The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The tomb door of the Tomb of the Living Dead suddenly opened with a roar.

This commotion drew the attention of Lu Yao, Huo Du, and the other two.

As soon as the tomb door opened, a melody of a zither drifted out, and countless jade bees flew out and towards the three of them.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yao immediately knew that it was Xiaolongnu who had made the move.

Jade bees flew towards the three of them, blotting out the sky. Lu Yao immediately activated his Nine Yin True Qi to leave, but it was too late; the jade bees had already surrounded them.

Just as Lu Yao was preparing to defend himself against the jade bees, he was surprised to find that they did not attack him.

On the other hand, Huo Du and his group were covered in welts from the jade bees and looked utterly disheveled.

"Go! Go!"

Huo Du shouted to the crowd, then scrambled away using his lightness skill.

Lu Yao didn't make another move and let them leave; they were just minor characters.

After Huo Du and the others left, Lu Yao waited quietly in the same spot.

A moment later, Xiaolongnu flew out of the ancient tomb.

Looking at the aloof and snow-like Xiaolongnu, Lu Yao sighed inwardly, only Xiaolongnu could possess such a cold and aloof temperament.

"I have to thank Miss Long for her jade bee help, otherwise I would have had to go through a lot more trouble."

Lu Yao looked at Xiaolongnu and chuckled.

"They are no match for you. I just don't want to hear their noise anymore."

Little Dragon Girl glanced at Lu Yao and said in a cool tone.

"I didn't expect you to have such high martial arts talent. You've mastered the martial arts techniques on that stone wall so quickly."

Xiaolongnu glanced at Lu Yao a few times, her cool tone carrying a hint of surprise.

"I just thought you were complimenting me."

Lu Yao shrugged and said with a smile.

"Hahaha, what did I just see?"

"I never expected my junior sister to be so intimate with a man."

Just as Lu Yao and Xiaolongnu were talking, a cold, sharp laugh came from afar.

Lu Yao looked over at the sound and saw a nun dressed in a dark purple Taoist robe holding a snow-white whisk, looking at the two of them with a cold smile.

Behind him followed a younger girl dressed in a light yellow dress.

It was Li Mochou and her disciple Hong Lingbo.

"Senior sister, you've misunderstood. Our relationship isn't what you think."

Xiaolongnu's expression remained calm as still water, but a hint of helplessness appeared in her eyes.

"I still don't know why Senior Sister has come here?"

Xiaolongnu didn't dwell on Li Mochou's question, but instead asked Li Mochou a different question.

"Junior sister really has a bad memory. Senior sister only wants to borrow Master's Jade Maiden Heart Sutra for a look. Please grant my request."

Li Mochou chuckled and looked at Xiaolongnu with a smile on her face.

"Senior sister is no longer a member of the Ancient Tomb Sect, how can she learn the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra? Why is senior sister so persistent?"

Little Dragon Girl shook her head, her expression resolute.

"I suppose this martial arts contest for marriage and the spread of my birthday were also orchestrated by my senior sister?"

Little Dragon Girl looked at Li Mochou, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü were fellow disciples, so naturally Li Mochou knew Xiaolongnü's birthday.

"Hehehe, it's not easy to see my junior sister. I had no choice but to resort to this. Please don't mind, junior sister."

Li Mochou smiled and said with a helpless expression.

"Young lady, don't you think what you're doing is despicable?"

Lu Yao looked at Li Mochou and frowned.

"We're all people of the martial world, how could we be so despicable?"

"Young hero, why don't we cooperate and seize the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra together, and then share it?"

Li Mochou's eyes darted around, and she looked at Lu Yao with a hint of seductive charm.

"Hmph! How dare you scheme against me?"

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes, looking at Li Mochou dangerously.

Just now, Lu Yao suddenly felt a slight dizziness, and Li Mochou appeared very charming and graceful in his eyes.

However, Lu Yao's soul was protected by the Haotian Pearl within his body, and the Soul Transfer Technique of the Nine Yin Manual had also been perfected. How could such a bewitching technique work on him?

"Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being impolite."

When Li Mochou saw that her secret technique had been exposed, her expression changed, and she looked at the two of them coldly.

With a flick of his snow-white whisk, several streaks of cold light shot towards Xiaolongnu.

