Autumn has not left yet, and the cold winter can’t wait to descend on this great wilderness.

It was clear that it was a crisp autumn day in the green forest yesterday, but today the heads of the expedition team were covered with gloomy black clouds, and the weather began to get colder.

"It looks like it's going to rain soon." Bilbo gestured to the dark clouds in the sky above his head.

Gao Yuan smiled: "It seems that our Bilbo may have forgotten that he should bring a raincoat when leaving the woodland kingdom."

"Yes, our Mr. Baggins forgot to bring his raincoat." Bilbo imitated Gao Yuan's speaking tone and mocked himself in a sinister manner.

"Hahaha..." The dwarves in the team laughed after hearing this.

After coming out of the Misty Mountains, the dwarves in the team no longer laughed at Bilbo, so Bilbo began to learn to laugh at himself.

Early in the morning, everyone in the expedition team packed up and left the Woodland Kingdom, except for the two brothers Kili and Fili.

Before the expedition set off, the dwarves and Bilbo in the expedition also tried to persuade Fili to leave with them, but he still chose to stay.

Even if he couldn't witness the door of Lonely Mountain being opened with his own eyes, he still wanted to be by his brother's side.

When the expedition team followed the dense forest river flowing between the green forest and the dense forest and arrived at the shore of Long Lake, the sun was almost setting.

On the edge of the long lake, there is a huge stone gate as steep as a cliff. This stone gate separates the humans living in the long lake from the elves in the green forest.

Bilbo had never thought before that besides the sea, there were lakes with such vast water surfaces in the world.

He couldn't even see where the other side of the long lake was. It was such a far distance. You must know that Bilbo's eyesight was the best in the expedition team.

To the north of Long Lake is the Benliu River flowing down from Gushan. It and the Milin River are both sources of water in Long Lake.

With the last rays of the setting sun, they saw from a distance the town floating in the middle of the Long Lake - Changhu Town.

But this time, the expedition team will not go to the town that was built in the middle of the lake in order to escape the evil dragon, as in the original book.

They didn't meet the human hero Bard who would be called the Dragon Slayer in later generations.

Therefore, even if they wanted to go to the small town located in the center of the Long Lake, there would be no boatman to take them there.

They rested for a night on the edge of Chang Lake, and then headed towards Gushan along the bank of Chang Lake.

After two days of traveling, they finally arrived at the lake entrance that connected Benliu River and Chang Lake.

At this time, they could already see the solitary mountain shrouded in clouds and mist towering before their eyes.

That was the end of the expedition's journey, which was full of ups and downs.

As the distance between them and Gushan continued to shorten, the land in front of them gradually began to become more and more desolate.

"This used to be a land full of green and vitality, but now it has become like this." Thorin looked at this lifeless land and couldn't help but recall the scene when they just left the Lonely Mountain.

Bahrain couldn't help but sigh: "The hillsides here were once covered with trees, and the woods were full of birds singing."

Balin and Thorin were both born and raised in Gushan, and they still vaguely remember the vibrant scene of Gushan back then.

The rest of the expedition team had never seen the scene they were talking about. But based on Thorin's description, they could imagine that this place was once full of life like other places.

But now, the land here is so desolate, the only things left are exposed rocks and charred tree stumps.

Tell everyone what happened here in the past. There used to be many shrubs and trees growing here.

At this time, it happened to be the season when all things were dying, and there was not even a trace of green in their field of vision.

And all this is just because of the arrival of the evil dragon!

At this moment, a regular vibration came from the feet of the expedition team.

"It's the sound of horse hooves." Bahrain was the first to react.

Everyone who noticed something unusual quickly turned their heads and looked down the rocky slope of the hillside.

They saw a group of well-equipped cavalry rushing towards them.

"It's the elves in the woodland!" Bilbo had the best eyesight. He saw that the team was the elves in the woodland. At this time, he was happier than anyone present.

Gao Yuan looked proudly at Thorin, who still looked indifferent at this time: "It's Legolas!"

Thorin looked at him and looked at each other, then snorted coldly: "I'm not his father, don't expect me to change my opinion of them."

A group of elven cavalry led by Legolas stopped in front of the expedition team.

"You guys ran so fast, I almost didn't catch up with you. Aren't you very happy to see me?" Legolas walked up to Gao Yuan and the two of them hugged each other affectionately.

Gao Yuan nodded: "It seems that what I said has some effect. Has your father changed his mind?"

Legolas looked a little helpless when he heard this.

"I want to tell you that I am here to help you because of my father's wishes."

"But unfortunately, this is my own decision."

"I secretly led an elf guard out. The number is not large, only more than two hundred people. I hope I can provide you and the dwarves with some help."

Gao Yuan shook his head: "Even if you are the only one here, I will be happy about it and thank you for coming to help us."

"This is what I should do. If you help us, we will naturally help you."

"These are my cronies. They are all very grateful to you for helping us resist the invading orcs last time." As the two chatted, Legolas took Gao Yuan and introduced him to the elves he had brought.

Soldier.

He pointed at an Elf Guard Captain and said: "This is Sires. You should know his sister. She is the girl who invited you to dance with you that night but was rejected by you. His sister's name is Sethia.

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Gao Yuan shook hands with the captain of the Elf Guard: "Nice to meet you, Siris."

Sires solemnly grabbed Gao Yuan's hand: "I have to thank you, Mr. Gao Yuan, for saving Sethia from the clutches of the orcs during the orc attack that night."

"Sethia has been thinking about you since then. She felt very sorry that she didn't dance with you that night." Sires said.

Gao Yuan was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He had been watching the joke between his sister and Bilbo that night.

"If it weren't for the fact that I already have a crush on you, I would definitely have agreed to the invitation to dance with your sister. Miss Sethia, she is a beautiful girl, please convey my apology to her."

"Indeed, how could such an outstanding human being not have a girl he likes?" Sires secretly felt sorry for his sister.

"Then she must be a very beautiful girl."

"Very lucky too." Sires felt that describing it as beautiful was not enough, so he added.

My sister is not so lucky.

"I should feel lucky."
Chapter completed!