Druid's Country Retirement

"Big flower, one ear, come back!" Li Hongbing walked quickly down the hillside and across the river, scolding the wolf dogs and the pack of dogs as they prepared to attack the leopards.

After all, the leopard is a national first-level protected animal. In the middle of the last century, the leopard was hunted indiscriminately, causing the leopard to be close to extinction. The one in front of you might be the last one in the Qinba forest area. You can't kill it indiscriminately just to avenge the mother bear.

Ow!

The golden leopard lying on the stone seemed to be even more frightened when it saw Li Hongbing, and kept barking warnings.

Li Hongbing raised his hands to indicate that he was not in danger, and stepped closer to the stone.

at this time.

Jin Zi was so tired that he crawled out of the woods.

Although it was now as fat as a pig, a tiger was still a tiger, and its power was still there. When he saw the leopard lying on the big rock, he thought it was going to hurt Li Hongbing, so he immediately opened his big mouth and let out an earth-shattering roar.

The roar was like a thunder, resounding throughout the forest, causing the leaves on the branches to fall.

Sound waves spread in the air, and the distant peaks seemed to be shaken by the roar. The echo echoed in the mountains and lingered for a long time.

The animals in the forest were frightened by the sudden roar and fled in all directions, looking for a place to hide. The birds screamed and flew into the sky.

When the Golden Leopard heard the roar of the tiger, his body trembled, and he subconsciously jumped off the boulder. It seemed that he had forgotten to hurt his body, and fell to the ground like a gourd rolling on the ground.

The wolves and dogs rushed forward, surrounding the leopard, eager to try.

The leopard's fur exploded in an instant. However, his body was injured and unable to move. He could only cling to the stone, open his mouth, reveal his fangs and give a warning like a cat.

Li Hongbing grabbed Erhei's neck who was blocking the way, threw him back, drove the wolf dog and the dogs away, looked at the frightened Golden Leopard and said softly.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you!"

The leopard raised its paw and slapped the ground hard to prevent Li Hongbing from getting close.

Ow!

Jin Zi suddenly rushed from the back row to the front row, slapped the leopard hard on the head, opened his bloody mouth and locked the leopard's throat, and let out a low roar.

Although they both belong to the cat family, there is a big gap between them. Jin Zi belongs to the Siberian tiger, and his body is stronger and his teeth and claws are much larger than that of a leopard. In front of Jin Zi, a leopard is as small as a cat.

And due to bloodline suppression, Golden Leopard's expression was uncomfortable, showing great pain and unwillingness, but he did not dare to fight back.

At this time, two little leopards, as big as bears, staggered out from behind the big rock. The three little guys rushed to Jin Zi and let out childish roars.

Hey!

Still a female leopard.

Snapped!

Li Hongbing waved his hand and slapped Jin Jin on the head.

"Who asked you to come up here? Let's see what you can do. Relax!"

Jin Zi reluctantly let go of the leopard, walked aside, and used his claws to dig at the stones as if to vent his anger.

Xiong Da recognized Li Hongbing and threw himself on his lap, screaming.

"Little guy, you can really run." Li Hongbing squatted down, patted the bear's big head, turned to look at the frightened female leopard, and stretched out his hand. The frightened female leopard shivered and the hair on its back stood straight.

"Don't be afraid, I'll treat your injuries!" Li Hongbing gathered the original power in his palms as he spoke.

The female leopard felt a sense of intimacy and security. Her puffy back hair slowly retracted, her bright eyes looked straight at Li Hongbing, and her head moved closer to her palm little by little.

It wasn't until his head was completely pressed against his palm that the Golden Leopard let go of his fear, narrowed his eyes, and made a purring sound from his throat.

Li Hongbing took the opportunity to send the original power into the body of the female leopard, but not much. After all, the golden leopard is a national first-level protected animal and must report to Captain Xu as soon as possible.

You can't just say that you found an injured leopard, and then say that the injury is healed when you get back, or wait for Captain Xu to send a veterinarian to check, or you will be wrong.

It can temporarily prevent the injury from getting worse.

"Let me take a look at the injury." Li Hongbing said softly, reaching for the female leopard's hind legs.

No obvious trauma, but not in good condition.

One fatal injury was in the waist. The spine should have been hit hard by an external force, causing the hind legs to be unable to move and causing paralysis.

Li Hongbing suddenly had an idea.

Could it be the mother bear who hit me?

Boom! !

The two little leopards thought that Li Hongbing was going to hurt their mother, so they rushed over to hold Li Hongbing's hands and roared weakly.

Two more yelping monsters!

"You two, be honest." Li Hongbing grabbed the little leopard by the neck and threw it into the mother's arms. He stood up and took out his mobile phone.

Fortunately, there is a signal.

Dial Captain Xu’s number.

