Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 207 - 206: Spring Treasure Hunt! Treasures in the Mountains!

Chapter 207: Chapter 206: Spring Treasure Hunt! Treasures in the Mountains!

Two days had passed again.

The newly constructed greenhouse was gradually taking shape.

The ice and snow in the mountains began to melt, and the rivers started to flow again.

It was time again to gather mountain goods for the year.

Professional mountain runners would enter the mountains in spring, summer, and autumn, searching for mountain goods to subsidize their household.

Basically, in every season, there were mushrooms and Lingzhi in the mountains.

Xu Yang entered the mountain, not looking for these things but instead for truly valuable treasures.

That day, Xu Yang, as usual, entered the mountains while the drone flew high, livestreaming everything in the mountains.

The snow had melted somewhat; the mountain paths were now passable, with many areas of ground frozen solid, showing a layer of white frost.

Little Leopard accompanied Xu Yang, entering the mountain with him.

It was another typical Mountain Rushing day.

Because of Xiao Hua’s presence, the number of viewers in the livestream had increased noticeably.

Normally, there would be thirty to forty thousand when entering the mountains, but with the leopard, the numbers could easily reach over 50,000

"Now that it’s spring, the ice and snow are starting to melt, and the river flows during the day and freezes at night, cycling over and over."

"Let’s take a round in the mountains and see what fun there is."

"The scenery in the mountains is really nice, and the air feels so refreshing to breathe."

"I really enjoy the feeling of being in the mountains, peaceful and comfortable."

Xu Yang strolled through the mountains.

He always loved walking in the mountains, enjoying the pristine natural landscapes.

[Truly the number one street wanderer of Changbai Mountain!]

[Old Xu always goes to those wild mountains, it takes real skills to dare venture there!]

[The scenery in the scenic areas is good, but other places we dare not roam about aimlessly!]

[Watching the livestream is good enough, rounding off, it’s as though I went too!]

[Haven’t seen Xiao Hua in a long time!]

[Is that a real leopard? Does the host also keep leopards? So awesome?]

The barrage of comments continued to roll, featuring people of all sorts.

There were old fans and newcomers.

Such is the nature of short-video livestreaming; the audience is huge, and people are always chasing the hot topics.

The scenery in the mountains was exceedingly beautiful.

Xiao Hua, not having come out for a long time, was especially happy, hopping around the surroundings.

The behavior of feline animals can sometimes be unpredictable.

For instance, they run and suddenly do a forward roll, and you don’t know why.

Xiao Hua was frolicking nearby.

Xu Yang felt very relaxed.

Today, he was just carrying a backpack, dressed in mountaineering attire, holding a hiking stick.

There were fewer dangers this season.

There were no poisonous insects or snakes, and the visibility was relatively clear.

Occasionally, you could see little squirrels running out and moving about on tree branches.

In the distance, a few foolish roe deers were hopping in the snow, gathering together, munching on grass, and looking around.

The beauty of the natural landscape was evident before your eyes.

Some animals could only be seen in the mountains.

Xu Yang loved watching lively wild animals, always giving him a sense of vitality.

Xu Yang watched the foolish roe deer, with Xiao Hua also looking on.

It stretched its neck, raising its head, openly staring at the foolish roe deer.

When the roe deer turned back and saw a giant leopard face, they all jumped up at once, hopping away through the snow.

Xu Yang glanced at the silly leopard beside him, its expression still so clear.

Xu Yang didn’t fuss much and continued walking forward.

Normally, leopards observe their prey very cautiously, well-hidden.

This guy had no hunting alertness whatsoever.

He had become spoiled.

But there was no choice, it would be the same even if not raised, or else Big Flower wouldn’t have been so troubled back then.

Big Flower had even entrusted Xiao Hua to Xu Yang.

The scenery in the mountains was very beautiful.

Xu Yang walked forward and soon arrived beside a river.

The water resources of Changbai Mountain were very rich; their village had a small river behind it.

The river’s surface in front of them was still covered with a layer of ice, but the water underneath was flowing.

It looked particularly magical.

"The water has already melted, and you can hear the flowing water."

"The surface is still covered with ice."

"This layer of ice is very thin, it would shatter with just a light step."

Xu Yang picked up a large rock from beside him and threw it towards the middle of the ice.

Accompanied by a "crack" sound, the ice immediately broke into countless fissures.

The rock successfully fell into the river water.

[Looks pretty fun!]

[No, with so many people in the livestream, are we just watching the host do this?]

[I want to smash the ice too, give me a rock!]

