Chapter 84: The Dragon-Breaking Stone Falls

With Xiao Longnv vomiting blood, Yang Guo's heart jumped violently, and he almost cried out. He could no longer care about Li Mochou and hurriedly lunged toward Xiao Longnv.

However, as he lunged, Li Mochou, with her martial arts, followed like a shadow. With a "hu" sound, her whisk swept toward Yang Guo's head.

If one could say Li Mochou had some feelings for Xiao Longnv, she had none for Yang Guo. Not to mention that he had dared to ambush her; if it weren't for Feng Yi's warning, she would have almost fallen. Her heart was naturally furious, and she wanted to kill him.

Li Mochou's internal injuries were not light, and she couldn't exert even fifty percent of her martial arts, but this whisk swing was enough to take a life.

Feng Yi saw it clearly. He turned his body, flipped his wrist, and his index finger flicked out like lightning. With a "dang" sound, it hit the handle of the whisk.

Although this flick didn't use his full strength, it carried the *Divine Illumination Art*, which was enough to shake Li Mochou's half-body numb, and the whisk almost left her hand.

Li Mochou was annoyed and was about to scold him, but unexpectedly, as Yang Guo lunged, his left hand swung out, and a sharp light flashed. This move was calculated on the assumption that Feng Yi would help him, so it was no different from an ambush.

Li Mochou suddenly smelled a sweet, honey-like fragrance and knew it was the Jade Bee Needle, which was extremely formidable. She wanted to dodge, but her body was sore and numb, and she was too late. Her heart sank.

Suddenly, she saw Feng Yi supporting Li Mochou's arm with his hand, and the whisk wound and carried, whipping up a gale. The "chi chi" sounds were incessant, followed by a "ding ding ding" sound as the sky full of golden needles hit the stone wall, sparks flying everywhere.

Back then, Lin Chaoying had two most formidable hidden weapons: one was the Ice Soul Silver Needle, and the other was the Jade Bee Needle.

The Jade Bee Needle was a golden needle as thin as hair, made of refined steel inside and plated with several layers of gold outside, then refined with poison from the tail stinger of a jade bee. Although small, because gold is heavy, it could still travel far when thrown.

However, this hidden weapon was too vicious and hard to defend against, so Lin Chaoying rarely used it. After middle age, her martial arts became peerless, and she had even less need for it.

Xiao Longnv's master, because Li Mochou refused to take a vow to live in the Ancient Tomb forever to inherit her mantle, only taught her the Ice Soul Silver Needle, and did not teach her the Jade Bee Needle technique. Yang Guo, however, had been taught by Xiao Longnv.

Seeing Xiao Longnv vomit blood, Yang Guo seized the opportunity and threw this handful of needles with all his might, wanting to put Li Mochou to death. Who knew Feng Yi would intervene, causing his plan to fail.

Yang Guo gave an angry hum, glaring at Feng Yi, wishing he could slap him to death with one palm.

Yang Guo had always been impulsive and reckless, regardless of the consequences.

In the original plot, he saw the Mongol army slaughtering civilians, yet he could still cooperate with the Mongols for the sake of his father's revenge.

Because in his eyes, it didn't matter how many of those people died; it had nothing to do with him.

However, he did not become a great traitor who harmed the country and the people, all because Guo Jing had used his own life as the price to teach Yang Guo by word and example, finally making him repent and stop in time! But Yang Guo at this moment was still extremely extreme. He hated Li Mochou as much as he loved Xiao Longnv, so he hated Feng Yi just as much for ruining his good deed.

Li Mochou was highly skilled in martial arts and confident in her schemes. She hadn't expected to be bullied by a yellow-haired brat time and again. She didn't say a word, and her left palm struck toward Yang Guo's heart.

But before the palm force could be exerted, she felt her back collar tighten and was dragged backward. Li Mochou looked back and saw Feng Yi's expression was cold. Li Mochou said angrily, "Who exactly are you helping?"

Feng Yi took his hand down and laughed, "One wants to learn the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra* from her junior sister, the other thinks they love their master deeply. Hehe, but if this person waits for you two to decide the winner, I'm afraid it will be time to serve the feast, right?"

His words were harsh. Only then did the two look back at Xiao Longnv, seeing her brow gray and dark, a gloomy aura covering her flawless white face.

Yang Guo lunged toward Xiao Longnv, gripping her hand tightly, and called out, "Aunt!" That hand was ice-cold, as if she were not a living person.

