Yang Guo: I'm invincible in the opening battle against Aunt Guo!

The Little Dragon Girl possessed a delicate, refreshing fragrance, like that of winter plum blossoms.

It mingled with the warm aura unique to young people emanating from Yang Guo, lingering within arm's reach.

Through the thin fabric of their clothes, they could almost feel each other's heartbeats.

Time seemed to freeze for a few breaths.

The blush on Xiaolongnu's ears had spread to her neck, and she subconsciously wanted to back away.

However, the key points of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra flowed through my mind.

This posture is called "Harmony of Qin and Se" because it is exactly like this.

If you retreat, your moves will be exposed.

No refunds...

She felt Yang Guo's breath gently brush past her ear.

"Miss Long," Yang Guo's voice rang out from very close, deep and gentle, with a hint of amusement, "this move... is quite wonderful."

Little Dragon Girl pursed her lips, finally calming herself down, and said softly, "Continue."

……

late at night.

The depths of the ancient tomb were eerily silent.

A figure in apricot yellow silently passed through the complex tunnels, like a ghost.

Li Mochou's face was icy cold, but her eyes gleamed with resentment and a spirit of inquiry.

She knows the structure of ancient tombs too well.

After all, this was where she had lived for more than a decade.

Her yielding to Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu during the day was merely a matter of assessing the situation.

But the fire in my heart burned ever brighter.

On what grounds?

Why is it that my junior sister can keep the martial arts left by our ancestral master and master, while she was expelled from the sect?

And Wushuang... that girl actually dared to betray her!

Li Mochou's steps were as light as a cat treading on snow. She bypassed several familiar mechanisms and intricate structures and crept towards the Jade Bed Stone Chamber.

She wanted to see what Yang Guo and his junior sister were up to in the ancient tomb in the dead of night!

The closer you get to the core stone chamber, the stronger the strange chill in the air becomes.

But tonight, there seems to be something else mixed in with this chill.

Li Mochou listened intently.

The faint sound of clothes fluttering in the wind, the barely audible sound of breathing mingling, and... the low humming sound produced by the flow of some kind of internal energy.

She held her breath, pressed herself against the shadow of a recess in the stone wall, and peered into the stone chamber through a natural crack in the rock.

With just one glance, she was struck dumb, frozen in place!

On the cold jade bed, a faint light shimmered.

The two figures, one in white and one in green, were practicing a martial art that was both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra!

And... it's the part where two people practice together!

Li Mochou's pupils contracted sharply as she stared intently at the two men's every move.

Xiaolongnu gracefully rose with her "Luoshen Lingbo" movement technique, and Yang Guo almost simultaneously turned to the side, his right hand loosely embracing her waist, while his left hand, with fingers pointing like a sword, finished off the area where her attack had not yet ended.

The two figures twirled and intertwined, their sleeves entangled, their hair fluttering gently.

Every touch, every exchange of glances, reveals an unspoken understanding.

What shocked Li Mochou even more was that the internal energy of the two had become subtly connected, one yin and one yang, one soft and one hard, circulating endlessly.

This is clearly a sign that only appears when the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra has been cultivated to a very deep level and the minds are initially connected!

But they... how long have they been training?!

Wasn't Yang Guo with me all the way here?

Isn't he Huang Rong's disciple from Peach Blossom Island?

It was impossible for him to have learned the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra before, since it is an ancient tomb's unique skill.

Did he learn it in just one day at the ancient tomb?

Does such a genius truly exist in this world?

Thinking about all this, one can't help but think of Yang Guo's terrifying strength.

Li Mochou's breathing quickened involuntarily for a moment.

It was in that instant that his breathing became slightly disordered—

On the cold jade bed, Yang Guo's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he turned to look in the direction of the crevice in the stone!

His left hand remained pressed against Xiaolongnu's palm to maintain the circulation of internal energy, while his right hand pointed out in mid-air!

An invisible finger force, refined to its extreme, pierced through the crack in the stone and shot with perfect accuracy toward Li Mochou's hiding place!

Li Mochou was horrified and hastily channeled her inner energy to protect herself while retreating rapidly!

"laugh--"

His fingers brushed against her shoulder, and the fabric of her apricot-yellow Taoist robe silently tore open.

"Who?" Little Dragon Girl had also noticed, stopped her attack and turned around, her cold gaze fixed on the stone wall.

