Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 107 Leopard Climbs a Tree, How Is That Possible?

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 Leopard Climbs a Tree, How Is That Possible?

[The host has chosen Advanced Lottery, drawing in progress....]

[Congratulations. You’ve secured an Advanced Reward item.]

[Intelligent Irrigation System*1: An intelligent irrigation system that makes watering the farm more convenient.]

After catching the black fish, Xu Yang received a reward for an Advanced Lottery draw.

The reward was unexpectedly good!

Nowadays, many modern smart farms use intelligent irrigation systems to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Especially for large farms with hundreds of acres, manual watering is time-consuming and labor-intensive. With intelligent irrigation, a couple of people are more than enough.

"What a great item, with this, watering the grass and potatoes will be much easier," he said.

"I need to see how large the irrigation area is. Once the irrigation system is installed, that area can be used as a planting zone," he said.

"However, I need to leave some space for the greenhouses, as I want to install several more in a row later on," he thought.

Xu Yang was making plans in his mind.

The farm needed to be planned anew.

Soon, the manufacturer got in touch with him. The technician for installing the irrigation system would only be able to come over the day after tomorrow.

Xu Yang readily agreed.

With that in mind, there wouldn’t be much to do tomorrow, so he could take a good rest.

The next morning.

At the foot of the mountain, the small farm was filled with pastoral charm, and Xu Yang walked out of his house, stretching comfortably.

He planned to find a chair to sit for a while, to enjoy the breeze and wake up fully.

As soon as he stepped out the door, he saw eight or nine Sika Deer posing in a still posture, watching him motionless.

These creatures were always like that.

At first sight of Xu Yang, they’d test the safety of the situation.

Only after Xu Yang called out to them did the Sika Deer gather around.

"Coming to scrounge for food and drink again?" he asked.

"What do you want to eat, radish or corn?" Xu Yang asked with a smile.

Little Mei Hua, previously injured, was now fully recovered and didn’t stay on the farm during the day, instead playing in the forest.

The Sika Deer particularly liked to come over in the early morning.

He had reported this to the local police station, for these were wild Sika Deer, a group of First Level protected animals, which had to be reported.

The police found the situation ridiculous and suggested: "You handle it."

The matter was beyond their control.

Xu Yang considered it likely that instead of coming over in the morning, the deer might have been resting there since midnight.

The farm was relatively safe.

Xu Yang sent up a fully charged drone, not to live stream, but to capture some video material.

These Sika Deer couldn’t eat for free; serving as actors in his videos was just right.

People enjoyed watching such warm and loving scenes.

They were very relaxing.

Xu Yang went to the kitchen, got some radishes, and picked several ears of corn.

Seeing the food, the Sika Deer crowded around.

"There’s enough for everyone, one per deer, no fighting," he said.

Xu Yang began to feed the Sika Deer.

This season, there were plenty of radishes, and Xu Yang had already bought two bags.

Sometimes this is how one shops for vegetables in the mountains.

For instance, when buying cabbage, one might buy several bags at once and have to haul them with a three-wheeler.

It was the same with potatoes; if a household wanted potatoes, they would buy a large quantity to store.

After all, the prices were incredibly low, and it didn’t cost much.

These Sika Deer, all wild, had exceptionally bright fur and larger, more robust bodies than those that were bred.

Surrounded by the Sika Deer, Xu Yang touched this one and that one, spreading his affection evenly.

He looked at the large antlers of these Sika Deer.

"When you shed your deer antlers, just leave them for me," Xu Yang said with a laugh.

Wild Sika Deer had particularly handsome antlers.

Most farmed Sika Deer have their tiny budding antlers cut off as soon as they start to grow, which, before fully hardening, get harvested as antler velvet.

Therefore, there are very few cases of deer with particularly large antlers.

The Sika Deer were unaware that Xu Yang already had his eye on their deer antlers.

Those things weren’t of much use to them, and they didn’t use their antlers to fight.

They served more like ornaments during the mating season.

As breeding season ended, they would promptly shake off their antlers.

It felt lighter without them.

At that moment, two Sika Deer began to quarrel over a carrot.

The reason was that one of the deer had finished its own carrot and wanted another deer’s.

The other deer wasn’t yielding.

Both got worked up and started fighting.

Their fighting style was rather comical.

They supported their bodies on their hind legs and rapidly patted the other with their front hooves.

Attacks fell like a pear blossom battering the rain, and their small hooves moved quite fast.

"Hey, you two, stop fighting!" Xu Yang hurried over to break up the fight.

However, adult Sika Deer were quite large, taller than a person when standing, and not easy to separate.

"Stop, stop!" Xu Yang got in the middle and pulled them apart, thus receiving several hooves to his body.

Fortunately, the deer weren’t very strong.

"Go on, take your fight elsewhere. Don’t wreak havoc here," Xu Yang said, waving them away.

These Sika Deer didn’t know who they learned it from, but when they fought, they only used their little hooves.

