Chapter 206: Chapter 205: Przewalski’s Wild Horse

The scorching sun poured like molten gold over the Gobi Desert, the steaming heat waves twisting the outlines of distant sand dunes. Jia Yao stepped through the scorching gravel with uneven steps.

The woven basket issued by the show crew swung in his hand, with only two shriveled mushrooms lying alone inside.

His score remained at an eye-catching -5, and if he didn’t find more soon, he feared he wouldn’t even be able to exchange for compressed biscuits or a dry sleeping bag tonight.

“What kind of mushrooms could this damned place have…”

Sweat dripped down his jawline, burning small pits into the sand beneath.

Man, it’s hot enough to ruin my makeup.

He irritably kicked away a piece of rubble, startling a few sand lizards as it rolled.

Just then, a slight tremor came from the sandy ground beneath his feet.

At first, he thought it was a hallucination, until the tremor became more and more pronounced—

“Rumble—”

On the horizon in the distance, a wave of sand and dust rose like a tide.

A group of tawny figures galloped with thunderous hoofbeats, their manes flying in the hot wind, their muscle lines seeming to be plated with bronze in the sunlight.

Przewalski’s Wild Horse!

The only truly wild horse species left in the world, even rarer than the giant panda, these desert spirits.

Their ancestors once galloped on the grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe, but now only the last vestiges remain in this remote Gobi region.

These horses maintained their original wildness—untamed and unmarked by humans, every inch of muscle forged for survival.

Their speed can reach 60 kilometers per hour, even wolves have to retreat when they sprint.

And now, these desert overlords are charging straight at Jia Yao!

The bullet screen exploded instantly—

[Holy crap, these are real wild horses! They’re not arranged by the show crew!]

[Science Guy online: There are less than 2000 Przewalski’s Wild Horses worldwide! Jia Yao is so lucky to encounter them while picking a mushroom!]

[This is truly a stroke of luck! Jia Yao, run! These things can break ribs with a kick!]

At this moment, Jia Yao already felt the pressure from these desert kings, his pupils constricted, and his idol persona shattered instantly.

He turned and ran, the woven basket flew out, and his limited edition sunglasses fell to the sand, crushed to pieces.

One leading stallion closed in within ten meters, snorting, its amber eyes reflecting Jia Yao’s staggering silhouette.

“Hel—p—!”

The shrill scream echoed across the sky over the Gobi Desert.

The cameraman’s legs went weak, and the walkie-talkie dropped into the sand pile: “Dir, Director! Jia Yao is being chased by a herd of wild horses! Coordinates northeast 2.5 kilometers!”

Director Shao, who had been leisurely enjoying cold jelly under a sunshade, was startled to his feet by the cameraman’s cry for help!

He quickly used the walkie-talkie to call the security team responsible for the show’s safety, and lastly, he held up a megaphone to call out for Xu Ying: “Little Xu Station Chief, we need you!!”

“Jia Yao is being chased by Przewalski’s Wild Horses; this is life-threatening!”

Xu Ying, who had just started eating the show’s boxed meal, the mushroom stir-fry chicken was rather fragrant, was so shocked at the news that he dropped his chopsticks: “What? Przewalski’s Wild Horse?”

This species more endangered than the giant panda, and Jia Yao ran into a herd?

Jia Yao, say he’s not capable, he can drift 2 kilometers off the recording site while picking mushrooms and hit the big time with a rare species, say he’s capable, yet he looks like a weakling.

Xu Ying jumped onto a sand motorcycle, checked the reins carried on it, and sped with the director’s security team in off-road vehicles, rushing towards Jia Yao’s direction.

Xu Ying had participated in global rescue activities with the International Wildlife Rescue Organization in a past life, receiving training in large animal control, which included horse riding and lassoing.

Professional coaches would teach the mechanics of lassos and ropes, safe distance control, and animal behavior prediction to ensure efficient and harmless target control in emergencies.

While conducting activities in South America, Xu Ying learned horseback riding and horse taming on the Pampas grasslands with the locals, enduring hardship and inconvenience but acquiring a lot of genuine skills.

Just in case, Xu Ying activated a system exchange to understand horse language while driving.

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The scorching sun baked the Gobi Desert harshly, and Jia Yao’s breath tasted of blood.

Never in his life had he been so desolate—his pants were torn in three places by shrubs, his meticulously groomed silver-gray bangs were caked with sand, and one shoe of his right foot had been lost while running.

“Snap!”

A crisp sound of breaking dry branches came from behind.

The leading stallion was within five meters, its amber eyes reflecting his stumbling figure.

Jia Yao made a sharp turn and lunged towards a dead poplar tree, only to hear the wild horse snort—it could drift too!

The whirling yellow sand hit him in the face, and he tasted the bitterness of the sand grating his teeth.

“Hel~p~!”

Jia Yao’s shrill scream scared away sandgrouse in the distance.

At this moment, the entire online audience was focused on Jia Yao’s situation, and he finally gained the widespread attention he desired, exploding the viewership ratings!

The netizens’ comments flew like snowflakes:

[Gosh, I can’t bear to watch, will there really be a casualty?]

[Why did Jia Yao pick mushrooms so far away from the main crew, encountering danger with no timely rescue?]

[Let’s not blame the victim now, everyone should just pray together, don’t let him die in my phone!]

[Crap, Jia Yao fell! Help!]

Jia Yao ran so frantically, losing another shoe, and directly tumbled onto the sand.

As the stallion reared up, a shadow cut through the blazing sunlight.

“Whoosh!”

The oil-soaked lasso flew through the air, wrapping thrice around the stallion’s neck before suddenly tightening.

The sand motorcycle’s engine roared on, the tires kicking up a sand wave that poured like a golden storm into the sky.

And at that moment—

Xu Ying leaped forward.

Time seemed to stretch.

Her silhouette cut a fierce arc beneath the scorching sun, her denim jacket flaring like a battle flag tearing in the fierce wind.

The swirling sand formed a flowing golden curtain behind her, every grain burning in the sunlight.

The drone camera recorded this epic moment—

The lasso wound around Xu Ying’s forearm leaving bright red marks.

The cowboy hat shielded half her face, half in shadow, half in light.

Most striking were those eyes—from the brim’s shadow burst an ambition and conquest desire fiercer than the Gobi sun!

There was a three-second pause on the bullet screen, and then it exploded!

[This legendary shot can go down in the history of the entertainment industry!]

[I was freaking moved to tears!]

[What an epic wild valkyrie in reality!]

[That’s what can be called an idol, wow, Little Xu Station Chief is practically shining.]

[Wow, my screen almost cracked from her coolness!]

The stallion reared up under the strain of the rein, its iron hooves nearly 30 centimeters above Jia Yao’s head.

Xu Ying’s feet sank into the sand, her body leaning back at a 45-degree angle, the taut rope emitting a teeth-gritting creak.

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