Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 164 - 163: One Man, One Leopard: What’s the matter, Brother Xiong, is there something wrong?

Chapter 164: Chapter 163: One Man, One Leopard: What’s the matter, Brother Xiong, is there something wrong?

The little leopard adapted very well to the farm, perhaps even a little too well.

Its personality was truly no different from that of a big dog.

However, when it came to being close to humans, it was only close to Xu Yang.

At first, the staff members were somewhat afraid, but after a few days of getting along, they were no longer scared.

The other animals felt the same way.

For instance, the Sika Deer could now even stay by the leopard’s side without exhibiting the fear they had before.

Xiao Hua truly wasn’t like a wild leopard; it lacked a wild temperament and instead followed a set of living arrangements on the farm.

These past few days, the staff began to harvest dragon fruits, preparing to take them to the small market to sell.

There were both red-fleshed and white-fleshed dragon fruits, with appearances like ordinary dragon fruits.

When Xu Yang was monitoring agricultural products online, he saw that there were now golden-skinned dragon fruits, and thought about trying to grow some later on.

Because he hadn’t gone into the mountains for several days, today was his day to do so.

As the farm’s business developed, Mountain Rushing became more like a side job for Xu Yang, more of a leisure activity after work.

Before, he mainly focused on Mountain Rushing, relying on it to make some money to supplement his living expenses.

Now with a stronger financial capability, he focused mainly on the farm.

Looking at it this way, Mountain Rushing truly was tough work; those who went into the mountains to earn money were really just earning hard-earned money.

It was a bit cold outside.

Xu Yang wore thermals and on top of that, he donned a thin pair of pants and a jacket before heading up the mountain.

The little leopard followed him.

This fellow was naturally adapted to life in the woods, so following him was no problem at all.

A man and a little leopard first came to the area where the female leopard had previously lived.

Upon seeing the familiar scene, the little leopard rushed over immediately and then let out several roars toward the clearing.

Xu Yang checked the surroundings and noticed that there had been no signs of animal activity in this place for a long time; it seemed somewhat desolate.

The female leopard had indeed gone away, probably deeper into the mountains.

But this was a good thing.

Leopards have a strong ability to survive; apart from tigers, they should fear nothing.

Moreover, leopards like living alone; it seems the fierce beasts in the mountains are all this way, being by themselves makes concealment easier, hence survival is easier.

"Let’s go, Big Flower isn’t here,"

"She’ll definitely come to find you later."

"It’s okay for you to spend the winter with me."

Xu Yang called out to the little leopard.

Upon hearing this, the little leopard immediately hastened to catch up.

Next, Xu Yang took out a drone from his backpack, adjusted it, and then sent the drone soaring into the sky, opening the live stream channel.

Soon, fans began to enter the live stream one after another.

[Little Flower is there too, long time no see!]

[I really love this adorable big leopard!]

[I feel like the Northeastern Leopard looks a bit more handsome!]

[This guy looks so spirited!]

After entering the live room, many people greeted the little leopard.

Now many animals on the farm had a decent number of fans.

For example, the Sika Deer, Little Black, and Little Fatty – people always enjoyed watching cute animals in action.

Naturally, the little leopard had the highest popularity value.

Xu Yang walked ahead in a relaxed manner, with Xiao Hua following behind.

The combination of man and leopard looked quite stylish and comfortable.

It gave off a vibe akin to a forest version of "I Am Legend."

Xu Yang continued deeper into the forest.

Today was another deep mountain venture.

This season, although the mountains were filled with common wild fruits and herbs, even if you filled a bamboo basket full, it wouldn’t earn much.

Xu Yang still intended to redeem a Treasure Hunting Task.

If he was going deep into the mountains in the future, he could use the Treasure Compass.

About half an hour later.

Xu Yang and the leopard walked in a bleak forest.

The fallen leaves were piled thickly.

Just then, from behind the woods not far away, a strong Black Bear suddenly emerged.

This season’s Black Bears were about to hibernate, and it was also when their bodies were their strongest.

They needed to consume a lot of food to get through the entire winter.

The Black Bear had originally heard some noise and pounced out to hunt.

It caught sight of Xu Yang and the little leopard instantly.

The little leopard appeared curious, blinking its big eyes.

Xu Yang, however, was utterly composed, merely stopping in his tracks without the slightest hint of being on guard.

A man and a leopard: What’s up, Brother Xiong, something the matter?

The Black Bear paused when it saw Xu Yang and then the little leopard, clearly taken aback.

It hesitated, then cautiously took two steps backward.

After that, the Black Bear turned and ran away.

Black Bear: Sorry for the disturbance, just strolling through.

This scene appeared rather amusing.

The live stream chat immediately erupted with activity.

[Whoa, there’s a Black Bear!]

[Eh? Why did it run away?]

[Duh, wouldn’t you run too?]

[Where is the courage to provoke this? A leopard, a Druid, if it doesn’t run, it’s done for!]

