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Li Mochou (Chinese: 李莫愁; pinyin: Lǐ Mòchóu) is a fictional character from the Chinese wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen Diao Xia Lü) by Jinyong. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ...
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Biography
Li Mochou was the infamous third-generation disciple of Gumu Pai ("Ancient Tomb Sect", 古墓派) and was recruited by the young maid who became a Master herself after the death of Lin Chaoying (林朝英), founder of the Sect. Due to the fact that she was the first disciple, she was senior to Xiaolongnü (小龍女), the chief protagonist of the novel. Lin Chaoying (tr. ...
Xiaolongnü portrayed by Liu Yifei in the 2006 CCTVs adaptation of The Return of the Condor Heroes. Xiaolongnü (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally little dragon girl) is a fictional character from the Chinese wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen Diao Xia Lü), 1959, by writer...
In her younger days, Li Mochou met Lu Zhanyuan (陸展元) of the famous martial arts family, the House of Lu. Falling in love with him, she defied her master and left the Gumu Sect to be with himresulting in her expulsion from the sect. However, Lu married He Yuanjun (何沅君) instead, and although Li attempted to break up their marriage, she was prevented by a powerful monk who made her put off her grudge for ten years. Swearing vengeance, she becomes a Taoist nun and became disdainful of love.
The novel began by describing how Li Mochou exacted vengeance on the Lu family some years after her lover Lu Zhanyuan and his wife died. After her act of murder, she kidnapped Lu Wushuang (陸無雙), Lu Zhanyuan's niece. Lu Wushuang (陸無雙) is a fictional character in Jinyongs wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. ...
Li Mochou became infamous for her ferocious, merciless cruelty, which earned her the nickname of Serpent Demon (赤練蛇). But due to her beauty and her apparent youth, some people also referred to her as Serpent Deity (赤練仙子). With her fearsome and deadly Palm of Divine Serpent (赤練神掌), the Silver Needles of Freezing Soul (冰魄銀針) and Fly Whisk (塵拂), she became irrational in her killings, including anyone with the name Lu and He.
Li Mochou took in a disciple by the name of Hong Lingbo (洪淩波) whom she tasked to get the Jade Maiden Heart Manual of Gumu Pai (Yu Nü Xin Jing, 玉女心經). The plan failed when Xiaolongnü, with the help of Yang Guo (楊過), released a trap that would bury the tomb under the ground. Somehow Li and Hong managed to escape, and Li continued her vengeful ways. The fictional character Yang Guo (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the protagonist in the 1959 Chinese wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jinyong. ...
Li's conflicted nature did not allow her to let go of her hate and desire for her Sect's prized martial arts secrets. She relentlessly pursued Xiaolongnü and Yang Guo, only to meet her demise in the fire at the Passionless Valley (絕情谷).
Her defense weapons and techniques
Palm of Divine Serpent The Palm of Divine Serpent is a deadly technique that Li invented herself with essence of flame and contains venom extract from five most poisonous creature such as Centipede, Scorpion, Snake, Spider and Toad. Referring to The Manual of Five Venoms that Li experimented and wrote could only clear the poisons.
Silver Needles of Freezing Soul The Silver Needles of Freezing Soul is one of the techniques Li inherited during her training in Ancient Tomb. The frozen ice poison was carefully absorbed into the needles. If one merely touched, although not pricked, any part of the needle, his/her palm would immediately turn black — a sign of fatal poison
Fly Whisk The Fly Whisk is an item that usually own by Taoist monks or nuns. This flexible technique too was inherited during her training in Ancient Tomb, which has specialized techniques using long, flexible weapons. Capable of drawing blood, breaking bones and causing internal injury as well as wrapping and removing the weapon of the opponent, it was one of her feared trademarks. However, she used it to fan the baby Guo Xiang-- the only nice thing she did with her whisk. In the english version on KTSF 26, This weapon was called the "Horsetail Whisk"
Unparalleled Lightness of Ancient Tomb This is the greatest technique of all the Ancient Tomb king fu.
Triple Non-existing Hands (三無三不手) The Triple Non-existing Hands is a skill she invented herself which she used against Yang Guo once. Comprises of extremely vicious and cruel strikes that aim at the softest, weakest parts of the body (including the nether regions).
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