With matches and axe, Frodo and Sam immediately acted according to the original plan.

Frodo, who was skillfully moved, ran quickly to the bushes next to him to pull the weeds and eventually rolled the weeds into a round-colored shape that was convenient for burning. Sam was responsible for using matches to ignite the weeds brought back and fanning the fire with the fans in his luggage, so that the initial flames would become larger and larger, and eventually become a burning flame.

Faced with such a ball of flames that threatened the evil willow tree that trapped Pipin and Merri in his tree hole, it was exactly what Frodo and the others wanted to see.

In addition, they really couldn't imagine a more efficient and better way than using fire to force the willow tree to release people. We can't really use the short hand axe brought by Frodo that was not even half an arm of the Hobbit to see the tall willow tree in front of us that was hundreds or thousands of years tall? That's simply a fantasy!

As soon as the fire touched the trunk with tree tumors, it became as if it had touched the best combustion aid. The fire became extremely fierce in an instant. Perhaps when the flame seedlings were first shot, Sam needed to fan the fan desperately to make the fire bigger. But at this moment, there was no doubt that the flame no longer needed fanning and ignition. The dry old bark on the bark, which was not very rich in moisture, was the best helper for the flame to continuously strengthen itself!

Frodo and Sam were inflamed by fire, and the surging fire burned a piece of bark of the evil willow tree to black and gray without much effort. The light gray white smoke unique to the burning thing rose from the bark of the willow tree. Soon, Frodo, who was standing in front of the willow tree and ready to let his partner come out while the willow tree was not paying attention, noticed that the earth was trembling unparalleled for a moment.

The tremor was so great that Sam even thought Lao Lin was about to have an earthquake!

At that time, the upper body was completely imprisoned by willow trees with roots and branches. Only a pair of feet and calves were left on the body. Plum, whose feet and calves were leaking outside, also cried in pain, and the roar of Pipinhan Lake came from the depths of the trunk.

"Where are you here! Come and put out the fire! Help, help." Meili shouted. "Okay, don't use the fire to burn it, and that will let me go. The willow tree said that if you don't put out the fire, you will strangle me to death with the roots!"

"Who? What did you say? What do you want Sam and me to do? I can't hear anything!" Frodo was also stunned for a moment. He ran up and down anxiously, just to try to hear what Merry was yelling.

"Extinguish the fire! I said you should put out the fire soon!" Before Meili could finish her begging voice, she felt that her life was threatened and the willow tree reappeared and showed his power.

For a moment, within a radius of dozens of yards centered on the old willow tree, all the evil willow tree roots buried underground were dug out. The terrifying roots were flexible like moving snakes, twisting and whipping everything around. The entire forest became extremely crazy because of the willow tree's crazy behavior.

Seeing this crazy scene, Sam, who finally heard what Merry said, kicked the firewood and weeds away immediately.

Without these fire sources, most of the fire that seemed extremely vigorous was extinguished by the vines that were blown up and down by the old willow tree itself.

However, the madness of the willow tree continued. Even though the fire was no longer as good as before, the wicked willow tree's anger was not calmed down at all. The tree roots still maintained the same famous and terrible whipping frequency and thrusting towards the place where Frodo and Sam stood.

Faced with such a sudden crisis, Frodo hurriedly took Sam to the path and fled. However, no matter how hard they ran, the sound of tree roots whipping and pounding behind him was like a scythe of death god's death.

Suddenly, a humming song appeared in his ear made the desperate traveler stop instinctively. For Frodo, who was very helpless at this moment, the cheerful and joyful song was as exciting as the lost star.

However, even Frodo has high expectations for the humming humming of the low and cheerful songs. Frodo, who has been trained by Bilbo Baggins since childhood, has been very proficient in the unique rhythmic tunes of the Hobbits. He has to admit that the cheerful tunes hummed by the singer must be random. Even the lyrics he hummed are too far from the lake!

Listen, the visitor hums so casually:

If you need to find happiness, please find me.

I'm Tom, happy Tom Bombardier!

Oh, friend of the forest, master of the hill, a happy inhabitant wandering in the old forest.

Praise the dawn and the dawn, may the cheerful little songs always cover my head!

....

Frodo and Sam stopped in confusion, and at this moment they didn't know if they should go up and ask for help from the humming guy.

Especially when I was a child, I heard Bilbo talk about Frodo, who might hide danger in various adventures in his heart, and at this moment he instinctively expressed deep doubts about the song.

When the roots of the willow tree behind him stopped angrily and scrambled, a tall hat appeared in Frodo's vision.

The hat had a wide edge, and the hat strap also had long blue feather accessories.

Before Frodo could exclaim at this magical decoration, the man wearing a hat danced and jumped out. Just like his singing, the man wearing a hat looked very kind, and you could almost sense his yearning for good things and disdain for them from his stretched eyebrows.

As soon as he saw him, Frodo realized that this might be the best time to ask for help from him.

"Help!" Frodo and Sam rushed towards him at the same time.

"Wow! Wait! Wait!" the old guy raised his hand and signaled, and the two seemed to be blocked by an invisible force. "Two travelers who look so pretty, what makes you scared you like this? Let me tell me what trouble you have. Maybe I can see what I can serve you. You know, this forest is not peaceful!"

"My friends were eaten by the willow tree," Frodo was so anxious that he was almost crying. He could not imagine how desperate and miserable it would be when he lost his skin.

"Our companions, Merry and Pipin, were trapped by an evil old willow tree. They didn't seem to be in a good condition. Please save them!" Sam shouted.