[Haha, the Black Bear ran without even looking back after being scared!]

Having the little leopard around indeed made roaming the forest a bit safer.

There are good and bad aspects to everything.

Because Little Black is around, cute animals such as squirrels and roe deer will definitely not approach Xu Yang.

They fear being hunted, after all.

"It’s still a bit cold this season, and soon the mountains won’t be as full of life as before, and the animals won’t come out much either,"

"Those with dens have gone back to their dens, and animals like Sika Deer and roe deer, which don’t have dens, are probably wandering around in the mountains."

"Their fur is quite thick, so they can get through the winter quite comfortably."

Xu Yang explained as he walked further in.

The sun was out today, and the sunlight meant the temperature wasn’t too low.

Xu Yang walked further inside, and when he was close to the river area, he chose to use the Treasure Compass to initiate a Treasure Hunting Task.

The task was soon successfully triggered.

[Treasure Hunting Task triggered: Feed a Purple Mink.]

[Task description: Feed a hungry Purple Mink.]

[Task reward: Favorability reward from the Purple Mink.]

[Provided item: Raw meat, exchangeable for 1000 popularity points.]

The task this time was simple—feeding.

However, the task target made Xu Yang very happy.

"Purple Mink?"

"Haven’t seen one in a long time," Xu Yang thought to himself.

There are many animals in the forest, but they are not so easy to encounter.

The animals have a strong ability to camouflage themselves.

Each one hides so well they’re basically impossible to find.

Purple Minks come out more often in winter because it’s difficult for them to find food in the snow, so they will venture out to human areas.

There was a farmer from Heilongjiang who, in winter, would put some raw meat in a bowl to feed the Purple Minks; at most, he once captured footage of five Purple Minks coming out to forage.

There was also a police station where Purple Minks came to forage in winter, so the station arranged for lots of chicken bones to feed them.

Clearly, these guys had also found a new way to survive.

That is, when they are hungry in winter, they turn to humans.

Interestingly enough, as soon as spring arrives and the ice and snow melt, the Purple Minks completely disappear from human areas, no longer needing to get food from humans.

They prefer the mountains.

"Purple Minks, huh? Let’s go see and feed it something, it should be nice."

Xu Yang was uplifted and headed in the direction of the Purple Mink.

In about 20 minutes, Xu Yang reached his destination.

He saw the Purple Mink’s den, a tree hole about the size of a fist.

That was probably the Purple Mink’s den.

Purple Minks like to live in tree holes and often peek their heads out to observe.

As it just so happened, at that moment, the Purple Mink was poking its head out from the tree hole.

Xu Yang hurriedly said,

"Look at that tree hole, everyone, there’s a Purple Mink, also known as ’jail-hardened mink,’ a bona fide First Level protected animal in our country."

"This little guy is hard to spot."

"It was heavily hunted in the past, leading to a sharp decline in its numbers."

"Back then, the ’Three Treasures of the Northeast’ were ’ginseng, mink fur, and antler.’"

"After the Purple Mink became a First Level protected animal, within five years, its numbers started to recover."

"Now the ’Three Treasures of the Northeast’ are ’ginseng, antler, and Ural grass.’

The drone camera locked on the Purple Mink.

The netizens watched immediately.

The Purple Mink really did have high appeal and could even be said to be the most appealing of the mink species.

This little fellow had a well-proportioned body, didn’t look overly slender, and had relatively short, thick legs, which made its running even more endearing.

The Purple Mink’s fur flourished, feeling not the slightest bit of cold in the winter snow, and even in the harshest winters, they could move around outside effortlessly.

It was verified that a single hair follicle of a Purple Mink could produce 46 strands of fur; no wonder it was not afraid of the cold.

This was also the reason it was hunted.

The adorable Purple Mink head appeared on the livestream screen.

The netizens got excited once again.

[Oh my god, another cutie! How come all the animals in the forest are so adorable!]

[Watching Old Xu’s livestream makes me want to keep everything!]

[Five-year minimum, ten-year maximum.]

[You can keep minks these days, of course not Purple Minks but common pet minks, though they smell particularly strong, I don’t recommend keeping them.]

[They really are cute!]

Everyone was absorbed in the high charm of the Purple Mink.

This little one had a clear and delicate appearance.

Today, many animals had been spotted in the deep mountains.

Just now a Black Bear came out, and now there’s a Purple Mink.

Indeed, the mountains are full of treasures.

Xu Yang wanted to feed the Purple Mink, but as he approached, the mink "swooshed" and withdrew its head back into the tree hole.

It was quite the quick hider.

Xu Yang was slightly taken aback, then turned his gaze to the huge Leopard by his side.

Little Black also looked at Xu Yang with eyes full of innocence and confusion.

Seemingly asking,

"What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me?"

Xu Yang was torn between laughter and tears.

Bringing this guy out was quite amusing.

The small animals, upon seeing it, would definitely not dare to come close.

Xu Yang could only think of another