Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

 windiaaa041293:

@liddi

in chapter 24, xiaoyao still sees the gorilla mirror, meaning she knows that the memories have not been erased.

Yes she used it to help Jing record evidence against Hou (Vol 3 Ch1 - Chapter 34). Nonetheless, the fact remains that she had no idea when the memories were erased, and there is nothing to indicate that she knew for sure that they were erased after her 2nd suicide attempt, as the text already stated that she did not know. 

 liddi:

Actually he was aware of the mirror from way back because she impudently showed it to him the time she gave him the charcoal makeover. I don't know whether he knew then what kind of mirror it was, but he had already seen it back in Vol 1 Ch3.

Sorry I wasn't clear liddi. What I mean by it, are the memories that XY saved, not about the mirror itself. That he was already aware of like you pointed out. So we weren't shown exactly when he saw those memories.

 HeadInTheClouds:

Sorry I wasn't clear liddi. What I mean by it, are the memories that XY saved, not about the mirror itself. That he was already aware of like you pointed out. So we weren't shown exactly when he saw those memories.

Ahh true. It would have indeed been a nice touch if we were shown that scene, except that her 37 years under the ocean was always narrated from Xiao Yao's point of view, so we are kept as much in the dark as she was...

@liddi

I hope I didn't give you a headache with my wild imagination @liddi. ^^

What if Xiangliu didn't cast a sleeping spell on Xiaoyao?
Aren't Sir Bi's words just a clue? Just like 37 years under the sea, even though Xy hasn't fully woken up, Xy can feel and hear.

One thing I want you to believe is, the title of this chapter is not about Jing and XY.

(Afraid of reunion is just a dream)

"Explanation from " Partridge Sky: Colorful Sleeves Holding the Jade Bell attentively " by Yan Jidao of the Song Dynasty: Tonight I raise the silver lamp to look at you carefully, lest this encounter  is in  a  dream again. Appreciation: The meeting in the dream is ultimately empty, but the lovesickness after waking up becomes deeper and more profound. So much so that when we actually meet, we can't tell whether it's a dream or reality, and we're afraid of waking up again with even more painful lovesickness in our heart and lungs"

@windiaaa

Is this the whole poem? I did read it, but I don't know, perhaps because it's not basic english I have a hard time understanding it. What's the meaning behind it? Is it a happy or a sad poem? 

"Song Yan Jidao

The colorful sleeves hold the jade bell attentively. Back then, he was drunk and red. Dance to the heart of the willow building and the moon, and sing to the end of the peach blossom fan.

After farewell, we will meet again. A few times the soul dream is the same as the king. Tonight, I have left a photo of the silver scorpion, and I am afraid that the reunion is a dream."

 liddi:

Ahh true. It would have indeed been a nice touch if we were shown that scene, except that her 37 years under the ocean was always narrated from Xiao Yao's point of view, so we are kept as much in the dark as she was...

@HeadInTheCloud

 Do you remember if the novel mentioned when he first saw them, liddi? I don't think it was mentioned at all. In that same Bugs removal scene, we just got him thinking about his surprise when he first saw the memories.

XL certainly knew the 2nd memory in the mirror during the 37 years, before XY could sense his presence (meaning when she was deep in the endless Darkness). 

This is my hypothesis how he discovered it. It is when he changed XY's outfit. In the drama, it was shown as he used the outer layer of his robe to make her white dress. What happened with her green dress? In practice, did he do so? Below I list the points which was mentioned in the novel:

XY always carried the mirror next to her body (meaning she kept it inside her dress, in the drama it was kept just in front of left side chest. Haha, she kept his image, her dearest memory of him next to her heart). There was a line mentioned this (I don't remember where).  Additionally, in the novel, the mirror was inside a sleeve of her robe. However, @liddi, you can check the original text to see where the mirror flew from (it is not clear where it actually flew from in the version I read)

Xiang Liu waved his hand and Xiao Yao’s precious gorilla beast mirror flew from her arms into his hand. He stared at it for a long time and didn’t make any move. (Chapter 48).

When XY was placed on the water pallet inside Zijin Palace, she was wrapped with a lot of layers (bandage? ) only her face was uncovered. XL picked her up from there and brought her to the Shell under the sea.  For sure, at some point he had to change her outfit for the way he healed her (held her in his arms, fed her through the mouth and bit her neck to suck toxin out). Her body was not wrapped tightly anymore. 

Xiao Yao’s body was wrapped tightly like a wrapped rice dumpling but her face was uncovered. Zhuan Xu’s doctor sat at the end of the pallet and stood up when she saw Zhuan Xu.  (Chapter 21)

When she woke up, she wore a loose white outfit. "After she calmed down, Xiao Yao noticed that she was wearing a loose fitting white robe and was standing on a large open clam shell" (Chapter 22).

@blabla100 @H19279

yeah..and I'm sure the title isn't about xy and jing..But XL and XY

From what I understand, the poet and a dancer fell în love with eachother, but they had to part ways. The poet keeps dreaming about the dancer and the love they shared, but what I don't understand is the last part. "Tonight, I have left a photo of the silver scorpion, and I am afraid that the reunion is a dream." So did they eventually meet again or is he still dreaming? So confusing.