Chapter 203: Chapter 201: Ranch Owner, You Still Claim You Don’t Know Martial Arts?

Passing by the far end of the pasture, Jiang Feng inspected the growth of the yew trees once more.

Since he had the staff spread a special fertilizer on the yew trees last time, these young trees had firmly rooted themselves.

To him, these saplings were like investments, akin to term deposits.

Just wait ten or twenty years, when these trees can be sold; the demand will definitely outstrip the supply.

The yew saplings are growing neatly, lush and green, already forming a considerable scale.

It looks like an embryonic forest.

Jiang Feng stopped the horse and walked among them.

"The yew saplings have grown well, much faster than I imagined."

"The soil here is very fertile, and the fertilizer I used is excellent."

"If they grow well, in a few years, I might be able to extract paclitaxel."

"That fetches hundreds of thousands per pound." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Jiang Feng said to everyone.

Viewers watching the short saplings all started joking:

[Is anyone forming a team to pull out the landlord’s yews!]

[There are cameras on the fence, be careful not to end up in jail!]

[The landlord’s life is always so simple and unadorned, he’s directly planted a small forest himself!]

[Looks like it’s planted well, but can these yews grow with the windy grassland?]

There are many tree experts in the live stream.

Trees are relatively easy to cultivate, not requiring much environmental selection; but the downside is slow growth.

Other trees may shoot up in years, while yews remain saplings.

Hence, fertile soil is needed.

The quality of yew trees depends on their size; age is just a reference, ten-year yews can differ greatly.

However, Jiang Feng uses fertilizer from system rewards in addition to some pure farm manure.

There’s no concern about the nutritional issues of the yew trees.

Jiang Feng smiled and said:

"Rest assured, I will carefully cultivate these yews; there’s definitely no problem."

The live stream was rather relaxed at this moment.

But then, a sudden change occurred!

Out of nowhere, Red Hare reared up its legs, letting out a startled cry.

Before Jiang Feng could react, the drone camera quickly zoomed in and locked onto the tall grass beside the yews.

Soon, viewers saw an entirely yellow snake, resembling the desert’s color, in the grass.

The snake was extremely thick, chilling to look at.

Many viewers afraid of snakes turned pale, frozen in fear.

Everything happened too fast.

The snake noticed Red Hare and Jiang Feng, directly charging towards Red Hare.

In this critical moment, suddenly there sounded a sharp "buzz."

The next instant, a glint of cold light flashed, a machete flew directly out, embedding itself at the snake’s seven-inch mark, pinning the snake to the spot and splitting its body into two!

The snake’s head stopped moving, but the rear half of its body violently struggled, thrashing across the grass.

This shocking scene appeared on the live stream.

Viewers covered their mouths in horror, barely daring to breathe.

Right when Jiang Feng saw the yellow snake, he swiftly reached for the Mongolian Saber from his waist, drew the blade, held the tip, and hurled it out.

The situation was too urgent, he had no choice.

Viewers took a while to process what had happened.

After a few seconds, they finally snapped out of shock.

Comments filled the screen with expressions of surprise.

[Oh my god, what did I just witness?!]

[The landlord was incredible!]

[Did he just slice the snake in half with his throwing blade?]

[He must know martial arts! He’s a master of the grasslands, like Guo Jing!]

[Amazing! I was so scared I threw my phone away!]

The viewers excitedly sat upright from their relaxed positions on the sofa.

No one expected the live stream to suddenly show such a scene.

Jiang Feng leapt down from the horse, glanced at the dead venomous snake on the ground.

A flicker of fear crossed his deep gaze, then he explained to the viewers:

"This is a venomous snake, known as the intermediary viper, also called the Alashan Viper, a common venomous snake of the desert."

"Alashan Vipers are one major type causing livestock losses among herders."

"Another type is the tiger-striped neck snake, or wild chicken neck."

"Unexpectedly, this venomous snake appeared in the yew forest, must have come from over there in the desert region."

"Alashan Vipers generally eat sand rats and lizards, but will also attack cattle, sheep, and humans."

"If Red Hare was bitten, I’d have to immediately take it back for treatment."

Jiang Feng stood nearby, waiting until the snake’s corpse stopped twitching before walking over to retrieve the Mongolian Saber from the ground.

The blade was sharp, glinting sinisterly.

The viewers were still immersed in shock.

[Host, aren’t you scared at all?]

[There aren’t many non-venomous vipers, just the thought of them is frightening!]

[I’ve seen on the African Grassland, a male lion bitten by a viper, convulsing all over, foaming at the mouth, and dying shortly after!]

