Tao Qiu Is Seriously Injured (Fighting Throughout, Skip If You Don't Like It)

The three kids put on a dramatic performance. "Oh, so it was him."

Tao Qiu asked again, "Looking at his face, did you... notice anything?"

The Eldest Cub's eyes darted around. "He's kind of handsome."

The Second Cub chimed in, "Not just a little bit, but incredibly handsome."

"Third Cub?" she said, changing the subject. "His smile is so sunny."

After he finished speaking, there was complete silence.

Tao Qiu: "Gone?"

The three boys shook their heads. "Nothing."

Tao Qiu: "..."

Aren't the kids usually pretty smart? How come they couldn't see that Lou Yu's hair color, eye color, and facial features all corresponded to the three of them?

The boys were panicking, afraid of being discovered by Tao Qiu. They had already peeked at the photos in the book, their minds were a mess, and they had no idea that Tao Qiu was guiding them to guess their relationship with Lou Yu.

The Second Cub yawned. "Dad, I'm sleepy, I want to go to sleep."

"Eldest Cub?" He rubbed his eyes. "The snow will stop tomorrow, so I need to go out and see the snowman by the door. I need to go to bed early."

The Third Cub's acting was the best; his upper and lower eyelids trembled as he pretended to be unable to hold on, whimpering as he shrank into Tao Qiu's arms.

"Dad, see you in my dreams."

Finally, the three kids collectively said goodnight to Tao Qiu and then stopped moving, even their breathing became soft.

Tao Qiu, who was feeling down at the moment, didn't realize that the kids were acting. She only felt that she hadn't guided them well enough, which was why they hadn't seen through it.

He sighed softly, thinking he'd try again later.

In the dead of night, it seemed as if the whole world had fallen asleep.

The cold wind howled, whipping up snowflakes; if someone were to move about in an open field at this time, they would surely be unable to move an inch.

The tall trees in the woods provide some shade, which would be much better.

Deep in the forest, a snowdrift trembled a few times, and then a figure suddenly burst out of it, scattering snowflakes everywhere. The thing then leaped onto a nearby tree.

It was a white spider, about the size of a human head, hanging from a tree, its mouthparts humming softly, as if sensing its surroundings.

It seemed to have been asleep for a very long time, so long that it couldn't even remember.

It wasn't very smart; it was originally wondering who it was and why it was there, but when hunger struck, it forgot all about those irrelevant questions.

Filling our stomachs is the most important thing right now.

It smelled the delicious food.

The spider lowered its head, and its seemingly small mouthparts were surprisingly hard; it easily tore open the frozen, hardened tree bark with a gentle bite.

Something good is inside the tree; we'd better dig it up quickly.

With this in mind, the spider began to bury itself in its gnaw.

Good afternoon, snowy day!

Second Cub patted the snowman's belly, and its green eyes emitted a clean, icy light from the cold.

The snowstorm stopped around noon today, but the sun didn't come out; the sky was overcast and it was still very cold.

Tao Qiu led the children out to shovel snow. The snowman they had built still stood faithfully in place, guarding the entrance to the cave for them.

Because they were going out, the kids were fully equipped with scarves, hats, and gloves—they wore everything.

Yeah, she's gotten even fatter, like a snowball.

After shoveling the snow, Tao Qiu glanced at the sky and sighed, "I was thinking that if the snow stopped for a while, we could go skiing. It looks like that's not going to happen. The clouds have thickened; it looks like it's going to snow again."

Third Cub comforted Tao Qiu, "We can go another day."

Tao Qiu laughed and said, "Oh, right. Let's go back and watch TV."

The Second Cub was even happier when he heard that he could watch TV: "Dad, let's keep watching, okay?"

"Okay, whatever you want to see, Dad will watch it with you." He said as he pushed the kids inside.

Just as Tao Qiu reached the entrance of the cave, he suddenly froze and turned to look out of the valley.

The Eldest Cub turned around. "Dad, what's wrong?"

Tao Qiu vaguely heard the sound of a tree falling to the ground, and felt a strange sense of unease.

It only lasted a moment, so fast it seemed like an illusion; even he himself couldn't explain it.

"It's nothing, I misheard."

Tao Qiu and her children went into the cave, blocked the bamboo door at the entrance, and began their stay-at-home life.

In the forest, a nearly transparent, plump worm was finally pulled from the heart of a tree and stuffed into its mouth. The white spider moved back and forth, waving its forelegs, as if it were bewitched by the fragrance and expressing its joy through dancing.

And all around it were rows of fallen trees, regardless of species, only size.

These insects only grow inside trees that have reached a certain age; some trees may have five or six, while others may have only one.

After finishing its dance, the spider spun its web and swung to another tree, continuing to gnaw at the wood.

If you saw this spider last night, you would have noticed that it is now more than three times larger than when it first emerged from the snow.

