Chapter Forty-Eight: The First Battle Between the Two Great Wizards
Gandalf and Aragon looked at each other, and when they heard how bad the situation was in the Rohan Kingdom, they all looked worried.
Both the kingdom of Rohan and Gondor are powerful among the human race, and Gondor is fending off the invasion of Modo, preventing the army of Sauron in Modor from moving south. And after Saruman's rebellion against the righteous camp, the Rohan Kingdom will also block the westward advance of Isengard's army, becoming a barrier that prevents it from uniting with Mordo.
But now, the barrier of the Rohan Kingdom is like an old house that leaks the wind, and it can no longer withstand the storm. It is hard for Gandalf to imagine that once the kingdom of Rohan and the eight tribes of the steppe were defeated, and when Saruman swung his army westward to join up with Modo's army, Gondor would still be able to stand firm under the enemy's back. Or worse, if Gondor is also destroyed in a two-sided blow, who else in this world can turn the tide.
The more Gandalf thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and several times he clenched his staff, eager to rush straight into the palace. Go and ask Sheudon to his face why he would sit idly by and ignore Issinger's army.
Gandalf took a few deep breaths and winked at the Aragon people beside him.
At Gandalf's signal, the Aragon and the others quietly touched their respective weapons one by one, and they were about to break into the palace at the first order.
"Hey! Gandalf! Just as the Aragon were about to make a move, a lark-like voice sounded from the side.
Upon hearing the familiar voice and his own name, Gandalf immediately motioned to the crowd not to act rashly, and turned his head hesitantly to see whose voice made him so familiar.
In my eyes, a blonde girl was slowly approaching, dressed in white and wearing a blonde shawl, like an angel among a hundred flowers.
Gandalf was slightly stunned when he saw the blonde girl, and said in disbelief: "Iowen! Are you the daughter of Sheodon, Eowen? ”
When Gandalf came to Rohan three years ago, Iowen was still a teenager. Now that three years have passed, the original little Lori has become slim, making Gandalf have an illusion that it is difficult to recognize.
"Gandalf, you're still the same, haven't changed at all!"
Iowen stepped forward with a smile, and the two guards bowed when they saw Her Highness arrive. Iowen waved her hand lightly, motioning for the two guards to get out of the way.
With a wave from Eowen, the two guards moved out of the way of the guarded palace gates.
Aragoras and Caigoras looked at the blonde girl in front of them in a daze, and even the hand holding the sword and bowstring unconsciously let go, and neither of them noticed.
The anomaly of the two Aragonese did not arouse Iowen's attention. She looked at Gandalf with some sorrow and said softly, "My father has changed a lot in the past few months, and he has become a little strange to me. Now the Rohan Kingdom is in a turbulent period, if His Majesty Father and Emperor can't regain its strength, the Rohan Kingdom will be a thing of the past! Gandalf, you are a good friend of your father, and you must persuade him to get back on his feet! ”
Iowen looked at Gandalf with sorrow, for Sheudon had changed dramatically in the past few months. Not only did he ignore the government all day long, but even his beloved son Xiyude died on the battlefield, Xiyuton didn't say anything. Such an unusual scene made Iowen can't help but suspect that the person sitting on the throne is not his kind father.
"Saruman is good at manipulating people's hearts, and I suspect that Xiyoton has been controlled by Saruman!" Under Eowwen's gaze, Gandalf's face grew more serious.
Gandalf clenched his staff and stepped through the palace gates as the guards watched. With every step he took, an incomparable aura rose up, and a white horse pattern loomed behind him.
"Why is it so noisy, isn't it the wild people of those tribes again! Let them hurry up and get out, the army of the Rohan Kingdom is not going anywhere and will not help anyone! ”
Whispers came from inside the hall, and Gandalf led everyone into the hall, only to see an old man with gray hair and cloudy eyes, lying on the throne with half-squinted eyes.
This old-eyed man was King Heudon of Rohan.
Theudon looked up at Gandalf and his group as they walked in, without the slightest focus in their eyes. Even the appearance of Iowen couldn't make his eyes pause, and the whole person looked as if he was suffering from Alzheimer's.
"Who are you! Who let you in? ”
A roar resounded through the hall, before Gandalf could walk up to Heydon. A man dressed in black and looking like a poisonous snake stopped Gandalf first.
"What is this?" Gandalf looked at the man in black in front of him and realized that he didn't know this person at all, so he could only ask softly to Iocyn.
