This once-in-a-century snowstorm in Ambarino has finally come to an end after nearly three days of rage. Although the wind and snow continued, at least it was much better than the degree that the careless one would have risked his life a few days ago.

Early in the morning, the village of coulters.

Brandi pushed the door open, and the wind that had stopped a lot was still blowing on his cheeks, still biting, but somewhat better than the previous days.

Last night's experience is still vivid, and Brandi still doesn't believe that he actually fought side by side with Arthur, which makes him still feel throbbing in his heart.

Moreover, his marksmanship was also praised by Daqi. Although Brandi is very aware of his abilities, he is still happy. You know, Ducky van der Linde was the teacher of Arthur Morgan and John Marston, and he taught a legend of the East and a legend of the West, and neither of his students was able to do it, so his advice on marksmanship is very valuable.

If Brandi was just living in a mess in the past year, now he has regained his love for life and yearning for the future after a long absence. He began to believe that he would be able to make a name for himself in this western world that would have only appeared in dreams.

Brandi pushed open the door to his cabin, where almost everyone in the Van der Linde gang was. As soon as I entered, I heard Abigail, John Marston's wife, muttering, "I haven't seen him for days, and the weather isn't getting better......

On the side, Tilly, a black girl, comforted: "He's strong and smart. ”

"At least it's strong," Abigail didn't let go of the comforting words, and when he saw Brandi come in, he just greeted absentmindedly, "Oh, good morning, Mr. Manny, do you want coffee?" ”

"Of course, Mrs. Marston." Manny nodded, took the coffee cup from Abigail, sat down next to Lenny Samos, the youngest male member of the Van der Linde gang, and asked, "Hey, Lenny, what's going on?" ”

In general, it is easy for young people, especially of the same sex, to establish good relationships. After returning from Adler's Farm last night, Brandy had dinner with the Van der Linde gang and had a few words with Lenidos. Although there was not much communication, the two were very close to each other, so they quickly got acquainted.

"It's John, he hasn't come back yet," Lenny's face wasn't very good, "and the snow hasn't stopped outside, and I don't know if there will be any accidents." ”

Brandi took a sip of coffee and said, "Don't worry, Jiren has his own nature, and John will be fine." ”

"I hope so." Lenny said.

Then the door opened again, and Arthur entered, and gathered in front of the fireplace to make a fire.

"Hello, Arthur." Abigail greeted.

"Abigail." Arthur nodded in response.

"Hey, Arthur," Abigail suddenly stepped forward and said, "how are you?" ”

Arthur looked at Abigail with some hesitation: "It's okay, Abigail...... What about you? ”

Abigail's tone was a mixture of hesitation, anxiety, and apology: "I need you...... Embrace...... I'm sorry to bother you, but ......"

"It's John's boy......" Arthur interrupted Abigail honestly and unceremoniously, "and he's getting himself in trouble again." ”

"He's been missing for two ...... Two days. The anxious part of Abigail's tone prevailed.

"Your John will be fine," Arthur's words were more mean, "I mean...... He may be as unenlightened as a stone, as useless as scrap metal, but that doesn't change just because he's trapped in a blizzard. ”

"At least take a look," said Hosea Matthews, the gang's brainstorm, "Javier? ”

"What's the matter?" Javier Iscora, dressed in an exotic Mexican shawl, responds.

"Javier, can you go out with Arthur and find John?" Hosea's tone was half commanding, half asking, "We have only the two of you who are the most suitable people." ”

"Now?" Javier looked at the snow outside, visibly reluctant.

"She's ......" Hosea subconsciously glanced at Abigail before changing his words, "we're all ...... We were very worried about him. ”

"I know if it's the other way around," said Javier, standing up and handing Arthur a polished revolver, "he'll come for me, too." ”

Arthur took the gun and didn't speak, taking the errand.

"Thank you." Abigail shouted.

Arthur nodded and followed Javier out the door.

"Why don't I go too," said Brandy, "I'm familiar with the road here, so I'll take care of you." ”

"Keep up, kid." Arthur didn't talk nonsense, just waved his hand to Brandi to follow.

The three of them left the village of Coulter on horseback.

Javier took the lead: "This way." As far as I know, John went up the river. ”

Arthur still didn't have anything good to say: "All we know is that he kept going north without looking back." ”

"He's not leaving, he's not going to just leave." Javier is convinced of this.