[It looks so satisfying, I want to smash too!]

The barrage of comments increased again.

Xu Yang hadn’t expected that just casually testing the thickness of the ice would elicit such a reaction from people.

It seems everyone was indeed too bored.

Then, Xu Yang followed the river upstream.

Ahead was the Golden River.

The river in the Golden River area was very shallow and covered a large area.

Below were many accumulations of silt and sludge.

This area was indeed unique, its unique topography creating a buffer zone, like a sieve.

Some gravel, stone chips, and sands of gold, would stay in this area.

This was also where Xu Yang’s gold nest was located.

Since he was still live streaming, Xu Yang did not start panning for gold yet, just checking the condition of the Golden River.

"The river has melted and is very shallow, it’s already possible to pan for sands of gold."

"There’s not much mountain produce now, coming here is like earning a fixed income."

"But I came last year, and the sands of gold I found were too small."

"Today I’ll walk further up and check out the situation there."

Xu Yang made up his mind.

He continued to walk upstream.

After passing through the shallow beach area, the river ahead flowed very fast.

A drone was broadcasting live from above, shooting the forest scenery.

One could only see Xu Yang and a leopard walking beside the crisscrossing rivers, a scene indescribably stunning.

Such scenes could probably only be seen in Xu Yang’s live stream.

Xu Yang continued to follow the river upstream, where in such a raging flow, it was difficult for sands of gold to settle.

Nobody would pan for gold in such a place.

One had to go to the shallow beach.

Soon, a fork in the river appeared ahead, where several tributaries came together to form the river before him.

Xu Yang walked further inside, then chose to use the Treasure Compass.

He looked at the map on his cellphone, which showed that the treasure detected was in one of the tributaries.

It must be sands of gold.

Xu Yang didn’t rush to collect it, but continued to walk along the river.

At each fork, he used the Treasure Compass to pinpoint the location.

Though it looked like he was just enjoying the river scenery, Xu Yang was actually searching for areas with more abundant sands of gold deposits.

Different people see different landscapes.

Occasionally, you could also see small animals drinking water by the river.

The animals, hearing noises, ran off as if they were flying.

Xu Yang kept walking upstream.

Until a large lake appeared ahead.

The lake was extremely clear, with spring water continuously welling up at the source and water constantly flowing down at the lower end, forming a small river.

This was a natural reservoir.

Xu Yang used the Treasure Compass once again.

As expected, the position of a treasure pinpointed by the Treasure Compass was right in the middle of this lake.

"Indeed found it!"

"This place stores more sands of gold than the shallow beach!"

"The sands of gold in the shallow beach can still flow down with the river."

"If it’s in the lake water, once the sands of gold settle at the bottom, it’s hard for them to flow out."

Xu Yang stood by the lake, looking at the lake surface that still had a layer of ice, his eyes slightly excited.

The netizens thought he was stunned by the beautiful scenery.

[This lake is so beautiful, still covered in ice, really looks like a mirror!]

[The scenery in the mountains is really great!]

[Too bad it’s deep in the mountains, the terrain too complicated, otherwise it should be developed into a scenic area or something!]

[This kind of development doesn’t come out, nor is it necessary, the mountains are full of them everywhere.]

Everyone also began to speak.

Xu Yang found a spot to sit down, then took out some snacks from his backpack and began eating and resting.

Seeing there was food, the little leopard immediately came over.

Xu Yang was eating beef jerky, just taking out a piece.

The Leopard leaned its nose closer and sniffed.

"You eat raw meat, eat when we return, you can’t eat this," he said calmly.

Hearing this, the little leopard immediately took a step back and then lay down beside him to rest.

The netizens immediately burst into laughter.

[Old Xu, if you don’t feed it, aren’t you afraid it might eat you?]

[The little leopard is so obedient!]

[This big leopard is so cute, I want to keep one!]

[Indeed, so adorable!]

Xu Yang continued eating his beef jerky while admiring the beauty of the lake.

The ice layer was not thick, a gentle step would break it.

This indicated that the lake’s temperature wasn’t too low.

Today the weather was very good, and it was now 12:30 PM, the temperature suitable.

It was indeed a good time for winter swimming.

In winter, some people would swim in icy and snowy conditions, as the temperature of the ice-water mixture is around zero degrees Celsius, not as cold as exaggerated.

Xu Yang did not like seeking thrills and had never done this before.

But now, for the sake of treasure hunting, he might as well experience it.

Of course, the live broadcast had to be turned off.

The next thing he was going to do, he was not going to broadcast.