Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 51 - The Treasure Hidden Inside Arisaema

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Treasure Hidden Inside Arisaema!

Chapter 51 -51: The Treasure Hidden Inside Arisaema!

Once he entered the deep mountain, the number of wild animals visibly increased.

The most common were the Sika Deer and roe deer.

Every time they appeared, the netizens in the live stream would exclaim in amazement.

Wow!

In reality, these two animals are too abundant in the Northeast.

Take the Sika Deer, for example. In Dalian, wild Sika Deer are so bold they even roam around in human parks at night.

Sometimes you can see them on the road.

There are traffic signs with symbols prohibiting Sika Deer.

The foolish roe deer are even more numerous, after all, there’s an old saying that describes the rich ecology here:

Beat the roe deer with a stick, scoop up fish with a gourd, wild chickens fly right into the cooking pot.

The ones being beaten are them.

Xu Yang had already picked plenty of great stuff along the way, mostly Red Ganoderma. He didn’t solely rely on the Treasure Compass to enter the mountain; by just walking around and picking, he filled a bag in no time.

“Look here, a few more Red Ganoderma, these are quite big!”

Xu Yang pointed at several Lingzhi mushrooms poking out of a tree and said with a smile.

He gently pulled and broke off the Red Ganoderma and then stashed it in his bag.

Picking things up felt really good.

After walking a while, Xu Yang decided to use the Treasure Compass.

Then, he headed towards the location indicated by the Compass.

Some netizens were still asking in the live stream:

[Host, aren’t you scared to go into the deep mountains alone?]

Seeing the barrage of comments, Xu Yang replied with a light smile, “There aren’t that many dangers in the deep mountains.”

However, before he had finished speaking, Xu Yang slapped his stick ahead of him, and a snake with a mottled brown back emerged from the grass.

Xu Yang jumped in fright, exclaiming “Holy shit,” and then leapt backward sharply.

Because of his explosive power, to the viewers, it seemed as though he flew backward.

Everyone was startled by him.

What’s happening?

Xu Yang took two steps back, holding the stick, and cautiously watched the brown snake before him.

Only then did the netizens see the snake.

[Holy shit! A snake! It’s a snake!]

[Damn, I’m getting chills all over now!]

[Didn’t you say there weren’t that many dangers in the deep mountains?]

[Is there really a snake? Is it venomous?]

[Just look at Old Xu’s reaction, and you’ll know if it’s poisonous!]

Xu Yang watched the snake closely and said softly:

“This is a Five-step Snake. It lives in the deep mountains, is large in size, and highly venomous.”

“Although they possess high medicinal value, there aren’t many left now because people have been catching them.”

“It’s just that poverty is scarier than poison, driving people to take risks.”

“I’m not interested in catching snakes.”

As he spoke, he sidestepped around it.

The Five-step Snake moved gently, its belly rubbing against the grass leaves, flattening a swath of wild grass.

The snake’s manner of moving was eerie.

The cold gaze and flickering tongue were even more frightening.

Xu Yang wasn’t afraid of snakes, but it was natural to get a fright upon suddenly seeing a venomous one.

[This is called a Five-step Snake? Is it the kind where after it bites you, you die after walking five steps?]

[What do you do if bitten by a Five-step Snake? Walk four steps and then let it bite you again!]

[Old Xu’s backward jump was so far, I knew he had Qinggong!]

[It did seem far. If Cao Zhi could jump like that, he’d have escaped the palace in less than seven steps!]

Xu Yang bypassed the Five-step Snake and continued towards his targeted location.

It wasn’t long before he arrived at the place indicated by the Treasure Compass.

With hopeful eyes, he looked over the clearing, where a dense collection of plants appeared.

Each plant resembled the frame of an umbrella, with leaves splayed wide open.

There was a clear space in the middle of the plants.

Xu Yang was momentarily stunned.

“Wow, so many unopened Arisaema.”

He couldn’t help but exclaim.

This time, the netizens finally saw some clue.

Mainly because plants of the Araceae family all look similar, with long leaves radiating outward in a striking manner, making them stand out from other grasses.

[Is it a treasure?]

[Is it valuable?]

Everyone immediately asked what they were concerned about.

Xu Yang shook his head, “Plants of the Araceae family aren’t valuable; they are mainly poisonous. Almost all plants in the Araceae family are toxic.”

“They’re essentially poisonous weeds!”

