[Thank you for the reward of "Lan Yanyun", today is a 5K word chapter...... I'm tired]

While the Celestials and Middle-earth were doing their own thing, Aragorn and Frodo, who were originally the protagonists of the Lord of the Rings, were not having a good time. Ever since the Lord Ring was taken away by Zhao Xuankong, the romance of these plots and characters has been in a state of anxiety, not only fearing that the Dark King Sauron will regain his ring, but also that there is another thing that is bothering them......

"Damn, who the hell is that old fellow?"

On a stone wall, Jin Li was wielding his axe, complaining to his companions, his face full of anger: "He is like a ghost, close to us! If it weren't for Legolas, who had the best eyesight, and saw that figure, I would almost have wondered if my eyes were hallucinating!"

"It's a hassle indeed, if that old man is Saruman. Legolas rubbed his eyes and said tiredly, "But I have a question, why did he come to us? What do you think, Aragon?"

Aragorn didn't answer, he just leaned against a big tree and meditated. Beside him were four hobbits who slept on the ground, and in this case, I am afraid that only they could sleep so soundly.

After separating from the Arctic Continent, Aragorn led the team in the direction of Rohan, and after losing the Ring, they did not continue to be tracked by orcs and orcs. But the days of safety didn't last long, and just a day earlier, a suspicious old man suddenly appeared near them.

The first to discover the old man was Jin Li, but just as he tried to speak, the old man suddenly disappeared, for which he was ridiculed by Legolas. But then Legolas saw the figure as well, and this had to make everyone take it to heart.

Seeing that Aragorn had been pondering there, Legolas said, "Aragor, make a decision quickly! Look at that! It's in the forest, where we have passed, and he is coming!"

Jin Li raised his head suddenly, and he lowered his voice and said, "Look, Aragon, didn't I warn you? That old man is here again, and he is covered in dirty and tattered gray clothes, no wonder I didn't notice him in the first place!"

Aragon looked down and saw a hunched figure moving slowly. He wasn't far away, and looked like an old beggar leaning on crutches, his head bowed, and he didn't look in their direction. In other realms, the three of them might greet him with words of concern, but at this moment, all three of them watched in silence at the scene before them, sensing that some hidden power or threat was approaching.

Jin Li's eyes widened and he stood for a long time, watching the figure get closer and closer. Suddenly, he could no longer restrain his affection and shouted, "Legolas, aim your bow at him! Don't give him a chance to speak, or talk to us!

The sound woke the four sleeping hobbits ake, and Legolas drew his longbow and slowly pulled the string of it, as if another force was fighting his will. He held an arrow in his hand, but didn't put it on the string, and Aragon stood in silence with a look of extreme concentration on his face.

"What are you waiting for? What the hell are you going on? That's Saruman, why don't you attack?" said Jin Li, in a low voice, nervous.

"Legolas was right, he couldn't just make a move. Aragon whispered, "No matter how scared and frightened we are, we can't just attack an old man who has not been identified, let's wait and see!"

And at that moment, the old man quickened his pace and came to the bottom of the stone wall at an astonishing speed. Then he raised his head, and everyone looked down without moving, and the heavens and the earth instantly became silent. The old man's face was unobservable, and he wore a hood with a wide brim on top of it, which obscured all the features of his face, revealing only his nose and gray beard. But Aragorn felt as if he had seen the other's eyes glistening under the brim of his hat in an instant.

The old man just stood there, as if exuding an invisible pressure, which was not full of oppression like Zheng Zha, nor was it like Sauron's dark aura, but a feeling of respect that unconsciously made people feel respected. It was as if in front of him, no one could swing a sword at him, and even the act of swinging a sword was a mistake.

After a moment of silence, the old man finally broke the silence and said softly, "Friend, I am so glad to see you! I want to talk to you, do you want to come down, or do I want to go up?"

However, without waiting for the crowd to answer, he began to climb up.

"It's now!" shouted Goldbolt, "Legolas, stop him, don't let him come up!"

"Didn't I just say I was going to talk to you?" Before Legolas could reply, the old man said, "Mr. Elf, get the bow and arrows away!"

The old man's words seemed to have magical power, and the bow and arrow fell from Legolas's hand, but his hand remained in its original position.

