Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

 Kokuto:

This map is a bit different from the one we saw in the drama -- mainly on the east where the big river is going in a  different direction, and there's more land past it.

Thank you for sharing the drama map. It does make more sense.

 plor20:

Where would Qingshui Town be?

The novel says:

In addition to having General Hong Jiang’s army to the East, Qingshui Town bordered the Xuan Yuan Kingdom to the West and the Gao Xin Kingdom to the South.

-- Vol 1 Ch2

Beyond the back door of the humble Hui Chun clinic laid a plot of land planted with medicinal herbs. Further down the field was the West River, which would lead into Qing Shui, and the rushing waters of Qing Shui would flow into the East Sea.

-- Vol 3 Ch13  (Chapter 46)

@Kokuto @plor20 @H19279

Since Central Plains is now part of Xuan Yuan, and based on @H19279's clarification from Once Promised, does this location of Qingshui Town and other key locations make more sense?

@Liddi, Can you translate the text on the left?
is that "lost you forever"? then there is the number 2, is that the second part of the book when the image is printed?

@liddi

You're right liddi, I tried to look for a clearer picture, and indeed it is " 诉衷情 Love confessed "

 liddi:

Thank you for sharing the drama map. It does make more sense.

The novel says:

In addition to having General Hong Jiang’s army to the East, Qingshui Town bordered the Xuan Yuan Kingdom to the West and the Gao Xin Kingdom to the South.

-- Vol 1 Ch2

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Beyond the back door of the humble Hui Chun clinic laid a plot of land planted with medicinal herbs. Further down the field was the West River, which would lead into Qing Shui, and the rushing waters of Qing Shui would flow into the East Sea.

-- Vol 3 Ch13  (Chapter 46)

@Kokuto @plor20 @H19279

Since Central Plains is now part of Xuan Yuan, and based on @H19279's clarification from Once Promised, does this location of Qingshui Town and other key locations make more sense?

It's hard to say, because this map is before Xiyan conquered Chenrong (which is the green territory on this map).  Are QingShui and the Resistance Army sitting in old Chenrong territory?  There is a gourd shaped lake to the east of where you put the Army.   If it isn't where you've put it, the it's a little further east and maybe north.  It's hard to see what's under that white ... cloud?

 Kokuto:

It's hard to say, because this map is before Xiyan conquered Chenrong (which is the green territory on this map).  Are QingShui and the Resistance Army sitting in old Chenrong territory?  There is a gourd shaped lake to the east of where you put the Army.   If it isn't where you've put it, the it's a little further east and maybe north.  It's hard to see what's under that white ... cloud?

Very well spotted! I didn't notice the gourd-shaped lake until you mentioned it. 

Xiao Liu walked to the riverbank and watched the babbling waters.
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Xiao Liu jumped into the water and swam upstream against the current. As the river got wider, the waters became more turbulent.
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The sound of laughter came from above. Xiao Liu raised his head to see Xiang Liu sitting leisurely on the golden-crowned white condor and looking down at Xiao Liu. “Late night fishing?”
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The great white condor flew over a gourd-shaped lake. The bright moon hung in the sky while the dark blue waters of the lake sparkled with silver, silence all around, so quiet as if time had frozen.
-- Vol 1 Ch3

This is a hopefully clearer version of the map not blocked by the clouds. And since Xiao Liu swam upstream before he encountered Xiang Liu, who then brought him to the gourd-shaped lake, the location should probably be as marked below. I am tentatively guessing the location of Chi Shui as well, since the ship from Five Deities Mountain travelled northwest to arrive at Chi Shui.

 blabla100:

What line is that? I too believe that romance wise, the whole novel is only  about yaoliu and their impossible and tragic love.  I am not sure why people believe that the second volume, love you forever, is related to jing. I am reading the 2013 chinese version of novel, and google translator translates the volumes to like first meeting, telling the heart and longing for no end. 

I use Google Lens, sorry if the translation isn't quite right

Tonghua's "Mountain Classic Travel" Chapter ~ 20192

You have the power to protect yourself, you have people you can rely on, and you have a place to go. May you be happy and worry-free for the rest of your life!

A book called "Sauvignon Blanc", written about all the feelings

 liddi:

Very well spotted! I didn't notice the gourd-shaped lake until you mentioned it.

Thankfully my swiss cheese memory held onto that description. ;p

Thank you for translating and labeling the maps.  They are very helpful.  Especially since I had Qing Shui town completely on the wrong side of the land, in the west, for some reason.

I'm still wondering about that lake scene near Jade Mountain, but I'll look it up in the book.