Xiao Lu

**Xiao Lu** is one of the minor characters in *Immortal Swordsman In The Reverse World*.

Lu is the grandmother to Tang Zi Yan and Xiao Chu Xue. She was the former Head of the Xiao Family.

## Background

Though not much to know about Lu, she and her family had tried to find a method for the Wu Sha and Wang Chuan weapons that were easily killing people. Due to this, the Empress almost executed her, but was spared. Lu's sister had poisoned herself to find away to cure it, but no good as Lu would stay by her sister's side until her death.

Besides having her daughter, Xiao Qing she also had a son whom she loved dearly, but when he married Tang Jie, Head of the Tang Family, she lost contact with her son. She would later learn that her son died.

## Appearance

Lu has white hair and gray eyes. She wears a black robe with white designs on it and high heels shoes. During her youth, Lu's hair was dark gray tied in a ponytail and wore a blue like robe.

## Personality

Lu is shown to be polite and good manners when having guests over to the Xiao mansion. She hates Chu Xue rudeness to others. Zi Yan mentions Lu loving her father which happens to be her son who has died proving she's a very loving mother. Chu Qing notes that Lu is a woman who can afford to let go. She seems to trust Qing in hopes to curing her granddaughter which turns into gratefulness after his success in curing Chu Xue.

Lu has a great sense of humor when it comes to Chu Xue's liking towards Qing teasing her for fun. There are times she can be quick to anger, even almost attempting to harm her granddaughter.

## Synopsis

### Imperial Capital Arc

Lu calls Zi Yan to come to the Xiao house to have dinner with her, her daughter, Xiao Qing, and Chu Xue. As Zi Yan arrives to the house, she introduces Chu Qing to the family who came as well. When Chu Xue was being rude to her cousin having a man brought to their home, Lu tells her to be polite reminding Chu Xue of the current state she's in to which Chu Xue agrees to being pathetic. Zi Yan and Qing prepare to leave, but Lu wishes them not to go. Qing decides to take a look at Chu Xue's legs which are being covered with a blanket to see they're poisoned revealing it's "Xuan Ming Cold Poison" and if Chu Xue wasn't born in a family of Imperial Physicians, she wouldn't make it past three years and she would die of torture and pain. Lu says she tried for years to studied the poison and prolong Chu Xue's lifespan. Qing says Chu Xue doesn't have much time. Chu Xue says for the past three years she had no feeling in her legs. Qing says he can cure her poison, but the process is very painful and needs a few medicinal materials that are extremely difficult to find. He wants Chu Xue to soak for one hour every day for seven days and then start treatment a week later. Lu trusts Qing to cure Chu Xue. Lu then takes Zi Yan inside the house for which Lu wanted to speak with her. In a room, Lu gives Zi Yan a black box which was supposed to be returned to Zi Yan's father, but couldn't due to Lu being unhappy to which is why Lu called Zi Yan back. Upon opening it, a shocking Zi Yan can't accept it what's in it. Lu says it's all she deserves since she's related and for what she owes to her son. Lu says how good Tang Jie was to her son and if it wasn't for her stubbornness, both she and her son would not see each other again. Zi Yan lets Lu know that her father's biggest mistake was not being able to see his mother. In the moment, Lu cries as Zi Yan comforts her.

At sunset, Lu, Qing, and Chu Xue see off Zi Yan and Chu Qing. Lu is asked by her daughter if she thinks that Chu Qing is not ashamed, frivolous, and not like a good person'e child. Chu Xue says that Chu Qing is a good person and that her mother is having an unladylike manner. Seeing how Chu Xue likes Chu Qing, Lu and Qing tease her, much to Chu Xue's embarrassment.

Three days later, Lu, Qing, and Zi Yan are outside of a room hearing her granddaughter's cries as Chu Xue is being operated by Chu Qing using needles and having his powers to extract the poison from her legs. Qing successfully gets all the poison out of Chu Xue's legs and is happily thanked by the family and Lu says if he needs help with anything in the future, they'll be there for him.

A month has past and Lu, Qing, and Zi Yan, watch as Chu Xue is practicing her walking with the help of her mother. She and Xiao Qing leave the three youngsters for some alone time.

Some time later, Lu and her daughter heard Chu Xue screaming. They enter her room to discover Chu Qing being heavenly injured realizing he was attacked by material assassins who used Wu Sha. The women help Qing by getting medicines to treat his wounds. At the pharmacy room, Chu Xue decides to wait outside for Chu Qing to heal. Not long after, Xiao Qing saves Chu Xue in time from almost getting striked by purple lightning and holds Chu Xue back from her getting Chu Qing as the lighting is striking the pharmacy room. The lighting destroys the building, but Qing managed to survive being unharmed.

The next morning, Qing explains to Lu and Xiao Qing that the lighnting strick is due to his cultivate rising to a high level in Toaism. When Chu Xue arrives to see Qing, both Lu and Xiao Qing decide to leave the two alone. Alittle later, Yu lets Qing know that not only the Empress has material assassins, but also the powerful nobles. Qing pulls out a paper for researching the Wu Sha and Wang Chuan since the Xiao family are docters and they can find a method suitable for material artists. Lu however denies wanting the paper because study the solutions for both weapons will be desrespectful to the Empress. Qing decides to leave the recipe for them and leaves as he has something to do. Chu Xue is upset with her grandmother that she doesn't want the recipe. Lu reminds her how many members of ther family died becomes of the powerful weapons. Chu Xue says that both weapons shoudn't exist since it has killed alot of people. Lu responds by slapping Chu Xue across the face. Her granddaughter leaves the room and takes the paper as she wants it. Lu is left speechless and recalls her dying sister's last words saying that Wu Sha and Wang Chuan shouldn't not of have existed in the first place.

### Empire Versus Xuan Nu Palace Arc

When news that Xuan Nu Palace have destroyed Jing Men, Lu uses her methods to keep Zi Yan from going over there. Not long after, Lu and her daughter-in-law Tang Jie meet again after so many years and reconciled.