Chapter 4: Encounter with a Little Leopard!

The number of viewers in the live room continued to rise rapidly.

High-quality broadcasts always attract a certain audience.

The live room now had more than 180 people.

It looked quite lively.

Xu Yang satisfactorily harvested several Lingzhi mushrooms in succession.

"Today's luck is really good, all I've collected are the wild Red Ganoderma that can be used in medicine."

"Some Lingzhi also grow in the mountains, they are wild, but they're not valuable."

"It depends on the variety."

"Red Ganoderma can be used in medicine and has great effects on cardiovascular diseases, replenishing qi and blood, nourishing the kidneys, and more."

After searching around and finding no more Red Ganoderma, Xu Yang explained to the netizens.

[Host, tell us more about the kidney nourishing aspects!]

[How effective is it for nourishing the kidneys? If possible, I have a friend who wants to buy.]

[That's right, I am that friend, I want to buy it.]

Several viewers immediately left messages in the live room.

Seeing this, Xu Yang just smiled and didn't respond.

Such a small amount of Lingzhi definitely couldn't be sold online, and besides, the situation of the other party was unknown, which would be troublesome.

At the foot of Changbai Mountain, there were several traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, and there were also merchants in the city who specialized in buying such medicines.

When it was time to go into the mountain to harvest ginseng, many merchants would directly gather at the foot of the mountain to buy ginseng, assessing the grade on-site and conducting transactions then and there.

So, Xu Yang was not worried about being able to sell the Lingzhi.

With the Treasure Compass, Mountain Rushing had become much easier.

There was also a second treasure location, which was indicated to be deeper in the mountain.

Xu Yang started to walk further in.

Before him was a lush and verdant landscape.

The trees were tall and thick.

Looking up, the view was open, but Xu Yang, trekking through the dense forest, had to occasionally step over shrubs or circumvent pits.

Trekking was physically exhausting.

The number of people in the live room continued to grow.

Xu Yang wondered what the second treasure might be—it could be ginseng, wild vegetables, wild Hericium mushrooms, wild American ginseng slices, or herbs like Gastrodia elata.

He was very familiar with these.

After all, he had grown up in a mountain village.

The second treasure location was approximately 3 kilometers away from the first. Though not far, the mountain terrain was uneven and rough, so it took him an hour to reach.

He kept walking deeper into the mountain.

The number of viewers in the live room still increased.

[Host, aren't you too bold, keep going deeper like this, are you not valuing your life?]

[To be honest, the more I watch, the more nervous I become, afraid that a tiger will jump out of the forest!]

[Stop talking, I wasn't scared at first, but now that you mention it, I am!]

[This host's live broadcast is so real!]

[Key point, he's going into the mountain alone, so brave. Normally, you must team up for mountain treks, at least have an assistant!]

These bullet comments popped up from time to time.

Xu Yang kept walking in.

Finally, he was getting closer and closer to the second treasure location.

Xu Yang felt somewhat expectant.

However, as he approached the target location, a hint of shock appeared on Xu Yang's face.

He could clearly see the situation ahead.

The treasure indicated by the Treasure Compass wasn't any kind of medicinal herb, but a feline animal with gold fur and black spots!

Leopard!

It was a Little Leopard, looking to be about two months old.

Xu Yang's expression became a bit tense.

What Xu Yang feared, of course, was not the Little Leopard, but its mother.

If the Little Leopard was here, could the female leopard be far away?

At that moment, the Leopard was lying on the ground, tilting its head back, emitting a series of calls.

The cries were milk-mild and cute, yet they carried a hint of sadness in them.

Listening to them made one feel uncomfortable.

Xu Yang felt numb and instinctively crouched down.

There was a slight nervousness in his eyes, and he gripped the knife used for cutting grass even tighter.

This Treasure Compass was truly a trap!

Was this treasure hunting?

It was more like courting death!

With the Little Leopard present, the larger Leopard must also be nearby!

The netizens noticed the situation in the live room and became very curious for a moment.

[What's up with the host, why does he look like he's seen a ghost!]

"Holy crap, don't tell me there's really something there, host you're not scaring me!"

"It's too dangerous for one person to run into the deep mountains!"