As soon as the call rang, the call was immediately connected, followed by Captain Xu’s hearty laughter.

"Brother Li, you know so well that I am looking for you. We really have a good understanding."

"Are you looking for me?" Li Hongbing had a bad feeling, as if Captain Xu was trying to stuff something for him again.

"Yeah, it's an absolute surprise, let me tell you."

Before Captain Xu could finish speaking, Li Hongbing quickly interrupted, "I found an injured leopard and two little leopards."

"What do I have here? Leopard? Are you drinking fake wine? There haven't been leopards in our forest area for many years." Captain Xu suddenly raised the volume. Li Hongbing, who was noisy, moved his phone away and waited for the other side to stop shouting. Then he said, "Real Leopard, if you don't believe me, I'll send you a video, just wait."

After hanging up the phone, Li Hongbing sent another prestige video invitation.

Once connected, flip the camera.

Captain Xu was instantly shocked. In the camera, the leopard was licking two leopard cubs. Seeing the bright and gorgeous fur, his body trembled uncontrollably due to excitement.

The head is small and round, the snout is short, the ears are short and round, the back of the ear is black, the tip of the ear is yellow, the base has sparse black hair, the hair is brightly colored, and the body is covered with round black spots, which look like ancient copper coins.

This is not a leopard! !

There are five types of leopards in China, namely the South China leopard, the Northeast leopard, the Southwest leopard, and the North China leopard. Due to human destruction and illegal hunting, the wild living environment continues to deteriorate, and the number of these five leopards is very rare.

The North China leopard, also known as the golden leopard and the Chinese leopard, is the only leopard subspecies recognized in the world as endemic to China. However, the population is on the verge of extinction. The last time a golden leopard was seen in the wild in the Qinba Forest was thirty years ago.

It was one winter. A leopard was so hungry that it strayed into the village. As a result, every house was closed, but the brigade department was opened with a few chickens inside. Then, the leopard was lured in. The militiamen stuffed rifles into the windows. The leopard didn't know how to use the gun. Powerful, bite as soon as it comes up, the leopard will die with the gunshot, skin it and sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the meat will be divided and eaten.

Captain Xu, who has been protecting animals all his life, never thought that he would see a leopard again in his lifetime.

"Brother, be careful not to scare them. I will report to the superiors immediately. No, I will come to you now and send you a location."

"It's so troublesome, why don't I take it back to the village first." Li Hongbing looked up at the sky. It has been out for a long time. How long will it take for you to come?

When Captain Xu heard this, he quickly stopped him.

"No, please don't. This matter involves a lot. Don't move around. Send me your location and I'll be there right away. I beg you, please don't mess around."

Seeing Captain Xu's sincere attitude, Li Hongbing reluctantly agreed, hung up the call and sent the location, looked at the animals, and spread his hands helplessly.

"Ugh, I can't go back, I have to wait for someone to come over."

Other animals said they didn't care.

Ouch! Only gold jumped out to vent his dissatisfaction.

Staying in the shabby forest, eating or drinking, and not having a pretty girl to help me brush my hair. If I had known better, I wouldn't have come.

"Shut up, you've been eaten like a pig, and you still have the nerve to bark. What did you do on this trip to the mountains? Take one step and rest for two. After you bark again, you will stay in the mountains and fend for yourself."

Seeing Li Hongbing getting angry, Jin Zi quickly swung his tail flatteringly.

Bitch.

If I don't scold him for a day, my whole body will feel itchy.

Li Hongbing was too lazy to pay attention to the rice bug. He returned to the mother leopard and saw two little leopards looking for food under the mother's withered belly. They didn't make any anxious noises.

Woohoo!

The female leopard looked up at Li Hongbing, her eyes flashing with hope and pleading.

He said he hadn't eaten food for a long time and the children were very hungry!

have to! !

Li Hongbing stood up and was about to let the wolfhound and the dogs catch some wild animals. When he looked back, he thought that just after Jinzi finished howling, not to mention the wild animals, even the mice would have to be moved.

Then he sprayed gold.

"Incompetent bungler!!"

"You are so big, what use do you have!!"

What did you do again?

Jin Zi blinked his big copper eyes, looking blank and innocent.

Li Hongbing looked at the small river not far away. Winter had just entered and the water in the river had dropped a lot. It should be possible to catch small fish and shrimps.

After deciding, I took off my shoes, rolled up my trouser legs, and walked into the river.

hiss!

It’s so cold!

Even though the sun was shining high, the river water was still bitingly cold. The water reached up to my calves, and the chill instantly swept through my body, as if thin needles penetrated the skin and penetrated the bone marrow.

Li Hongbing couldn't help but chattered his teeth and shuddered. He still walked forward firmly, staring at the bottom of the water.

The weather is cold and the water is cold. The small fish and shrimps are hiding under the rocks. It is very difficult to catch them one by one.

