The two didn't wait long at the Ancient Tomb Sect. About half an incense stick later, Granny Sun led in a young woman dressed in a snow-white long dress.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, miss. She was practicing her martial arts, so it took a while."
As she spoke, Granny Sun stepped aside, revealing the girl behind her.
How should we describe Xiaolongnü?
Upon seeing her, even Xu Xiao, who had seen countless beauties in the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, couldn't help but be stunned.
She appeared to be fourteen or fifteen years old, with a pale complexion and fair skin, but she did not look haggard; instead, she exuded a cool and noble air.
Beneath the white robes, her still-developing eyebrows already carried a hint of aloofness.
True beauty lies in the bone structure, not just the skin. While Xiaolongnü is indeed beautiful in terms of facial features, she is only on par with Wang Yuyan and Li Qinglu.
Yet, despite being only a teenager, Xiaolongnü exuded an aura of detachment, aloofness, and indifference.
The Free and Easy Wandering * states, "On Mount Miaogushe, there dwells a divine being, whose skin is like ice and snow, whose grace is like that of a maiden, who does not eat grains, but drinks only the wind and dew."
At this moment, Xu Xiao finally understood why Xiaolongnü was considered the most genuine and pure woman in Jin Yong's works.
Such a beauty should rightfully belong to me!
With just one glance, Xu Xiao firmly added Xiaolongnü to his harem.
As for how the story of the Return of the Condor Heroes would unfold without Little Xiaolongnü, what does that have to do with him?
Yang Guo should just stay in Zhongnan Mountain and cultivate his Quanzhen Taoism.
No, Li Mochou's revenge against the Lu Family Manor didn't happen, and it's still uncertain whether Yang Guo would have had the luck to meet Ouyang Feng and Guo Jing.
The beginning of The Return of the Condor Heroes seems to focus on Yang Guo, but in fact, the key figure in everything is Li Mochou.
With Xu Xiao taking Li Mochou, everything in The Return of the Condor Heroes was destined to fall into chaos. As for how things would develop afterward, that would entirely depend on Xu Xiao's wishes.
That being said
After Granny Sun appeared with Xiaolongnü, she first introduced her to Xu Xiao and Li Mochou:
"This is the third-generation leader of my Ancient Tomb Sect, whose given name is simply Long."
Then, he politely revealed the identities of Xu Xiao and the other person:
"Miss, this is your senior sister, Li Mochou, and this is her husband, Xu..."
" Xu Xiao!" Xu Xiao said.
"Yes, Xu Xiao. Upon hearing the news of their master's passing, the two of them returned to the sect to pay their respects."
Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnü nodded slightly, her face expressionless as she spoke:
"Senior sister, although Master told you not to know when he passed away, now that you're here, please join me in paying respects."
"Yes, of course I'll go." Li Mochou's beautiful eyes also swept over Xiaolongnü, and a strange sense of regret welled up inside her.
She had already seen Xu Xiao's stunned expression earlier, and now she felt a little more worried about his earlier promise to take his fellow disciples with him.
'Could Xu Lang have taken a liking to this young lady? No, no, I can't let my imagination run wild. Xu Lang isn't that kind of person.'
The appearance of Xiaolongnü put pressure on Li Mochou, who was always confident in her beauty, and she even began to blame her master.
'My master is really something, where did he find such a cold and aloof beauty as his disciple, and even pass on the position of leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect to her?'
It's impossible for Li Mochou not to be jealous, but right now her heart is entirely with Xu Xiao, so she wouldn't be thinking about things like sect leader or martial arts.
After saying she was going to pay respects to her master, Xiaolongnü immediately went there, completely ignoring Xu Xiao, which secretly relieved Li Mochou.
'Thank goodness, thank goodness. This junior sister must have been raised by a master like me, using the story of the patriarch as a basis for her upbringing. A girl as aloof as her shouldn't be thinking about romantic feelings.'
Li Mochou and Xu Xiao accompanied Xiaolongnü to the Ancient Tomb Sect's tomb to pay their respects, during which time Xu Xiao did not pay much attention to her.
