The next day, Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo thought they would wake up and found a pile of dead bodies, but it turns out differently. There is no bodies or blood anywhere. They saw a note pined onto the broken kitchen's pole with a knife.
Ma Jingguo read, "I need these bodies as test subjects."
Mu Dishi said, "It must be Miss Miao."
Ma Jingguo smiled and said, "Xiao shushu, you finally learned how to address people nicely."
Mu Dishi replied, "I am kind to those who are kind to me."
Ma Jingguo, "Xiao shushu, I am the kindest person to you, how come you are not kind to me?"
Mu Dishi, "If I am not kind to you, do you think I will be standing here next to you."
Ma Jingguo, "Who's going to help me fix this?" He looked at the destroyed kitchen.
Mu Dishi, "Don't worry about it. Wait until you are fully healed."
Ma Jingguo, "I'll rest for two days and go into town to hire some people to help me."
Mu Dishi smiled at him and said, "Mm."
Ma Jingguo did not wait for two days like he said. That morning, he left Mu Dishi at home, and he walked to town. He hired some people to help him. Just as it began to get dark, the people completed the reconstruction of the simple kitchen.
In the early morning, when Ma Jingguo was cooking in the kitchen, Mu Dishi looked up at the window and saw a crow hovering outside. Mu Dishi left the kitchen and walked in the direction of the crow. He thought it might be some unclean guts left by Miao Mingzhu. When he approached, the crow flew away quickly, but landed on the fence. Mu Dishi saw another crow lying on the ground, barely breathing. He stared at the crow for a moment, then slowly retreated, and then the other crow flew back. Mu Dishi watched as the crow stroked the dying crow's forehead gently. The crow stroked the neck of the dying crow with his beak and tried his best, but due to the stage of the dying crow, Mu Dishi can say that the dying crow is on the verge of death, but because its partner is still crying beside the dying crow. The dying crow refused to close her eyes.
Ma Jingguo then wrapped his arm around Mu Dishi's waist. He kissed Mu Dishi softly on Mu Dishi's back. He asked, "Xiao shushu, what are you looking at?"
Mu Dishi said, "Dying crow."
Ma Jingguo, "Dying crow?" He peaked over Mu Dishi's left shoulder.
Ma Jingguo saw a crow walking around the dying crow and let out a kraa..kraa...kraa...mournful cry. Then the crow walked around the dying crow three times, and on every third time, the crow will walk back and stroked his beak on the neck of the dying crow. He hugged Mu Dishi tightly.
Deep in Ma Jingguo's heart, from the moment he enters the cave with Mu Dishi to the last moment of his last breath, he wants to be like the dying crow. He wanted to breathe the last breath in Mu Dishi's embrace and wanted the last thing before he closed his eyes, to be the image of Mu Dishi's handsome face.
Ma Jingguo kissed Mu Dishi again and said, "Xiao shushu, let's go and eat. There is not much we can do. When the other crow dies, he will leave."
Mu Dishi, "How do you know he will leave?"
Ma Jingguo, "I don't know." Ma Jingguo held Mu Dishi's hand and dragged him back into the kitchen.
Later, when Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo were in bed that night, they heard the crow cried lower and lower into the night.
Ma Jingguo held Mu Dishi inside his arm and said, "Xiao shushu, don't think too much."
Mu Dishi then said, "Jingguo, if I die, you don't have to mourn for me."
Ma Jingguo, "Xiao shushu, don't say that."
Mu Dishi, "Actually, if we happen to encounter the same situation as those two crows and I was seriously injured, then you must escape."
Ma Jingguo, "I would never do that. I live and die with you."
Mu Dishi, "That's not what I want."
Ma Jingguo lifted Mu Dishi's chin up and asked, "What do you want?"
Mu Dishi, "I mourn all my life for those who have passed away, no matter how many tears I shed over the years, they will never wake up. I don't want you to be like me. I hope for you to live happily. After I am gone, go find someone who loves you, and then continue to live." He sighed. "If I'm not here, many people are willing to lie next to you."