Yang Guo couldn't help but shiver, hurriedly pinching Xiao Longnv's philtrum. After a long while, Xiao Longnv woke up leisurely. Seeing Yang Guo, tears streamed down her face, and she asked tremblingly, "Guo'er, Ouyang Feng, is Ouyang Feng your godfather..."

Her voice was soft and gentle, but Yang Guo felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

Everyone held their breath, and the room was silent, all listening to how Yang Guo would answer.

Feng Yi was also quite curious about this.

Although he had already seen that Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv were in love, and the people of the Ancient Tomb Sect seemed indifferent, they were passionate once they recognized someone. This matter could no longer block the final result.

But he also wanted to see if Yang Guo dared to admit it at this critical juncture.

Since entering the tomb, Yang Guo had never seen Xiao Longnv shed tears. Even when Granny Sun died, she had no expression. At this moment, tears were streaming down her face, and her face was as transparent as a wisp of smoke, ready to dissipate at any time. He felt the pair of small hands in his palm were even colder than ice.

Xiao Longnv had grown up in the Ancient Tomb since she was an infant and started practicing martial arts at the age of five. This internal energy was cold and self-controlled. No matter how the outside world changed, she would neither be afraid nor angry, and falling in love was naturally even more impossible. Her heart had always been as still as water, so she no longer shed tears.

But since practicing the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*, she had unknowingly fallen in love with Yang Guo.

However, her master had died at the hands of Yang Guo's godfather, Ouyang Feng. This matter was naturally unimaginable to her, and she couldn't help but feel her hot blood boiling, and tears flowed from her eyes.

Yang Guo was greatly shaken by this. He turned his head to look, and Feng Yi was looking at his nose, his nose at his mouth, and his mouth at his heart, with a wooden expression, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

Li Mochou sneered, "He is just a madman, how can he be more important than my junior sister? It wouldn't be that hard to say 'How could that beast Ouyang Feng be your father'."

Provoked by her, a sense of pride rose in Yang Guo's chest. He thought, "Back then, I was poisoned by the Ice Soul Silver Needle. If it weren't for my godfather saving me, I would have died long ago.

That day, I sincerely bowed to him as my father. If I don't acknowledge him today, wouldn't that be acknowledging him one moment and forgetting him the next? How is that any different from my fickle, profit-seeking biological father? I, Yang Guo, am a seven-foot man, how can I let people make a joke of me!

If Aunt can't take the shock, I will die with her, so what?"

With this thought, Yang Guo made his decision. He looked down at Xiao Longnv and said, "Aunt, my godfather is Western Venom Ouyang Feng!"

Xiao Longnv's heart went cold, and tears flowed endlessly. Yang Guo felt as if his heart were being cut by a knife. Xiao Longnv suddenly said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "In the corner of the bed by my feet, there is a protruding stone slab. Use your strength to pull it to the left, then immediately jump onto the bed."

How profound was Feng Yi's internal energy? He heard it all and sneered in his heart. Li Mochou assumed her junior sister was severely wounded and was giving final instructions to her disciple. Besides, with Feng Yi at her side, how could she take Yang Guo to heart?

Hearing this, Yang Guo nodded and said loudly, "Fine, Senior Uncle, you and my aunt are after all..." He slowly reached into the bed by Xiao Longnv's feet and touched the protruding stone slab. He pulled it with force, then jumped onto the bed.

With a few creaking sounds, the stone bed suddenly sank.

Li Mochou was startled, knowing that the Ancient Tomb was full of mechanisms. Back then, her master was biased and hid it from her, but taught all the methods of operating the mechanisms to her junior sister. She immediately lunged to grab Xiao Longnv.

At this moment, Xiao Longnv had no power to resist. Although the stone bed was sinking, Li Mochou's reaction was extremely fast, and her move was swift. She was about to grab her off the bed.

Yang Guo was shocked and struck out with all his might. With a "peng" sound, Li Mochou retreated three steps.

With two "peng" sounds, the stone bed fell into the lower stone chamber. The stone block on the ceiling pushed itself up, instantly separating Xiao Longnv and her disciple from Feng Yi, Li Mochou, and Hong Lingbo, five people in total, into two halves, one above and one below.

Li Mochou's internal energy had not recovered. Having taken Yang Guo's palm strike head-on, her chest churned, her face turned pale, and her internal energy was in chaos.

Feng Yi secretly exerted his internal energy and patted her on the back.

