Why did Lee Mok Sau first leave the Ancient Tomb?

[Ken Cheng]

From the time that the Ancient Tomb Sect was founded by Lam Chiu Ying, no member left the tomb compound to interact with the rest of wulin until Lee Mok Sau did so during that limbo-era between the end of LOCH and the beginning of ROCH. How and why did Lee Mok Sau suddenly enter the wulin public? This was before she met Luk Tzin Yeun and got caught up in the loves and hates that would dominate the rest of her life.

[Tazzy1972]

Could it be that she was forced out by her master after she fell in love with Lu ZhenYuan?

[Ken Cheng]

Could it be that she was forced out by her master after she fell in love with Lu ZhenYuan?

I'm talking about *before* she met Luk Tzin Yeun, however. She could not have met him in the tomb compound. She wasn't allowed to leave and he wasn't allowed to enter, which means that at some early point in her life, Lee Mok Sau somehow either got permission to leave the tomb or for reasons unknown sneaked out herself.

[IcyFox]

It was said that her master told her to leave the tomb because she didn't take the oath (the one YG broke in XLN's case) and because her master felt that her character was flawed. I think she never became famous until Lu Zhan Yuan dumped her.

But no one is sure of that because it was Qiu Chu Ji who told Guo Jing about this.

[bloodstar]

Yeah over time LMC's master could tell that she had a villainous streak in her and refused to impart the higher levels of Ancient Tomb martial arts to her (Yu Nu Xin Jing, jade bee needles) and evicted her from the tomb. However by the time of eviction, LMC had learnt enough of the ancient tomb martial arts (including her much feared Bing Po Ying zhen needles) to become skilled enough to create havoc in the pugilistic world after getting jilted by Lu Zhan Yuan, earning herself a notorious reputation.

[Ken Cheng]

I wonder how early in her life Lee Mok Sau joined the Ancient Tomb Sect, and why she wasn't required to take the sect's oath upon entering the sect (like Yeung Gor and likely Little Dragon Girl did). Usually, these oaths are administered the day that the member joins the sect. Little Dragon Girl seemed to have been with the Ancient Tomb Sect almost from birth, and she likely took the oath as soon as she was old enough to speak and be cognizant of what she was doing. It seems that Lee Mok Sau, however, wasn't asked to take the oath until she was a young adult.

[IcyFox]

I wonder how early in her life Lee Mok Sau joined the Ancient Tomb Sect, and why she wasn't required to take the sect's oath upon entering the sect (like Yeung Gor and likely Little Dragon Girl did). Usually, these oaths are administered the day that the member joins the sect. Little Dragon Girl seemed to have been with the Ancient Tomb Sect almost from birth, and she likely took the oath as soon as she was old enough to speak and be cognizant of what she was doing. It seems that Lee Mok Sau, however, wasn't asked to take the oath until she was a young adult.

The oath is optional. Even XLN did not force YG to take it or acknowledge her as his master. But the stupid boy did and invited a lot of trouble for himself later.

I think Li Mo Chou wasn't that old when she entered the tomb. She was around 30 on her encounter with YG and XLN inside the tomb. She needed some time to get out, flirt with Lu Zhan Yuan, get dumped and then wreak havoc.