Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 71 - Two Biscuits Kill Three Foxes

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Two Biscuits Kill Three Foxes?

Chapter 71 -71: Two Biscuits Kill Three Foxes?

At dusk, on the farm.

Xu Yang checked the farm’s condition, everything was in perfect order.

The chicken coop, the duck shed, the goose shed, and the pigsty had all been cleaned.

The blueberries had also been watered as required.

Li Shan was a good hand at work, he even took care of the vegetable garden.

The hired workers were indeed reliable, allowing Xu Yang more time to attend to his own affairs.

Mountain Rushing, editing videos, managing accounts, and so on.

Today was another fulfilling day.

After returning from the mountain goods market, Xu Yang took a shower, changed into clean clothes, took out a North-east milk cake from the refrigerator, and then sat in the yard to enjoy the breeze.

The chair was a recliner, the kind that can prop up your feet and allow one to lie back comfortably.

Lying there was very comfortable.

The temperature at twilight was just right, like a cooling furnace, with an occasional breeze that felt very refreshing.

Little Ma Quan ran over again, resting beside Xu Yang.

Ma Quan was raised by Xu Yang as a guard dog, with the responsibility of keeping watch over the farm.

This little guy was very dependable.

The last time a wild boar sneaked in, it was the first to discover it.

Xu Yang ate the ice cream while resting, lying there to relieve the fatigue from today’s Mountain Rushing.

Xu Yang hoped in his heart that the two leopards would take up residence on the mountain behind the farm.

As he had mentioned before, if there is a king of the forest, it can nourish the mountain.

With the mountain lord present, wolves, wild boars, foxes, rabbits, mice, black bears wouldn’t become rampant.

It’s true that Xu Yang couldn’t invite a real Northeast Tiger.

But having a leopard take charge would have a similar effect.

After all, leopards are also large felines.

The little leopard didn’t know Xu Yang’s thoughts, and if the little leopard knew what Xu Yang was thinking, it would probably respond with a look of astonishment:

“Who? Me? Catch wild boars?”

“I don’t know how to do that either!”

Xu Yang was resting when suddenly, his phone rang.

Upon checking, it was Liu Ming from the local police station calling.

Xu Yang answered the phone.

“Hello, Xu Yang, there has been another report about the leopard, and today people from the Forestry Bureau came to inquire. They are likely to come over tomorrow.”

“They have to investigate the situation on the ground.”

“I just wanted to let you know about this,” Liu Ming said to Xu Yang.

“No problem, let them come. I’ll be here tomorrow,” Xu Yang responded generously.

“Okay.”

Xu Yang hung up the phone.

He had previously told the police about the leopard.

He had explained truthfully that after seeing the leopard with an injured hind leg, he had fed it some food and bandaged its wound.

After that, the leopard became very friendly towards him.

The Forestry Bureau’s staff had not yet conducted a field visit, so they planned to come over.

One reason was to investigate the situation of people keeping protected animals as reported online, and the other was due to the recent “Special Action on Reasonably Handling Human-Animal Conflicts” conducted by the bureau.

Xu Yang didn’t think much of it.

“So someone did report it, after all that explanation.”

Xu Yang was bemused.

The internet was strictly monitored; after all, there were so many eyes watching. And usually, those who made such reports were just jealous.

Jealous of Xu Yang, a self-media blogger with several hundred thousand followers, who could attract over 10,000 people to his live broadcasts, and even peak at more than 20,000 at times.

Xu Yang was clear in his conscience.

After finishing the ice cream, he looked at his phone for a while.

Because he had applied some floral-scented repellent, Xu Yang was able to lounge about comfortably in just shorts and a short-sleeved shirt without worrying about mosquito bites.

So lying there was exceptionally comfortable.

The sky gradually darkened.

Xu Yang lay there for a while before heading inside to rest.

The next morning, Xu Yang let the chickens out, allowing them to roam around.

The chickens didn’t run amok, and it was good for them to look for food around.

At this time, two staff members from the Forestry Bureau and the police officer Liu Ming from the police station came to the farm to talk to Xu Yang about the situation.

