Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 255 - 254: Even Black Bears Have to Pay Him Protection Money!

Chapter 255: Chapter 254: Even Black Bears Have to Pay Him Protection Money!

The scene in the forest was truly thrilling.

Xu Yang stood in the clearing, watching the situation in the woods from afar.

The bees of the hive suffered a major disaster, and it was likely they would have to find a new place to build their nest.

The black bear was sitting next to the hive, still happily munching away.

At that moment, the black bear noticed Xu Yang.

Perhaps because it recognized Xu Yang, it picked up the hive and ran directly towards him.

This commotion caused the bees and hornets to swarm out again.

"Don’t come over here!"

Xu Yang stretched out his hand and yelled at the black bear.

The black bear didn’t hear what Xu Yang was shouting, after all, the buzzing of the bees was quite loud.

It probably heard Xu Yang shouting "come here," so it quickened its charge.

The black bear was fast.

Xu Yang ran back several steps in succession.

He was afraid that the bear would bring the hornets over again.

Being a bear, its defense was really thick, the hornets’ stingers were so long, but it didn’t seem to care much.

In no time, the black bear was in front of Xu Yang, about eight or nine meters away.

Xu Yang saw that the bear’s face was visibly swelling up.

Most of the bees and hornets had flown out, leaving only an empty nest cavity.

Xu Yang stopped in his tracks, watching out for the hornets.

Then, he saw the black bear toss the hive to the ground and, with a swipe of its paw, tear open half of the hive.

In an instant, the golden-orange honeycomb honey began to flow out.

Honeycomb honey was a top-tier product; this kind of honey was hard to come by, at least not on the market.

This was a unique delicacy found only in the mountains.

The taste was so much better than ordinary honey, perhaps many times stronger.

Xu Yang took a few steps forward, he even smelled the sweet scent in the air.

Xu Yang had never seen honeycomb honey.

He only knew that this stuff was good, but it was usually not possible to harvest it.

And with so many bees, he was afraid of them crawling on him, so he wouldn’t go near the hive to collect honey.

This scene was captured by the drone.

The honey immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

[Wow, that’s wild honey, I hear it’s highly nutritious, much better than the honey you get in stores!]

[That honey looks good, can I buy some to make tea with?]

[Old Xu, I’m buying that honeycomb honey!]

[Did the black bear actually give the honey to Old Xu willingly? It’s so obedient?]

Everyone was discussing it.

Xu Yang understood what the black bear meant and grew excited.

He took a bottle of Pulse from his backpack, which he had brought for energy replenishment in the mountains, but now it would come in handy to hold the honey.

"Honeycomb honey, I’ve heard it tastes especially good, but it’s hard to find."

"Since the black bear is giving it to me willingly, I guess I’ll collect a bit."

Xu Yang unscrewed the bottle cap, drank a few big gulps of Pulse, poured the rest on the ground, and emptied the bottle.

Then, Xu Yang walked over to the hive. He took out a clean knife and began to scoop the honeycomb honey into the bottle.

The black bear sat squatting on the side, watching with a simple smile.

At this moment, many people had just stumbled upon Xu Yang’s live stream.

When they saw the live broadcast, everyone was stunned.

What’s going on here?

What’s Old Xu up to now?

Clicking into the live room, they saw it was still bustling with a non-stop stream of comments.

Upon asking around, they learned that the black bear had taken the initiative to bring the honey to Xu Yang.

[No way, the black bear brought him honey? For real?]

[Isn’t it quite normal for Old Xu to do this kind of thing?]

[Brother Yang, I’m really impressed with you!]

[Does the black bear also know how to make an offering?]

[Hahaha, Old Xu looks like he’s come to collect protection money!]

Xu Yang scooped all the honey into the drink bottle, filling it up by more than half.

This honey was clean and could be infused with water directly for consumption.

Of course, it could also be used for making delicious food.

Smelling the fresh honey, Xu Yang was already planning several ways to cook the roasted duck.

When Xu Yang had previously won the favor of a mallard, he had obtained some duck recipes.

He thought it had been a long time since he had last eaten roasted duck.

It was time to go back and prepare one.

Xu Yang screwed the cap on tightly, stood up, wiped the honey from the cap with a wet tissue, and then packed the bottle into his backpack.

"This honey is great, perfect for making roasted duck."

"With honey-made crispy glaze, brushed on the duck as it roasts."

"The duck becomes fragrant and crispy, with a hint of sweetness."

"Then take out a thin pancake, dip the duck meat into some sauce, put it inside, along with slivers of green onion and cucumber."