His internal energy was so powerful and mysterious that Li Mochou felt a warm current inject into her body. In an instant, the congestion caused by the force of the strike vanished, and the soreness disappeared.

She silently exerted her internal energy, feeling as if she had been washed by a spring from the inside out. Her chest felt relaxed, and her whole body felt comfortable. She thought, "With such divine skill at such an age, he is truly a god-like man!"

Li Mochou's Qi channels were cleared, and she let out a long breath. Her face regained its color, and she said, "Why didn't you grab them just now?"

Feng Yi smiled, "Why grab them?"

Li Mochou was angry and anxious, calling out, "This Ancient Tomb is full of mechanisms, where are we going to find them?"

Feng Yi had already calculated this and thought, "If they don't leave, where will I get my martial arts manuals?" He said indifferently, "Don't worry, the two of them will definitely come looking for us on their own."

Li Mochou was startled and said, "Looking for us?"

Feng Yi said nothing. He stepped forward, sat on the bed, and beckoned to Hong Lingbo, "Come sit over here."

A smile appeared on Hong Lingbo's face, and she walked over. Feng Yi held Hong Lingbo, surrounded by a faint fragrance of a young woman. He took down his wine gourd, took a sip, feeling very content, and said to Li Mochou, "Since we have nothing to do, you can start transcribing the *Five Poisons Secret Manual* for me now!"

The tables, chairs, and beds in the Ancient Tomb were very simple, but there were still brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Li Mochou suddenly giggled, her body trembling like a flower in the wind.

Feng Yi was confused and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Li Mochou gasped slightly, "I thought of the way my junior sister shed tears, and I couldn't help but laugh.

That heartbroken look of hers, oh my, I have never seen it before. It seems the successor chosen by Master is nothing more than this!"

Although she was gloating, her laughter was charming and soul-stirring.

Feng Yi laughed and said, "She is severely wounded and has been greatly shocked by a major change, yet she can still calmly arrange for her disciple to escape. Do you really think you are better than her?"

Li Mochou couldn't help but be stunned and hummed, "If my martial arts hadn't recovered, could that brat have escaped my hands? Just watch, when they come out later, I will definitely deal with them."

Feng Yi said indifferently, "Perhaps when your junior sister comes out again, it will be to give her final instructions. I will not allow you to deal with her!"

Li Mochou was startled and said, "You mean my junior sister will die?"

Feng Yi said, "She was already suffering from a reversal of Qi and was severely wounded. You then revealed the matter of Ouyang Feng. She had already fallen in love, which is the great taboo of the Ancient Tomb's internal energy. Now, because of the hatred of her master's murder, she has come to a situation where their love cannot be fulfilled. Hehe, it would be hard for her not to die!"

Thinking of Xiao Longnv's fate in the original plot, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "I don't know either. Is it that people like your junior sister attract the jealousy of heaven, or what? Sigh, perhaps this is what is called 'hemp rope only breaks at the thinnest point, misfortune only picks the miserable'."

The secret formula for the Jade Maiden technique's health cultivation consists of twelve "lesses" and twelve "mores": "Less thinking, less pondering, less desire, less business, less speaking, less laughing, less sorrow, less joy, less happiness, less anger, less liking, less disliking.

Practicing these twelve lesses is the key to health.

Too much thinking leads to mental fatigue, too much pondering scatters the essence, too much desire damages wisdom, too much business tires the form, too much speaking shortens the breath, too much laughing injures the liver, too much sorrow intimidates the heart, too much happiness overflows the intent, too much joy leads to confusion, too much anger makes the hundred pulses unstable, too much liking leads to obsession, too much disliking leads to anxiety. If these twelve mores are not removed, they are the root of losing one's life! And Xiao Longnv in the original plot committed fewer of these, and almost died. Today she committed even more. If there is no external help, she will surely die!"

Li Mochou didn't hear anything else, but caught the words "fallen in love," her eyes revealing a strange light. She said, "You mean the two of them, master and disciple, already have a secret affair?"

"That's not how you should put it." Feng Yi whispered, "You have always been thinking about the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*, do you know the mystery and origin of this martial art?"

Li Mochou felt very uncomfortable and said sullenly, "I only know that this is a martial art created by Ancestor Granny. Although I don't know the mystery, Wang Zhongyang's martial arts are the best in the world, and he was no match for my Ancestor Granny, so that goes without saying!"