The rate of growth is truly astonishing.

The reason why it gnawed down so many trees without any mutated monsters coming to stop it is because there were no high-level mutated monsters nearby capable of subduing it.

As for the low- to mid-level mutated monsters, they had already fled in panic the moment they smelled this person's aura, abandoning their homes altogether.

Even if leaving their familiar territory makes them easier prey, they are unwilling to stay, because if they stay and are discovered, the outcome won't be much better.

Then came a week of intermittent snow and wind. Except for going to the bathroom, Tao Qiu and her children basically stayed indoors, becoming happy homebodies in their cave.

The wind stopped that day, and after Tao Qiu and her children had breakfast, they prepared to go out to shovel snow.

Before they could even push open the bamboo door, they heard several urgent shouts coming from outside.

The Third Cub said, "Daddy, it's Uncle Black Rabbit."

Second Cub: "His voice sounds very anxious."

Eldest Cub: "Let's go out and take a look."

Tao Qiu and her three children pushed open the bamboo door and ran out quickly.

Black Rabbit had already run into the valley, standing in a snowdrift that was almost up to his knees, and looked up at the platform, shouting, "Roar!"

--Snow Bird! Something's happened! A mutated monster seems to have gone berserk!

"Puff!"

A large pile of snow fell from above, and then Tao Qiu's face appeared.

"Chirp chirp?"

--Who's gone mad?

Black Rabbit's eyes were filled with anxiety. "Roar!"

--We don't know each other, oh dear, how do I explain? I don't know, you'll find out when you get there!

Upon hearing this, Tao Qiu stopped arguing. He led the children back to the cave, and while taking off his clothes, he said, "Daddy and your Uncle Black Rabbit are going to check on things. You all stay here obediently. If you encounter any danger, hide. Don't run out to look for me, understand?"

The three boys were also very flustered, but in order to put Tao Qiu at ease, they obediently agreed.

The Eldest Cub said, "Dad, you go ahead. My sisters and I will protect each other."

Second Cub ran over and hugged Tao Qiu: "Daddy, come back safe and sound."

The Third Cub's eyes were already red. "Daddy, I love you."

"I love you all too." After saying that, Tao Qiu quickly turned around, ran to the platform, transformed back into bird form, and flew out of the valley with the Black Rabbit.

The Second Cub stepped forward and hugged the Third Cub, comforting her, "Don't cry, little sister. Daddy is the strongest; he'll definitely protect you."

The Third Cub gave a muffled "hmm" and hugged the Second Cub back.

The Eldest Cub stood beside his sisters, looking out of the cave with a look of worry in his eyes.

If Tao Qiu was initially confused, when he followed the Black Rabbit to the edge of his territory and saw the countless mutated monsters of all sizes in the Green Python's territory in the distance, he knew that this matter was no small thing.

From the air, Tao Qiu saw the familiar Green Python and Red Fox, some old neighbors, and many mutated monsters that he didn't know or was unfamiliar with.

To Tao Qiu's relief, they were all standing on one side and didn't seem to be about to fight.

As for the insane mutated monster that Black Rabbit mentioned, he looked towards the opposite side of the group of mutated monsters, and when he saw the scene there, Tao Qiu's eyes widened.

A giant white spider stood on a tree that had been snapped in half, and behind it were rows of trees that had suffered the same damage.

As Tao Qiu got closer, she noticed that the spider was surrounded by webs. Its eyes were bloodshot, and it kept pacing back and forth, neither moving forward nor retreating.

It was like being lost in a maze, wandering around in the same spot.

However, Tao Qiu was certain that it could see everything around it in reality, because its gaze would occasionally drift towards the Green Python and the others; its reluctance to approach might be due to fear.

Sensing a powerful aura approaching from behind, the mutated monsters standing behind them turned around simultaneously. Upon seeing that the newcomers were Snow Bird and Black Rabbit, they quickly made way.

Those standing in the front row are all relatively powerful mutated monsters.

To be honest, these high-level mutated monsters are all quite solitary, usually avoiding each other. How did they manage to gather together? What's the deal with this particular mutated monster?

Hearing the noise, the Red Fox and the Green Python turned around and saw that it was the Snow Bird. They both breathed a sigh of relief.

Tao Qiu asked, "Chirp chirp?"

--What happened?

Just as the Green Python was about to answer, the white spider opposite it, which had been hesitant and looked somewhat foolish, suddenly let out a piercing scream, and a powerful pressure swept over like a tsunami.

The low-level mutated monsters instantly prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling with fear. Several high-level mutated monsters also changed their expressions, looking over warily.

The white spider stared at the newly appeared Snow Bird, drool dripping down its face.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

--It smells so good... I want to eat it...

Chapter 74 Tao Qiu is seriously injured (The whole chapter is filled with fighting; you can skip it if you don't like it).