The ending is ambiguous. We never learn if Zhong and Qingzi survive the night. We never learn if the tiger becomes a pet or a god. The last line of the (fictional) novel is a description of the one-eyed crow flying toward a setting sun, carrying a single white hair from Xia Qingzi’s head.
He does not answer. A crow lands on the railing between them. Zhong Wanbing- Xia Qingzi - THE CROW- THE TIGER...
. Where the Crow is a scalpel, she is a claymore. She leads with a calculated, golden heat, protecting her territory with a loyalty that burns as brightly as it bites. The ending is ambiguous