Xu Yang once again ventured deep into the forest.
The female leopard and Little Leopard were resting on a tree.
Seeing Xu Yang coming, Little Leopard shook his head and wagged his tail, clearly delighted.
He was eager to climb down from the tree, but his tree-climbing skills were not yet polished, so he could only descend slowly, bottom first.
The female leopard's hind leg was injured, and her movements were not as agile, but she could still easily leap down from the tree using just three legs.
The two, one big and one small, looked exceptionally cute.
Xu Yang casually picked up Little Leopard and rubbed its small head.
The female leopard walked up to Xu Yang's side, and he also touched her forehead.
This big chubby leopard felt really good to the touch.
Fluffy.
The female leopard trusted Xu Yang greatly; she came to his side and immediately lay down beside him, allowing Xu Yang to check her hind leg's injury.
The bandage was tight, everything seemed normal.
With this, Xu Yang was also reassured.
He took out a piece of pork to feed the leopard and also fed some milk to Little Leopard.
There is a rule in nature not to interfere with the lives of wild animals, but rescuing injured wild animals does not fall under "interference."
Whether it's the Forestry and Grass Bureau or animal protection organizations, if they find injured wild animals, they will fully assist them.
After eating and drinking their fill, the female leopard lay on her side in the grass while Little Leopard jumped on her and happily played.
Xu Yang sat nearby, feeling relaxed.
The big chubby leopard was quite endearing.
Although the female leopard had been hungry for a few days, her body was still quite robust.
It felt meaty to the touch.
Xu Yang had always loved this kind of lifestyle, and now, with the system's help, he was able to achieve it and felt quite comfortable.
He stayed for over an hour.
"Alright, it's about time I left. I have to go to the mountain goods market tomorrow and need to prepare the tools for entering the mountain, so I won't come over," he said.
"You two take care of yourselves and don't wander off."
Xu Yang patted the female leopard's body, then stood up and bid farewell to the two leopards.
Little Leopard wanted to follow him, but the female leopard quickly grabbed him by the back of his neck and carried him up the tree.
The little fellow looked pitifully as Xu Yang walked away.
The little guy's affection for Xu Yang was stronger, after all, it was a naturally developed fondness, much more effective than the Good Person Card.
But for now, he had to live beside the female leopard, and only when he grew up and became independent could he act freely according to his own wishes.
Xu Yang returned home and tidied up a bit.
In the evening, he checked the popularity value he gained from the system.
[Today's live broadcast viewers: 1732, average viewing duration: 0.7 hours, gained popularity value: 1212]
[Current Total popularity value: 1846]
The system only counts the number of people who stayed in the live broadcast for more than 1 minute; many people would leave after watching for a while, so the average viewing duration was not high.
Including the day before yesterday's live broadcast, Xu Yang's current popularity value was over 1800.
The lowest level Lottery required 1000 for one draw.
Seeing that he had enough popularity value, Xu Yang decided to draw once.
[Host chooses low-level Lottery, drawing...]
[First Lottery draw guaranteed top reward.]
[Congratulations Host, you have obtained a top reward: random skill]
[Congratulations Host on acquiring the skill: Agility Skill]
[Agility Skill: Host's body becomes agile, able to cope with forest rushing situations, can make the most appropriate reactions in the shortest time.]
After choosing Lottery, Xu Yang only saw a flash of gold.
Then, the sound of obtaining a top reward rang out.
Golden legend!
Unexpectedly, the first time he drew, he directly obtained a skill.
Agility Skill, suitable for running in the forest, can skillfully dodge rocks, trees, tall grass, and also leverage their strength to move.
The downside was that running at full speed consumed energy very quickly, and with a normal person's stamina, a few minutes of running might be unbearable.
Xu Yang's physical condition was quite impressive; he grew up in the mountains and was on the basketball team at school. Years of training gave him a robust physique.
Now, having acquired Agility Skill, it really was like adding wings to a tiger.
Xu Yang went to the yard, glanced at his own yard wall, feeling a bit itchy with the new skill, and he immediately started sprinting, stepping on a protruding red brick on the wall. His hands naturally leaned on the wall and pushed hard.
Next, he rotated in the air, and with a smooth motion, he sat on the top of the wall.