Arthur pouted: "It's not the first time for him anyway. ”

Brandi asked, a little puzzled, "Well, Arthur, is there anything between you and John?" Aren't you all a family in one gang? ”

"Oh, how could I have anything to do with Mr. John Marston," Arthur's tone began to glow, "he is such a good man, strong-willed, excellent marksmanship, rare good luck, and most importantly, he has the courage to abandon his family, his gang, and everything, how can I have anything to do with such a good man." ”

Arthur, who is worthy of being praised by the majority of players as the "Western Mouth Stinky King", made John ruthlessly yin and yang with a dirty word, which made Javier, as an outsider, a little unbearable, and hurriedly said: "But didn't he come back in the end?" I believe that John just didn't understand some psychological problems at that time, and he still cared about us partners, not to mention his wife and children here. ”

"Say whatever you want." Arthur said disapprehantly.

"Don't be surprised, Brandy," said Javier, "Arthur is such a man, his mouth is sharper than a knife, and you must be careful in the future, and be careful not to be seized by this old boy." ”

"Haha, don't worry, Javier, I've always been a good boy." Brandi laughed.

The trio made their way upstream along the river, and the further they went, the more rugged the road became, and although the thick snow had somewhat cleared the way for them, it still made their journey more difficult.

"Hey, I see smoke," Javier suddenly shouted, "Come on, let's go over and have a look." ”

"I hope you don't have to be from the Odrisko gang again." Since last night's encounter with the Odrisko gang at Adler's Ranch, Arthur has become a little more wary of the people on this snowy field.

The three walked a few more steps and stopped in front of an abandoned camp by the river.

Javier dismounted and walked into the camp and began to look around.

"Okay...... Someone seems to have just left...... Not long...... And...... "after some investigation, Havel finally decided on the direction," is going that way. ”

"Okay, then follow along." Arthur said.

Brandi was a little surprised: "Javier, how did you see that there were residual traces?" Now the weather is ......"

"There's no way there's a lot of reliable information left on the snow, right?" Javier seemed to have guessed what he was going to say, and there was pride in his smile at the moment.

"Don't dare to say anything else, Javier is unmatched in this regard." Arthur also gave a positive assessment of Javier's ability.

"I'll give you the trick when I have time," Javier said, squeezing his horse's belly, his gray Tovio American flower horse, running in the direction he had determined, "Now, let's focus on John, there are some horseshoe prints here, and we're heading to the river." ”

The trio crossed the river, where there were also horseshoe prints that stretched all the way forward, according to Javier's instructions.

"Do you think this could be John?" Arthur asked.

"What do you say," Javier was also a little unsure, "these must be horseshoe prints, but ...... Anyone is possible. Let's follow the horseshoe prints. ”

Arthur suddenly asked, "That...... Javier, you were there, what the hell happened on that ship? ”

"We got the money, everything seemed going well, and then all of a sudden, enemies popped up on all sides."

"Bounty hunters?"

"No, it's Detective Pinkerton. It's crazy. ”

The three of them gradually made their way towards a snowy peak, and after bypassing a deep ravine, they continued to advance deeper into the mountain range.

"Ducky killed a girl," Javier continued, "in a cruel way, but the situation was urgent. ”

"That's not like him." Arthur commented.

Javier turned his head to look at the snow and said, "There are more horseshoe prints on the edge of the cliff." This time, Brandi could see the marks clearly.

"David was shot," Javier continued, "and so did Mike and John, and as for Sean, we didn't see him, and I couldn't believe we could get out." By the time you showed up on the other side of town, we couldn't hold it anymore. "Thinking back on Blackwater's experience, Javier still has lingering fears.

"It's really miserable." Arthur felt nothing but empathy.

The further up the mountain, the heavier the wind and snow. If it was a few days ago, the wind and snow on the mountain would directly bury the rider and the horse alive under the snow, and although it is much better now, it still blows so that the three of them can't open their eyes.

"Damn, the snow is getting bigger." Arthur said as he used his arm to block the wind and snow that was coming at him.

"We need to hurry, or I won't be able to find the horseshoe prints." Javier's voice was anxious.

"I don't understand, Javier," said Brandy, "we can't go on like this, for there are no more steps up the mountain, and our horses are tired of walking." ”

"Let's go a little further," Javier encouraged, "and maybe we can find footprints again." ”

The three of them began to walk cautiously along the increasingly rugged road up the mountain, where the snow was already covered with a thick layer of fresh snow, and the tired horses walked on it, not only were they difficult to walk, but their hooves were sometimes slippery, but fortunately the horses were reliable, and despite the difficulties of the road, they tried to follow their master's instructions.

