Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 79 - There is indeed gold in this river

Chapter 79: Chapter 79 There is indeed gold in this river!

Chapter 79 -79 There is indeed gold in this river!

“Where are my ducks?”

“Where is that whole flock of mine?”

In just a moment of distraction, Xu Yang saw the ducks had all disappeared.

After mastering swimming, they were moving at lightning speed.

He had intended to live stream some heartwarming scenes, but who knew these ducks could be so wild.

They were gone in the blink of an eye.

Xu Yang stood on the riverbank, gazing into the waters, but the ducks were nowhere to be seen.

The netizens started to laugh.

[Hahaha, Old Xu, did you come out to set them free?]

[Ducks: Bye, you ain’t our boss anymore!]

[Is this what they call wild ducks?!]

[I had a feeling something would happen!]

At this moment, at a bend in the river up ahead, the ducks were quacking and swimming back.

The little escapade had been short-lived; they had followed the river downstream for a bit and out of sight after a bend.

Unable to see Xu Yang, they got a bit anxious and immediately turned around to head back.

The scene was always humorous.

The little guys swam back, sticking close to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

“Actually, they can come over on their own once they’ve grown a bit, since the farm is close to here,”

“But there are dangers, after all, they have to pass through a wild jungle.”

“On the countryside side, because the area they pass through is all villages, it’s very safe, and I can rest assured to let the ducks go by themselves,”

Xu Yang explained.

The ducks were eagerly pecking at the aquatic plants by the shore.

Ducks like to eat aquatic plants, things like reeds, algae, water hyacinths, and so on.

Taking them out was also to let them consume some natural plants, which would make their own taste fresher.

The little guys quacked excitedly.

Xu Yang was checking the river for any delicacies, such as carp or big-headed shrimp.

To catch a couple on the way back would mean dinner is sorted.

“Nowadays there are fewer fish, or maybe they’ve gotten smarter and generally don’t wander in places where the water flow is shallow,”

He looked along the riverside but found nothing.

Then, Xu Yang gave the live stream audience a preview:

“The day after tomorrow, I plan to go up into the mountains again, deep into the wilderness, with a tent and a power bank.”

“There are good things which, if not searched for now, will never be found.”

When everyone heard Xu Yang was going to enter the deep forest, they got excited again.

Live streaming in the deep forest is compelling.

He’s the only one on the entire net who dares to go deep into the mountains alone for a live stream, and it’s in the area where Northeast Tigers and Leopards roam.

Even patrol guards now go on rounds in pairs.

Afterward, Xu Yang rested on the bank, watching the ducks eat.

Once they had eaten almost enough, Xu Yang called the ducks ashore.

The little ones had a fun day, swimming to the shore one by one, vigorously shaking their little rears a few times to dry off, and then gathered in a group, following Xu Yang as they headed back.

Today’s duck herding, much like herding cattle or sheep, was about taking them out to feed on waterside grass and returning once they were full.

The two dogs still followed them.

No need for leashes; they wouldn’t stray.

Many pet dogs aren’t like that; the moment you dare to let go of the leash, these dogs make their owners understand what “out of hand” means.

Country lanes buzzed with the chirping of cicadas and other insects.

The very essence of summer.

The ducks quacked along the way, their voices filled with excitement and a sense of wanting more.

Xu Yang felt a lazy vibe about him.

He completely emptied his mind, not thinking at all, just strolling leisurely.

The live stream remained as relaxed and comfortable as ever.

In the afternoon, Xu Yang prepared his equipment for Mountain Rushing.

He now had a “goodwill card” and a vial of “anti-snake venom serum,” part of a supplies pack awarded by the system for venturing into the deep mountains.

With these two items, the risk factor for going into the deep mountains was not high.

If he encountered a Northeast Tiger, he could just turn an enemy into a friend.

The next day, Xu Yang was not idle either.

Early in the morning, he put on his backpack and took a bucket to head into the mountains.