Li Mochou emerged from the shadows, her face ashen.

Her Taoist robe was torn on her shoulders, her hair was slightly disheveled, and her expression was a mixture of shock, anger, and embarrassment.

They stared intently at the two people inside the stone chamber, especially Yang Guo.

"Oh, it's Master Li. I thought it was a thief." Yang Guo had stopped his attack and stood still, his smile unchanged.

Li Mochou's chest heaved, and it took her a long time to suppress her surging blood and qi. She said in a cold voice:

"Who's the thief? I'd like to ask you! In the dead of night, a lone man and a lone woman, what shady business are you doing deep inside this ancient tomb!"

As she spoke, her gaze swept across the jade bed, then over the two figures still partially separated, her eyes practically spitting fire with jealousy:

"Junior Sister, you actually passed on the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to an outsider? And in such an intimate way! Do you even remember the rules of the Ancient Tomb Sect?!"

The Little Dragon Goddess remained calm, saying only, "Senior Sister, I know my limits. But what about you? You trespassed into the forbidden area of ​​the ancient tomb; what was your intention?"

"I trespassed?" Li Mochou laughed angrily. "Don't forget, I'm also a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect! I've been in this place longer than you have!"

As she spoke, she pointed at Yang Guo: "And you! You kidnapped my disciple Wushuang during the day, and now you're bewitching my junior sister to practice some kind of dual cultivation technique! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo did not get angry but laughed instead.

He took two steps forward, approaching the entrance to the stone chamber, and said leisurely, "Master Li, you're wronging me. Miss Wushuang came to the ancient tomb with us voluntarily. As for the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*—"

He paused, glanced back at Little Dragon Girl, and continued, "This prize was won in a bet between me and Miss Dragon. It was all aboveboard; how can you call it bewitching?"

Li Mochou was momentarily speechless at his composed attitude.

She knew she was no match for Yang Guo.

But she was unwilling to leave just like that.

Just as they were at an impasse, Xiaolongnu suddenly spoke softly, "Senior Sister, if you have nothing else to do, please leave. Don't disturb our peaceful cultivation."

The tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable air of dismissal.

Li Mochou's expression shifted, and she bit her lower lip tightly.

After a long while, she suddenly took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger and putting on a complicated expression.

"I...I'm not here to cause trouble."

Her voice lowered, and her gaze shifted between Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.

"But... Wushuang is, after all, my disciple, and I need to know if she's alright. Besides..."

She paused, looked at Xiaolongnu, and a rare hint of vulnerability appeared in her eyes.

"This ancient tomb was once my home. Can't I even come back to take a look...?"

These words were spoken with a touch of melancholy.

Little Dragon Girl remained silent.

She recalled the past events that Lu Wushuang had revealed by the campfire earlier under the influence of the Soul Transfer Technique.

He recalled how his senior sister was betrayed by Lu Zhanyuan when she was young, and how she was expelled from the sect.

How did she transform from an innocent young girl into the obsessive and ruthless "Red Serpent Fairy" she is today?

The slight anger that arose in his heart from his senior sister's repeated provocations was gradually replaced by more complex emotions.

She looked at Yang Guo, as if seeking his opinion.

Yang Guo's gaze was deep. He stared at Li Mochou for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"If Master Li wants to see it, then let him see it."

He actually stepped aside half a step and made a "please" gesture.

"Just don't hide anymore and disturb the peace. As for Miss Wushuang—"

He pointed in a certain direction deep inside the ancient tomb.

"She's sleeping soundly in the stone room you used to live in. If you're worried, you can go and see her."

Li Mochou was stunned.

She didn't expect Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu to give in so easily.

Even more unexpectedly, he allowed her to check on Lu Wushuang...

What exactly are these two up to?

But she had no time to think about it at the moment, and only gave Yang Guo a deep look.

He glanced at the complex expression on Xiaolongnu's face again, and finally nodded.

"Okay... I won't bother you anymore."

As she spoke, she actually turned around and walked towards the direction of her former residence.

After taking only a few steps, he stopped and looked back into the stone chamber.

The jade bed still shone with a faint light, and the two beautiful people stood in the halo of light, dressed in white and green, like a fairy couple in a painting.

The fire in Li Mochou's heart suddenly felt empty.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent, turning away and disappearing into the shadows of the passageway.

Silence returned to the stone chamber.