Seeing this, Lu Yao grabbed Xiaolongnu's hand, pulled her behind him, and used the Great Subduing Demon Fist of the Nine Yin Manual to deflect the ice needles with his fist power.

Several icy needles were seen piercing the trees nearby, quickly emanating a chilling aura, and the trees cracked and broke within seconds.

The Little Dragon Girl behind Lu Yao looked at Lu Yao's broad back in front of her, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

"Humph!"

Li Mochou snorted coldly when she saw that the Ice Soul Needle attack had failed.

Li Mochou put the whisk into her bosom, circulated the Five Poisons Secret Internal Energy, and her palm swept across her eyes, a faint dark purple color appearing on her palm.

He then stomped his foot on the ground and launched an aerial attack on Lu Yao and Xiaolongnu.

Li Mochou was using her signature move – the Red Serpent Palm.

"Be careful, there's poison on your palm, don't try to catch it!"

Little Dragon Girl stepped forward and stood beside Lu Yao, offering a reminder.

"clear."

Lu Yao nodded and exchanged a glance with Xiaolongnu.

This time, however, Lu Yao saw other emotions in Xiaolongnu's eyes, a faint sense of concern and closeness.

Lu Yao smiled, knowing that his relationship with Xiaolongnu was somewhat different from before.

Seeing Li Mochou attacking, Lu Yao used his internal energy to draw the long sword left behind by Huo Du's men after their chaotic retreat into his hand.

However, it was not appropriate to take out the Longquan sword from the storage space in public.

He casually twirled the sword, getting used to the longsword in his hand.

Lu Yao and Xiaolongnu exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

Both of them channeled their inner energy, wielding longswords as they leaped into the air and unleashed sword techniques to slash at Li Mochou.

"Hehe, is Junior Sister following her husband's lead?"

Seeing the two attacking together, Li Mochou tried to sway Xiaolongnu's mind with words.

Xiaolongnu ignored Li Mochou and used her graceful and agile Jade Maiden Sword Technique to attack her.

Lu Yao only knew the Quanzhen Sword Technique, so he naturally used it to defend against enemies. The two of them actually had a strange synergy when they used their sword techniques together.

After exchanging only a few blows, Li Mochou was stabbed in the arm by Xiaolongnu and had to retreat repeatedly.

"Hehe, my junior sister has teamed up with this scoundrel to deal with me today. I admit I am no match for him, but I will not give up. Farewell."

Li Mochou glared at Lu Yao with resentment. After saying something to Xiaolongnu, she used her lightness skill to lift Hong Lingbo, who was hiding in the forest, and disappeared into the woods in an instant.

"I'm sorry to have dragged you into this today."

Xiaolongnu looked at Lu Yao, her usually cold expression softening slightly, and spoke softly to him.

"I was the one who voluntarily showed up to participate, so how can there be any talk of involvement?"

Lu Yao smiled and shook his head.

"Judging from what Miss Long just said, today is Miss Long's birthday?"

Lu Yao suddenly remembered the conversation between Xiaolongnu and Li Mochou earlier and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, today is indeed my birthday."

Xiaolongnu nodded helplessly, feeling quite annoyed that Li Mochou was spreading her birthday everywhere.

"In that case, I will give Miss Long a gift."

Looking at Xiaolongnu's cool and beautiful face, Lu Yao smiled gently.

Lu Yao focused his mind on his storage space and selected a crystal-clear dragon-shaped jade pendant from among a collection of precious jade artifacts.

Lu Yao handed the dragon-shaped jade pendant in his hand to Xiaolongnu.

Little Dragon Girl paused, staring at the dragon-shaped jade pendant in Lu Yao's hand, seemingly lost in thought.

A few seconds later, Xiaolongnu looked up at Lu Yao, her cool eyes meeting his.

"Thanks."

Xiaolongnu suddenly smiled faintly and reached out to take the jade pendant that Lu Yao handed her.

The faint smile on Xiaolongnu's cool and aloof face was like a night-blooming cereus suddenly appearing in the cold night, breathtakingly beautiful yet carrying a hint of detachment.

Lu Yao was stunned. This was the first time he had ever seen Xiaolongnu's smile. It was like frost flowers under the moonlight, crystal clear and cold.