Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

@liddi

Thanks for the translation of the characters description and relationships.  Loves and adores are very strong words. While I don't interpret  these things as being  the  official intention/cannon, (unless Tong Hua herself have explicitly stated so???), we can  probably say that she doesn't object to it. It could all be the work of publishers and/or marketers. Do we know if Tong Hua's have a hand or any say in these things?

What's clear is that XY/YL mutual love and affection isn't just something that  "delusional" XY/XL shippers made up - as a contingent of fan keep on insisting. This love-line is hugely popular and acknowledged by others.  Surely we can't all be delusional or that bad at reading cocomphrension. 

Interesting  too, that there's no mention of love between XY and Jing. Only that they have a romantic relationship and she married him (and yes, you can have a romantic relationship and married without love and adoration). The write up makes it seems like she ended up marrying Jing because her life long wish is to have someone be with her for life. Maybe Jing/XY write up is different. 

 nathsketch:

I need to read the fanfic that AH wrote, and I really want to because I'm already sure it's a work of art as you've all mentioned before, and she put so much effort into it, but I'm staring at it and I can't do it.

I'm such a coward.

AH, I promise I'll read it. I really will.

lol, don't worry. It's not homework! Better to skip fanfics that aren't your cup of tea. 

 MengXiang:

You might like the other one Liddi linked because she ditched the fox and he  died (without her)... And she also had babies with XL.

Less poetic but hit the spot if you need to see her ditch the fox!

This does sound more up her alley. ^^

 nathsketch:

I may have to. I just feel bad because AH wrote it and I never go back on my promises. It won't take me 15 years, though. That I'm sure of. ?

Don't feel bad!

Huangdi and Alei have the filled heart symbol which means there is a love relationship OR a husband and wife couple.
But after reading "Zeng Xunuo", you will know what kind of relationship between Huangdi and Alei. Alei liked Huangdi, but Huangdi's feelings for her were not pure. But they have been together through thick and thin, and they have built the Xuanyuan Kingdom together. Even if it is not love, after all, the husband and wife still have a deep and complicated friendship when they work together.

 windiaaa041293:

Huangdi and Alei have the filled heart symbol which means there is a love relationship OR a husband and wife couple.
But after reading "Zeng Xunuo", you will know what kind of relationship between Huangdi and Alei. Alei liked Huangdi, but Huangdi's feelings for her were not pure. But they have been together through thick and thin, and they have built the Xuanyuan Kingdom together. Even if it is not love, after all, the husband and wife still have a deep and complicated friendship when they work together.

The filled out heart means in a love relationship or husband and wife. It is used for

Chi Chen and A Heng

Xuan Yuan king and Lei Zhu (Xiao Yao's grandmother)

Xuan Yuan king and his beloved consort

Cang Xuan's parents

Xiao Yao and Jing

As such, that symbol means love relationship AND/OR marriage. The character description details should further indicate whether it is "and" or "or".

@HeadInTheClouds

Yes, it is interpretative. As I mentioned to @H19279, even the words used for Jing's feelings towards Xiao Yao 喜欢 literally means "like", but can be taken to mean "love". Similarly Xiao Yao's 有情 for Xiang Liu literally means "have feelings" but is also another way of saying "have love". It does not even say on her description that she loves Jing, but we know that their relationship symbol is love relationship/marriage, and we know from the novel that she does love Jing.

At the end of the day, we have the right to interpret it as we see fit, within reasonable contexts of the source material of course. This is a fictional world with fictional characters so there is really no need to launch attacks of a personal nature just because one person sees it differently from another.

 HeadInTheClouds:

As fun as some of these little titbits are, I think its important not to get too caught up in them. It can be tempting to look for prove to support our stance with these sort of things (or to disapprove those with different opinions then ours), but at the end of the day, it's really isn't that important. It doesn't change my interpretation or enjoyment of the work and getting caught up in the tit-for-tat with the other side is meaningless and futile.

I'm saying this after taking a peek at the main board. Some people really takes their fiction and entertainment personally. Personal attacks against other posters are really something else.

I'm really tempted to take a peek at the other thread. Are they copying word for word what we're saying on here and refuting it in their forum?

 Elise:

I'm really tempted to take a peek at the other thread. Are they copying word for word what we're saying on here and refuting it in their forum?

Not really. Refuting is not what they do. They just insult. There's also the one who posted a screenshot of Kokuto's comment on her Twitter. X.

So I think we really touched a nerve hahaha

Was it Tina who screenshot Kokuto's comment?

Because i just saw it. 

They calling us childish...when they are too.. *shake head