Feng Yi shook his head and said nothing. He knew that the women of the Ancient Tomb Sect all worshipped Lin Chaoying abnormally, not knowing that even if Lin Chaoying could win against Wang Zhongyang, she might not be able to win against others. After all, not everyone had Wang Zhongyang's heart of cherishing the fair sex.

But there was no need to say more about these things.

Xiao Longnv and Yang Guo arrived at another stone chamber.

Yang Guo saw tables and chairs in the room in a daze. He walked to the table and took a fire-starter to light the half-burnt candle on the table.

"Master is dead, and one day I will die too." Xiao Longnv suppressed the grief in her heart. "In the end, this life cannot escape that day. Why do people live so bitterly?"

Hearing this, Yang Guo thought of the friendship they had shared day and night for two years, and his heart was filled with great grief. He almost shed tears and said, "Aunt, my godfather suffers from a madness. When it flares up, he doesn't know what he is doing. He doesn't even know himself, he..."

Xiao Longnv sighed and said, "Guo'er, whether my master was killed by your godfather or died on her own, it doesn't matter.

People are destined to die..."

As she spoke, her whole body's joints creaked, as if she felt her internal energy was leaving her body.

Yang Guo was terrified and just called out, "You... Aunt, what's wrong with you? How do you feel?"

Seeing the concern and pity on his face, Xiao Longnv suddenly felt moved. "Anyway, I am going to die, and he is going to die too. Why distinguish between master and disciple, aunt and nephew? If he comes to hold me, I will never push him away!"

Seeing her trembling uncontrollably, seemingly unable to control herself, Yang Guo was extremely anxious and screamed, "Aunt..."

Xiao Longnv said tremblingly, "I... I am so cold..."

She had practiced on the Cold Jade Bed all her life, and her foundation was inherently cold. At this moment, with her self-control gone, it was as if she had fallen into ten thousand fathoms of black ice, piercingly cold, and her teeth couldn't stop chattering.

Yang Guo was so anxious he just called out, "What should I do?" In his desperation, he could no longer care about the taboos between master and disciple, and held her tightly in his arms, wanting to use his own heat to help her resist the cold. After holding her for a while, he felt Xiao Longnv's body getting colder and colder, and gradually he couldn't resist it either. Despair was like a small knife, carving Yang Guo's heart into a thousand holes.

Xiao Longnv said tremblingly, "Guo'er, my blood circulation is insufficient, I cannot practice internal energy, I am done for..."

Hearing the four words "blood circulation is insufficient," Yang Guo didn't wait for her to finish. He raised his left hand, aimed at the meridian on his wrist, and bit down hard. Fresh blood immediately burst out. He placed the wound by Xiao Longnv's mouth, and the fresh blood flowed into her mouth.

Xiao Longnv and Yang Guo had been together in the Ancient Tomb for a long time, and as they grew older, feelings had long since sprouted. It was just that one was reserved and cold, and the other was respectful and obedient, and there was not the slightest impropriety in their words. However, after practicing the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*, everything changed.

This was because when Lin Chaoying created this sutra back then, she had already occupied the stone tomb, and Wang Zhongyang refused to follow.

She lived in the stone tomb, created strange martial arts, and entrusted her helpless longing into the moves, imagining that when she encountered danger, her lover Wang Zhongyang could disregard his own safety and fight to save her, blocking the enemy for her.

All kinds of simulations were purely self-pity and self-cherishing, just a way to console herself in her helplessness and express her longing.

The internal energy of the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra* aimed to increase the ability to leap and the speed of moves, but the increase in force was not the main point of the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*.

Therefore, it required two people to practice together. For one thing, if they encountered a deviation in practice or were trapped in danger, they could help each other. More importantly, it made their hearts and minds connect, becoming like one person in times of crisis.

The reason Lin Chaoying and Wang Zhongyang couldn't have a good ending was mainly because they didn't understand each other, and their thoughts and ideas were often at odds, making it difficult for their hearts and minds to connect.

Lin Chaoying was reserved and shy by nature, unwilling to express her feelings first, only hoping that by practicing internal energy together, the other party would realize it on their own, so that their hearts could connect.

In fact, if a man and a woman love each other, they can express their feelings by speaking frankly. Starting from internal energy to seek mutual understanding is a long way around. Moreover, if they abandon words and language, when internal energy is practiced to a high level, hostility gradually increases, and affection naturally decreases.

Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv were different. One was humble and willing to be taught, the other was sincere in teaching the sword. Their feelings were harmonious, and no hostility was born. The martial arts moves they practiced required the whole body to leap and exert force, and they constantly imagined themselves on the line between life and death. Xiao Longnv was protected by Yang Guo in her moves. After a long time, her heart followed her hands, and she couldn't help but develop a sense of reliance and obedience. The dignity of a master suddenly vanished, and all kinds of etiquette and precautions were swept away.

Their eyes occasionally met, one with pity and protection, the other with reliance and seeking help, and suddenly their hearts and minds connected. This was the original intention of the Heart Sutra's internal energy. Practicing internal energy alone could hardly reach this state. Once combined with external martial arts, the two couldn't help but merge internally and externally.

This was the final essence of the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*, and also the reason why Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv could break through the ethics and unknowingly develop feelings.

However, apart from martial arts, the two did not talk about anything else in their daily lives. Until this moment, when Xiao Longnv was severely wounded and lost her self-control, plus the person she cared about most was the son of her master's killer, Xiao Longnv was severely wounded and her mind was like a tide. The Jade Maiden Divine Art she had practiced since childhood had reached the point of breaking, so she lost her self-control and her whole body was ice-cold.

Xiao Longnv felt a slight warmth in her body after the hot blood entered her stomach, but knowing this was inappropriate, she wanted to struggle. Yang Guo held her waist firmly with his right arm, making her unable to move.

After a while, the blood on the wound coagulated. Yang Guo bit it open again, then bit his right wrist. After pouring fresh blood several times, Yang Guo felt dizzy and weak, and only then did he sit up straight.

Xiao Longnv stared at him for a long time, said nothing more, sighed softly, and practiced on her own.

If blood replenishment is to be effective, it must be injected into the blood vessels. Consuming fresh blood may not truly replenish blood, but Xiao Longnv was extremely weak, and at the point of death, the sudden increase in blood and Qi in her body had some effect in invigorating her spirit and strengthening her physical strength.

Xiao Longnv's spirit was greatly invigorated, and she wanted to circulate Qi to heal her wounds, but she felt hot blood surging in her chest. When she wanted to use Qi to control it, she could never calm down.

She was terrified in her heart. One moment she thought of Yang Guo, the next she thought of her master. Her heart was filled with sorrow, and her blood and Qi were congested. With a "ka" sound, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and she closed her eyes and fainted.

Yang Guo had lost a lot of blood and his head was dizzy. Hearing Xiao Longnv vomit blood again, his heart turned cold. He lunged forward and called out, "Aunt..." Seeing the heavy greenish tint on her face, her body ice-cold and trembling, her breathing was already very weak.

Yang Guo called "Aunt" several times, but she kept her eyes tightly closed. He thought of himself running out of the Ancient Tomb, forgetting to close the door, leading Li Mochou here, and his godfather killing his grandmaster. All kinds of sorrow and self-reproach surged into his heart, and tears suddenly streamed down his face, dripping onto Xiao Longnv's face, and he himself fainted in a daze.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly heard a soft sigh. Yang Guo woke up instantly. He opened his eyes and looked, only to see Xiao Longnv looking at him. Although her pupils were much dimmer, they were still black and white, with a flowing brilliance, as if cut from autumn water.

Yang Guo was overjoyed and didn't know what to do for a moment. He smiled through tears and said, "Aunt, you're awake? Aunt, don't scare me..."

Xiao Longnv knew this was the final flash of light before death, but she didn't say much. She looked at Yang Guo deeply, suddenly smiled, and sighed, "Why are you crying? Life and death cannot be forced. Perhaps I am destined to die today, but when my master left, she left with a smile, but I am not as good as her."

The more she was open-minded and resigned to fate, the sadder Yang Guo felt. Suddenly, he thought of Feng Yi and said, "Aunt, that Brother Feng has supernatural powers, he must..."

Xiao Longnv reached out and pressed her hand over his mouth, sighed softly, and said, "Listen to me, there shouldn't be men in the Ancient Tomb. I took you as my disciple, and I have already broken the strict rules of Ancestor Granny and Master. Regardless of whether he can save me or not, I don't want him to save me, and I don't want that person to be able to enter and not be able to leave!"

Yang Guo was stunned and said, "Aunt, that person has no ill intentions toward you and me..."

