In this way, on a cool morning before May, Li Mu and his party set off.

Bilbo rode on a pony with heavy luggage, and wore a somewhat worn dark green hood and cloak of the same color, borrowed from Lee.

Both of them were bigger, and Bilbo looked funny, but at least that way people wouldn't mistake him for a dwarf, because he didn't have a beard.

After Li Mu and the others rode for a short time, they met Gandalf, who was riding a white horse and was full of spirit. He brought a lot of handkerchiefs, as well as Bilbo's pipes and tobacco.

Gandalf was still thoughtful, and Bilbo was at once satisfied, and after that, he happily continued his journey with everyone.

The dwarves happily told stories and sang songs throughout the day, and only occasionally stopped for a meal to temporarily interrupt their excited conversations. The team of nineteen people, who didn't know where they were going, thought they were going on an outing, and there was no tension of adventure at all.

At first, Li Mu and the others were still traveling in the land of the hobbits, which was a verdant and beautiful land, inhabited by many honest people, and the roads were very smooth, and there were a few inns on the way, and occasionally they would meet dwarves or farmers on the way.

Then, the group came to an area of weirdness and mystery in people's minds, and the dwarves sang songs they had never heard before. They had gone deep into the wilderness, where there were no residents or inns, and the roads were getting worse and worse.

Not far away, you can see eerie hills jutting up into the sky, covered with trees, and some of them have the remains of an uninitiated-looking castle, as if they were built by evil people.

Everything seemed so gloomy that even the weather became uncomfortable. Most of the time, it's like the good weather in May in a fairy tale, but now it's slowly getting wet and cold. In the previous wilderness area, they had to camp, but at least the weather wasn't so wet.

The sun seemed to have set behind the gray clouds as the sky began to get dark. The wind gradually strengthened, and the willows by the river bent over and swayed, making a soft sigh. The unknown river, which had turned into a reddish-brown rapids due to the abundant water of the past few days, rushed all the way from the mountains in front of them.

Soon it was completely dark, and a strong wind blew away the gray clouds, revealing a crescent moon hidden among the clouds.

Then the group stopped, and Thorin thought about the dinner, but suddenly found that Gandalf was missing, so he asked Gandalf's students dissatisfied: "Li Mu, where is your teacher?" Why is he gone? ”

It wasn't until Thorin questioned him that a group of dwarves from the trip came to their senses and found Gandalf missing. Gandalf had traveled so far with them that he had never said that he was on an adventure with them, or that he was only with them temporarily. He eats the most, talks the most, laughs the most, but now he doesn't even have a shadow!

"Just when the wizard was most needed, it was ......" The dwarves didn't want to sleep on the damp mud floor, the dwarves of the triplets, Dori and Nori, wailed.

"There are some things that the teacher takes first, and I am also a wizard, if there is such a small thing as making a fire to warm my body, I can also do it. Don't worry, the teacher will come back to join us when he finishes his work. ”

Dwarves have always been self-centered, and they have no energy to keep an eye on Gandalf's whereabouts if they talk and laugh along the way. However, Gandalf still informed Li Mu before leaving, and with Li Mu and others in the team, Gandalf was relieved to go.

In the end, the group decided that they had to camp nearby. So far, they had not camped in the wilderness, but they had expected that they would have to camp often when they came to the uninhabited area before the Misty Mountains.

It's just that camping on a wet and cold night like this is not a good start. They came to the thicker bushes, and although the ground was relatively dry, the wind blew droplets off the leaves.

The sound of ticking, ticking is the most annoying part, and even the fire seems to be against them. Originally, with or without wind, it seemed that the dwarves could use anything to make a fire anywhere. However, that night, no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't get up, and even Oyin and Groyin, who were good at making fires, were helpless.

However, with Li Mu and the others there, a basic fire tongue technique dried the ground, ignited the erected pyre, and finally burst out of the dark and damp woods.

Maybe it was the red light that came suddenly, and one of the ponies in the team suddenly and inexplicably frightened and rushed out. Before the crowd could stop it, it rushed into the river.

As the gang pulls it out of the water, Fili and Chili nearly drown, and the pony's luggage is washed away from the water, most of which is food. At this point, I can't even eat anything for dinner, let alone breakfast.

They all sat wet on the ground, and the nameless fire in their bellies provoked the grumpy Oyin and Groin to sit by the fire and keep arguing.

At this moment, Balin, who always acts as a scout, suddenly shouted: "There is light over there!" ”

Not far away there is a small hill overgrown with trees, which looks quite dense. In the darkness ahead, they could clearly see a light shining, a red, warm light, as if a torch or campfire was burning vigorously.

They looked at each other for a moment, and then began arguing again. Some people say "no", some say "yes", some say you can just go and see, anyway, it's better than having a pitiful dinner and having to face a breakfast with almost nothing.

Others said, "We know so little about this area, and it's too close to the mountains, that travelers rarely take this road these days."

The ancient maps are useless, the world is decaying, the roads are deteriorating, and there is no one to maintain the safety of this area. They hadn't heard anything like a king here, and the less curious they were, the less trouble they would have.

Some people said, "Anyway, there are eighteen of us." ”

Another asked, "Where the hell is Gandalf hiding?" ”

Everyone has the same question on their mind. Then, the rain gets heavier and heavier, and Oyin and Groin start beating each other.

"Anyway, we still have a snitch by our side!"

I don't know who took the remark and stopped everyone's argument. The dwarves want to make noise, Li Muke can't control it, these people don't just shut up after listening to a few big words from you.

Unexpectedly, the final argument still pushed Bilbo out, Li Mu, who knew the danger ahead, didn't dare to let Bilbo take risks alone, and instructed the three dark elves such as Brilina next to him, and said to Thorin: "The fire in the deep mountains and old forests is likely to be dangerous, so I'll go and see it with Bilbo!" Follow behind, and be careful. ”