“But there is one exception, which is the konjac that everyone often eats. Actually, konjac is also poisonous, it’s just that after multiple stages of artificial processing, it becomes non-toxic.”

“Our culinary culture really is amazing, no matter how poisonous something is, as long as it tastes good, we’ll find a way to eat it.”

“I’m shocked that there are so many Arisaemas here, densely packed together—who would dare to come here.”

“No wonder there isn’t even a Sika Deer around.”

Xu Yang discovered that the treasure the Treasure Compass had located was right in the middle of the Arisaema patch.

The grass in that clearing wasn’t growing very well, and the ground even felt a bit cracked.

Xu Yang, wearing long pants, was able to pass through the middle of the Arisaemas without any issues.

He’d be worried if he were wearing shorts though, as a scratch from the Arisaema could cause his skin to swell up.

[Is this whole area covered in poisonous plants?]

[It looks kind of creepy!]

[Arisaema is poisonous, but it’s not as exaggerated as you think.]

At this time, Xu Yang looked at the clearing ahead and said,

“There seems to be something in the middle there.”

“I’ll go check it out.”

He crossed through a patch of Arisaema, which made the footage slightly unnerving.

Soon, Xu Yang reached the center of the clearing, not far from a few pine trees.

The grass on the ground was sparse, with some dry cracks here and there.

He seemed to sense something and took out a small shovel for digging, gently prying open the dry, cracked clumps of earth.

In no time, Xu Yang pulled out a blackish-brown object, not much different in appearance from a potato.

“There really is treasure here!”

“We’ve made a killing this time!”

Xu Yang said, slightly excited.

The online viewers were perplexed.

[What has Old Xu found this time?]

[That thing looks like a donkey dung egg!]

[Indeed, it closely resembles a donkey dung egg!]

[You guys underestimate Old Xu too much, maybe it’s horse dung!]

Many viewers were commenting.

After seeing the barrage of comments, Xu Yang laughed and said,

“This is not donkey dung, but genuine Black Truffle.”

“Deep in the mountains, there truly are amazing things!”

“Black Truffles are very valuable, they are among the world’s most expensive and rare edible fungi. The price isn’t too high on our side, but in Europe, they can be worth their weight in gold.”

“We have truffle hunters here, and come October, these people will enter the mountains specifically to search for truffles.”

“I never expected to come across them myself!”

Xu Yang brushed away the dirt bit by bit; Black Truffles are often not found alone, and where there is one, there are definitely more nearby.

As expected, Xu Yang dug further and found three large Black Truffles.

Having been in the mountains for so long, he finally stumbled upon something valuable.

Only then did the audience in the live stream realize that the dark lumps Xu Yang was digging up from the ground were actually Black Truffles!

[Are those Black Truffles? Watching Old Xu make a fortune again!]

[He must have planted them there beforehand!]

[If you watch the live stream a bit longer, you’d know that the host never fakes it!]

[How much can you earn from that? I want to go into the mountains too!]

Xu Yang dug up several pieces and then continued to search in the surrounding area.

“Black Truffles grow under pine and oak trees, sometimes they are half-exposed on the surface, other times they might split open the ground,” he explained.

“These are relatively easy to find.”

“Then there are those buried in the ground—those are the hardest to locate.”

“However, truffle hunters have a special method for finding truffles, which is that pigs are extremely sensitive to the scent of truffles. Often taking a pig into the mountains and following its lead will do the trick.”

“That’s why Black Truffles also have another nickname, ‘pig truffles’.”

As Xu Yang continued his search, he shared a few more educational tidbits.

The viewers listened in astonishment.

Pig truffles?

Truffle hunters taking pigs into the mountains?

People had only heard about hunting with hounds, never with hunting pigs.

Hunters are experienced and versatile, adapting their methods according to the prey they seek.

“I also have to thank this patch of Arisaema plants here. It’s because of their presence that these Black Truffles weren’t eaten by wild pigs,” Xu Yang expressed his gratitude.

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“Wild pigs love eating Black Truffles, and they eat a lot of them.”

“With the Arisaema growing here, wild pigs keep their distance and can’t smell the truffles. That’s why these Black Truffles have been preserved.”

“All of this seems arranged as if dangerous places hide precious treasures, and only those who are both lucky and experienced can find them.”

Xu Yang stood in the middle of the Arisaema plants.

Around him were several towering pine trees.

There wasn’t much wild grass on the ground, leaving lots of bare soil exposed.

Xu Yang, holding his small shovel, began to explore bit by bit.