Those guys refer to the warlords who found and resurrected Qin Shihuang.

Like the Pharaoh's Royal Guard in The Mummy Returns and the Priestly Descendants in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, they are ancient forces that have been passed down for thousands of years, dedicated to reviving Qin Shihuang and letting him rule the world again.

And they have the Fountain of Youth water in their hands.

The Northwest Army camp is very strict, showing different atmospheres everywhere. It is obviously a very elite army.

But this is useless for Chen Xu. He just used a small spell to conceal his figure and easily broke in.

This is not modern times where there are various rigorous monitoring methods such as infrared and ultraviolet rays. Now it only relies on eyesight, which is easily deceived by humans.

A scarab crawled under Chen Xu's feet and squeaked. He reached out his hand, grabbed it, and watched what it saw at the same time.

"We're here." Chen Xu trembled slightly and quickly walked towards the central campsite.

"Who are you?" The warlord general inside noticed that his tent was lifted up by someone with wind blowing in immediately woke up from sleepiness.

Chen Xu was discovered but did not continue to hide. He cancelled his magic spell and appeared in front of General Warlord. "Hand over the Fountain of Youth water."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand," said General Warlord when he suddenly saw Chen Xu appear before him; he had never heard of such means before.

"If you don't hand over Fountain of Youth water then don't blame me." A cold light flashed through Chen Xu's eyes as countless scarabs swarmed from all directions surrounding General Warlord inside them.

"These treasures are my sacred beetles raised by me; they like eating meat. In just 1 to 3 seconds, they can eat all the flesh and blood of a person, leaving only bones."

"If you don't hand over Fountain of Youth water then your fate will be just a pile of white bones."

General Warlord's face was frightened. Chen Xu's words made him even more afraid. His eyes flickered continuously but eventually he lowered his head and threw out the Fountain of Youth water from his pocket.

Chen Xu took the spring water and carefully examined it.

It is like a huge blue diamond wrapped in nine golden snakes. Although these small snakes still have vitality, they are obviously in deep sleep.

"Next is the blood of pure-hearted people." Chen Xu's gaze turned cold.

In movies, Evelyn is considered as one such pure-hearted person; however, Chen Xu knows that there is another person who also has a pure heart - Zi Yuan and her daughter Xiao Lin.

In the original work, Zi Yuan and her daughter Xiao Lin were also immortal people who had used Fountain of Youth water. Obviously, they opened this gemstone and took out the Fountain of Youth inside it.

Chen Xu closed his eyes tightly and tried to sense where Zi Yuan was located. After a while he found her location.

"Suleiman (Solomon), let's go," said Chen Xu calling Suleiman to leave General Warlord’s tent.

Zi Yuan suddenly felt uneasy while monitoring Qin Shihuang’s tomb at an inn. She became anxious all over herself.

"What on earth could make me feel so uneasy? It must be something serious."

"Mother what happened?" Sensing her mother's uneasiness sensitively, Xiao Lin quickly asked aloud.

"Nothing!" Zi Yuan shook her head not wanting to infect her nervousness onto her daughter.

"It has been long since we last met, Zi Yuan." Chen Xu walked towards Zi Yuan with a smile on his face.

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"It's you, Chen Xu?" Zi Yuan's heart sank and finally understood the source of her uneasiness.

This person who claimed to be a priest of various gods was unfathomable to her. She was also very cautious about him.

"Yes, it's me." Chen Xu smiled and said, "I'm here for your blood - the blood of pure-hearted people."

"How do you know that I have pure-hearted blood?" Zi Yuan had a bad feeling in her heart. "Have you found Qin Shihuang and Fountain of Youth water?"

"You've seen it yourself; why ask me?" Chen Xu sneered.

Zi Yuan has always been outside; he knew this. He had always used scarabs to monitor them. Even if Zi Yuan is meticulous in thinking, she cannot think that he would use scarabs to monitor them.

Chen Xu remembered a sentence: Even if you are as cunning as a ghost, you still have to drink my foot-washing water (meaning even if someone is very clever they will eventually make mistakes). But here 'my' should be replaced with 'our'.

"You monitored me?" Zi Yuan

"East and West take different paths, so naturally their methods are different. If Chen Xu hadn't been monitoring Zi Yuan closely, he probably wouldn't have discovered the malicious curse she had placed on him.