Ma Jingguo scoffed, "Xiao shushu, there are many people who are willing to lie side by side with me, but I don't want to lie side by side with them." He kissed Mu Dishi's forehead. "Unless I die, I will never leave you." Then he laughed. "I changed my mind. Even if I die, I will still become a spirit and surround you."
Mu Dishi, "I mean it."
Ma Jingguo, "Me too."
Mu Dishi, "Why?"
Ma Jingguo, "I am very jealous of you. I want to get your attention. Even if I die, I don't want others to lie down beside you. I want you to be with me like that crow. Xiao shushu...I want to breathe the last breath in your arms, I want your face to be the last thing I see before I die, so don't leave me until you truly know that I am dead."
Mu Dishi didn't answer.
Ma Jingguo, "If I am injured and unable to move, I want xiao shushu to stay with me until I take my last breath."
Mu Dishi, "Jingguo, your needs are different from mine."
Ma Jingguo interrupted, "How could it be the same? We have two different hearts and two different desires." He yawned. "Xiao shushu, I'm very tired. Let's continue the conversation tomorrow. I'm sure we will find a dead crow in our yard tomorrow morning."
Ma Jingguo closed his eyes. Deep down in his heart, he hoped that Mu Dishi do what Mu Dishi want him to do. If he happens to be dead or seriously injured, he hopes Mu Dishi will leave him behind.
The next morning, Ma Jingguo lay on the bed alone. He quickly stood up and walked to the window. He saw Mu Dishi standing by the fence again. Then he dressed himself and walked out. When reached Mu Dishi, he held Mu Dishi.
Mu Dishi said coldly, "Jingguo, you are wrong."
Ma Jingguo came from behind Mu Dishi and stood beside Mu Dishi. He saw two dead crows on the cold ground. The crow spread its wings and blocked the dying bird from the cold weather. He died with his wings spread, protecting the one he loved.
Ma Jingguo then stretched out his hand and held Mu Dishi's right hand with his left hand. He said, "Xiao shushu, I was kidding last night. If this happens to me. I want you to live your life as happy as possible. I will take Wang Biming's place. I will be that special someone that you meet in your dream." He kissed Mu Dishi's left temple.
Ma Jingguo walked to the kitchen and grabbed a hoe and a bowl. He walked back, picked up the two dead crows and put the dead crows in the bowl, and walked towards the flower bed now covered with snow. He began to dig. After digging deep enough, he placed the two dead crows side by side, and then covered the dirt over the two dead crows.
Ma Jingguo turned to Mu Dishi and said, "Xiao shushu, I will crave a wooden grave marker for them." He stood up and wiped the dirt from his hands. He looked at Mu Dishi. "Xiao shushu, even after death, I want to lie side by side with you."
Mu Dishi then said, "I don't mind lying next to you while we are alive. After we die, I don't mind lying next to you either."
A young woman's cry came from a distance, making Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo look in the direction of crying voice. Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo walked out of their house and entered a dirt road. The young woman was completely covered in blood.
Ma Jingguo went down to help the young woman. He asked. He asked, "What happen?"
The young woman was scared and said, "Please help me."
Ma Jingguo asked, "What's wrong with you, xiaojie?"
The young woman tried to explain nervously, but at the same time, she reached into her sleeve and pulled out a dagger. She jumped up and stabbed the dagger directly with her left hand at Mu Dishi.
Ma Jingguo blocked the dagger with his right hand. The young woman's dagger pierced Ma Jingguo's palm.
The young lady stepped back in confusion, "Why? Why do you risk your life for someone like him?"
Ma Jingguo said, "Anyone who wants to hurt him must pass me. You are still young, what resentment do you have towards him."
The young lady, "He kill my father."
Ma Jingguo, "Who is your father?"
The young lady said, "Zu Mingsheng."
Ma Jingguo, "Your father murdered is a father. With your skills, you will never defeat him."
The young lady said, "I will one day."
Ma Jingguo said angrily, "If you try to harm my xiao shushu again...I will kill you." He turned to Mu Dishi and smiled. "Xiao shushu, help me tend my wound."
The young woman looked at Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo coldly as they walked back inside their yard.