Chapter 349 Rest
"No."
Gandalf shook his head slowly and replied, "I was not taken to Mordor. Someone else was taken."
"This is an urgent matter, Levi. Saruman is in danger."
Without even entering the door, Gandalf quickly recounted what he had experienced.
"You can't defend against this?"
Levi scratched his hair.
"And what about Saruman? Didn't you see where he went?"
Gandalf wiped his face and straightened his robes as he said, "No, after leaving the tower, I know nothing about what happened inside. The only thing I know for sure is that he is still alive, perhaps imprisoned."
"How do you know he's still alive?"
“A hunch.”
“What a universal reason.”
"Oh no, no, wizards don't have premonitions for no reason, you have to believe me on this."
"Who knows? Anyway, I never had any premonition."
"That's your own business."
"Is it possible that I'm not?"
"Go on, I'm listening."
Levi sighed and ended the topic. He opened the castle gate and said, "Go in and take a rest first. Leave the rest to me."
Gandalf refused outright.
"No, I'll be with you, there will always be a place where I'm needed."
"That's right."
The old wizard suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where is Frodo? Is he here?"
"without."
Gandalf frowned.
"Why is it so slow?"
“Maybe he’s still on his way.”
Li Wei patted Jieying's horse's head gently, looked at the horse that didn't seem so unruly, and said:
"You should know that when you left, you rode the fastest horse in Roadside Castle, and when you came back, you rode the King of Horses, which was a little faster than that horse."
"Calculate the time. It's been less than a month since you left and returned. Do you expect a hobbit to run faster than these two horses?"
"Given the speed at which the Hobbits travel, eat seven meals a day, and never mess around with food, even if there are no dangers or obstacles on the road, it would be fast for him to reach Bree now."
"I have to say, you have some truth in what you say."
Gandalf was speechless, he couldn't refute this.
"But don't worry. I told Aragorn to meet them near Bree."
"Moreover, judging from the density of rangers between the Shire and the Roadside Castle, even if nine Ringwraiths sneaked in together, they would be beaten and flee in panic."
"Besides, they should be busy dealing with Saruman right now and have no time to come."
"Saruman..."
Listening to Gandalf's story, Levi couldn't help but mutter something.
"His actions surprised me. After so many years, has this paranoid and ungrateful guy finally made some progress?"
Having said that, Levi stood up.
"What are you going to do?" Gandalf asked from behind.
"Gather an army, attack Isengard, and rescue Saruman."
"That's too reckless, Levi. We don't know the situation in Isengard yet. If we rashly gather a large army, there will likely be unexpected accidents. After all, it will be too noisy, and it will be difficult to keep a low profile."
Levi's footsteps suddenly stopped.
"That's right, Gandalf."
He looked towards the top of the nameless tower and murmured:
"But I can... No, no, he can see me here too, and it wouldn't be good if he saw Frodo."
"What are you talking about?"
Gandalf was puzzled.
"That's fine. Let me send a reconnaissance team over to check out the situation and see if I can find Saruman's location. Then... forget it, it's quite troublesome. I'll just go there myself."
No matter how high-profile a person is, he cannot be higher than an entire army.
perhaps.
"this…"
Gandalf instinctively wanted to give a reminder, but after thinking about it, he felt that there seemed to be no problem.
"Be careful, it may not be as peaceful as before."
"I will."
Make a good decision and take action immediately. Levi mounted his horse and headed straight for the southern road.
When passing by the Water City along the way, they also found the commander of the Water City garrison and managers of various departments to hold an emergency meeting.
When he left, some subtle changes took place in the Water City. On the surface, it was still peaceful and tranquil, but secretly it had entered the highest state of combat readiness.
Like a dragon pretending to be asleep, any slight temptation with malicious intent will be met with a violent counterattack, making the tempter regret it deeply.
In the wilderness, a figure on horseback was speeding southward, crossing rivers and swamps all the way to the cloud-shrouded Isengard Valley.
And on the other side.
After Levi left, Gandalf, who seemed a little bored, washed his face in the castle, went out to the market to find the fastest tailor to mend his robe, and then found a skillful craftsman to repair his pipe.
After recovering his condition, he went to the grass to look for Jieying.
At this moment, Jieying and Xiaofen were staring at each other, blinking once.
It has to be said that this king's horse is indeed special. As a descendant of the mythical species of Valinor, its bloodline is excellent, its wisdom is extraordinary, it can understand human language, its body is much stronger than that of ordinary horses, and its lifespan is several times that of ordinary horses, almost the same as that of humans.
Its courage is also extraordinary. It is not afraid of the fear radiated by the Ringwraiths, nor will it be crushed by the majesty of the dragon.
If the last king of Gondor had ridden this kind of horse, he would not have fallen off the horse before the battle even started.
Looking at the dragon and the horse competing with each other, Gandalf smiled and went over to say hello.
"Beherdan (Little Pink), how have you been lately?"
Pinky looked at Gandalf and nodded.
Gandalf nodded as well.
The character of this child, Xiaofen, is different from all the dragons in the past. He is kind, gentle, and steady.
If it were another evil dragon, like Smaug, seeing a horse dare to challenge him, he would probably roast it to death with his mouth, no matter whether the horse has the bloodline of some mythical creature of Valinor.
"Okay stop looking and let's go."
Gandalf touched Shadowfax's head, mounted his horse and left, immediately turning into a shadow.
A few days later, Bree.
In the Prancing Pony Inn, Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry were singing happily and chatting with humans, who were rarely seen in the Shire.
Frodo followed Gandalf's instructions and tried his best to hide his identity. He called himself Mr. "Under the Mountain" - this name was taken from the story Bilbo told him, in which there was a dwarf named Thorin who was the 'King under the Mountain'.
Although the excuse for concealing his identity was a bit clumsy and others could tell at a glance that Frodo was using a pseudonym, at least he managed to hide his identity.
Beside Frodo, Sam also strictly changed his address to Mr. "Under the Mountain" and faithfully protected his secrets.
However, the other two guys who joined in temporarily were not so honest.
"Baggins? No problem. I know one. He's over there. Yes, it's him. His name is Frodo, Frodo Baggins. Yes, he's from the famous Baggins family in the Shire. We are relatives. He's my second cousin from his mother's side of the family. His mother is from the Tooke family..."
"Pippin!" Frodo understood Gandalf's feelings.
At this moment he also wanted to curse "Stupid Took" like Gandalf, but his character did not allow him to do so, so he had to run over to stop it.
If you run, something bad will happen.
(End of this chapter)
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