Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 48 - Thank Nature for Its Gifts

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Thank Nature for Its Gifts!

Chapter 48 -48: Thank Nature for Its Gifts!

Leopards came in several kinds.

There were the “Business Leopards,” who wanted their own territory before they turned one and actively left their parents.

There were the “Normal Leopards,” who grew up normally and left their parents around the age of two to live independently.

And there were the “Old-eating Leopards,” who still clung to Leopard Mother at three years old, spending their days eating, drinking, playing, and sticking to Leopard Mother for food.

Xu Yang noticed that Xiao Hua seemed to belong to the third category.

Old-eating Leopard.

Simply put, it didn’t like hunting and just wanted to live a lazy life.

However, Xiao Hua wasn’t freeloading off Leopard Mother, but rather Xu Yang.

Whoever gave the best food, Xiao Hua could tell.

It just clung on.

“How did you find me?”

“You found me even here?”

“I didn’t even tell you I moved!”

Xu Yang looked at the little leopard running over and said with some surprise.

Xiao Hua was especially happy to see Xu Yang, bouncing around.

Cats had excellent vision in the forest.

The elders once said that if you saw a tiger in the deep mountains, the tiger had already been watching you for a long time.

Xu Yang had been active in the mountains, and the little leopard hadn’t gone far, so the chances of finding Xu Yang were quite high.

Xu Yang squatted down and petted it.

“Wait here, I’ll get you a bottle of milk.”

As Xu Yang was about to leave, he glanced at Little Black and then looked at the distant female leopard still in the forest, worried that Big Leopard might take Little Black for a snack.

Big Leopard was friendly to Xu Yang but not so much to other animals.

In extreme cases, they would sneak into people’s courtyards at night, hunt pasture dogs, and run off with them.

After all, they were fierce beasts.

“Little Black, come with me.”

Xu Yang called Little Black and went to the kitchen to prepare some milk.

On the way, he told Li Shan not to come out since there was a leopard outside.

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, Li Shan immediately locked his door from inside. He had already heard from the villagers that Brother Yang kept a big leopard. Seeing this confirmed what the villagers had said.

Xu Yang came out with a bottle of milk, squatted down, and fed Xiao Hua. The little one was delighted and started drinking immediately.

Xiao Hua and Little Black had a good relationship, peacefully staying together.

The female leopard was in the thicket, watching from afar.

She never approached human living areas.

Xiao Hua was her only cub, and she was very responsible for Xiao Hua.

Seeing Xu Yang and Xiao Hua getting along well, the female leopard had no reaction.

The little leopard had grown a bit, becoming chubby.

It was still innocent and cute. Xu Yang hoped it would grow up to be pretty and not become a big fat Officer Leopard.

It would be great if it grew to be like Big Leopard, strong and agile.

Xiao Hua drank an entire bottle of milk, then started wrestling with Little Black.

Though it clearly had more strength than Little Black, it couldn’t win the fight.

Not sure where Little Black got the courage, it pinned Xiao Hua to the ground, opened its mouth as if to bite but didn’t actually bite, just playing.

These two little ones really didn’t know what they were.

Actually, Xiao Hua wasn’t using any effort, simply lying down and playing.

They were carefree and happy.

Xu Yang nervously glanced at the female leopard.

The female leopard stood up, watching them closely.

Both “parents” were very tense.

After a while, the female leopard started calling Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua circled around Xu Yang, got petted a few times, and reluctantly ran towards the female leopard.

The two leopards quickly left.

Xu Yang and Little Black stood still, watching them walk away.

Then, human and dog went back to rest.

Running a farm was quite interesting. It was like an animal inn, with little animals occasionally running in.

“This little leopard, I really want to keep it.”

“But that’s definitely impossible.”

“The state regulations absolutely prohibit keeping wild protected animals privately.”

“Unless it comes voluntarily.”

“I remember there’s a farmer in Qinling who got stuck with a giant panda. The panda didn’t leave his house and ran back each time they tried to shoo it away.”

“Later, the Forestry and Grass Bureau said to leave it alone. They just checked in periodically to ensure the panda’s safety.”

Xu Yang pondered.

Xiao Hua was very cute. If it became close to humans, keeping it would be fine.

Like the popular Black Panther Luna online, a black-skinned leopard that got along well with humans.

After a while, Xu Yang received a call from home, saying that the mountain runners from the village had returned.

Though they were only gone for four days, each came back tanned and worn out.

The yield sounded good; they dug up seven to eight wild ginseng roots and had already contacted a pharmaceutical merchant to discuss prices.

This season belonged to the mountain runners.

It was also their busiest time.

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It could store three more uses.

He planned to rest for two days before heading out again.

This time, he intended to be fully equipped, spend a night in the mountains, and strive to dig up valuable treasures.

In the following two days, Xu Yang wandered around the farm and went to the village to check on the mountain runners’ earnings.

He couldn’t shake his gossip-loving habit.

This mountain trip yielded seven wild ginseng roots, along with Polygonum multiflorum, Birch Mushroom, Lingzhi, and other miscellaneous items, totaling over eighty thousand yuan.

With eight people finding over eighty thousand yuan’s worth of mountain goods, it was a big profit.

Thanks to the bounty of the mountains.

Actually, it was also thanks to Uncle Liu’s rich experience. He had been harvesting ginseng for decades as the boss, finding a lot of ginseng and making more profit for everyone.

Otherwise, they’d only get a few thousand yuan each.

The mountain running team decided to rest for a few days before heading back out. That night, some villagers ran to Uncle Liu’s house, asking him to include them in the next mountain running team.

More people meant more trouble and complications with dividing the spoils.

Xu Yang planned to go into the mountains alone.

It was peaceful and convenient for his livestream and treasure hunting.

Though the deep mountains were dangerous, with his agility skills, it was manageable unless he encountered a Northeast Tiger.

“Changbai Mountain is so vast. Many places in the deep mountains haven’t seen human footprints for decades.”

“If I could find some top-grade wild ginseng, that would be great.”

Xu Yang thought.

Mountain goods were led by ginseng in value, offering the highest chance for a fortune.

Finding it meant profit. Digging ginseng left the original spot ready to grow more slowly.

Xu Yang prepared his travel tools at the farm, including a portable tent.

He would bring it along, leaving it behind if his load was too heavy on the return.

A tent in the deep forest wouldn’t be too much of an issue, possibly providing shelter for some animals.

At night, Xu Yang played with Little Black in the open field of the farm.

The puppy had grown fast. Little Black was no longer the tiny one that tumbled when trying to cross the threshold, having grown up without notice.

He felt relaxed.

Having rested for a few days, Xu Yang couldn’t wait to get back to the mountains.

Especially after hearing that the village’s mountain runners had found a lot of good items, he felt even more eager.

With the herbs fully grown, he had to hurry and harvest them.

If he didn’t do it now, come winter, he wouldn’t see any of these herbs.

The next morning.

Xu Yang left early from the farm with a backpack.

Outside, a seven-seat SUV was waiting for him, driven by someone from the village who did both licensed and black cab runs. From the village to town, it cost five yuan per person, usually filling six seats.

Today, Xu Yang had it to himself, getting up early meant no other customers.

Little Black saw Xu Yang leaving and ran after him.

“Little Black, go back.”

“The deep forest isn’t a place for you.”

“Stay and play well at the farm.”

Xu Yang turned back and said.

Upon hearing Xu Yang, Little Black immediately stopped and sat down, wagging its tail as it watched Xu Yang leave the farm and get in the car.