Chapter Summaries

Wu Jiong and the others fought off a group of Cloud Scorpions while Jian Mo’s little gray cat continued soothing the giant octopus monster. Afterward, they roasted the Scorpions’ breast meat, and Jian Mo and the spirit bodies began eating before the cat returned to its work.

• The little white wolf warned everyone that the Cloud Scorpions were approaching, and the group prepared to fight.
• Wu Jiong directed the giant wolf as it killed two Cloud Scorpions, while the others held off the remaining insects until the group defeated them all.
• The group collected the Cloud Scorpions’ breast meat and roasted it in mud-wrapped leaves.
• Jian Mo let the little gray cat and little white wolf eat so they could recover, and he tasted the meat with Wu Jiong.

After Jian Mo finished treating the giant octopus monster, he and Wu Jiong left with gifts and spent the night on a mountain overlooking a lamp-lit town. As they discussed whether their lives might be a dream, Wu Jiong kissed Jian Mo, while their Spirit Bodies watched.

• Jian Mo directed the little gray cat to untangle the giant octopus monster’s Spirit Body until its owner woke, though the man remained confused and needed follow-up treatment.
• The group gave Jian Mo and Wu Jiong the Cloud Scorpion’s stinger, two daggers, and two jars of seasoning, and the pair left on the giant wolf.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong rode around and watched the town’s oil lamps from a mountain before sleeping on the giant wolf’s back.
• Jian Mo told Wu Jiong about A Dream of Golden Millet and wondered whether his own life was a dream.
• Wu Jiong kissed Jian Mo, who agreed that the experience seemed too detailed to be an ordinary dream, while the little gray cat and giant wolf watched them.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong waited for the lake passage and returned to the beastman world with food from their trip, though their Spirit Bodies disappeared when they crossed back. They headed for the tribe, where Jiujiu eagerly tried to climb onto Wu Jiong in wolf form.

• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong spent the day by the lake with their Spirit Bodies and entered the water when the familiar shadow appeared at dusk.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong swam through the shadow and surfaced in the beastman world, finding their supplies still on the shore.
• Jian Mo noticed the Spirit Bodies were gone, while Wu Jiong pointed out that they had brought Cloud Scorpion meat back with them.
• Wu Jiong transformed into a giant wolf and carried Jian Mo and their supplies toward the tribe.
• Jian Mo found Jiujiu playing statues with the cubs and called him over, and Jiujiu tried to climb onto Wu Jiong's back.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned from another spacetime, rested, and then went on a swimming and picnic date in the Mount Ambus Range. The chapter ended with Jian Mo exhausted and content on Wu Jiong’s back as they headed home.

• The little fat chick noticed that Jian Mo’s ears and appearance had changed, while Mo A also thought Jian Mo and Wu Jiong seemed as if they had traveled far.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong brought Cloud Scorpion breast meat home for Ying'ao and Jiujiu, and Ying'ao secretly shared its portion with Jiujiu after they left.
• After resting for several days, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong decided to gather in the Mount Ambus Range rather than return to White Sandbar.
• Jian Mo packed ointment and a change of clothes, and the two went swimming, ate a picnic, and washed beneath the stars.
• Jian Mo lay exhausted on the giant wolf’s back and asked Wu Jiong to take him home.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong followed the strange path into Jian Mo’s original world, where they found that only one day had passed since he left. They entered Jian Mo’s old home together, and his phone powered on.

• Near the tribe, Jian Mo saw the path to his original world again and wondered whether his own instability had caused it to appear.
• Wu Jiong and Jian Mo decided to investigate the path, told Qing Kuo and their family to look after Jiujiu, Ying'ao, and the animals, and set out together.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong crossed the path and reached the city Jian Mo recognized as his original world.
• Jian Mo led Wu Jiong down the mountain, greeted an acquaintance, and took Wu Jiong to his old home.
• Jian Mo plugged in his phone, which turned on and showed that only one day had passed in his original world.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong learned how Jian Mo could undergo further development in the modern world while keeping a way to travel between worlds. They returned to the tribe and announced that they planned to take Jiujiu and Ying'ao on a long trip.