Beautiful women are desirable, but not enough to make him lose his mind.
At this age, Xiaolongnü is at the perfect time to be molded and trained. He can use the remaining time of his trip to The Return of the Condor Heroes to see if he can change her.
The more aloof and proud a woman is, the more intoxicating the sense of accomplishment after conquering her becomes.
Li Mochou is a good example.
Unaware that she had fallen into Xu Xiao's Xiaolongnü eyes, Xiaolongnu quickly led Xu Xiao and his companion to pay respects to their master.
After the worship ceremony, Xu Xiao did not leave, but went straight forward to open a coffin in the tomb.
At this, both Xiaolongnü and Granny Sun became anxious.
The former used his finger as a sword to launch a sword attack at Xu Xiao, while the latter was about to make a move when Li Mochou struck his pressure points first.
As expected of the Xiaolongnü who had practiced martial arts since childhood, she was agile and quickly closed the distance to within three feet of Xu Xiao.
He imbued his fingers with Internal Energy, about to strike Xu Xiao.
Unfortunately, her meager martial arts skills at this point would probably only be considered second-rate in the martial arts world, making her no match for Xu Xiao.
Even fearing she might be injured by the spontaneous defense of the Carefree Spiritual Power, Xu Xiao directly suppressed the circulation of Spiritual Power.
With just a simple reach and a gentle grasp, her snow-white wrist was already in his hand.
What a joke! Xu Xiao's martial arts are the essence of the Carefree Sect. Under the guidance of the Three Elders of Carefree, he has even completed the moves that he previously neglected.
To put it bluntly, even without cheating with his Telekinesis, Xu Xiao, with his current martial arts cultivation, could stand proudly in the Condor Heroes World without using Spiritual Power.
It should be noted that the Mount Tian Six Yang Palms of the Carefree Sect was a technique that deciphered all martial arts techniques earlier than the Dugu Sword Technique.
With one hand gently grasping Xiaolongnü's fair wrist, Xu Xiao waved his hand to open the coffin lid inside the tomb.
Sure enough, on top of one of the empty coffins, they found Wang Chongyang's handwritten note.
" The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, surpassing the Quanzhen, Chongyang's life was no less than anyone else's..."
He went on and on, basically saying that Wang Chongyang was unwilling to accept defeat and that he had already found a way to break the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
"Let me go! What do you want?" Xiaolongnü rarely showed any expression as she glared at Xu Xiao.
Xu Xiao's martial arts skills were far superior to hers. Even though she was only grabbed by the wrist, she felt weak all over and had no strength to resist.
"Xu Lang, what are you doing?"
Li Mochou, standing nearby, was also curious. She knew that Xu Xiao had come to the Ancient Tomb Sect to learn martial arts, but it was too rude of him to directly lift the coffin.
Li Mochou was love-struck, her heart was entirely with Xu Xiao. If it were anyone else, their own sect's coffin would be blown off, and even husband and wife would fight.
"It's nothing, I'm just taking you to see another martial art from the Ancient Tomb Sect."
With a wave of his hand, Xu Xiao automatically activated the mechanism beneath the empty coffin.
His Divine Sense had already seen the secret chamber below. The reason he lifted the coffin was simply to see if Xiaolongnü was truly aloof, indifferent, and devoid of emotion.
It seems that this little girl is not quite at the level of being completely oblivious to everything, as depicted in the original story.
"Smack!"
" Long'er, your skills are still lacking. Remember not to attack me again. Consider this a lesson."
He gave the girl a light slap on her pert buttocks, this time without using any force.
"You!!" Xiaolongnü's usually cold expression froze, and an emotion she had never felt before rose within her.
Li Mochou, however, seemed a little jealous and stepped forward to take Xu Xiao's arm. "Junior sister didn't mean it, Xu Lang, don't take it to heart."
"Of course, of course."
"Let's go down and take a look."
Xu Xiao put his arm around Li Mochou, and then Telekinesis to pull Xiaolongnü, taking her to the underground secret chamber regardless of her wishes.
Only Granny Sun, who had been acupunctured, remained on top.