"Hey, look, over there, do you see that?" Javier said, pointing to something black in the snow not far away.

The three of them quickened their pace, and the black thing gradually took on a distinct shape, which turned out to be the carcass of a horse.

There was a hint of solemnity in Javier's tone: "When we left Blackwater, John rode this horse. ”

"Oh...... This is really ......" Seeing the tragic condition of the horse, Arthur couldn't help frowning.

"Only wolves can inflict this wound," Brandi said, holding the carbine in his hand, "Be careful, they certainly haven't gone far." ”

"Let's see if he can hear us." Javier said, pulling his revolver from his waist and firing two shots into the air. The sound of gunfire echoed in the mountains, like summer thunder.

At this time, a faint shout came from nowhere: "Hey! Help me! Over here! ”

"Hurry up! On top! Javier dismounted from his crotch and walked closely.

After a few more steps, the faint voice sounded again, and a hoarse male voice could be vaguely heard: "Anyone?" I am here! ”

Javier listened carefully, dismounted, and said, "The sound is coming from somewhere ahead, I don't think we can continue to ride, let's get off the horse here and walk over." ”

He unloaded a shotgun from his horse and reminded Arthur, "If it were you, I'd bring the shotgun, and who knows what we'd encounter." ”

Arthur nodded, pulled out a double-barreled shotgun and a shortened shotgun from his horse, and turned around to toss the shortened shotgun to Brandy.

Gradually descending along the rugged mountain road, the mountain wall gradually became steeper, and the road under their feet became narrower and narrower, so the three of them could only stick to the mountain wall and advance cautiously.

Suddenly, Arthur's feet slipped, and he didn't stand firmly, and his body fell down the cliff with a crooked body, but fortunately, he subconsciously buckled the protruding rock wall with one hand, so he didn't fall directly.

Seeing this, Brandi, who was walking at the end of the line, immediately stretched out his hand for Arthur to grab, shouting, "Javier! Come and help! ”

When Javier heard the shout, he didn't hesitate, and immediately turned back and grabbed Arthur's other hand, and the two of them worked together to drag Arthur back from the ghost gate.

"Honestly, Arthur, it's time for you to lose weight," Brandi gasped and laughed, "I'm not that tired from climbing." ”

Arthur laughed, patted Brandi on the shoulder, and said, "Thanks, boy, I'll teach you both hands when I get back, so you don't have to be afraid of the Odrysco mongrels again." ”

"I've never been scared, don't talk nonsense."

"You do have to thank him, Arthur," Javier laughed, "and honestly, if it were just the two of us, I couldn't guarantee that I would be able to drag you up." ”

Somewhere ahead, the hoarse voice was still calling for help.

"Save your strength, John," cried Arthur, "we'll be there soon." ”

The three of them sometimes went down and sometimes climbed among the mountains and rocks, and after a lot of twists and turns, they finally came to a relatively gentle place.

"Damn, it's so cold in this place." Arthur grumbled as he folded his arms.

Javier and his team stopped at a place that was almost a ray of heaven, and he noticed Arthur's strange appearance and asked, "Arthur, how are you?" ”

"I don't feel well," Arthur said, "and it's been like this for the past few days. ”

"I know," Javier nodded, took a sip of a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon from his bag, and handed it to Arthur, "Here...... Take two sips. I can't stand the snow anymore. ”

"Thank you." Arthur took the bottle and took a sip before handing it to Brandi behind him. After Brandi drank the wine, he took out a few pieces of pickled preserved venison from his bag and handed them to Arthur: "I still have some food here, the mountain road is not easy to walk, let's finish eating and then go on the road." ”

The three of them made a brief trim and moved on.

"Arthur!" John's voice was getting closer.

"John! Where are you? Arthur replied in a loud voice, "Marston, can you hear me?" ”

"I'm here!" John shouted, "On the edge of the cliff! ”

"That's John," Javier also shouted, "here we are!" ”

The three of them made a slight detour, and Javier, who was walking in the front, stopped at a depression in the cliff and said to the two people behind, "Here he is!" ”

"I'm over here!" As if echoing Javier's words, John shouted.

"Well, don't make any noise, Marston," Arthur sighed as he walked to the edge of the cliff, looked over, "you've made a mess of yourself." ”