And then there were the goats fighting, all using their horns to strike the opponent, competing to see whose head was harder.

With Xu Yang driving them off like that, the Sika Deer all ran out of the farm and then took off together, heading back to the forest.

With all this ruckus they caused, Xu Yang was now completely awake.

There was some smoke coming out from the direction of the kitchen.

In the morning, Li Shan got up, steamed the buns from yesterday in the steamer, and boiled a few eggs.

Adding some mixed sauces and two dishes of vegetables, that was today’s breakfast.

The bun shop here sold hand-kneaded buns, which were tougher and chewier, very delicious to eat.

Buns made by machines always felt a bit cottony in texture.

After inspecting the farm in the morning and letting the chickens and ducks out, Xu Yang also had breakfast.

Seeing that there wasn’t much to do, Xu Yang planned to go to the back mountain to see the leopards.

Before that, he edited the video of the Sika Deer from the morning and posted it on his account.

Fans quickly scrolled to his video.

Many people left comments:

"The Sika Deer have come over again, so lively!"

"Fed them once and they got clingy!"

When they saw the two Sika Deer fighting and Xu Yang going up to break them up, everyone laughed even more.

"Stop it, stop fighting, no more fighting!"

"Goodness, do Sika Deer fight like this? Shouldn’t they be using their antlers to gore each other to death?"

"Hahaha, Old Xu got kicked quite a few times!"

"Take my Foshan Shadowless Kick!"

The atmosphere in the comments section was always cheerful.

Everyone, seeing the cute Sika Deer, came to like Xu Yang’s farm even more.

In the morning, Xu Yang went into the mountains to look for the leopards.

The female leopard had a fixed living area; Xu Yang knew where it was, so he could always find them easily.

When Xu Yang arrived, both leopards were resting in the trees.

"Xiao Hua, Big Flower, I’ve come to see you guys!"

Xu Yang called out with a smile.

Seeing Xu Yang, both the big and little leopards immediately came down from the trees, running towards Xu Yang happily.

The female leopard’s movements were agile and graceful as she descended; the Little Leopard still used the clumsy method, bottom facing downward, inching down bit by bit.

Xu Yang brought some food for them. Although it’s not advised to feed wild animals at will, Xu Yang was so familiar with them that feeding them a bit didn’t matter.

"Xiao Hua, have you learned how to climb trees yet?"

Xu Yang was like a tutoring teacher, always wanting to ask about the studies upon seeing children and parents.

He was also quite concerned about the Little Leopard’s growth.

He gave the milk bottle to Xiao Hua, and the little guy was only focused on drinking milk, completely ignoring Xu Yang’s question.

Xu Yang brought two raw chicken legs for Big Leopard, who was also enjoying its meal on the side.

Xu Yang just stood by, keeping them company.

This scene, no matter who came across it, would have to exclaim "Holy cow!"

Only he would play with wild leopards like that.

After the two were full, the female leopard decisively ran out to a distance of seven or eight meters, found a comfortable spot to lie down, still turning her back towards Xu Yang and the Little Leopard.

It was clear; she truly wanted some peace and quiet for a while.

The Little Leopard, on the other hand, was excitedly frolicking at Xu Yang’s feet.

Right next to them was a thick and straight tree with a very rough surface, making Xu Yang think about teaching the Little Leopard how to climb.

He came lightly dressed, not carrying anything.

"Xiao Hua, come on, I’ll teach you how to climb a tree."

"Climbing a tree is easy, you just need to vigorously scratch with both front paws and push with both hind paws, just like I do."

Xu Yang even gave the Little Leopard a demonstration.

He climbed up the tree trunk.

The technique for humans to climb trees is different from that of feline animals.

Cats climb by separating their front and hind legs, simply by grabbing the tree trunk with both front paws at the same time, then the back feet together, and then the front paws move up together again.

When linked together, they climb very fast, as if they are running.

Humans do not have such flexible limbs.

So, Xu Yang’s method was to grip the tree trunk with his left hand and step up with his right foot, then grip with his right hand and step up with his left foot.

A twisting motion.

Both human and leopard were brave and skilled in their arts.

One dared to teach, and the other dared to learn.

The female leopard ignored her child when she taught it, but the Little Leopard watched intently when Xu Yang taught it.

Xu Yang climbed a distance up and then jumped down easily.

"See? That’s how you climb."

"You try."

Xu Yang picked up the Little Leopard and placed it against the tree trunk, extending his hand to protect it from behind.

The little guy easily hooked its paws on the tree bark and began to climb, imitating Xu Yang bit by bit.

Left front paw, right back foot, right front paw, left back foot...

The cycle repeated.

Its body twisted, it was really climbing upwards.

"Hey! That’s right!"

"You’ve got it!"

Xu Yang praised.

Behind them, the face of the female leopard watching this scene was full of astonishment and shock.

What kind of technique was this?

A leopard climbs trees like this?

With a twist?

Did my mother teach me wrong?