The cloudless sky gradually became white, and the crescent moon hanging in the sky gradually disappeared in the light rising in the east.

Starting from yesterday evening, the heavy snow that ravaged the entire Gushan Mountain has stopped.

Although standing in this newly bustling river valley city, there is still a biting cold wind blowing across Gao Yuan's face from time to time; but the warm sunshine shining on Gao Yuan and others is undoubtedly telling everyone that today is a bright day

sunny.

Today was the day Gao Yuan and the others were scheduled to set off, but they waited until everyone in the Rivendell camp was ready to set off.

After a night of hangover, Bilbo, Gandalf and others hurried back to Riverdale City.

"If you had come a little later, we would have already set off."

Gao Yuan and Yawen, who had put on their smart clothes again, rode on the back of Asifaros, looking at Bilbo and others who had arrived late, they couldn't help but laugh.

The disheveled Bilbo and Gandalf hurried back to their residences and began to pack up their respective gifts.

As the elf troops holding the flag of Rivendell high left River Valley City in a mighty manner, the adventure that took place in the Lonely Mountain finally came to a successful conclusion.

This Rivendell army that originally crossed the entire Dark Forest to the Lonely Mountain did not return the way they came. Instead, they chose to go south along the Running River and continued south along the west bank of the Long Lake.

Forward.

This troop walked along the shore of Changhu Lake for two or three days.

During this period, they saw the town of Changhu, which was destroyed in the battle between Gao Yuan and the evil dragon Smaug. Now it is deserted. After Gao Yuan's dissection, Smaug's huge body had completely sunk to the bottom of the lake.

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They also saw the temporary camps where the residents who had escaped from Changhu Town were stationed on the grassland on the lakeshore. Traces of the lives of the residents of Changhu Town were still left everywhere.

After walking out of the Changhu Lake, the team led by Gao Yuan and others continued to move southward along the Benliu River for two days.

Bilbo, who was following Gao Yuan and others, gradually realized that the team had deviated from the way they came, and he quickly caught up with Gao Yuan and asked.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, where are we going?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan, who was whispering to Yawen, turned his head and explained to Bilbo with a smile.

"We are heading towards the original old jungle road, where there is a wide avenue that can go directly through the dark jungle."

Afraid that he had not spoken clearly enough, Gao Yuan pointed to a high mountain in the distance in the dark forest and said: "Follow the running river and go south, we will reach the Black Forest Mountains, where there is a road directly crossing it.

The old forest road through the dark forest."

"Our team has a large number of people. If we want to pass through the Dark Forest at the fastest speed, it is best to pass through it."

Bilbo nodded unconsciously.

Not long after, Bilbo continued to ask: "Then when we went to the Lonely Mountain, why didn't we take that road instead of walking across Mirkwood?"

"Thorin, we were originally going to take that road, but the big eagle dropped us at Carl's Rock. If we wanted to go there, it would mean that we would have to go around a long distance. And there are often people on this road.

Orcs are out and about, and no one has passed by for a long time." Gao Yuan continued to explain to Bilbo patiently.

"So Mr. Gao Yuan, how long will it take us to reach Rivendell via this road?"

Bilbo felt that he had had enough and kept walking on the road.

He already regretted not asking Daying to take him away with him.

When they were in the Lonely Mountain, the Eagle King once expressed to Bilbo that his people would be happy to take Bilbo away with him.

Not to mention sending him directly to Rivendell, at least he can be sent to the west of the Misty Mountains.

Gao Yuan thought for a moment and replied: "If everything goes well, it will probably take about a month. After all, the road in the Misty Mountains is not easy to walk in winter."

"What if... it doesn't go well..."

"I mean, if so... After all, things didn't go well when we came here. In the Misty Mountains, we met those stone giants that were taller than the mountains, and Goblins..."

Bilbo said with some fear, those experiences in the Misty Mountains still left him with lingering fears.

I saw Gao Yuan smile slightly, thinking that Bilbo might still have lingering fears about what they encountered on the journey to the Lonely Mountain, and it was almost turning into a persecution paranoia.

So he comforted him: "Don't worry, my dear Mr. Bilbo. Stone giants are not something you can meet every day. Many people want to see those stone giants once in their lives and never get to see them. Last time we were able to meet them, we didn't meet them."

We are relatively lucky."

Bilbo couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this, and muttered: "I would rather never see those scary big guys in my whole life."

"Hahaha..."

"I would like to meet those big guys..."

The hobbit's words successfully made Gao Yuan and his party laugh.

"As for those Goblins, I think after the caves in Orc Town collapsed, they would no longer live there. They would find some new caves to settle in. Besides, after the battle in Lonely Mountain, they

You will definitely not dare to provoke us again." After laughing for a moment, Gao Yuan pointed to the mighty elves army behind him and said.

"What are you worried about? Bilbo." Gandalf smoked the pipe in his hand and leaned towards Bilbo and asked.

Facing Gandalf's question, Bilbo just shook his head worriedly.

"I'm worried that maybe there's something going on that will make our return trip not smooth?"

Gandalf smiled and comforted his hobbit friend.

"Bilbo, no journey will always be smooth sailing. There are many reasons why our journey may not go smoothly." Gandalf took a sip from the pipe in his hand, and then blew out a series of smoke rings.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "For example, if you encounter a snowstorm, avalanche, etc. in the misty mountains, even if you accidentally sprain your foot halfway, it may cause us

This journey has not gone smoothly."

"Anyway, anything could slow down our trip."

Gandalf's comforting words did not dispel Bilbo's worries. He tried to find out all the dangers that might arise on this return journey.

"So, what about the orcs who escaped?"

"I mean... we haven't completely driven out those orcs. They may be hiding on one of our only roads at this time."

"Perhaps in the dark forest, perhaps in the misty mountains..."

Bilbo's sincerity may have made Gao Yuan a little impatient. He didn't know why the hobbit suddenly became worried about gains and losses on the way back.

When he went to Lonely Mountain with the expedition team, he was not as timid as he is now.

"This is not something you should worry about anymore, Bilbo!" Gao Yuan turned around and said angrily, "Your adventure is over now, you don't need to worry about what is and is not anymore."

"Look at the mighty Rivendell soldiers behind you. They are not worried at all about the sudden attack of those orcs."

"If you still need to worry about your own safety under the protection of me, Gandalf, and more than two thousand elven soldiers, then I don't know where you can feel safe. Is it Bag End in the Shire?

"

Gao Yuan's voice got louder and louder, making Bilbo shrink his head in fear.

Seeing that Gao Yuan was really angry, Gandalf quickly stepped forward and patted Bilbo on the shoulder to comfort him:

"Bilbo, Mr. Gao Yuan is right, you shouldn't worry so much..."

Gandalf knocked the finished pipe in his hand, picked out the burnt ash in the pipe, filled it with pipe grass again and wiped the cigarette holder, then handed it to Bilbo, signaling him to take a sip and slow down.

Emotions.

"In this battle that took place on Gushan, at least four-fifths of the Orc warriors in the northern continent died there. I believe that the Orcs in the north will be quiet for a long time."
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