Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 381 - 379

Chapter 381: Chapter 379

[Old Xu, what on earth are you doing?]

[What’s this about?]

In the live broadcast, viewers could only see several large crates of fruit that Xu Yang had set up on a desolate country path.

Bananas and apples were the most plentiful.

The netizens didn’t know what to make of it and grew increasingly curious.

Smiling, Xu Yang responded,

"I’ve prepared some food; we’ve got guests coming soon."

At his words, everyone was taken aback.

Guests?

What guests?

The live broadcast was still very popular. Xu Yang’s live streams always had a unique charm that allowed everyone to see sights unseen.

The most unique live feed on the web.

[Old Xu, who are your guests in this place?]

[Could it be Ghost?]

While the netizens were confused and puzzled, Xu Yang spotted the herd of migrating elephants from afar.

The herd approached with a majestic and powerful presence, with two adorable baby elephants among them.

"Here they come."

Xu Yang said smilingly.

The drone’s camera slowly panned around, shooting towards the distance.

Just as the netizens were wondering what Xu Yang meant, they saw a large group of elephants walking in Xu Yang’s direction.

What the hell?!

The netizens were stupefied.

What’s going on?

What’s that?

Elephants!

Nobody expected to see elephants in the live stream—it was utterly astonishing.

[Where did these elephants come from? Also, is it okay to feed them like this?]

[What’s the situation, so many elephants!]

[Am I seeing things, where has Old Xu gone?]

[He’s keeping elephants now?]

The comments section exploded in an instant.

Today’s live stream was lively indeed; unexpectedly, more than a dozen elephants appeared out of nowhere.

Elephants are formidable creatures, and you can’t just shoo them away.

These kinds of things need to be handled in accordance with their behavior.

Seeing the lively comments, Xu Yang explained,

"You might not have been following the news these past few days, but over in Wild Elephant Valley, dozens of elephants suddenly started migrating northward."

"When they passed through the fields of local farmers, the hungry elephants ate a lot of corn and vegetables."

"They completely destroyed the vegetable gardens."

"They need to replenish their energy; if they go hungry again, they might enter areas where humans are active."

"I just happened to be in Xishuangbanna, so I bought some fruit to feed these elephants."

"Now, there are many people feeding them, and many farmers have also prepared fruit in advance, ready for the elephants to enjoy."

With Xu Yang’s explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

So that’s what it was.

But it sounded even more incredible!

[I remember now, it’s on the news, currently ranked third on the social hot topics list!]

[I remember seeing it too, the elephants are migrating northward!]

[So, they’re here!]

[Old Xu is awesome, to be on-site for this!]

Everyone burst into laughter.

Before long, the elephants drew closer.

The leading elephant was extraordinarily tall, with long and sharp tusks.

Such a creature was truly terrifying.

In a head-to-head encounter, not even a Northeast Tiger or an Arctic bear could match it.

Those tusks were no joke, and the strength of an elephant was enormous.

One poke with a tusk, and no one would withstand it.

The netizens felt a surge of intimidation watching the live stream.

But Xu Yang simply stepped aside without any intention of leaving.

After all, he was on a mission to win over the favor of the elephant leader.

He had to make sure the leader knew who was providing the fruit, otherwise how would he establish a good impression?

So he needed to get a bit closer.

"Hey, elephants, over here!"

"There’s fruit!"

Xu Yang called out to the elephants not far away.

Hearing his call, the elephant herd looked over curiously in his direction.

Then, catching the scent of the fruit, they slowly began to approach.

[Here they come!]

The sight had netizens excited.

Then, they noticed something amiss.

Xu Yang didn’t move.

[Old Xu, run! Get out of the way, or you’ll be squashed into a pulp!]

[These elephants are huge!]

[They’re like moving mountains!]

[You’re not running away? Oh my god!]

The netizens were immediately on edge.

It wasn’t just the netizens.

At that very moment, local police officers and the Forestry Bureau staff were monitoring the elephants in the vicinity, even deploying drones for the task.

Because it was a sudden event with considerable interest, the government was very cautious about it.

These people, seeing Xu Yang’s actions, were a bit panicked.

What is he doing? Isn’t he afraid at all?

But the elephants were approaching too quickly, leaving them scant time to react.

Before long, an elephant reached the front of the fruit basket, nosed through it, and scattered the fruits onto the ground.

After that, elephants crowded around, picking up the fruit with their trunks and putting it into their mouths.

As they ate the fruit, the elephants observed Xu Yang with their big eyes.