[The grassland is indeed dangerous!]

[Rest assured, although there are snakes on the grassland, the chance of encountering a venomous one is very low, especially in tourist areas or places densely populated by humans.]

The barrage kept pouring in.

The sudden appearance of the viper heated up the atmosphere in the live stream room.

Jiang Feng remained calm, he said to everyone:

"The Alashan Viper is okay, its venom isn’t that exaggerated, it depends on the depth of the bite."

"If the bite is shallow, then disinfecting the wound is enough, it can recover on its own."

"If the bite is deep, timely treatment will prevent complications, but if treatment is delayed, the worst-case scenario is amputation."

"For instance, if bitten deeply on the lower leg, injecting serum within two to three hours is no big deal."

"But if delayed by a day, the lower leg might be ruined, requiring amputation."

Jiang Feng wiped the Mongolian Saber from the ground.

The blade was now smeared with venom, but it’s not a big deal, not fatal; if it cuts someone’s skin, at most they’ll have a scar after healing, without any substantial harm.

Even if he were to imitate the insane characters from dramas and lick the blade with his tongue, there would be no effect.

Jiang Feng closed the saber, glanced at the dead Alashan Viper nearby, and sighed in relief.

[One bite leads to amputation? Damn, I’m instantly scared off from going to the grassland!]

[If you say that, there are lots of snakes in the mountains too, yet mountaineers are never scarce!]

[Is no one surprised by the host’s flying knife move just now?]

[I declare the host’s new nickname: Xiaojiang Flying Knife, Jiang Xunhuan!]

Once someone started the trend, everyone followed suit.

The live stream was flooded with barrages of "Xiaojiang Flying Knife" and "Jiang Xunhuan".

Seeing this, Jiang Feng couldn’t help but laugh.

He had watched Jiao Enjun’s portrayal of Li Xunhuan with Little Li’s Flying Knife, indeed very handsome and suave.

But this nickname felt somewhat awkward.

Jiang Feng mounted his horse and said to everyone:

"Don’t misunderstand, I threw the knife in a panic just now, mainly to intimidate the viper."

"Frighten it a bit, and it’ll run off on its own!"

"I didn’t expect it to be that accurate, the Mongolian Saber is quite large and heavy, just happened to chop off its head."

The more Jiang Feng said so, the less everyone believed him.

[Host, no need to be modest!]

[Chang Wei, are you saying you can’t fight?]

[Does the streamer take apprentices? I want to learn martial arts!]

[So fierce, truly the Grassland King!]

Seeing the crowd getting more excited, Jiang Feng stopped saying more.

He rode his swift horse, leaving through the iron gate behind the grassland, then went upstream along the river.

The river’s source wasn’t far, just on a piece of plateau.

Outside was barren wilderness, endless desolation.

The journey was through desert, gravel littered the ground.

Today’s weather was quite peculiar, overcast with clouds, rain wouldn’t arrive until the evening.

It’s always hot before it rains, so many animals came out to move.

Over the grassland, swallows flew low, darting back and forth, catching slow-flying insects.

Snakes also emerged for air, becoming more irritable simultaneously.

The river’s water flowed gently, passing through the grassland, causing grass around the river to bow down, unable to straighten.

Jiang Feng galloped across the open wilderness.

Not long after, he saw a slightly lush forest in the distance.

The mountain wasn’t very high, just a small hill, but had many trees, where many wild animals lived.

Wolves, foxes, Mangalitsas, lynxes and the like all lived in the woods.

Occasionally they would meet, having their own ways of interaction, each busy hunting mice and rabbits.

Jiang Feng continued his run forward.

After another hour, Jiang Feng reached the river’s source.

This was a relatively high place, and Red Hare climbed uphill to get there.

At the water’s source, there wasn’t the awe-inspiring waterfall people imagined, nor a huge reservoir.

Just a very shallow, but large pond.

Various types of grass grew within.

Jiang Feng said to everyone:

"See, this is the source of the river on the grassland."

"This area has many springs, with water emerging from underground, pooling together to form a pond, then flowing downhill following the terrain."

"During this process, many areas where groundwater seeps out also exist, with more and more groundwater converging to form a small river."

"So the source isn’t necessarily the reservoir everyone imagines, but rather such a shallow pond."

Jiang Feng dismounted and after observing the surrounding area and confirming safety, approached a spring.

He touched the riverbed, sensing the cold water seeping from underground, continuously.

This feeling was amazing, as if he were touching the pulse of the earth.