Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 76 - When I Grow Up Ill Be the Mountain God

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: When I Grow Up, I’ll Be the Mountain God!

Chapter 76 -76: When I Grow Up, I’ll Be the Mountain God!

In the morning, Xu Yang called a few people, planning to build a small Mountain God Temple up in the mountains.

Constructing a Mountain God Temple wasn’t difficult—just stack up a small house and cover it with a roof.

The house was empty in the middle, with a Mountain God Tablet made of stone inside.

He had already found the location, right on a sun-facing ridge.

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A group of people arrived in the mountains and started getting busy.

A few people Xu Yang hired with money were doing light work; each person was paid 200 yuan.

Building a temple was naturally a costly affair.

In the past, when villages built or renovated temples, they would seek out the wealthiest families. For such deeds of accumulating virtue, they were willing to donate.

The Mountain God Temple Xu Yang wanted to build wasn’t large—it was just a small temple, only big enough to accommodate a tablet.

There were three workers in total, all masonry from the village. They were present when villagers built their houses, so constructing a small temple wasn’t difficult for them.

Just then, Xu Yang saw two leopards from a distance.

They lived in these mountains; the entire mountain was their territory. Every day, the female leopard would take the little leopard around the territory for patrols and teach it hunting.

Mainly hunting pheasants and rabbits.

“My god, leopards! Leopards!”

A worker saw the leopards appear and was startled.

The two leopards, more than a hundred meters away, were in between a few trees, looking in their direction.

The others also saw the leopards and instantly dared not move.

“It’s okay, it’s okay, they’re coming for me.”

“I saved them; they’re close to me!”

Xu Yang put down what he was doing and hurriedly said.

“You guys continue, I’ll look after them.”

Xu Yang walked towards the leopards.

The three masons from the village saw this scene and didn’t know what to do for a moment.

“Those are really leopards!”

“I heard he rescued them; the leopards became close to him.”

“Incredible! I’ve never seen leopards act like this!”

The three continued their work while glancing over at Xu Yang.

At this moment, Xu Yang had already reached the two leopards.

The little leopard ran over happily, tumbling back and forth around Xu Yang’s feet.

It was very lively.

The female leopard then comfortably lay down on its side, enjoying a moment of peace.

When she was taking care of her cub, she had to be alert at all times, fearing any danger might befall the little one.

After all, young cubs of fierce beasts are not strong attackers and can be seen as prey.

Now with Xu Yang here, she just let go and lay down.

Xu Yang picked up the little leopard, “You’ve grown bigger, and fast at that.”

“When you’re grown up, you’ll be the Mountain God of this mountain.”

“I’ll worship you.”

The little leopard also happily howled away.

At that moment, Xu Yang had not yet realized that Xiao Hua was just a standard Old-eating Leopard; in a few months, when the female leopard felt it could live independently, she would drive Xiao Hua away.

Xiao Hua indeed came looking for Xu Yang.

Xu Yang squeezed the leopard’s thick paws; those paws were really big and thick, much larger than a cat’s paws.

The patterns on its body were pretty as well.

It felt very soft to the touch.

He was there teasing the leopard, comfortable and at ease.

The masons nearby were quite tense, working while glancing over in his direction.

Seeing the female leopard lying down comfortably, they finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

“I heard that Xiao Xu raises leopards; even the police have come to investigate.”

“But it’s legal and proper, so they can’t really do anything about it.”

A mason commented.

“That’s impressive, to domesticate a wild leopard like this!”

The person next to him agreed.

Because of the leopards, ordinary people also dared not approach this mountain.

Xu Yang thought that he needed to put up another warning sign at the foot of the mountain, saying “Dangerous wild animals present, do not enter the mountain.”

In the surrounding areas of Changbai Mountain, there were many such warning signs wherever tigers and leopards had been spotted.

They also serve as a caution to people not to linger in such places.

After playing with the leopard for a while, Xu Yang had to get back to work.

The leopard only got close to Xu Yang and would not approach others, showing a very strong wariness.

That was a good thing.

Xu Yang was worried that Xiao Hua was like a foolish roe deer, without any guard against humans.

Now this was much better; the female leopard had taught her well.

Xu Yang worked alongside three masons to build the Mountain God Temple, which was just a small temple and was built very quickly.

Soon, the temple already looked the part.

Though simple, it could still shelter from wind and rain.

Not knowing whether there was a Mountain God on this mountain, building a temple was also a way of placing hope.

When the temple was completely built, looking carefully inside, a small house stood with a plaque for the Mountain God, engraved with four characters:

“Seat of the Mountain God”

Usually, there would be a portrait of the Mountain God inside, but as the pictures fade over time, Xu Yang did not hang one.

The Mountain God Temple still looked pretty good.

Once the temple appeared, the whole mountain immediately felt different.

“Alright, great job, let’s clean up and head back,”

Xu Yang said with a smile.

The three immediately began packing up their things.

Xu Yang glanced again at the leopard not far away and went over to say goodbye to the two leopards.

“OK, you two rest here. There are plenty of pheasants and rabbits on this mountain, enough for you to live on.”

“I’m off now!”

Xu Yang patted the little leopard on the head and the big leopard on the butt, then stood up and turned to leave.

The two leopards watched Xu Yang leave, then the female leopard continued to lie on the grass to rest, while the little leopard began to frolic around on her face.

The group walked on their way out.

Speaking of which, on the way back, Xu Yang encountered a rather bold weasel by the roadside.

In folk tales, this critter always appears as a mystical creature, and over time, many people came to think of weasels as somewhat divine.

Essentially, it’s a member of the weasel family, carnivorous, with strong hunting abilities, and a killer of rabbits and mice.

“Look, Yellow Weasel!”

“Ah, just after the Mountain God Temple is finished, Yellow Weasel comes seeking a title!”

“This mountain has some spirit!”

The masons said laughingly.

Xu Yang looked at the Yellow Weasel, thinking that the little guy looked quite cute with clear eyes and handsome features.

But he was also a bit guarded inside; when he got back, he’d have to check the chicken coop’s courtyard walls to prevent it from sneaking in.

However, if a weasel wanted to get into the chicken coop, it could climb a wall to get in, which was really hard to guard against.

He could only hope that the creature wouldn’t come to the farm and cause trouble.

The weasel just gave Xu Yang a couple of glances, then hopped and skipped away.

There was no occurrence of the mythical seeking of nobility as told in folk stories.

But among the Northeast Five Immortals, Yellow Weasel was quite renowned; it wasn’t often seen, so spotting one now was quite rare.

Perhaps it really had something to do with the spiritual aura of the Mountain God Temple.

Xu Yang made his way back to the farm.

The first thing he did was check the conditions of the chicken and duck coops.

It was still necessary to be cautious.

“Time to keep a cat, preferably a tabby, good at fighting, capable of catching mice, and also able to handle weasel family animals.”

“Then weasels and minks wouldn’t dare to come over.”

Xu Yang thought to himself.

While Maquan and Little Black were capable of guarding the home, cats and members of the weasel family were too agile; they were all natural hunters.

Weasel family animals were formidable; even a small one could easily kill wild rabbits several times bigger than itself.

In comparison, dogs seemed a bit clumsy.

If a weasel sneaked in, the two dogs might not even notice it.

“For guarding the home, we definitely need a cat.”

“Dogs can be responsible for alerting against large animals breaking in, and cats can keep an eye on mice and weasels.”

“That’s the way to do it.”

“Every farm should have a cat.”

Xu Yang kept thinking to himself.

The weasel he had passed earlier probably didn’t expect that just by being seen, Xu Yang had already started thinking about how to deter it.