Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

 windiaaa041293:

the timeline starts from when Xiang Liu saves Xiao Yao (The book gives a clear date: the Queen Mother's succession ceremony is on the 19th, so Xiang Liu saves Xiaoyao on the 15th):


1. Xiaoyao wakes up the next morning + 1 = 16 (full moon)

2. Succession three days later Queen Mother + 3 = 19 (deficient convex)

3. Jing went to Yushan and stayed for three days. Queen Mother passed away + 3 = 22 (waning moon)

After the ceremony, Jing told XY that he woke up in the morning 5 days ago that means he woke up on morning day 15th. That aftenoon, XL came to Jade Mountain. The battle between Xuan Yuan and Shennong army was very tense. As he told Sir Bi 

Xiang Liu smiled “It’s not taking time away from official business, I came here for a stroll is all!” 

Wow, What a stoll! From East Sea to Jade Mountain, saving Jing-XY couple

 Taspia:

One thing i can't understand, cang xuan when falling in love with xiaoyao?

XY'd been always the closest relatives to CX since his parents passed away. As kids, they protected, cared for each other. XY even said that she would not get married and stayed by him all life. She also saved his life 2 time although he didn't recognise her. So it made her become more special for him. But his feeling/affection for her only changed to man-woman love when he saw her in her true figure in Jade Mountain (Chapter 12). Before, XY had male form

I have read for once but i can't get xiaoyao's emotion expression

 Taspia:

In drama(s1), xiaoyao has no feeling for xiang liu , whenever xiang liu wants get close to her, she never give him a chance.

Can anyone tell me what's going on in this drama????

This novel or drama makes me insane, I'm feel like I'm going to be crazy 

???  Where did you get that idea?

In the drama I watched, there's so many times where you see how she was close to XL.  Why did she and XL share the Love Bug, if they didn't also share love?

This thread is over 300 pages, mostly talking about XY and XL's relationship in both the drama and the novel, if you want to know what is going on specifically.

 Taspia:

In drama, we can see that xiaoyao wholeheartedly love with jing, so how can she remains feeling for xiang liu? Isn't it cheating on jing

Again, not in the drama I watched.  It was clear she connected to and loved XL, having deep conversations and enjoying her time with him and Feng Fang Bei.

Jing was the one who was cheating on his fiance and then wife by chasing after XY.

 windiaaa041293:

@H19279

Chapter 43 : It comes from " Bu Suanzi·I Live at the Head of the Yangtze River " written by Li Zhiyi in the Song Dynasty . The explanation is that I live at the source of the Yangtze River and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day and never see you, but we drink the water of the Yangtze River together. When will the endless river dry up, and when will the bitter hatred of separation cease. I only hope that your heart will stay as strong as mine, and you will not let down my infatuated love.

This is the original Poem in which a sentence was used as the title for chapter 43 (日日思君不見君) - everyday I miss

卜算子        by Li Zhiyi

我住長江*頭，        I live upstream of the long river
君住長江*尾。        You live downstream of the long river
日日思君不見君，Thinking of My Dearest Daily to No Avail (used the translation by Kaola
共飲長江水。           We together drink water from the long river

此水幾時休？          Will this river ever stop flowing
此恨何時已？          when will this hatred be over
只願君心似我心，Wish that your heart like mine
定不負相思意。      Be sure not let down our lovesickness

Note: 

(*)長江: literal means long river which is used in this poem. Additionally, 長江is also name of the longest river in China (another name is Yangtze/Yangzi) 

長相思: is also the title of the novel in Chinese (literal means eternal or long lovesickness). 

The content of Chapter 43 is the time after the planned wedding date between Jing and XY. Jing had been missing for more than 1 month. On the planned day, XY vowed to the moon that she still became Jing's wife despite his missing. Then she was framed by Sea Gull demon who was hire by Xin Yue to kill XY without any trace left. XY was locked in a crytal coffin and sunk in sea vortex. XL saved her from the vortex. To find and recue Miao Fu, XY promised to XL that she would continue to live abeit Jing's death. She met Left Ears. XL encouraged and explained her the situation. XY understood and she changed her mood and attitude. Then she returned to Shen-Nong with CX.

Litterally, the title of the chapter seems to be related to Jing and XY's lovesickness for him. 