When Zi Yuan saw that Chen Xu had exposed her methods, she didn't hide it. She threw a wooden puppet from her large sleeve.

The puppet was made of wood with Chen Xu's name written on it and covered in talismans.

"Now that you know my methods," said Zi Yuan boldly, "you should also understand that I can curse you at any time." Her words contained coercion.

"This curse is called the doll curse or 'stabbing little people' in folklore. But since I don't have your birthdate and time, I had to lock onto you by planting my breath on you."

"As soon as I explode this silver needle on the puppet's head, I can directly curse you."

Zi Yuan took out a silver needle and threatened Chen Xu theatrically.

"You can try," sneered Chen Xu even more coldly than before.

Stabbing little people is witchcraft widely spread among common folk and considered one of the most vicious forms of witchcraft.

Although this method was cruel, there were ways for Chen Xu to deal with it. While Eastern and Western techniques differ, they could still be effective against each other.

Without hesitation, Zi Yuan picked up the puppet from the ground and stabbed its head several times until Chen Xu screamed in agony before his body turned into sand scattered all over the floor.

"What happened?" Zi Yuan was shocked by what she saw before her eyes. She thought stabbing little people would cause instant death without damaging his body; why did he turn into sand?

"It's simple: your breath has been transferred to my sand clone." The grains of sand gathered together again to form another figure of Chen Xu. "I must admit that witchcraft is strange indeed; it's hard to defend against."

This was only one of his clones. While the human body is made of flesh and blood, which cannot withstand being stabbed by needles, sand is lifeless matter that can be pierced countless times without harm.

"It's just a clone," Zi Yuan said with an unpleasant expression on her face. Her first attempt at using witchcraft had failed, dealing a blow to her confidence.

"My real body is coming; I'm here now for the pure-blooded person." Chen Xu looked at Xiao Lin.

Zi Yuan quickly stood in front of Xiao Lin and blocked Chen Xu's gaze. "You can come after me if you want; my daughter is innocent."

"Innocent? You and your daughter both wanted to kill Qin Shi Huang; that's what I heard," Chen Xu shook his head as he took a step forward. "I've said before: Qin Shi Huang is a hero who can save China today. I need him and his terracotta army."

"I won't let anyone ruin my plan."

"If you and your daughter remain stubborn, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

"It's not just you who knows witchcraft; my curse isn't any less powerful than yours." Chen Xu threatened, "This is the final ultimatum."

"You could give up hatred altogether," Chen Xu softened his voice. "You're immortal beings who have lived for two thousand years already - shouldn't all those feelings of love or hate be forgotten by now? Two thousand years should be enough time to erase even the slightest bit of resentment from back then."

"Even if Qin Shi Huang doesn't kill him, you still won't be able to stay with him because you're a priestess who never dies while he has limited lifespan as an ordinary man."

"I have the Fountain of Youth water," Zi Yuan said bitterly. "Qin Shi Huang promised me that he would let me be with my lover, but in the end, he cruelly executed him by dismemberment."

"But you also cursed him and his army to become mummies. Do you know how much sand business that caused?" Chen Xu said sternly. "He was unkind, and you were unjust; but those soldiers were innocent yet buried alive with him."

"Alright, I don't want to get involved in your disputes anymore. But I've already resurrected Qin Shi Huang and will protect him. If you think you can defeat me and our alliance against you, then go ahead and try."

Chen Xu stood with his hands behind his back, and suddenly transformed into a divine being from the heavens, exuding an aura of godliness. From within his sandy palms emerged the Necromantic Black Scripture.

Zi Yuan's face changed as she grabbed her daughter Xiaolin's hand and said, "Let's go."

"Leaving so soon? Leave some blood behind," Chen Xu suddenly grabbed at them. The sand flew everywhere, revealing a mummy that chased after them at lightning speed.

"I need your blood to open the Fountain of Youth. Whether it's yours or your daughter's, I want it," Chen Xu demanded.

He opened his mouth wide and turned the entire desert into his face as he lunged towards Zi Yuan, attempting to devour everything in sight.

"If you want my blood, take it!" Zi Yuan bit her finger and flung a drop of fresh blood backwards.

Chen Xu closed his mouth and swallowed the blood into the sand particles before saying, "I'll spare you this time. But if your blood can't open the Fountain of Youth then don't blame me for going after your daughter."

"We're going back."