America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 187 The Night of the Lake Attack
Chen Jianqiu got off his horse, walked to the edge of the waterfall, and looked down.

Below the waterfall is a lake, the color is emerald green, emerald and gorgeous, in the surrounding environment with earthy yellow as the keynote, it seems to be embedded with a piece of flawless emerald.

Looking at the waterfall and the lake, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a while.

"How far are we from our destination?" Chen Jianqiu asked Holmes beside him.

Holmes quickly took out the two maps in his arms, one was his own and the other was the human skin map.

He repeatedly compared the two maps, looked at the surrounding landforms and environment, and frowned.

After thinking for a while, he was dumbfounded.

"It seems, it seems to be here..." Holmes looked frustrated, "Why is it completely different from the map!"

Chen Jianqiu took the map from Holmes.

Whether it was the human skin map or Holmes' self-made map, the final burial location of the treasure was marked.

On the human skin map is a big snake-shaped symbol, and Holmes made the self-made map based on the human skin map.

Judging by the direction and mileage, it should be almost this place.

However, the environment here is completely different from what was depicted on the Human Skin Map!

There is no valley in the shape of an inverted "mountain", and there is no altar.

"Could it be that geological events have caused changes in the landform?" Chen Jianqiu asked Holmes.

Holmes was still immersed in his frustration, he shook his head: "It's impossible, here near the Gulf of Mexico, there are no earthquakes or volcanic eruptions; besides, it is impossible for geological movement to turn a land in just 200 years. The valley becomes a lake."

"Is it possible that it was a human operation?" Chen Jianqiu proposed another possibility.

"Does this look like it?" Holmes spread his hands, "Don't say that the herdsmen from Texas and New Mexico haven't set foot here yet, even if someone came here, how big of a project would it be to bring about such a change? !"

Chen Jianqiu knew that Holmes was right.

He glanced at the people around him.

They also got off their horses and looked down at the waterfall and lake below, marveling at the wonder and magnificence of nature.

As a repeat offender who is good at climbing roofs, Sean has the advantage that he is not afraid of heights.

Therefore, the blacks at this time have already run to the forefront, the edge of the cliff.

"It's so beautiful, so beautiful, I really want to embrace it, if it's not that I haven't studied much, I must write a poem." Sean expressed his emotion from nowhere.

"Do you want me to give you a kick in the butt and let you perform 'trapeze'?" Chen Jianqiu squinted at him.

From the top of the waterfall to the water surface of the lake below, there is a height difference of about 50 meters. Even if it falls on the water surface, if the posture is wrong, you will fall half to death.

"Hey, no, no, I don't know how to drink water." Sean quickly backed away.

Chen Jianqiu looked up at the sky: "It's getting dark, let's find a way to go down and camp."

So, the team turned their horses' heads, returned along the path they came from, and began to look for the way down.

Chen Jianqiu originally thought that the way back would not go too far, but the strange terrain here still made him understand what it means to be "seemingly close at hand, but in fact far away in the world."

He once again felt the fear of being dominated by the viaduct before crossing.

They made a wide circle, even crossing the broad Pecos River once before they found their way.

When they could see the real body of the waterfall from the ground again, the moon had quietly climbed into the sky.

The crowd stopped their horses by the lake. The lake was dry. They took down the things they needed for camping and started to build a simple camp.

The people tied the horses to the big rocks by the lake, and then lit a bonfire with the branches collected along the way.

Chen Jianqiu picked up the iron cup, put it on the iron shelf on the campfire, and started to make coffee.

He also likes to make coffee now, no sugar, no milk.

American coffee is bitter, but it can make people sober.

The more important reason is that he hasn't gotten any decent tea so far.

"I'm on duty in the middle of the night. Go and rest after you're done." Chen Jianqiu said to everyone.

Mrs. Danny is stooping to put ingredients into the iron pot on the fire. Carrots provide vitamins, potatoes provide carbohydrates, and beef provides protein.

Her husband was checking the surroundings of the camp with Hanif and his disciples, to see if there was any walking protein that could be added to the meal.

Sean took three Chinese boys to strengthen the tent with hammers and hammers.

Holmes, on the other hand, was still sitting by the campfire, frowning, studying the two maps that puzzled him.

Only one person sat on the ground slumped against a rock by the camp.

Adam's complexion was worse than ever, Chen Jianqiu once advised him to rest in the stone fortress.

However, on the day of departure, Adam still appeared outside the stone fortress, with several bottles of Erguotou brought by Niu San stuck in the saddle bag of the old horse under his crotch.

"You need me." He only said one sentence, and then drove the old horse to follow behind the team.

Chen Jianqiu walked to Adam's side and sat on the ground next to Adam.

"Lynch's Pinkerton detectives don't know where they are. I guess they won't let it go, but Corn has been watching over our heads, and it seems that they haven't found them." Chen Jianqiu said.

He didn't ask about Adam's physical condition because he knew there was nothing he could do.

"Hmm." Adam said he heard it. He raised the Erguotou bottle in his hand, raised his neck and took a sip, then bared his teeth, "The more you drink the wine, the more interesting it is."

Chen Jianqiu did not raise his hand to stop him.

Adam flattened his body, covered his face with the hat, and fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Jianqiu found a blanket to cover him, and then said to Xiao En who was walking towards him, "Carry him into the tent later and let him lie flat."

Late at night.

Night by the lake is monotonous and boring, the sound of the waterfall lapping on the water drowns out any other small sounds.

Chen Jianqiu sat in the shadow of the bonfire, watching the moon in the night sky and the cliff above his head.

His Winchester repeater lay on the rock beside him.

The camp was located in the open space below the waterfall by the lake, so that even if Pinkerton's gang really followed behind, they could not attack the camp directly from above the waterfall.

Not surprisingly, after this night is over, they can start researching the location of the treasure tomorrow morning.

However, the accident still happened.

On the outskirts of the camp, where the horses were tied, there was a sudden movement.

This movement is not normal.

Chen Jianqiu picked up the gun and walked slowly towards the lake.

He came closer.

Most of the horses tied to the rocks seemed restless.

Their ears are constantly turning, snorting, walking back and forth, and some are even pulling on the horse rope, as if they want to break free and prepare to escape.

Only Hei Luobo, the king of horses, stared at the darkness not far away, as if he was facing a great enemy.

It must have found something.

Chen Jianqiu raised the gun in his hand, ready to turn on the shooter state to search the surroundings.

Suddenly, without any warning, a black figure sprang out from the darkness, moved very swiftly, and rushed straight to a horse in the herd.

The speed was faster than any predator Chen Jianqiu had seen on this continent before.

The black shadow hung directly on the horse, and then bit the poor fellow's neck artery fiercely.

The gun in Chen Jianqiu's hand rang.

The bullet hit the black shadow directly, and even penetrated its body.

However, what was surprising was that not only did the black shadow not die, he didn't even want to let go.

Without hesitation, Chen Jianqiu directly pulled the trigger for the second time.

This time, he activated the shooter state, and saw the whole picture of the black shadow clearly through the moonlight.

He sucked in a breath of cold air.

What kind of monster is this!
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