Xiao Longnv said slowly, "It is her fate that my master died at the hands of your godfather. Today, if I die, it is also my fate! If he dies, it is also his fate! Besides, he came to the Ancient Tomb with my senior sister, he must have some ulterior motive, nothing more than coveting my senior sister's beauty, or the martial arts manuals in the Ancient Tomb..."

"What?" Yang Guo exclaimed, "He is after the martial arts of Wang Zhongyang and Ancestor Granny?"

"That might not be it." Xiao Longnv smiled bitterly, a faint sigh passing through her eyes. "When I was eighteen, some evil people came to disturb me. It was my senior sister who said there were martial arts manuals like the *Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms* and *One Finger Calligraphy* in the Ancient Tomb, and also said that I was better looking than her. Greedy people in this world will always believe it without doubt...

Sigh, plus, my senior sister is beautiful...

Sigh, regardless of whether that man surnamed Feng has ill intentions, I cannot live today..."

Speaking to this point, she closed her eyes, pursed her lips and trembled, and two lines of tears flowed down the corners of her eyes.

These words reminded Yang Guo of the time when Guo Jing brought him up the mountain, and the Quanzhen Sect cursed Guo Jing as a lecher, wanting to marry the woman surnamed Long. It turned out it was all Li Mochou's doing.

Yang Guo was filled with inexplicable grief. He lowered his head and clenched his fists, thinking that he had been deceived by Feng Yi. He could no longer hold back and cried bitterly, saying while crying, "Aunt, I am so stupid, I shouldn't have..."

Xiao Longnv smiled softly and said in a thin voice, "Don't cry. While I have recovered some strength, later I will entangle with your senior uncle and that man surnamed Feng, and you can take the opportunity to escape.

After you go out, move the large stone on the left of the tomb, pull out the mechanism inside, and two ten-thousand-catty boulders will fall, sealing the tomb gate forever."

Yang Guo was more and more shocked and said, "Aunt, you will be able to activate the mechanism and come out, right?"

Suddenly, he heard Xiao Longnv sigh again and say, "Help me up..." Yang Guo had no choice but to help her up through his tears. Xiao Longnv whispered, "Master instructed me to guard this tomb well and never let others occupy it. I also took a vow to Master that I would never leave this tomb for the rest of my life. Unless... unless... hmm, I won't go out." As she spoke, she shook her head gloomily.

Seeing her solemn expression and firm tone, Yang Guo knew he couldn't argue, so he didn't dare to say anything more. But this matter was truly significant, so he finally gathered his courage and said, "Aunt, if you don't go, I won't go either. I will stay with you."

Xiao Longnv looked at him blankly, her eyes suddenly reddened, and she sighed softly, saying, "You, you look very smart, but you are very stubborn in your bones... Let me tell you, this Dragon-Breaking Stone was Wang Zhongyang..."

Yang Guo's mind was in a mess. He heard Xiao Longnv talking about the Dragon-Breaking Stone, but he only remembered half of every three sentences. Suddenly, he felt the woman in his arms stop speaking. He looked down and saw Xiao Longnv lowering her head, silent.

Yang Guo watched her expression, which was hesitant one moment and angry the next, not knowing what she was thinking.

The two were lost in their own thoughts when they suddenly heard Xiao Longnv say, "Later, hold me and go over there. Tell that man surnamed Feng to see if he can save me?"

Yang Guo said happily, "You agree?"

Xiao Longnv said, "I see that your senior uncle also seems to be wounded. If he is willing to save me, perhaps he can save me.

Then we won't have to be afraid of your senior uncle. You can take him out of the Ancient Tomb. If he cannot save me, or is unwilling to save me, I will tell you to run, then you run. Go out and drop the Dragon-Breaking Stone, and we will all be suffocated inside."

Yang Guo was more and more shocked and said through tears, "Aunt, I will follow you no matter what."

Xiao Longnv said, "What good is it for you to follow me? You said the outside world is very fun, so go out and play.

With your current martial arts, the stinky Taoists of the Quanzhen Sect can no longer make things difficult for you. You are also much smarter than me, and you won't need me to take care of you in the future."

Yang Guo cried, "Aunt, if I cannot be with you, I will never be happy in my whole life."

Xiao Longnv had originally been cold and heartless, speaking decisively. At this moment, knowing that her life was at stake, she said coldly, "Whatever I say, you must follow my instructions."

Seeing her suddenly stern, Yang Guo didn't dare to say anything more.