"One bite and that feels amazing."

Xu Yang also had some expertise in food.

After all, there wasn’t much else to do each day; life was quite leisurely.

"Alright, go ahead and eat, you’re so kind to bring me honey."

"You’re sensible."

"I’ll catch fish for you to eat in the future."

Xu Yang looked at the black bear and laughed again.

The netizens witnessed this scene, and the bullet chats instantly became lively.

[Old Xu really became the dark force of the mountains, even the black bear has to pay him protection money!]

[When the bear comes, it has to hand over the honey!]

Everyone was teasing.

Even though everyone knew that the black bear had offered it willingly, the sight was still amusing.

After seeing the bullet chats, Xu Yang replied with a laugh:

"You all saw it, the black bear gave it to me voluntarily, it wasn’t me asking for it."

"I was just planning to visit it today, didn’t expect that I’d get a surprise reward."

Xu Yang took out the prepared jerky from his backpack.

He handed it over to the black bear.

The black bear, seeing the jerky, immediately started eating happily.

This guy might be simple-minded, but he’s also shrewd.

After hanging out with Xu Yang a few times, it discovered that there’s always good food to be had with him.

It had to manage their relationship well.

After all, from initially helping it find a mate to feeding it fish during hibernation, the black bear remembered it all.

This black bear was not very brave or ferocious; instead, it was rather silly, and Xu Yang found it interesting.

It was like when Sun Wukong fought demons; Sun Wukong would scold other demons, but he liked the Black Bear Spirit and even complimented it for being "handsomely black."

The black bear wasn’t very attractive, in fact, somewhat scruffy, but its expressions were so naive that it was endearing.

Xu Yang watched it enjoy the honey from the side.

Watching the black bear eat honey was also quite stress-relieving.

It just stuck its paws into the honey and shoved it in its mouth, then ate with joy, its face full of a blissful expression.

Looking silly.

With nothing to do today, he decided to hang out with the black bear.

When the time was about right, Xu Yang waved goodbye to the black bear and headed back to the farm.

Descending the mountain would take several hours as well.

If only there was a helicopter.

Find a helipad in the mountains and come in by helicopter for mountain rushing, to see the animals.

After visiting the animals, take the helicopter back.

At least that would save three to four hours of travel time each way.

But for now, Xu Yang could only dream; it wasn’t within his financial reach.

In fact, private helicopters are not that rare anymore.

In the South, some bosses really do commute to work by helicopter every day, with extremely high commuting efficiency.

Subsequently, the livestream ended, and Xu Yang returned to the farm.

He went to the outer side of the farm, looked along the direction of the outer railing, and saw the animals playing in the fields.

Three dogs were strolling in the sunflower field, several little foxes were rolling and frolicking on the grass, the black horse was grazing in the grass area, and the sika deer stood on the open ground in a daze.

It was dusk, and the weather was nice, so the little guys were particularly active.

That’s exactly the effect that Joyful Farm strived for.

Upon Xu Yang’s arrival, Little Black was the first to notice and immediately ran to the fence, wagging its tail at Xu Yang through the fence and barking happily a couple of times.

Maquan and Little Ha also came over.

The black horse and the sika deer followed as well.

The little foxes, hearing the noise, stopped their play and tilted their heads to look outside.

When they saw it was Xu Yang, they quickly squeezed through the holes below and ran straight towards Xu Yang.

These little guys were closest to Xu Yang.

When Xu Yang saw the little foxes run out, he crouched down to pet them.

He continued along the railing, walking back to the corner, took out his keys to unlock the gate, and went inside.

The little guys all crowded around him.

Xu Yang treated them all equally, petted this one, petted that one, giving each a quick pet, and then headed towards the living area.

The employees were busy in the greenhouses and pens.

This scene had already become routine to everyone.

Ma Wen was cleaning the pens; since the breeding work was relatively easy now, Xu Yang was planning to raise some sheep, so he had Ma Wen clean out a sheep pen.

Not too many, just planning to raise twenty.

One pen would be enough.

By the end of the year, he could make a little profit.

And it would be convenient for his own consumption.

"The Farmer is back,"

Ma Wen said to Wang Wu, who was resting nearby.

"Back?"

Upon hearing of Xu Yang’s return, Wang Wu immediately found some work for himself and busied himself with it.

It wasn’t a deliberate performance, but it’s definitely better to show the leader that you’re working rather than lazing around.

It also showed that you were perceptive.

Xu Yang, however, didn’t care for these things.

After all, he knew what everyone was like after spending so much time together.

The employees were really diligent in their work.