"And you, Mr. Dwarf, please take your hands off the handle of your axe first, and wait for me to come up! ”

The golden bolt did not move, but stood like a stone statue, watching the old man jump up the stairs like a goat. And the old man no longer seemed to be as tired as before, and when he stepped on the high ground, there seemed to be a flash of white light, and under the gray rags was still wearing a gorgeous white robe.

In the silence, the sound of Jin Li gasping for cold air was particularly harsh.

"I repeat, I'm glad to see you!" the old man walked towards the group and stopped only a few feet away. Leaning on his cane, he glared at everyone from under the brim of his hat: "What are you doing here? Elves, humans, dwarves, and four hobbits, all dressed in elven clothes, I think there must be a fascinating story to tell! ”

"Can we know your name and hear your high opinion?" said Aragorn with a sense of vigilance, "Time waits for no one, we still need to go to Rohan, this matter cannot wait." ”

The old man didn't answer immediately, but chuckled softly, and Aragon felt that the sound made him feel a chill all over his body. But it wasn't out of fear or fear, it was like cold water or cold wind blowing in his face, and he suddenly came to his senses.

"My name!" said the old man, "you must have guessed it, right? I think you should have heard it before...... Yes, you've definitely heard the name. Come on, or tell me your story?"

No one answered.

"It seems that you are still vigilant, so let's sit down and have a good chat!"

The old man turned around, walked to a large rock on the edge of the cliff, and sat down on his own. The others came to their senses as if the spell had been lifted, and the golden thunderbolt's hand immediately grasped the handle of the axe, and Aragon drew his arrow, and Legolas picked up the bow, and only Frodo was stunned, as if he were remembering something.

The old man didn't care at all, just changed his position and sat more comfortably. Then his gray cloak was blown away by the wind, and this time they finally saw for sure that he was dressed in white underneath.

"Saruman!" Jin Li finally confirmed his identity at this time, and rushed forward with an axe in hand, "You villain who betrayed everyone!"

"Wait! He's not Saruman!" Frodo's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "He's not Saruman......!"

The old man's movements were so fast that he didn't have time to react, and before Frodo could finish speaking, he jumped up and jumped onto a large rock, and his body suddenly became extremely large. The old man's hood and gray tattered clothes were thrown away, and the white clothes on his body were particularly dazzling.

The old man raised his staff, and the golden axe flew out of his hand and fell to the ground. Aragon's sword clenched tightly in his stiff hand, and it erupted with blinding flames. Legolas shouted, and reversed the direction of the arrow, shooting an arrow high into the air.

"Misranda!" Legolas shouted in surprise, "Mislanda!"

"I'm glad to see you, Legolas!" said the old man.

All eyes were on the old man, his hair was as white as snow in the sun, his robes were shining white, his eyes were as clear and snowy as the sun, and his hands were full of power.

"Gandalf!" Frodo shouted.

The shocking fact that Gandalf reappeared in front of everyone was shocking. It was a long time before Aragon came to his senses, and he said, "Gandalf! I didn't expect you to be there when we needed you the most! What the hell did I just do, I didn't recognize you!"

"Gandalf ......"

Gandalf repeated the three words, as if he were remembering a word that he rarely used in his memory, and only after a few seconds did he say, "That's right, that's the name, I used to be called Gandalf." ”

He stepped down from the rock, picked up the ash cloak from the ground, and draped it over his body again, and everyone suddenly felt that the sun was once again obscured by the clouds.

"Yes, you can still call me Gandalf!" Gandalf's voice reverted to that of their old friend and guide, "It's okay! Old friends, your weapons can't hurt me at all, be happy! ”

"But why are you dressed in white? I almost didn't recognize you!" asked Aragorn.

"That's right, I'm only dressed in white now. Gandalf said, "You can actually think of me as Saruman, and I play the role that Saruman should have." After we parted, I overcame the test of fire and deep water, and remembered many things that I had long forgotten. I could see the situation far away, but I couldn't see the many news that was close at hand. Tell me about your own situation!"

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Aragorn's account went on for a long time, and Gandalf, after listening to a qiē, sat on a rock with a frown.

"That's bad news. He said, "The loss of the Ring means that our previous plans have come to naught, and we can no longer defeat the Dark Lord by destroying the Miè Ring, but fortunately, the situation has not yet reached the point of complete irreparability." ”

Speaking of which, Gandalf looked at Frodo, who had severed his finger, and said, "Don't worry, Frodo, it's not your fault that you lost the Ring. You've done a great job!"

