Festival of Lights · Diwali
Lou Yu survived an ambush and returned to Yong’an Base, while Tao Qiu discovered he was pregnant and raised three chicks in his valley. After naming the cubs, Tao Qiu began preparing to leave them temporarily to search for seeds before winter.
Tao Qiu found new crops, defended his valley from Green Python, and strengthened his bond with the three cubs through harvest and shared comforts. After Lou Yu secretly gave him supplies, Tao Qiu reflected on his past, while Lou Yu returned to base concealing their meeting and his growing attachment.
Tao Qiu raised his cubs through winter and spring, rebuilt their friendship with the little snake, and began a romance with Lou Yu. After Lou Yu visited the valley with gifts, Tao Qiu returned home with supplies and found the cubs had secretly sampled his food.
Tao Qiu traded fruit with the Fox Clan and helped Lou Yu collect materials from the ailing old fox, while their relationship grew closer. As summer arrived, Eldest Cub transformed into a human boy and celebrated his birthday with Tao Qiu and his sisters.
Tao Qiu’s three cubs transformed, learned to hunt, and grew closer to Black Rabbit as the family prepared for winter. While Tao Qiu and Lou Yu faced a long separation, Lou Yu oversaw a dangerous awakening experiment that left only one uncertain survivor.
Tao Qiu reunited with Lou Yu and revealed their three children, while Lou Yu used Tao Qiu’s crops to help stabilize Zhao Tao’s ability amid Yong'an Base’s worsening shortages. As winter arrived, Tao Qiu and the neighboring mutated monsters fought a giant spider, leaving Tao Qiu wounded and recovering beside his cubs.
As Yong'an Base faced crop failure, unrest, and pressure from Central Base, Lou Yu and Tao Qiu reunited with their children and joined forces to secure food and protect their family. The arc left Tao Qiu and the children preparing to visit Yong'an Base while Lou Yu arranged a home for them and revealed his family to his teammates.
Tao Qiu and Lou Yu brought the cubs from the valley to Yong'an Base, where they made a home together and arranged for Tao Qiu to grow crops for the residents. The arc left Tao Qiu cultivating thriving cabbage seedlings with the cubs and winning over the planting-area workers.
Tao Qiu’s crops transform Yong'an Base’s food supply and draw attention from the major families, while Lou Yu endures a dangerous awakening experiment and Green Python faces a fatal illness. The arc ends with the Shen Family tracing the seeds to Tao Qiu as the banyan tree orders Eldest Young Master Shen to follow its plan.
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