphere. She is afraid that if the secret of her precious daughter Xiang'er is exposed, it will be uncontrollable.

The Lu couple had kept the secret of Xiang'er's fifth scroll a closely guarded secret, but in recent days, they had felt uneasy and their hearts were not at peace. With the information about the Dark Souls being sent out, they felt that they were no longer safe. So, after discussing it, the Lu couple decided to tell their daughter the secret. Whether it would be a blessing or a curse in the future, they could only leave it to fate.

"Xiang'er, once you leave here, you can't easily trust anyone, including your mother and me." Lu Zhongqi looked at his daughter with a reluctant gaze, as if he was afraid that he would lose her in the blink of an eye.

Lu Xiangxiang threw herself into her father's arms and cried, "If I can't even trust my parents, then who can I trust?"

"I don't know!" Lu Zhongqi replied blankly.

"Alright, Xiang'er, your parents don't have much time left. After we leave here, you must be careful of Li Tianxiang."

“Li Tianxiang? Li Tianxiang, the president of Wind City Space Unlimited Company?” Lu Xiangxiang asked in surprise. Although the Lu family and the Li family had business dealings in archaeology, Lu Xiangxiang had never liked Li Tianxiang since she was a child. She didn’t know why, but Li Tianxiang gave Lu Xiangxiang the feeling of being unpredictable and made her feel a deep fear.

"Yes, it's him! Your mother and I suspect he is the Dark Soul." Lu Zhongqi nodded in confirmation.

"What? He is the even more terrifying demon, the Dark Soul!" Lu Xiangxiang exclaimed in surprise. This news was too unexpected.

"We can't be sure, this is just our guess and judgment. Just be more careful in the future."

Tao Yanmei stepped forward, stroked her daughter's hair, and smiled, "Silly child, you're not a child anymore, you should know how to be independent! Your father and I have deposited a sum of money for you in the World Bank, enough for you to live on for the rest of your life. The password is the promise Mom made to you last time."

Lu Xiangxiang pouted and said, "Mom, what's wrong with you? It's like a scene from a movie about life and death. Everything's fine now, so why are you leaving me money?"

"Hehe..." Lu Zhongqi and his wife both laughed. For a moment, behind their fear, a touch of kinship was added.

"Xiang'er, come here! Dad will show you another tomb of Qin Shi Huang." Lu Zhongqi had already turned on his computer and displayed the image.

Lu Xiangxiang was curious and went forward to take a closer look. After her father's detailed explanation, Lu Xiangxiang had memorized everything. Lu Xiangxiang's academic performance has always been very good. As for history, she is even better than the history professor at school. You may not know this, but the history professor in the grade often asks Lu Xiangxiang for some tips under the guise of discussion.

After Lu Zhongqi finished reciting the key information, he clicked "permanently delete" on the system and confirmed. His screen went blank. Lu Xiangxiang tried to stop him, but it was too late. She couldn't help but sigh, "Dad, this is all your hard work! Just like that..."

Lu Xiangxiang didn't know how to continue, but Lu Zhongqi chimed in, "Xiang'er, you must know that if this information falls into the hands of evil people, it will jeopardize world peace and the fate of humanity."

That was such a grand statement, leaving Lu Xiangxiang speechless.

"Dad, do you think the fate of humanity can be saved?"

Lu Xiangxiang suddenly raised this question, which made Lu Zhongqi ponder for a long time. In fact, Lu Zhongqi had discussed this question with his wife Tao Yanmei many times, and also at national and international conferences. This most direct, most concerning and important issue had been discussed for a long time, but no one could come up with an effective solution.

Seeing her parents' silent contemplation, Lu Xiangxiang already knew the answer. But she still voiced her thoughts, "If we could change history, wouldn't all these disasters be avoided?"

Lu Zhongqi and his wife laughed. "Silly child, how can history be changed at will? Our existence is due to history. If history were changed, then we would no longer exist in this space. Besides, how can history be changed?"

Lu Xiangxiang was still unwilling to give up and continued to ask, "Dad, if we can find other scrolls, can we change all of this?"

Lu Zhongqi and his wife kept comforting her, saying, "Xiang'er, everything that has happened before our eyes is yesterday's news, which is history recorded by time. It cannot be changed. This is the eternal law of time. You are familiar with history, so you should know better than your mother and me. The only thing that can be changed is tomorrow, or things that have not yet happened."

"Dad, Mom..."

"Silly child, your parents know what you're thinking. Your parents just hope you can live a good life." Mr. and Mrs. Lu Zhongqi said earnestly, until Lu Xiangxiang burst into tears. Mr. and Mrs. Lu Zhongqi shook their heads and sighed inwardly: It's really hard on Xiang'er. After all, Xiang'er is only nineteen years old. Although she is an adult, as a girl, she must be strong in the days to come!

Tao Yanmei wiped away her daughter's tears, then said to her husband, "Zhongqi, we should go out too. We've been here for so long, what's coming can't be avoided!"

Lu Zhongqi nodded, gently supporting his daughter and saying, "Xiang'er, we should go out now. The sunshine outside is still waiting for us. No matter what happens, you must live on, okay?"

Lu Xiangxiang nodded firmly.

Lu Zhongqi smiled slightly, then asked his daughter to close her eyes gently. Tao Yanmei reached out and gently shook hands with Lu Zhongqi. A burst of light gathered and intensified from their hands. Lu Zhongqi turned his head and saw the roar of the giant human-headed beast in the forbidden room, which then turned into a pool of blood, leaving behind a cold, white skeleton.

Lu Zhongqi sighed, then stopped looking at anything else, closed his eyes and concentrated. A white light shone through the air, and in a flash, everything returned to calm.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Volume 1: Life's Encounters, Chapter 18: Anxious and Burning Heart

Chapter word count: 2249 Update time: 08-02-29 17:50

Lu Zhongqi's study.

A flash of light opened a door, and Lu Zhongqi, his wife, and their daughter were safely teleported out.