"What?" Tom Bombardier jumped up and shouted. "It's the old man Willow? Ah, I knew he was terrified and wanted to harm others. Don't worry, I have a way to deal with him, and I will definitely help you rescue your companions. This gray old man Willow! If he is disobedient, I have a way to make him spit out your companions. Damn old willow!"

As he said that, the kind-hearted man who introduced himself to Tom hurriedly ran to the willow tree. As soon as he arrived, he saw the unlucky plum with only two feet exposed outside. At the same time, the sound of Pipin struggling, trapped in the trunk of the willow tree, also constantly emerged along the cracks of the tree.

Tom put his mouth into the crack and began to sing in a low voice.

"Old man Willow, you let me go for those two unlucky little Hobbit guys!" he said. "Hurry up and go to bed, who made you wake up and harm others? Bombardier advises you not to be troublesome!" He grabbed Merry and pulled him out of the sudden opening of the crack.

With a creaking sound, another crack opened, and Pipin was thrown out by the willow tree. After releasing the two hobbits, the willow tree instantly returned to its quiet posture.

"Merry, Pipin, my goodness, you guys are out! Thank you very much for your help, kind gentleman." Frodo and Sam bowed to Tom with great gratitude, thanking him for lending a helping hand to save Pipin and Merry.

Tom Bombardier laughed. "Haha, little guys!" He looked down at the faces of each Hobbit. "You'd better go home with me! At this time, my wife Jinberry must have cooked her meal at home and wait for me to go back. We'll have a good chat when we eat later. You can let go and follow me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the lotus, waved his hand to signal everyone to follow, and hummed a charming and cheerful song.

The Hobbit people were still unable to adapt to this sudden change for a while, so they could only follow them silently as soon as possible. But this was not fast enough. Tom quickly disappeared in front of them, and his singing became more and more distant. Suddenly, his voice floated back with full energy!

As soon as the song ended, the Hobbits could not hear anything. The sun happened to set at this time. They thought of the lights of thousands of houses along the Liquor River and the warm atmosphere in the windows of the Bucks' houses. Many shadows blocked the path, and the branches on both sides seemed to stare at them. White mist began to rise from the river, covering the woods on both sides. A lot of mist rose from their feet, mixed with the interlaced roots.

Soon, the trail became very difficult to tell, and the group felt extremely tired. Their legs were as heavy as lead, and all kinds of strange sounds came from the bushes and weeds on both sides. If they raised their heads, they could see many tumors, and their twisted faces looked down at them from the trail, with grim smiles on their faces. Everyone began to feel that all this was a nightmare, and they were just trekking in a nightmare that they would never wake up.

They came to a place with abundant water and grass. The grass here has been carefully trimmed by the owner and has become neat and soft. The path is covered with smooth pebbles, so it will not be scratched even if you walk barefoot on it.

Further apart is another hillside, with dazzling lights already on it. The path follows up and down, leading to the lights along the gentle slope. The source of the lights is the home of the kind-hearted Tom Bombardier.

Seeing this, the Hobbit people immediately walked forward with great excitement in three steps and two steps. Their fatigue and fear seemed to disappear intovisibility. "Hey! We can finally ask for trouble to sleep in the open! Wuhu, this is simply not more wonderful!" This song is a song that welcomes them.

Four hobbits stood inside the door, one by one, shy, and embarrassed to move. They were in a long and low room, and the room was shining like daylight; many thick yellow candles were placed on the polished black wooden table, emitting warm light.

On the other side of the room, a woman was sitting on a chair facing the door. She had plump and shoulder-length golden hair, and elegantly, she looked full of a sacred and natural green beauty against the emerald green silver silk skirt.

At the same time, Frodo also noticed that there were many small clay-colored pots placed at her feet, with beautiful lotus flowers floating inside; for a moment, everyone felt like she was floating in the lotus pond. The feeling of natural beauty was Frodo had never seen such a special beauty, if he had to find some reference, it would be the strange feeling when he met elves such as Gildo in the forest around Charles a few days ago.

"Come in, my good hospitality!" As soon as she spoke, the four of them immediately knew that this was the master who had previously sung. They walked a few steps at a loss and bowed to the master, feeling that they were really clumsy.

Because the host's wife was too enthusiastic and elegant, it not only made Frodo feel the illusion that he was an elf woman in front of him. However, before they spoke, she gently crossed the basin of the ground and ran towards them with a smile. With her footsteps, the long skirt made a gentle sound like a breeze blowing across the flower bed by the river.

"Everyone please come in quickly. It is my honor to be able to get you all." She held Frodo's hand and said. "Let me introduce it, I am Goldenberry, the daughter of the River, and Tom's wife."

As if to express our welcome to all guests, the beautiful lady nodded slightly to Frodo and others and gave a very elegant courteous welcome.

"I haven't received guests for a long time. If I have neglected and omitted it, please forgive me!" She said, "Oh, looking at my memory, I forgot to explain the current situation to you. Please have a good rest here. As long as you don't run around, there is no need to worry about the plants and animals in the forest hurting you. Tonight you will all get a peaceful time under the protection of Tom Bombardier."

When the Hobbits, who had been on an adventure for the first time, were stunned. The friends all saw doubtful expressions in each other's eyes. Obviously, everyone could not believe in the beautiful Miss Jinberry in front of them.

However, after thinking for a while, Frodo resolutely planned to follow his intuition.
Chapter completed!