They bore no malice towards Xu Yang, nor were they wary; they simply treated Xu Yang as an acquaintance.

This was exactly the effect Xu Yang wanted.

The majestic elephants ate fruit beside Xu Yang, leaving the online viewers speechless with amazement.

Truth be told, the scene was indeed frightening.

These were wild elephants, and if they went rogue, no human could survive.

Any person up close with wild elephants would definitely be afraid.

But Xu Yang was not frightened in the slightest.

At that moment, a cuddly baby elephant approached Xu Yang, standing by his side, curiously sizing him up.

The baby elephant stayed close to its mother, not eating anything, just staring at Xu Yang.

The little guy looked so dazed and adorable.

Xu Yang was also experiencing close encounters with elephants for the first time.

Their skin was very rough, with hair on the nose and body, not at all smooth.

But they were truly enormous.

And this little elephant staring at him seemed so silly.

[Old Xu, what are you doing?]

[Aren’t you going to run?]

[Damn, that’s fierce. Not even scared of the elephants!]

[On land, is there anything you’re actually afraid of?]

The viewers in the live broadcast were dumbstruck.

They truly were shocked by Xu Yang time and again.

Xu Yang remained very calm, and at that moment, finding the little elephant somewhat cute, he fished an apple from his pocket and handed it over.

That apple was originally meant for his own snack.

He had the habit; he always kept snacks on him.

Always something to nibble on.

The baby elephant regarded the apple Xu Yang offered with a bit of reserve.

But after realizing there wasn’t any danger, the little guy carefully stepped forward and, extending its trunk, effectively sucked the apple onto it.

An elephant’s trunk is quite intriguing, so long yet breathing remains unhindered.

Xu Yang could feel the warmth of the baby elephant’s breath through its trunk.

The baby elephant took the apple, placed it in its mouth, chewed everything including the apple flesh and core to bits, and swallowed.

The little guy immediately became joyous, bouncing around happily.

It was truly endearing.

Hundreds of thousands in the livestream watched, agape and twitching at the corners of their mouths.

Old Xu really... dares to feed anything!

In front of so many elephants, you feed someone’s calf?

Aren’t you afraid some elephant might get upset and squash you to death with one sit-down?

Xu Yang, seeing the little elephant’s cute behavior, also smiled.

In the distance, the police officers at the station observing through drone footage were at a loss for words.

"This host is just standing in the middle of the elephant herd? And he’s alright?"

One officer was utterly shocked.

"It’s not surprising if it’s him. He’s fed wild tigers and leopards before,"

said another young officer.

"All of this is real? I’ve also seen it and thought it was fake,"

another person chimed in.

"It’s definitely real. How can live broadcasting be faked? This is being streamed live,"

the officer continued to explain.

The situation was bizarre, beyond anyone’s explanation.

But one thing everyone knew was that Xu Yang was impressive, extremely so.

In handling issues with wild animals, he was an undeniable expert.

The elephants seemed especially happy eating the bananas and apples, their favorites, and soon they had consumed all the fruit.

After finishing the fruit, they lingered, watching Xu Yang for a while.

Then, led by the most powerful elephant, the herd once again ambled forward leisurely.

Xu Yang waved farewell to them.

Building rapport was a slow process and couldn’t be rushed.

This incident would probably take a while to resolve, and Xu Yang planned to follow and see.

If he couldn’t complete the task this time, he could return to the farm for a while and come back later, as the task had no deadline.

Not long after the herd left, they rested under some trees.

Yunnan is mountainous, and the paths up the mountains are difficult, winding around the base, most being areas of human activity.

So, there would still be much interaction between the elephants and humans.

Following along was quite interesting.

"This incident is intriguing; in all these years, I’ve never seen elephants migrate,"

said one.

"It’s likely that the leader wants to expand its territory,"

proposed another.

"If it’s powerful, it looks for suitable habitats,"

someone hypothesized.

"But now, everywhere is occupied by humans, or it’s mountainous terrain, unsuitable for them,"

another added.

"I reckon they’ll have to return eventually,"

Xu Yang commented to his viewers as he watched the elephants disappear into the distance.

Hearing his words, the viewers also became curious.

[Where exactly is this group of elephants going?]

[Too terrifying, they’re all first-level protected animals, and we can’t do anything to them.]

[The key is we can’t stop them; we can’t even block their path!]

[We can only clear the way, just hope nothing goes wrong, let them go!]

Everyone chimed in with their comments.

This elephant migration event had captured the attention of many people.