Xiao Longnv struggled to stand up and said sharply, "Later, when I tell you to go, you go immediately. As soon as you leave the tomb gate, drop the boulder and close the door. Your senior uncle is incomparably formidable, and the opportunity will be lost in an instant. Do you listen to me?"

Yang Guo said with a choked voice, "I will listen."

Xiao Longnv said, "If you don't follow my words, I will hate you forever even if I die in the underworld!"

Xiao Longnv pulled Yang Guo and left the room. Yang Guo had always felt her hands were as cold as ice when he touched them, but at this moment, as she held him, he felt her palms were alternately hot and cold, very different from usual. At this time, his heart was burning like boiling water, and he had no time to think about such small matters, following her out all the way.

Xiao Longnv touched a stone wall and whispered, "They are inside. As soon as I lure Senior Sister away, you rush out from the side door in the northwest corner. If the one surnamed Feng comes to chase you, use the Jade Bee Needle to wound him." Yang Guo's mind was in chaos, and he nodded in agreement.

Xiao Longnv reached out and pulled the mechanism on the stone wall a few times. The stone block moved, revealing a door. The two followed one after another and walked in.

Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo looked at each other, their eyes full of fear. They never expected Feng Yi to have guessed this correctly.

Feng Yi was certain that Xiao Longnv's vow was black and white. It was possible for her to drop the Dragon-Breaking Stone and perish together, but it was impossible for her to run away with Yang Guo without a sound.

So he was as steady as Mount Tai.

Xiao Longnv and Yang Guo scanned the situation in the room and were also greatly surprised. They saw Feng Yi, Li Mochou, and Hong Lingbo all sitting to one side, as if they were not surprised at all by their arrival.

Xiao Longnv's face was pale, and her body was trembling, like a leaf in the wind. Yang Guo helped her walk to the stone wall on the east side.

Li Mochou was very suspicious and was about to speak when she heard Yang Guo call out, "Brother Feng, your divine skill is peerless, save my aunt!"

Feng Yi's two cold, sword-like gazes pierced Yang Guo's face. Yang Guo thought he knew their intentions, and his heart couldn't help but sink. He heard Feng Yi say, "Your aunt's wounds are very heavy!"

Seeing his brows tightly furrowed, a sense of despair flooded Yang Guo's whole body.

"Sigh," Feng Yi sighed and said slowly, "Your aunt suffered a reversal of Qi first, followed by a great shock to her mind, losing her self-control. Her internal energy is chaotic. Except for Master Yideng, who is proficient in the *One Finger Calligraphy* and has the ability to bring the dead back to life, or..."

Yang Guo trembled at the sound and blurted out, "What?"

Feng Yi thought for a moment and said, "The one who tied the bell must untie it!"

Xiao Longnv was surprised. "You mean myself?"

Feng Yi nodded and said, "Whenever an internal energy expert suffers internal injuries, it is like drinking water—only the person knows if it is cold or warm. You have a strand of pure Yin true Qi stuck in your dantian. Practicing superior internal energy of the heterodox school might allow you to try to straighten out the Qi in your dantian and then open the meridians."

Yang Guo muttered, "Superior internal energy..."

His thoughts turned, and he suddenly said, "Brother Feng, your internal energy is so magical, can you pass it to my aunt? I will be eternally grateful for your great kindness!"

Feng Yi frowned and said, "In the end, you are both people of the Ancient Tomb Sect, and I am ultimately an outsider.

Not to mention that I am in a dangerous situation myself, her life is like a pile of eggs, dying at any moment. No matter how good the divine skill is, how can there be time to practice it? I think preparing for the funeral early is more practical!"

These words made Yang Guo feel his hands and feet turn cold, his eyes and nose sour, and the front was a blur, as if he were a puppet that had lost control.

Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo were surprised, both thinking, "Who are you trying to fool? This wound can't stump you."

They knew Li Mochou's wounds were several times heavier than Xiao Longnv's, and Feng Yi could save her, so why couldn't he save her? Li Mochou's eyes rolled, and she smiled softly, "Feng Yi, with your ability, how could you not be able to save my junior sister? Is it because you are afraid that saving my junior sister requires touching her body..."

Yang Guo felt a surge of anger rush into his chest and blurted out, "You are truly shameless..."

"Hehe," Li Mochou laughed, "I am shameless? You two, master and disciple, are hugging and holding each other here, treating my Ancient Tomb as a filthy place.

Junior sister, ask yourself, are you worthy of Ancestor Granny and Master?"

