Recaps

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.

• Lou Yu escaped the mutant wolf king with Snow Bird’s help, returned to the base, and learned that the Shen and Bai families had arranged the attack.
• Lou Yu awakened a powerful lightning ability and cooperated with Lou Quan’s researchers while keeping Snow Bird’s human form and their night together secret.
• Tao Qiu realized he was pregnant, laid three eggs, and devoted himself to hatching them.
• Tao Qiu raised Eldest Cub, Second Cub, and the frail Third Cub, helping the siblings grow close and teaching them to hunt and fly.
• Lou Yu returned to Yong’an Base as research on the Ability Awakening Reagent progressed, while his teammates discussed whether mutated monsters could take human form.
• Tao Qiu and the cubs chose their formal names as Tao Mo, Tao Xue, and Tao Yuan.
• Tao Qiu worried that his small harvest would not sustain them through winter and decided to prepare for a seed-searching trip, despite the danger of leaving the cubs behind.

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 searched Black Rabbit’s territory for crops, discovered black pears and Stinky Ground Fruit, and returned to the cave to plan a garden with the cubs.
• Tao Qiu planted radishes and pear trees, cared for the cubs through the changing seasons, and prepared rotten radish mash after sensing an unseen watcher.
• Tao Qiu fought Green Python when she entered the valley, used rotten radish mash to blind and disorient her, and spared her and Little Snake in exchange for secrecy and a trade of fruit for prey.
• Tao Qiu comforted the frightened cubs after the fight, explained why he had spared Green Python, and later agreed to trade with her as Little Snake recovered.
• Tao Qiu and the cubs harvested pears, tomatoes, berries, and radishes, then shared a feast and reassured one another of their closeness.
• Lou Yu gave Tao Qiu a backpack of human supplies and clothes, while telling his teammates that Snow Bird posed no threat and concealing Tao Qiu’s intelligence and humanlike form.
• Tao Qiu shared the backpack’s food and his painful memories with the cubs, then showed them its book, clothes, and lighter and discussed trading with Lou Yu.
• Lou Yu returned to base with his team and omitted their visit to Snow Bird from his report, while Tao Qiu cooked the family’s first substantial meal and settled the cubs by the fire.

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 sheltered the cubs through the first snowfall, then took them beyond the valley to see the surrounding territories and the human base.
• Lou Yu helped defend Yong'an Base from monster attacks and survived a serious thigh wound, while political tensions kept the Shen and Bai families from moving against him.
• Tao Qiu and the cubs celebrated New Year in the valley, and Lou Yu quietly wished someone a happy New Year at the base.
• The little snake apologized to Second Cub for mocking her green feathers, and Second Cub forgave her as the cubs began wondering about their absent mother.
• Lou Yu, fearing Tao Qiu might find another mate, traveled alone to visit him, and they confessed their feelings, exchanged names, and Lou Yu said he would pursue Tao Qiu.
• Tao Qiu accepted Lou Yu’s gifts, brought him sweet tomatoes and a hunted yellow ox, and Lou Yu’s teammates carried the ox into the base.
• Tao Qiu caught the cubs secretly tasting his food and sentenced them to three days without bedtime stories before showing them the clothes and supplies Lou Yu had brought.

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 showed the bird cubs cartoons and phone videos, while Lou Yu’s teammates mistook his happiness about Snow Bird for romantic interest.
• After Gray Fox brought a piece of Tao Qiu’s tomato to a sick cub, the fruit eased her symptoms, and Tao Qiu agreed to trade more fruit with Red Fox for information and prey.
• Red Fox offered information about the Fox Clan’s living white fox, and Tao Qiu agreed to arrange for humans to collect materials from him in exchange for fruit.
• Tao Qiu and Lou Yu confessed their feelings through a kiss, then discussed the Awakening Reagent and the special crops Tao Qiu grew.
• The old fox let Lou Yu photograph him and collect his blood and fur, while Tao Qiu promised to bring more fruit to the Fox Clan.
• Lou Yu delivered the materials to the research institute, but the reagent made from them had not yet been successfully developed.
• After Eldest Cub grew unusually hungry and slept for long stretches, he transformed into a human boy in the pool.
• Tao Qiu taught Eldest Cub to walk and use a spoon, then celebrated his birthday with the cubs and granted their requests for extra cartoon episodes.