The visitors introduced themselves:

“Hello, we are from the Tiger and Leopard Administration under the Forestry Department, my name is Duan Yuan, and I’d like to discuss the situation of the Northeastern Leopard with you.”

“I’m Sun Tian.”

At the Northeast Tiger and Leopard Administration, Xu Yang knew his main responsibility was the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park, which included several departments like Patrol Guards, the Detection Management Center, Researchers, and the Rescue Team.

Before Xu Yang took the civil service exam, he had looked up information about these departments, as he wanted to become a Patrol Guard.

Patrol Guards not only had to go on mountain patrols periodically but also had to monitor the situation of tigers and leopards through surveillance on a daily basis.

“Hello, everyone.”

Xu Yang responded with a smile.

Duan Yuan got straight to the point, saying he had seen Xu Yang walking with a leopard during a live broadcast and asked about the incident.

Xu Yang explained that it was because he had rescued the leopard.

“The roaming areas for the Northeast tigers and leopards are expanding, and we are also managing the detection.”

“We need to protect the wildlife while also ensuring the safety of people’s lives.”

“Generally, the areas for both are supposed to be separate.”

“This is the first time we’ve seen someone coexist peacefully with a wild leopard.”

“But you should still be careful; after all, they are wild animals, and you never know what might happen.”

After understanding the situation, Duan Yuan advised Xu Yang.

“Mm, okay, I’m fine, don’t worry.”

“I can feel their emotions and states; they don’t mean any harm to me.”

“There’ll be no problem.”

Xu Yang replied, smiling.

The people from the Forestry and Grass Bureau and the Police Station were surprised to hear Xu Yang say this.

It was their first time encountering a case like Xu Yang’s.

A mountain runner, carrying a little leopard in his arms as he walked up the mountain, with the female leopard following calmly.

Every frame of that scene was thought-provoking.

If it had been any other human or wild animal daring to come within ten meters of the little leopard, the female leopard would probably have fought fiercely.

“Still, be cautious.”

After they understood the situation, Duan Yuan and his team left.

Having received a complaint, they had to conduct an investigation. If similar complaints were filed in the future, they could handle them quickly.

Simply put, they wouldn’t have to deal with it, because while what Xu Yang did was outrageous, it was reasonable and lawful.

Nobody could have imagined someone getting along so intimately with a fierce beast.

Xu Yang himself didn’t find it all that strange.

Cooperating with the investigation was his duty.

No sooner had the people from the Forestry Bureau and the Police Station left than the little fox ran in from outside the farm.

They were quite good at picking their moments, knowing that it wasn’t convenient to show up with strangers around, and came looking for Xu Yang as soon as those people were gone.

The three little fellows cuddled up cutely together.

Xu Yang felt in his pocket, where he just happened to have two cookies left.

He tore open the wrapper of one of them and gave it to Little Fox.

The little guy was the cutest and most obedient, deserving of special treatment.

“Only one left now, who wants it?”

Xu Yang held up the cookie, asking the two male foxes.

The two little guys understood his words, and suddenly, one fox barked at the other, which, not to be outdone, barked back.

Then, before Xu Yang could react, the two little guys started fighting.

Two cookies incite a battle among three foxes.

Foxes fighting is quite interesting.

They stand up with their forelimbs entwined, yipping at each other.

Xu Yang was initially a bit concerned, but when he saw how they were fighting, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Gentlefolk speak rather than use their fists.

The way foxes fight is rather unique, with their forelimbs entwined, and their mouths open wide, as if they are seeing whose mouth is bigger.

Updat𝓮d from freewēbnoveℓ.com.

It’s a bit like human wrestling.

They fought and yelped at the same time, as if arguing:

“The cookie is mine!”

“No, the cookie is mine!”

At that moment, Xu Yang stepped in to separate them,

“Enough, you two. Half for each.”

“To think you’d actually fight over this.”

He broke the cookie in half and handed it to them, and the two little guys calmed down only after they got their share of the cookie.

This squabbling scene was quite amusing.

Some foxes at the farm were quite nice, after all, among the Northeast Five Immortals, the Fox Fairy is the most prominent.

Xu Yang also believed in these things, treating the three of them like cute little immortals.