With that, Gandalf's hand emitted a milky white light, which directly enveloped Frodo's right hand, and for a moment, everyone closed their eyes. And when they opened their eyes again, Frodo's fingers had been restored.

"Gandalf, how did you do that?" Frodo said incredulously, trying to move his newly grown finger, which was his own, though still a little inflexible.

"It's just a little trick, you know, I'm more than just a fireworks," Gandalf said with a smile at Frodo.

"Well, then leave this matter alone. Gandalf, what happened to you after you fell into the abyss with the Fire Demon, and why did you come here in a white robe? We have so many questions for you. Seeing that Gandalf was reluctant to speak, Aragon changed the subject and asked about the Firefiend, which was also the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

"At that time, I fell into the abyss with the fire demon, and then it fled, and I chased it all the way, and finally I slew it to the top of the tower of Turin. Gandalf said lightly, as if talking about someone else's business.

"It's an understatement, but I can feel the danger. Aragorn looked directly into Gandalf's eyes full of wisdom and said, "What have you been through since the battle with the Fire Demon? You don't look like anything like before. ”

"You don't look the same as before. Gandalf smiled, "You look more kingly." ”

Aragorn's figure was tall and unwavering as a rock, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword as if he had just stepped out of the misty seas and on the shores of a lower human. In front of him was Gandalf in a white robe, the white robe under the gray cloak shining brightly, as if there was a divine light that had been tempered by time, and it was a power that surpassed the king.

"It seems like we've both been through a lot. "Aragorn Road.

"Yes, I'm glad you've grown and don't have to die like I did. Gandalf said, "In that battle, I and the fire demon perished. ”

Legolas gasped: "Then you ......"

"I am resurrected!" Gandalf hurriedly said, "In that turbulent current of time and space, I seemed to go through the process of the birth and rebirth of the universe, and at that time I finally came into contact with the vast and great will, so I was resurrected, and I was resurrected by a mission. And I've also retrieved a lot of memories of my past, which is why you feel that the current me is different from the previous me. Next, I will walk with you and show you how to move forward. ”

"Mission......" Aragorn savored Gandalf's words, "Gandalf, do you know the origin of the man who took the Ring? It stands to reason that a person with such great strength could never be unknown in Middle-earth, and it makes no sense that he would suddenly appear in this world, without a trace. ”

"Yes, it doesn't make sense, because the person who took the Lord of the Rings doesn't belong to Middle-earth, just like Zhengzha, Canaan, and Nyos, as well as their teammates. Gandalf said.

"Do you still know Zheng Zhe? But you haven't seen him. Jin Li said in surprise.

"I got a revelation. Gandalf pointed to his head and said, "The Revelation is composed of two parts, one says that the Lord of the Rings will not be destroyed, but Sauron will be completely destroyed, and this is also their mission to Middle-earth. ”

"In the Apocalypse, the One Ring will disappear from Middle-earth, but it will not be destroyed. However, if not taken away by them, the ring will be taken by another group of people in Mordor, and Sauron will disappear, but the Ring will remain, and the power of the three Elven Rings will be retained. The elves will leave Middle-earth and go to Valinor, giving up the continent to humans to inhabit, and the next era will be the era of humanity. ”

"What about the other part?" asked Aragorn continued.

The other part of the prophecy ...... There is a group of people who are also not part of Middle-earth, and who come from the same place as Canaan and Nyos, but they are fiercely hostile to us, even on Sauron's side. Our mission is to defeat them, or one of them will help Sauron obtain the Ring, and there may even be an enemy even more formidable than Sauron......" said Gandalf.

At this moment, Gandalf's body suddenly exuded an extremely strong momentum, and the oppressive few people except for Aragon were a little difficult to breathe. The feeling that Gandalf gave them at this time was not even inferior to Zhao Fukong a few days ago.

However, this momentum was only immediately released, and in the next second, the resurrected white-robed wizard had already taken a step: "Let's go! Your detachment strategy is quite correct, if you want to fight against the Dark Lord, you must unite every force as much as possible." On my way to chase you, I met the Nyos, who had gone to the Forest of Fagon to seek the help of the Entres. ”

"Cheer up, there's still something you can do! Just because the One Ring has been taken away doesn't mean we've failed!"

"So, what are we aiming for now?" asked Aragorn subconsciously.

"Go and get what you have to get back. Gandalf looked back, his eyes shining brightly, staring at Aragorn, "As the heir to the Western royal family, you have never taken it back. ”