However, the content of the poem was about a couple living far away from each other (upstream and downstream of a long river). XL lived in QS Town, that is near the river gater to the sea. XY lived in the Middle Plains. Jing has been missing for 1 month, he was assumed as "DEAD". Maybe XY still had hope that he would come back. But he was flown to the sea. There is a hatred related to the couple. Jing and XY had no conflict or any hatred. But XL was considered as enemy of CX and XY's family. Therefore, the context of the couple in the poem is more suitable for XY and XL. He rescued her but she felt like he was rational and a bit heartless (he even mentioned breaking the lovers' bug with her). Did the poem express her wish that his heart for her would be like hers, keep loving and missing each other.

 windiaaa041293:

this time it was Xiang Liu's turn . He said he wanted to remove the poison, but it felt like he was serious about it. Xiaoyao gave up and started playing Tai Chi . The conversation changed and she cue Xiangliu to look at the moon. It belongs to them. She can follow her own words and make up stories and sing songs. The main idea is: This is the moon between her and Tu Shanjing , and it has nothing to do with you!

Do you believe Liu Xin?

He is a clairvoyant who uses the Lover Gu . At this time, his inner words are like:

The voodoo worm is alive and well in the body, and you, the little liar, really do a lot of tricks...

I read chapter 43 again, found something interesting: 

"Xiao Yao smiled and looked at Left Ear, feeling this hard to grasp feeling inside. Many years ago, was Xiang Liu just like this? Appearing dangerous and deadly, but actually simple and straightforward. If back then she could have met Xiang Liu, could he have found the woman he loved? Would he take her to buy perfumes at the flower demon shops? Go eat at hard to find restaurants in little alleys…….Xiao Yao glanced at Xiang Liu but he was standing with his profile to her, looking at the ocean with a small warm smile on his lips. Because of the angle, his smile made his face no longer cold but instead splashed with a sliver of warmth.

Xiao Yao stared for a while before looking away so that she could sort out all the jumbled feelings in her heart. She went inside the cabin to check on Miao Pu, feeding her another pill and some water before heading outside .

Xiao Yao found a shaded corner to sit down, looking up at the blue sky and hearing the sea birds crying, and with that she drowsily fell asleep."

Just about dozen minutes before her series actions to recall Jing in front of Xiang Liu, she had jumpled feelings in her heart when seeing his warm smile. 

Why did XL smile? He sensed her thought of that "she could have met him when he just escaped the death arena, wondered if he would take his lover to buy perfumes etc...." . Girl, do you know he had mind connection via the bug? 

Did she think of her beloved, poor fiance' at that time (actually all the time since she saw XL again)? No, not a single second.

FFB had done such things (buy perfume, hanging out etc..) with her. FFB was also XL. XL had done such things with her, too. No wonder about that.  

And then when he proposed to break the PLB, she suddently became stubborn: pointing to the moon (even tried to draw his attention) mentioning Jing, singing the song as if she missed Jing terribly. @windiaaa041293: I agree with you about this point.

Moreover, with XL around, XY could fall into sleep easily. Then she was back, met CX in the island and returned to military camp in QS Town. Stayed 1 night there, by the end of the next day they (XY & CX) took the carriage back to Shen Nong mountain over the night. Meaning 2 nights by CX. And she got sleeping problem again. 

Xiao Yao didn’t say anything and just went back to her room. She hadn’t slept properly in two days and was exhausted, but she couldn’t fall asleep so she took a sleeping pill. As she drowsily fell asleep, the sadness washed over her thinking that she didn’t need to use these pills anymore, who knew she would need pills again to sleep. 

Now i started to ask myself who she was thinking of when she sang the last part of the “missing someone “ song in the carriage with CX?

@H19279 @windiaaa

"Just about dozen minutes before her series actions to recall Jing in front of Xiang Liu, she had jumpled feelings in her heart when seeing his warm smile. 

Why did XL smile? He sensed her thought of that "she could have met him when he just escaped the death arena, wondered if he would take his lover to buy perfumes etc...." . Girl, do you know he had mind connection via the bug? 

Did she think of her beloved, poor fiance' at that time (actually all the time since she saw XL again)? No, not a single second.

FFB had done such things (buy perfume, hanging out etc..) with her. FFB was also XL. XL had done such things with her, too. No wonder about that.  

And then when he proposed to break the PLB, she suddently became stubborn: pointing to the moon (even tried to draw his attention) mentioning Jing, singing the song as if she missed Jing terribly. @windiaaa041293: I agree with you about this point."

I re-read chapter 43 too and I agree as well. When ever she's with XL it feels like all she can see is him, no one is as important as he is. Also, was the mention of the 32 days since she last saw Jing used only to point out the fact that she counted the days since he disapperead or was it also a way to let XL know that they, unlike them, haven't got to experience the full moon? She brought this into discussion right after XL complained about the bugs and he did hit a weak spot with this comment since the first thing she tells him after she finished singing is that she doesn't have a way to break the bugs.