As for using the power of the source to attract, Li Hongbing had never considered it. It was necessary to use the power of the source to catch a fish. It was not a shame. He thought that he was a little expert at catching fish in the village.

First find the upper reaches of the river, select a suitable location, select some large stones to block the waterway, plug the gaps with sand, divert the water from the upper reaches to other places, and then block a stone embankment downstream.

Blocked at both ends, Li Hongbing found a piece of dead wood from the woods, hollowed out the humus in the trunk, and used it as a temporary wooden ladle. He lay on the side of the stone embankment and scooped out water.

Soon, wolfhounds and dogs joined the team to help scoop the water, kicking their hind legs out. It seemed that they were better at this sport than Li Hongbing.

Jin Jin, who was lying on the rocky beach basking in the sun, saw everyone playing in the water together. He got up with difficulty and walked into the water with a big belly. With a casual pull of his tiger paws, which were as big as the bowl of the ocean, he was instantly in the ditch. Empty.

However, this guy was standing outside the stone dam. The water that everyone scooped out with great difficulty was poured back by the gold, and they were all soaked by the river water.

Li Hongbing's clothes were soaked and he shouted angrily, "Gold!"

Jin Zi was so frightened that he turned around and saw the angry eyes of Li Hongbing, the wolfdog, and the dogs. He shrank his head and ran into the woods without looking back in fear.

"A dog got in, don't let me catch you." Looking at Jin Zi's back, Li Hongbing raised his wooden ladle and cursed.

There was no gold to make trouble next. Only a shallow layer of water at the bottom of the river was scooped out. It was impossible to scoop it out completely. It was enough to catch fish and shrimp.

Without the protection of the river, small fish and shrimps exposed their backs and fled and struggled in all directions in the remaining water.

A black back swam past in front of him. With quick eyes and quick hands, Li Hongbing pressed down on it and caught a crucian carp that was about one or two in size.

Wild crucian carp is not big in size, with a shiny black back and white body. It has no scales and is small and dense. It cannot eat enough for a long time and has a flat belly.

This kind of wild crucian carp tastes very fragrant without any earthy smell. It would be even more delicious if it had fish roe.

Throw the crucian carp into the puddle that has been built in advance, and then fumble around at the bottom of the water and in the gaps between rocks.

By swimming your hands in the murky water, you can easily catch wild fish scurrying around.

Wolfhounds and other dogs also joined the fishing team. When they saw movement in the water, they immediately started to bite.

Erhei was more unlucky. He bit into a yellow peppercorn and screamed when he was stabbed in the back by the yellow peppercorn.

Soon the small puddle was filled with fish.

Most of them were crucian carp, peach blossoms, wheat ears, wild shrimps, and a few yellow spicy dices weighing half a catty.

Li Hongbing put the fish catch into a wooden ladle, came to the big rock, picked up a wheat ear fish and threw it over. The little fish was jumping on the ground.

A leopard cub flashed its big black eyes, jumped forward, held the wheat fish firmly with its small paws, lowered its head, opened its small mouth, and swallowed it in three or two mouthfuls.

Another leopard cub smelled the fishy smell, got out of the mother's arms, ran to Li Hongbing and howled.

"Everyone has a share." Li Hongbing picked out the small fish from the wooden ladle and threw it to the ground.

Two leopard cubs rushed forward, holding one down with their paws, eating one in their mouths, and looking at the next one.

Xiong Da also ran over and joined the fish-eating team.

Li Hongbing brought the remaining big fish to the big leopard's mouth, "Eat it, you can't find anything else to eat in the barren mountains and forests, so we'll make do with it and wait until we get back to the village to eat meat."

Ouch!

The big leopard looked at Li Hongbing with its bright eyes, as if thanking him for his help. He lowered his head and bit the fish, then wolfed it down.

Perhaps due to the injury, when the female leopard eats fish, moving her body will cause severe pain and make her expression twitch. But when faced with the temptation of food, hunger can overcome any pain.

After eating fish.

The Leopard family of three are in much better condition.

The two little leopards were no longer afraid. They followed Xiong Da and played among the dogs, and from time to time they even dared to tease the wolf dogs.

Dahua has always been full of maternal love for these furry babies, letting them run around around her. Erhei is not that good-tempered. When he sees the little leopard running over, he grins, exposes his fangs, and makes a low threatening sound.

Li Hongbing lit a fire and sat by the river out of boredom. If Captain Xu hadn't stopped him, he would have been home long ago.

Ring Ring Ring!

The phone rings.

Picking up the phone, the caller was Captain Xu.

They were so fast, they came here in less than four hours, and they thought they would have to wait until dark!

As soon as the call was connected, Captain Xu said impatiently.

"Brother, we are very close to your coordinates. Send us a shared location!"

(End of this chapter)