• Yang Chujian registered Jian Mo and Wu Jiong after the Abnormal Affairs Administration detected their arrival in the modern world.
• Shi Wen explained that Jian Mo could undergo development again and that space-time markers could let him and Wu Jiong travel between worlds.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong agreed to try the treatment and planned to bring their pets, Jiujiu and Ying'ao, with them.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned to the tribe and told Qing Kuo they planned to take Jiujiu and Ying'ao on a trip.
• Qing Kuo accepted their plan, and Jian Mo asked whether he had any objections.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong brought Jiujiu and Ying'ao out of the overlapping space-times and traveled to Shi Wen's family ranch. After seeing the ranch's vast green fields, they admitted they were tempted by the place but decided their home was still with the tribe.

• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong packed up and left their livestock in the tribe's care before setting out with Jiujiu and Ying'ao.
• Yang Chujian welcomed them at the exit of the overlapping space-times and arranged a chartered plane to take them to Shi Wen's family ranch.
• At the airport, Shi Wen picked them up, and Jiujiu eagerly let him pet her while Ying'ao stayed wary.
• Jian Mo, Wu Jiong, and the two jius rode in the truck bed and admired the green fields and sunflowers on the way to the ranch.
• Shi Wen explained that the ranch grew all the corn they had passed and invited Jian Mo and Wu Jiong to settle there, but Jian Mo said they could not leave their home in the tribe.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong visited Shi Wen to arrange for Jian Mo to turn into a young sub-beastman and grow again under observation. After signing a contract, they agreed to begin the process the next day, but a clash between Jiujiu and Changfeng briefly interrupted their discussion.

• Shi Wen explained that his ranch reclaimed saline-alkali land rather than encroaching on grassland, then welcomed Jian Mo and Wu Jiong into his courtyard.
• Jian Mo agreed to turn back into a young sub-beastman for three months while Shi Wen collected data on his body, and they signed a contract.
• Jiujiu and the white tiger Changfeng argued in the courtyard while Ying'ao and the ranch animals tried to keep them apart.
• Shi Wen scolded Changfeng and promised the little ones honey water and extra food, after which they went outside together to play.
• Shi Wen arranged for monitoring instruments and his partner Yan Kexing to be present the next day, then offered to take Jian Mo and Wu Jiong out to pick mushrooms.

Jian Mo, Wu Jiong, and Shi Wen’s animals went mushroom picking in the woods, where Jiujiu competed with a white tiger over the mushrooms they found. The chase ended when the white tiger spotted something on a tree trunk and covered it with its body.

• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong joined Shi Wen and the animals to gather mushrooms in a nearby broadleaf forest.
• Jiujiu watched the dogs pick mushrooms expertly and felt discouraged by their own poor gathering skills.
• After Ying'ao shared mushrooms with Jiujiu, the white tiger taunted Jiujiu by showing off its finds.
• Jiujiu began stealing mushrooms from the white tiger, and the two chased each other through the woods.
• The white tiger noticed something on a tree trunk and hurried over to hide it with its body.

Jiujiu was frightened by beefsteak fungus that the white tiger had used to scare it, and Jian Mo, Wu Jiong, and Shi Wen took the little ones to gather wild fruit. Later, Jian Mo officially transformed back into his juvenile sub-beastman form under Yan Kexing’s supervision, and the group began observing his condition.

• Jiujiu tried to uncover what the white tiger was guarding, then shrieked when two beefsteak fungi on a tree looked like tongues.
• Shi Wen explained that the white tiger and the other little ones had been using the fungus to scare each other, and he scolded both it and Jiujiu.
• Shi Wen led Jian Mo and Wu Jiong to gather mushrooms and wild fruit, and the little ones followed along.
• At Jian Mo’s transformation, Yan Kexing guided him as he changed into a gray, long-haired kitten and tested walking on all fours.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing observed Jian Mo, then said they would analyze the collected data while everyone else went about their business.

Jian Mo explored the woods in his cat form with Wu Jiong and settled in at Shi Wen’s ranch, where he met Congzai. After two days of adjusting to his new body, Jian Mo was sleeping fourteen or fifteen hours a day.

