Isengh finished, and that was Gandalf's first impression.

Xiao Lan is right, this is their second impression.

Behind the destroyed gate, the water-filled interior wall looked like a bubbling cauldron, with many broken pieces of wood and chests, buckets, and various pieces of furniture floating on the water. Only the top of the broken stone pillar was left above the water, and the road below was completely flooded; It seems that far away is the original magnificent Rock Castle. Undamaged by the storm, Osakhta still towers in darkness over the water.

"Well, it's only been half a day since I left, and the tree people seem to have dismantled a lot ......of things," Xiao Lan whispered a few words to herself, then gently crossed the wreckage of Isengard, and finally landed firmly on the edge of the wizard's tower, returning to her human form in front of the treebeard who had been waiting there for a long time.

"Good evening, I hope I don't get any bad news." The Mato said jokingly.

"No bad news, Saruman tried to tempt us to let him go, but we weren't deceived by his lies again." Treebeard replied very seriously, "But you've already returned, and you're bringing another wizard with you, and although the trees haven't delivered the news yet, it seems that you've settled the matter of the Valley of the Holy Helm?" ”

"Resolved?" Xiao Lan spread her hands, "It should be, but before we deal with Saruman, we probably shouldn't be relieved." ”

"That's right, we didn't rush close to the right choice." Gandalf, who raised his staff solemnly, nodded, "Even if he loses his army and fortress, he still has great power. But we really can't speculate what he can do or what he will do. The beast that is cornered is the most dangerous. Saruman also has a lot of powers you can't even guess - watch out for his voice! ”

The white-robed wizard who said this looked at Xiao Lan and Glover Dale very seriously, for fear that the two strongest big men would do something impulsive if they were unhappy, but fortunately, his concerns were just an illusion.

As the wizard spoke, they were looking up at the Osakhta in front of them. There was still an aura of evil hanging over the entire tower. All the tree people, including Shuhu, deliberately kept a distance from the wizard tower, and Xiao Lan, who fell from the sky, was equally cautious not to approach, the whole tower was pitch black, and the rocks were shiny, as if they were wet. The rocks here have many sharp edges, as if they had just been hewn by an axe. The only sign of damage to the Wizard's Tower was the outburst of the Treants' fury and the Demon's blade storm. There were only a few cracks and a few pieces of debris near the bottom of the tower.

So even if the two of them are completely sure, it doesn't mean that they will underestimate a wizard.

And just when he was about to call Saruman out to confront him, so that Gandalf could deprive the other party of his strength in the easiest way. Suddenly, they heard a deep, beautiful voice.

Every word of it is as seductive as music, and those who do not doubt him listen to it, and most of them will not remember anything later; Even if they can understand, they can only be in a daze. Because there is almost no strength in the whole body. Most of the time they just remember being happy to hear it. As long as what he says must be extremely wise and extremely reasonable, their inner desires force them to agree immediately, so that they can appear to be very smart. When others speak, the latter's voice is hoarse and rude in comparison; And if others dare to accuse Saruman's voice, they will involuntarily feel a wave of anger in their hearts.

For most people, just hearing that voice once is enough to make them lose themselves, and for those who are conquered by it, no matter where they go. The gentle voice would always follow them, whispering and murmuring...... There is no one who is not affected by the sound of these words. As long as the owner of the voice can control the voice, it will take a great deal of willpower to simply refuse the command given by the voice.

But now, no one can be confused by this voice.

"Give up, a lie is nothing once it is exposed, and your voice of deception has lost its charm!" Gandalf shouted in a majestic voice at this moment, except for Xiao Lan and Gloffingdale, who squinted and did not speak, the rest of the people who were in a trance raised their heads as if they had just woken up from a dream, and they found a figure standing on the top of the tower looking down at them. It was an old man with a heavy cloak, and it was difficult for the onlooker to tell what color the cloak was, as it was constantly changing. He had a long face, a full forehead, and a pair of deep black eyes that were extremely difficult to measure, but from the look in his eyes, it could be seen that he seemed to have been treated and suffered extremely unfortunately, and was still a little tired. His beard is all white, but there are still black strands of hair on his lips and sideburns.

Saruman ......

Gandalf drank his words in one gulp, and a shadow swept over the wizard's face before turning white. Before he had time to hide, the crowd saw the fear and worry beneath his mask, and before he flinched away from what he thought was safe, Gandalf continued to make a final remonstrance to his former "friend" in a somewhat tired voice.

"I think you already understand the current situation, the two brave men around me want to solve the problem in the most direct way, and both have the ability to destroy you along with the wizard tower, but if you really know me, you will know that I don't want to kill you, I don't want to hurt you, and only I can protect you. Now I can give you one last chance: you are free to leave Issinger if you wish. ”

"Let him go? How can this be-" Gandalf's self-assertion made Flora frown directly, and Aragorn and the others were all puzzled, but Xiao Lan stretched out his hand to stop them from speaking.

"If Saruman can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, he will become a powerful force against Sauron, but the probability is very low," the demon said with a frown, "It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to frugality", it is not easy to wake up from the desire that has been released, let's see if Gandalf can perform a miracle. ”

-- There are no miracles, but there are shocks.

"That sounds so good!" Saruman said contemptuously, "It really sounds like Gandalf in the gray robe: so accommodating, so considerate. But why should I leave? What do you mean by 'freedom'? I think there should be conditions, right? ”

"You should see for yourself the reasons for leaving," Gandalf replied, "your servants have all been destroyed, your neighbors are turning against you, and you are trying to betray your new master." The next time his eyes turned here, they would be blood-red with rage. But when I say 'freedom', I mean 'freedom', and you can go wherever you want, even Mordor, without being bound or encumbered. But you must first give me the keys to Osakhta and your staff, which will be used as collateral for your goodwill, and will be returned to you later. ”

"Are you kidding me? I'm not stupid! Saruman's face was contorted with anger, and his eyes flashed red, "Will an unarmed man open the door and negotiate with the robbers?" Don't be silly! If you want to take advantage of the opportunity to deal with me, you might as well wait until you sober up! ”

After a short silence, Xiao Lan spread her hands with some regret.

"It seems that the negotiations have failed......," he said regretfully, and issued an ultimatum, "It seems that you are not going to come down yourself, but we will ask you to come down." ”

The wizard hesitated for a moment at this moment, and everyone held their breath. Then he spoke, his voice cold and bitter, he had been conquered by pride and hatred, "Defeat me? Do you think I did nothing during this time? Even with an elven nobleman and Gandalf as his companion, you won't be able to hurt me a single hair! Slowly, keep trying, goodbye. Then he turned away from the top of the tower with great confidence.

-- Is this another lie that leads to truth? (To be continued......)