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Xiaolongnu Wikipedia

The fictional character Xiaolongnu or Xiao Long Nuu ( Traditional Chinese|Trad. Chinese:小龍女;; Simplified Chinese|Simp. Chinese: 小龙女; lit. 'little dragon girl' ) is a character from the Chinese language|Chinese wu xia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes|The Great Eagle and Lovers (Shen Diao Xia Lu),1959, by writer Louis Cha under the pen name, Jinyong.

Xiaolongnu|Xiao Long Nuu is a third generation disciple of the secret Ancient Tomb Sect (Gumu Bai), a kung fu school founded by Lin Chao Yin. Because all the disciples of Ancient Tomb were females, the kung fu of this sect is graceful, light, and beautiful especially to the eyes of outsiders.

The history of Xiao Long Nuu's Kung Fu

According to the book, the Grand Master of Ancient Tomb Sect Kung Fu, Lin Chao Yin was one of the foremost martial artists of Jiang Hu at the time. There was not anyone to match her, except the revered Taoist, Wang Chongyang|Wong Chong Yang, who founded the Taoist philosophy of Quanzhen School|Quan Zhan Sect (All True Religion). Because of their great level of kung fu, the two naturally became rivals and dueled bitterly against each other.

The Strange Duel
In a story told by one of the Seven Elders of Quanzhen School|Quan Zhen, Qui Chu Ji, it is said that before Grand Master Lin disappeared from the face of Jiang Hu, she and Elder Wong had a strange duel. Lin Chao Yin won that duel and as her price, she took the tomb built by Wang Chongyang|Wong Chong Yang and spent the rest of her life there. Out of respect for her, Wong created a temple nearby in Zhong Nan mountain and it came to be known as the famous Chong Yang Palace.

The First Generation of Ancient Tomb
When Lin Chao Yin entered the tomb, she had a young maid with her. The maid became her first disciple but because Grandmaster Lin made a rule that her disciples should never leave the Ancient Tomb, the beautiful kung fu of their sect was not heard for a long time in Jiang Hu until it faded from the minds of the people.

Second Disciple Li
Lin Chao Yin's maid took another disciple and this was Li Mo Chou who fell in love with a man. As punishment, her master expelled her from Ancient Tomb. Later on, Li Mo Chou discovered that the man that she loved married another and she became bitter. She roams the land, her heart filled with hatred, killing and destroying. Because of this, people came to call her as the 'Serpent Demon' or 'Serpent Deity' for even though she was evil, she was also beautiful.

The Dragon of Ancient Tomb
Before Li Mo Chou, some unknown characters came to Chong Yang Palace in Zhong Nan mountain in the dead of the night. They were carrying a tiny baby girl which they left on the steps of the Taoist temple. The Taoist men were good people but they didn't know what to do with such a child. Finally, an old woman came from the woods and took the baby from them. This woman was of the Ancient Tomb and the disciples of Quanzhen School|Quan Zhen Sect respected her.

The baby grew to be a young girl and she was given the name Xiao Long Nuu (Little Dragon Girl). She replaced Li Mo Chou's position as heiress of Ancient Tomb Sect Kung Fu.

Last Modified:   2005-04-13