"What exactly is it, is this some kind of performance?"

Barrages of comments filled the screen.

Viewers were very curious about Xu Yang's actions.

At that moment, the drone's camera slowly panned forward, the camera equipped with dynamic and infrared tracking capabilities, locked onto the little leopard in no time, and then the lens quickly zoomed in.

Only then did the viewers realize what was happening.

It was a little leopard, slightly bigger than an adult cat but with shorter limbs and a small head, looking adorably cute.

"Holy shit! Is that a cat?"

One viewer exclaimed.

Then, other viewers' comments flooded in.

"What cat? This is a freaking leopard!"

"Holy shit! That's a leopard? Where is the host broadcasting from?"

"Are staged broadcasts this freaking cool now?"

"It really is a leopard!"

Many viewers watching the live broadcast were astonished.

This broadcast was interesting, actually featuring a leopard!

Xu Yang looked tense as he started to slowly back away.

He had no choice, as he had no means of protecting himself now. In the remote wilderness of the dense forest, where the trees were lush, there might be an adult female leopard lurking around.

Just the thought sent adrenaline surging through one's body.

Moreover, leopards are skilled at ambushing from trees and hunting their prey.

For a moment, Xu Yang felt that the mother of the little leopard might be hiding in the trees above, eyeing him intently.

With this thought, Xu Yang became even more nervous.

He began to back up, extra cautious.

The viewers also grew tense.

Everyone was afraid something bad might happen to Xu Yang.

The number of people in the live broadcast room swelled to over 400, many of whom had been watching from outside the room and now clicked in to ask curiously what was happening.

Not until Xu Yang had retreated a considerable distance did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Xu Yang felt that something was off about the little leopard's condition, but he dared not take a gamble.

He dared not bet that the mother leopard was not nearby.

Moreover, when finding a First Level protected animal in trouble, the proper course of action was to report to the Forestry and Grass Bureau.

Xu Yang decided to call the Forestry and Grass Bureau immediately.

He moved to an open area to confirm his safety before he spoke up,

"I just saw a little leopard, probably a Leopard, also known as a Panther."

"The Leopard is a national First Level protected animal, and also a very terrifying member of the cat family."

"If nothing unexpected happened, the little leopard's mother must have gone out to hunt and could return at any moment."

"I didn't expect that I would encounter the cub of a Leopard – that was very dangerous."

"If the mother leopard comes back, the consequences are unthinkable."

Xu Yang was in a positive state of mind.

Moreover, although there had been news of leopards killing dogs in the past, there had never been news of leopards injuring people.

So, with a machete for self-defense, a leopard wouldn't attack people easily.

"Host, you've really got guts!"

"You talking like this is giving me goosebumps, so scary!"

"That was really a Leopard, amazing!"

"Really dangerous!"

Everyone responded one after another.

After broadcasting for a while, many people found Xu Yang's live stream really interesting.

Encountering this incident, Xu Yang was not in the mood to continue looking for mountain goods. He turned off the microphone and called the Forestry and Grass Bureau to report the situation.

The other party didn't take it seriously.

After all, from Xu Yang's description, the little leopard did not have external injuries, so it was likely that the mother leopard had gone out for hunting, and the little cub was waiting at home for the mother leopard.

This type of natural ecosystem event, and in the absence of any injured animals, the Forestry and Grass Bureau's personnel would not intervene too much.

And, as this area was close to the mountain village, the Rangers' patrol routes did not pass through here.

As a result, the matter could only be left unresolved.

However, on his way back, Xu Yang was constantly uneasy.

He felt that the little leopard's cries were very weak, not like it was waiting for its mother to return.

And the way it was blatantly lying in the grass, dirty all over, did not look like it was waiting at home either.

The more he thought about it, the more something seemed off.

But going back now could mean facing the situation where the mother leopard had indeed gone out hunting, which could then pose a threat to his life.

With this in mind, Xu Yang made up his mind; he had to go back and check, but not alone. He needed to find two helpers.

Even if it was to help the little leopard, he had to ensure his own safety first.

So, he told his viewers he was going offline for now, then he turned off the live stream, packed up the drone, and hastened his pace home.