Chapter 025: Past Life

After O'Connor confirmed that the three of them, as Wang Bo had said, were not cursed, he said to Wang Bo with a complex expression, "It seems there are still things you're hiding from us."

Wang Bo said dismissively, "There are many things I hide from you."

"Then at least tell us this: are we cursed or not, or is the curse simply impossible to break?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Jonathan nodded repeatedly. He too wanted to know the truth of the matter; if he didn't get to the bottom of it, he would always feel uneasy.

Wang Bo said, "We are not cursed."

“Why?”

"Because your identities are very special."

“Special?” O'Conner was baffled. “I have no idea what's so special about my identity.”

Wang Bo pointed at the tattoo on his arm. "What do you think this is?"

"An ordinary tattoo?" O'Connor said.

"No, it's a proof."

“Prove what?”

"Proof that you are a descendant of the Pharaoh's Guard."

O'Connell was completely baffled, shaking his head as he said, "I'm not Egyptian."

"How novel. Who told you the descendants of the Pharaoh's guard must be Egyptians? Although most of them are Egyptians, there's no shortage of mixed blood, after all, the world is evolving."

O'Connell still found it unacceptable. "I'm just an orphan, and this tattoo was left by the orphanage."

"I know, but so what?" Wang Bo said. "Last time in Hamunaptra, you were almost shot to pieces, yet you miraculously survived. Do you really think that was luck?"

O'Connell: ...

He suddenly remembered three years ago, when he was cornered by enemies in Hamunaptra and at the end of his rope. The enemies could have taken his life with a single random shot. At that moment, he had already closed his eyes, ready to embrace death.

But when he opened his eyes, he found that the enemies had all fled.

He actually survived.

Every time he thought of this incident in the past, he found it unbelievable, but now, hearing Wang Bo's words, he realized that his survival last time was due not only to luck but also to his identity.

Descendants of the Pharaoh's Guard?

That's too ridiculous.

"Is everything you said true?" Even now, O'Connell was still somewhat skeptical.

"Believe it or not." Wang Bo didn't expect O'Conner to believe him immediately. "Anyway, I've said what I needed to say. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do about it."

Evelyn said, "What about me, then? What am I? Don't tell me I'm also a descendant of the Pharaoh's guard. Good heavens, this is just too unbelievable!!!"

She had no idea that she actually had such an identity.

"Why has no one ever told me about this?"

"No, you're overthinking it. You're not a descendant of the Pharaoh's Guard."

“Then what am I?”

Wang Bo stepped forward a few paces, backing Evelyn into a corner of the tent. "You didn't think I called you 'Your Highness' because you're pretty, did you?"

Evelyn was taken aback. "Isn't it?"

"Of course not."

A flash of inspiration struck Jonathan, and he clapped his hands, saying, "I understand now. You mean my sister is not a descendant of the guard, but a descendant of the Pharaoh—a modern-day princess. Then wouldn't that make me a prince? My sister, I never expected our parents to have kept this from us for so long."

Evelyn exclaimed in surprise, "Is this really true?"

Wang Bo was quite appreciative of Jonathan's wild imagination. His sister had once taken him for a monster who had lived for a thousand years, while her brother now saw himself as a prince—truly, they were siblings, both with equally wild imaginations.

"You do have some imagination, but unfortunately, you're overthinking it."

Jonathan: ...

Evelyn slapped her forehead. "I knew it couldn't be that simple."

She said to Wang Bo seriously, "Then tell me, what exactly is my identity, and why do you call me 'Your Highness'?"

Wang Bo said, "I call you Your Highness because you are a princess, but not a contemporary princess. After all, the reign of the pharaohs ended millennia ago, and whether there are any descendants of the pharaohs today remains unknown."

"I'm not a modern princess, what does that mean?"

"The meaning is simple: your past life was a princess." Wang Bo's words were startling.

Evelyn said, "In my past life, do you know who I was?"

"Of course I know—the daughter of Pharaoh Seti I, Nefertari. To be honest, if Ozymandias hadn't been so outstanding, you might have succeeded your father and become a female pharaoh."

The Ozymandias that Wang Bo mentioned was the son of Pharaoh Seti I.

This fellow is, one might say, extremely famous in history.

That was Ramesses II.

In the Fate world, he is the Sun King, who, together with the Little Sun Karna and the most ancient king Gilgamesh, forms the Golden Three Targets, making him a transcendent-level Servant.

Even in history, he remains the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

Having reigned for sixty-seven years, he had become a representative figure of Egypt. His reign was the final era of prosperity for Egypt's New Kingdom.

Ramesses II's passion for massive construction projects left his mark all over Egypt.

He built many new temples at Abydos and the Ramesseum.

New structures were added to the Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple.

The Abu Simbel temple, renowned for its grandeur, was constructed.

Many buildings constructed by previous pharaohs were also inscribed with his name.

However, the era of his reign was already the eve of Egypt's decline, and the enormous state expenditure accelerated the weakening of national power. After he passed away at the age of ninety-one, Egypt began its descent.

But this does not deny the power and ability of Ramesses II; he remained a famous ancient Egyptian statesman, military strategist, general, artist, and architect.

If Ramesses II had not been the son of Seti I, perhaps Evelyn could have muddled through in her previous life to become pharaoh.

But unfortunately, Ramesses II's aura was too powerful, his abilities too outstanding.

So even after Seti I died, Ramesses II smoothly succeeded to the throne.

There was no suspense whatsoever.

But Evelyn didn't care whether she would become a female pharaoh; instead, she was concerned about her past life, in which she was actually the daughter of a pharaoh—and not just any pharaoh, but Seti I.

This is just too incredible.

"I am the daughter of Seti I?"

“That’s right.”

In my past life, I was called Naphidili.

“That’s right.”

"But I don't know anything about it."

“That’s perfectly normal—after all, it was your past life. But don’t worry, if you want to know about your past life…” Wang Bo said, taking out the Book of the Dead. “There’s a spell in here that can restore your past-life memories.”

In the second Mummy film, Imhotep, having regained his powers, once awakened the past-life memories of Anck-su-namun after her reincarnation.

Wang Bo believed that the Book of the Dead could also accomplish this.