Cheng Qisi received a strange letter from his ex-girlfriend Qu Wan. Qu Wan is engaged in archaeological work in Egypt with archaeologist Professor Li. He seems to be very troubled recently and eagerly hopes that Cheng Qisi can go there.
Six years ago, the body of another student of Professor Li, Rong Shu, was cut into pieces and burned like the mythical Osiris. His head has not been found yet. His fiancée Nata also disappeared like smoke into Abydos, Egypt at that time, never to be seen again.
The 5,000-year-old necropolis and the thousands of people buried there cast a long shadow over Abydos. The footprints of Anubis, the dog-headed god of death, the sudden appearance of a female mummy in the sarcophagus, the mysterious death of Professor Li on the "Night of Sacrifice", the bloody word "rush" left on the sarcophagus... Everyone is shrouded in the dark and weird atmosphere of ancient Egypt, lost in the ancient darkness.
Reader comments
The dark atmosphere of the underworld always lingers in this book
The intricate relationship between the characters, the love and hatred between them, the ancient past events involved, and the unique mysterious rituals of Egypt make it a hearty reading experience.
The dark atmosphere of the underworld always lingers in this book
The intricate relationship between the characters, the love and hatred between them, the ancient past events involved, and the unique mysterious rituals of Egypt make it a hearty reading experience.