• Wu Jiong carried Jian Mo outside, then changed into his giant wolf form and let Jian Mo ride on his head to the pasture.
• Jian Mo explored the woods with Wu Jiong and found the familiar surroundings novel from his new perspective.
• At Shi Wen’s ranch, Jiujiu tried to rush over to Jian Mo, but Ying'ao stopped him and Jian Mo climbed onto Wu Jiong’s shoulder.
• Shi Wen introduced Jian Mo to Congzai and explained that Congzai disliked veterinarians because he had once been neutered.
• Jian Mo asked to learn feline hunting techniques from Congzai, and Shi Wen offered to speak to him.
• Jian Mo spent two days adjusting to his cat form, sleeping fourteen or fifteen hours each day.

Jian Mo regained his strength at Shi Wen's ranch, learned to hunt with Congzai and the others, and spent more than two months enjoying life there with Wu Jiong. When Jian Mo said he missed home, Shi Wen arranged an examination to see whether he could change back, and the results showed his body had developed well.

• Jian Mo went night hunting with Congzai, Hei Wa, and the wolf king, but hesitated when he tried to catch a vole.
• Wu Jiong stayed up reading and waited for Jian Mo to return, then cleaned his paws and listened as he described what he had learned.
• Jian Mo spent more than two months playing at the ranch with Jiujiu and Ying'ao before telling Wu Jiong he missed home.
• Shi Wen arranged an examination to assess Jian Mo's development before he changed back.
• The examination results showed that Jian Mo's bones, muscles, reproductive cavity, and other body parts had developed well.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned safely to the beastman world, where their tribe welcomed them home and they settled back into daily life. Jian Mo joined a nut-gathering trip and climbed high into a tree, while Qing Kuo watched closely in case he fell.

• Shi Wen showed Jian Mo and Wu Jiong their test results, and they thanked him for his care and medical help.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing helped Jian Mo, Wu Jiong, and their companions cross back into the beastman world, though they could not bring books and other supplies safely.
• Ban Ming and the others greeted Jian Mo and Wu Jiong after landing from Flying-Winged Beasts by leaping into the treetops, and Jian Mo warned them about the danger.
• Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned to their tribe, where the tribespeople welcomed them and they resumed hunting and gathering.
• Jian Mo volunteered to shake nuts from a tall tree, and he quickly climbed dozens of meters while Qing Kuo stayed below to watch over him.

After returning to the Riverside Tribe, Jian Mo showed off his improved climbing and medical skills, including new acupuncture treatments, while the tribe prepared for the Hunting Gathering. He taught a cooking class on making jelly to the cubs before their hunting holiday.

• Jian Mo climbed trees with newfound skill, and Qing Kuo and Ye Luo praised how much he had improved.
• Jian Mo treated patients with acupuncture and moxibustion, explaining that his medical knowledge had grown during his travels to Earth.
• As the Hunting Gathering approached, Ye Luo, Wu Jiong, and the others gave the cubs a twenty-day holiday to prepare with their tribes.
• The Riverside Tribe held an assembly and food activities for the cubs, and Ye Luo invited Jian Mo to teach a cooking class.
• Jian Mo took Zhou Dao, Bai Lu, Banjiu, Ying Jian, Mingyin, Di Qiu, and the other cubs to gather Pearl Algae for jelly.

Jian Mo helped the cubs make jelly and saw them off before spending the evening waiting for Wu Jiong. Wu Jiong returned with news that the Ice River Tribe would host this year’s Hunting Gathering.

• Zhou Fu, Little Fat Chirp Di Qiu, and the other cubs gathered Pearl Algae and helped Jian Mo make jelly.
• The cubs took their leaf-wrapped jelly home with their families, while Mo A picked up the little giant panda and Little Fat Chirp.
• Jian Mo fed Jiujiu and Ying'ao, ate alone, and wrote down his thoughts by lamplight while Wu Jiong met with the other tribes’ chiefs.
• Wu Jiong told Jian Mo that the tribes had agreed to rotate hosting the Hunting Gathering, and that the Ice River Tribe had been chosen for this year.
• Jian Mo approved of the arrangement, and he and Wu Jiong went to bed after talking about how life among the tribes had improved.