Yang Guo didn't yet understand that his feelings for Xiao Longnv were love, and he was stunned. Xiao Longnv suddenly wiped her hand on the stone wall and called out, "Guo'er, run quickly!" With a "ka la" sound, a cave appeared in the northwest corner.

Li Mochou was startled and hurriedly turned around, wanting to stop Yang Guo. Xiao Longnv lunged forward and struck with both palms, one after another.

She moved extremely fast, like a crossbow bolt or a flash of lightning. Hong Lingbo was pulled by Feng Yi and could only watch from the side, feeling dazzled. Feng Yi also had a solemn expression.

It had to be said that this move was indeed fast enough!

Li Mochou turned to defend, and Xiao Longnv shouted, "Guo'er, why don't you run quickly?"

Suddenly, there was a "pa" sound, and Li Mochou was slapped on her left cheek. Although it didn't hurt, the sound was very crisp.

Hearing Xiao Longnv call out, "If you want to learn the martial arts of the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra*, this is it!" Li Mochou was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Longnv's palm flew out, and she was slapped on her right cheek again.

Hearing this, Yang Guo felt great hatred in his heart, thinking, "It's all about martial arts, right?" He called out, "Aunt, wait for me!" and darted out. Feng Yi and Hong Lingbo acted as if they hadn't seen it.

Xiao Longnv's two moves were extremely fast, and Li Mochou was caught off guard. She looked at Xiao Longnv with surprise in her eyes.

Li Mochou had always known that the martial arts of her master's *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra* were extremely formidable. At this moment, seeing Xiao Longnv move extremely fast, and her palms changing in countless ways, it was clearly the martial arts path of her sect, yet she couldn't understand the mystery at all. It was undoubtedly the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra* technique. Her heart immediately felt timid, and she retreated six feet, watching Yang Guo run out.

As soon as Xiao Longnv saw Yang Guo run out, her gaze dimmed like a burnt-out torch. She coughed repeatedly, and instantly her whole body went limp, collapsing to the ground, trembling all over, her teeth chattering.

Just now, she had struck those two palms. Although she used very little force, she used internal true power. After being severely wounded and not having recovered her profound skill, this movement had exhausted her, and she was at the end of her rope.

Li Mochou was still stroking her cheek, secretly thinking, "At least she showed mercy. If she had used force in those two palms, would my life still be here?"

She didn't know that the *Jade Maiden Heart Sutra* technique sought speed and strangeness, not ruthlessness. Although Xiao Longnv's palm technique was wonderful, the palm force usually didn't hurt people.

So Lin Chaoying hitting Wang Zhongyang like this could be considered a win, but for others, it might not be effective.

Seeing Xiao Longnv trembling all over, her teeth chattering, Feng Yi knew the time was right. At the very least, he had to let her recover the strength to lie flat in the coffin. He swayed slightly, placed one hand on Xiao Longnv's back, and injected the *Divine Illumination Art* internal energy to calm her body temperature.

The *Divine Illumination Art* was the most wonderful in the world, gathering the purest in the world. Feng Yi had reached the realm of perfection, thick and endless, and it seemed to be the nemesis of that cold Qi. Although the cold Qi in Xiao Longnv's body was incomparably strong, it was forced into a dead end by the pulse, like a poisonous snake coiled, resisting to the death.

Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo looked at each other, completely unable to guess his intention.

If you say save her, he didn't save her just now.

If you say don't save her, he is saving her now!

After a long while, Feng Yi lifted his hand, and Xiao Longnv woke up completely. Her eyes opened wide, and she muttered, "Am I dreaming?"

Li Mochou said coldly, "Junior sister, like this, our Hero Feng ultimately couldn't bear for you to die. How do you feel?"

Xiao Longnv felt that her body was no longer cold. As her internal energy circulated, she felt her meridians were clear and spiritual, fast and beautiful. Although her wounds hadn't healed, her life had been saved. She stood up. "Strange..." She looked at Feng Yi carefully, her voice trembling. "This is too late."

Feng Yi smiled slightly. "It's fine, I think it's just right!"

Xiao Longnv was silent.

Just at this moment, they heard two loud "dong dong" sounds, and the entire tomb chamber suddenly shook. Following that, they heard Li Mochou scream, "Dragon-Breaking Stone!"

Xiao Longnv said calmly, "Senior Sister, come with me, I will take you to pay respects to Master!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 85 =====