The reason he hadn't collected the gold and jewels first was that, after a year of professional tomb raiding, Hao Shuai had learned that whenever grave goods were stolen, the tomb's mechanisms would activate, sealing the exits before the entire tomb collapsed.
Hao Shuai didn't particularly care, but if he could search for treasure at his leisure, why make things so tense?
Hao Shuai and Selena passed through the chamber where the gold and jewels were stored, then crossed a corridor and arrived beneath a statue of the Sun God with a falcon's head and a human body.
To be safe, Hao Shuai didn't use his Divine Thought to scan the statue. Who knew whether it held a remnant of the Sun God Ra's consciousness, just like Anubis the God of Death?
Hao Shuai wasn't afraid of Anubis the God of Death. After all, in Ancient Egyptian Mythology, he wasn't even one of the Ennead. But the Sun God Ra was different.
In Ancient Egyptian Mythology, Ra ranked first among the Ennead and was regarded as the father of the gods. His status was much like Zeus in Greek mythology or Odin in Norse Mythology.
A being that powerful deserved caution, even if only a trace of its consciousness remained. Better to keep a low profile and avoid trouble if possible.
Besides, Hao Shuai knew where the Sun Scripture was even without using his Divine Thought.
He went up to the Sun God statue, which was made of solid rock, and drew the Snow Drinking Saber. With a few strokes, he carved a large hole into the statue's base as easily as if he were cutting tofu.
The Sun Scripture had been hidden inside by Seti I's personal guards.
Hao Shuai reached into the hole he'd carved in the statue