winizone:
@AH
Oh i just knew that XL can control the bug. Because the voodo king didn’t mention that the bug can be controlled. Did it mention in the novel?
The Voodoo King does not mention it. XY speculates about it in the chapter 26 excerpt I posted above (where she thinks that the bugs must be obeying XL instead of her because he is powerful and she is weak).
XL clearly shows that he is in control of the connection at the end of chapter 32, when he threatens to make XY feel pain in her heart through the connection and then does so.
winizone:
The voodo kings only said that the bug in their body might be different, because they have unique body compositions.
The Voodoo King said that to avoid awkwardness because TSJ (XY's lover) was sitting next to XY during this conversation.
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Chapter 37:
The Voodoo King was still perplexed. But it was clear that the young man sitting beside Xiao Yao was clearly her beloved so the rest of what he wanted to say wasn’t suitable for discussing at this time. He smoothed things over. “Miss you are likely right, the bug inside of you is different than other bugs. Likely Miss and the other man have very unique bodily compositions.”
winizone:
Aahh i see. I’m agree with you too. If both of them didn’t have feeling for each other the bugs will become heartbreak’s bug. But it didn’t happen. So the feeling was there.
Yes.
winizone:
But it was only just to be there, not to become real. And XY didn’t think to make it happen. Because XY love Jing and will give her love for Jing. The one that can be her lover.
They never openly admitted their feelings and never became lovers. There are a few instances where it seemed like they might take a step closer to acting on their feelings, but each time at least one of them stops that from happening. Sometimes XY is the one who stops it and sometimes XL is the one who stops it.
XY sending the ice crystal ball to XL is an example. For context, TSJ was married to FFYY at the time. XL receives the ice crystal ball but does not go to XY (and metaphorically take the mermaid's extended hand) to tell her not to get married to Feng Long. He only interrupts her wedding with Feng Long after TSJ gives him an excuse to do so.