Li Shan thought Xu Yang was either live streaming or Mountain Rushing, but little did he know, today Xu Yang was setting out to do something big:

Gold panning.

Gold panning is something you definitely do on the sly.

According to domestic laws, private mining of gold mines is a crime, but panning for gold in rivers far from the mines is allowed.

People are now filming gold-panning videos.

The Golden River that Xu Yang discovered was just an ordinary river in the uninhabited areas of the mountains, with no mines around.

There was no need to worry about breaking the law.

He made his way to the riverbank.

The process of gold panning is not complicated, but it is quite exhausting.

In simple terms, it involves scooping up the mud and sand from the river onto a filtering pan, where the river water washes away the larger rocks and silt, leaving smaller grains of sand and gold flakes on the filtering pan.

Then, you search for gold grains on the filtering pan.

As soon as Xu Yang entered the mountain, he saw a mother Leopard and her cub walking toward him.

They lived in the mountains behind.

Moreover, Leopards have excellent vision; they could spot Xu Yang the moment he appeared.

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“Xiao Hua, you’ve grown.”

Xu Yang smiled and picked up Xiao Hua.

The little one was somewhat heavier now than when he first saw it.

But just as lively.

“Today, you’ll come with me to work in the mountains.”

“We’re digging for gold!”

“All treasures!”

Xu Yang set the little one down and then felt around in his backpack, pulling out a bottle of milk.

This was something Xu Yang had brought specially for the little leopard.

Seeing the milk, Xiao Hua immediately started meowing happily, and as soon as Xu Yang handed over the bottle, it clung to it without letting go.

This little fella, still loving milk at this age.

The female leopard had stopped nursing it, only allowing the little one to eat when she caught rabbits or wild chickens.

So, seeing the bottle of milk, the little one was so happy.

Milk still tasted best.

Not to mention that even after growing up, Xiao Hua would still like to drink milk.

Little milk leopard.

After feeding it the milk, Xu Yang continued on his way, with the big and little Leopards following him.

All the way to the Golden River.

Golden River was the name Xu Yang gave the river; there are many such rivers in the mountains, all branches of a larger river.

He found a place where the water was quite turbulent.

Then, he took the filtering pan out of his bag and inserted it diagonally into the stream.

The swift water rushed over the filtering pan.

As he was busy at work, both Leopards watched from the side.

Both big and little Leopards were a bit confused and couldn’t understand what Xu Yang was doing.

The female Leopard was also curious.

After setting up the filtering pan, Xu Yang started to shovel the riverbottom silt onto the filtering pan.

With each shovel of dirt, the small grains remained on the filtering pan while rocks and silt were washed away by the rushing river.

Shovel after shovel like this.

Until the filtering pan was full of various sand and stone grains.

Xu Yang put all the sand grains into a bucket, rinsed them clean, and then took a sieve to start sifting little by little.

Gold panning is hard work.

But having found gold in the river, it was definitely worth panning for.

He looked around him.

The surroundings were all primordial forest, with lush vegetation, sounds of insects and birds, but no signs of other wild animals or human activity.

This place was very remote, seldom visited by anyone.

But one must always be prepared, especially since there were quite a few people rushing mountains at this time.

“Big Flower, keep watch for me and let me know if anyone approaches,” Xu Yang said to the female Leopard.

The female Leopard looked around and took a heavy breath, considering it an answer.

Not sure if she understood or not.

Xu Yang sifted through the sand and stones with the sieve little by little; when there weren’t many left, he started to pick through them by eye.

There were about seven or eight particularly small gold grains, each probably weighing less than 0.5 grams.

But little by little adds up, and collected together, they were worth quite a bit.

The sand gold had a very good quality, and it could be sold even without additional processing.

Of course, for Xu Yang, if he was going to sell the gold, he would want to process it himself.

Xu Yang gathered the gold grains and felt a bit excited.

“There really is gold in this river!”

“Golden River!”

“Who would have thought that by using the Treasure Compass, I could find such a place.”

“Indeed every corner of the mountains holds treasures!”