Iowen looked at the man in black in disgust, and said loudly to Gandalf, "Grimma, a fickle villain! ”
Iowen's voice was surprisingly loud, and the corners of Grima's mouth twitched when he heard it. Gandalf, on the other hand, nodded knowingly, not knowing if he really understood, or if he was doing it for Grimma.
"Who are you, this is King Hieudon's palace, and you are not welcome here! Guards, guards! Grima trembled with anger under Gandalf's knowing face, and stopped in front of Gandalf in a rage, and protected Sheudon behind him like a hen guarding her young, preventing Gandalf from approaching.
At Grimma's shout, hordes of guards rushed into the hall, many of whom were familiar with the gray-robed Gandalf. In addition, Princess Eowwen was by Gandalf's side, and the guards were a little unsure of what Grima was going to do.
"This person trespassed into the palace, hurry up and get him out!" Looking at the unmoved guards, Grima roared loudly and danced like a clown.
"King Heudun's palace! I can't see it! ”
Gandalf interrupted Grima, looked at Heyudon calmly, and smiled, "Saruman, my old friend. Your mind control skills are getting better and better, congratulations! ”
"Saruman!"
The guards who rushed in were startled by Gandalf's words, the name Saruman was now thunderous in the Graton Meadows, even more terrifying than Sauron of Mordo.
More and more soldiers looked at Hiudun's face, and the king had behaved like a child during these months. Coupled with Gandalf's professed mind-control technique, everyone couldn't help but hesitate in their hearts.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, what kind of mind control technique, Gandalf wants to be unfavorable to the king, hurry up and arrest him!" As soon as Grima gave the order, several soldiers who obeyed his orders immediately rushed forward.
Seeing that some soldiers rushed up to try to stop Gandalf, Aragorn and Caigoras, two melee masters, met him on the left and right.
The two Aragon, who have the strength of quasi-heroes, are like two stubborn stones in front of ordinary soldiers. With three punches and two kicks, they knocked the five soldiers to the ground, and then pointed their swords at Grima.
"What are you going to do, are you going to persecute the king!" Seeing that many of the soldiers were still not moving, Grima was so frightened that he quickly slipped behind Xiyodon, and the fox pretended to be a tiger and yelled, "Get on it! These people are going to assassinate the king, what are you all doing! ”
"Shut up, Grimma! Saruman has taken control of our king with mind control, don't fight for the tiger anymore! Just as the soldiers were getting more and more restless, Eowwen, as the princess, stepped forward.
When the soldiers saw Princess Eocwen reprimanding Grimma loudly, their restless hearts gradually calmed down, and they watched Gandalf's movements one by one.
"Saruman, stop disguising it. Your mind control technique can deceive others, can you still deceive me! ”
When Gandalf saw that the soldiers present were suppressed by Iowen, he raised the staff in his hand and stepped forward, and said word by word to Siyodon on the throne: "Saruman, I will force you out of Siyodon's body and let you go back to Isengah!" ”
"Go back to Isengher! Haha, hahaha"
Xiyoton laughed, looked at Gandalf who came over with cloudy eyes, and said coldly, "Are you still delusional about defeating me!" It's impossible, Saruman is far from being a match you can match, Gandalf the Grey-robed Wizard! ”
"Drink!" Gandalf jerked his staff up to the laughter of Heydon, and a white glow flickered throughout the palace.
The white flash of light converged on the top of Xiyouton's head, and in the flash, Saruman's spiritual phantom loomed on Xiyouton's body, and countless people who watched it were stunned.
"Gandalf, you don't have that strength, you can't defeat me!"
Saruman's phantom appeared, still laughing unnoticed, not worrying about himself at all. And the white light emitted from Gandalf's staff also calmed everything down with a bang.
"Is Gandalf victorious?" Countless people looked up at the throne, wondering if Gandalf had succeeded.
"Haha, haha! You can't do it, you're just Gandalf in the gray robe, and I'm Saruman in the white robe! Under the gaze of everyone, the phantom of Saruman on the throne still hovered in front of Xiyodon.
Gandalf, on the other hand, was on one knee, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Yao's appearance changed Gandalf's due fate, and Gandalf, who did not fight the fire demon, did not evolve into the ranks of white-robed wizards.
The little butterfly fanned the wings of fate, and the scene of Gandalf in the white robe defeating Saruman in the movie has never returned.