The whole action was fluid, completed in one go.
"Wow, this skill..."
"In ancient times, this would have made someone a Thief Saint."
Xu Yang clucked his tongue in amazement.
At that moment, a farm cat was resting on top of a wall when it suddenly saw Xu Yang jump up and gave a start.
A look of shock appeared on the cat's face, its eyes wide open and mouth hanging agape, expression frozen.
Isn't it, you two-legged beasts can do this too?
Just jumped up like that?
There is a Jackie Chan in the yard, no joke.
Xu Yang saw the farm cat, smiled slightly, then jumped straight down from the wall.
The system really is a handy thing.
With this ability, there would be an extra layer of safety when Mountain Rushing in the forest in the future.
Apart from encountering a tiger or Black Bear, he should be able to run away.
After obtaining the ability, Xu Yang felt exceptionally good, fed his own Big Yellow, and then returned home to sleep contentedly.
Xu Yang's family had two yards in total.
One yard was by the shop, and another in the village.
Generally, his parents lived by the shop as they needed to mind the store and take care of business, though they came back occasionally.
Xu Yang lived in the village.
The family shop was quite large and stocked a variety of goods. Because his parents had a good reputation and sold items at fair prices, villagers also loved shopping there.
Another fulfilling day.
The next day.
In the morning, Xu Yang was busy clearing the vegetable garden, pulling out some of the radishes that had grown nicely, shaking off the dirt by grabbing the leaves, and putting them in a plastic bag.
He also picked some tomatoes.
Every farmhouse had a vegetable garden with a variety of vegetables and fruits planted on it. Under normal circumstances, they were self-sufficient, needing only to pick a few items from the garden when necessary.
Sometimes, if they grew too much, they would give some to their neighbors or take them to the market to sell.
After all, income in mountain villages was not high, so they sold what they could for some extra money.
Mountain goods market started at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Normally, mountain runners would go gather mountain goods in the morning and then bring them to the market to sell in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, Xu Yang rode the family's electric tricycle, the trailer loaded with a full bamboo basket of mushrooms, two beautifully shaped deer antlers, radishes, and tomatoes, heading toward the mountain goods market.
Since the electric tricycle did not travel very fast, Xu Yang decided to start a livestream.
The drone, set to full speed mode, could easily keep up.
Soon, people began entering the livestream room.
Before long, the number reached over 400.
For someone who had only started livestreaming two days ago, these numbers were quite impressive.
Last night, Xu Yang also updated the video of yesterday's Mountain Rushing, including finding the Golden Mushroom, encountering the foolish roe deer, and picking up deer antlers.
As of now, the video had already received over 3000 likes and was still rapidly increasing. It was evident that many people really enjoyed such videos.
Because of this, as soon as Xu Yang started streaming today, many curious people clicked in to watch.
A small mountain village road, an unremarkable tricycle, a young and handsome young man.
There was also a dog sitting in the passenger seat.
Wait, a dog?
The viewers looked toward the livestream screen and saw Big Yellow sitting primly next to the driver's seat of the tricycle, its butt down, forelegs resting on the handlebars.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
No way, what's going on here?
Are dogs like this now?
[Am I seeing things, or is that really a dog?]
[Hey, do dogs sit like that? Shouldn't they be standing in the back trailer?]
[Hahaha, the streamer's dog is really interesting!]
[Did that dog become enlightened?]
Everyone immediately said.
Xu Yang drove the tricycle, heading toward the mountain goods market at the base of the mountain.
He had a microphone hanging in front of him, turned the switch on, and said to the viewers,
"We are heading to the mountain goods market this afternoon. The market operates every afternoon, and it's busiest on Saturdays and Sundays. If you go too late, you can miss the good spots."
"There are no fixed stalls here. You just find a spot and set up your stall."
"Many professional mountain runners go to the mountains in the morning to gather mountain goods, then come to the mountain goods market to sell in the afternoon."
"It's always lively, and lots of people come."
As he spoke, Xu Yang glanced at the comments and, seeing everyone was curious about Big Yellow, laughed and said,
"Big Yellow is very smart. He saw how my parents sit like this, so he just followed their example and took the passenger seat."
"We're all used to it now, and don't think much of it."
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