"I'm afraid it's not enough to be afraid, I know who is looking for you."

In the gloomy room, the voice of an unfamiliar man, as if from a distant world, made the hobbit tremble.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Sensing this movement, the man turned around and immediately pulled out the long sword at his waist, but before he could see the person clearly, a black shadow flashed in front of him, and a strong wind was blowing in his face.

Subconsciously flicking his long sword to block the enemy, the man's footsteps retreated, trying to pull away.

However, the man reacted very quickly, and the palm that was stretched out halfway jerked, avoiding the blade and leaning forward again, grasping the hilt firmly, as if trying to take the weapon away from him.

Feeling the strong attack, the man immediately made a decision, held the long sword even harder in his hand, and kicked his whole body forward with the help of force, and at the same time, his left hand also violently pulled out an arc-shaped dagger, and the blade reflecting the cold light stabbed straight into the opponent's chest.

In the face of this attack, the attacker did not evade, let go of the long sword in his hand, and kicked out the same kick, but he came first, directly kicked the man a few meters away, and slammed it into the wall.

Looking at the man who was about to pounce, the attacker hurriedly spoke: "I suggest you stop, and you will be real if you come again." ”

It turned out that the attacker was Xia Dong, and before, he sent a stealth guard to follow him when the hobbit left, so as to prevent him from having any accidents, and what happened later was naturally reported truthfully.

Although it was roughly judged that the man seemed to be friend and foe, he still deliberately staged such a conflict.

Acting out this battle was Chapman's suggestion, and he thought that he could show the hobbits that they were more concerned about his safety, and that they could feel the strength of the characters in this world.

Originally, Chapman wanted to make his own move, but it was Xia Dong who took it over.

Because he felt that Chapman's hand-to-hand combat strength among the two of them must be much stronger, so it was better to collect the hole cards first, at least not to throw them out at the beginning, and the same was true for his own magic ability, after all, this task could only be completed by the two of them, so it was better to be careful.

However, the results of the test surprised him a little, his hand-to-hand combat ability is not bad now, but this random guy is not far from him.

The combat power of this world is too high-end, right?

Suppressing the thought in his heart, he turned his head to look at the hobbit with a relieved look, "Are you hurt?" ”

Shaking his head, the latter hurriedly trotted behind him, "Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie you saved me again." ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Xia Dong also replied with a little ridicule: "Since I saved your life, then you must always be responsible, if you let others kill you casually, wouldn't I save you for nothing." ”

After speaking, he looked at the man who was on guard in front of him, "Hey, I have saved his life, and I have also protected his things, you can leave now." ”

Hearing this, the man showed a smiling expression and slowly inserted the sword back into its scabbard, "I am not his enemy either, I was entrusted by Gandalf to protect him and take him to a safe place, as well as his belongings. ”

"Gandalf?" Hearing this, the hobbit screamed in shock.

Nodding, the man's gaze kept staring at Xia Dong, "Yes, Frodo, and we can't wait here, they're already here." ”

Raising his eyebrows, Xia Dong looked at the hobbit playfully, "Frodo? ”

This look immediately made the other party extremely embarrassed, "I'm sorry, sir, Gandalf said that I can't use my name outside, I'm sorry, my real name is Frodo?" Baggins, from Shire. ”

"Gentlemen, it's time for us to go, unless you want to get to know those things face to face." After speaking, the man strode past Xia Dong and left through the door.

Xia Dong looked at Frodo, who was looking forward to his face, shrugged, and turned to follow.

A few hours later, inside the house opposite the Prancing Horse Inn.

Through the window, everyone saw the figures in the room in the distance shaking, and then a terrible and terrifying cry came out.

"What are they?"

Covering his wounds, Frodo asked the man who had mysteriously appeared.

The man with the pipe in his mouth turned his head, his eyes were full of emotions, "They were all once humans, the great kings of mankind, but the liar Sauron gave them nine rings, because of greed, they did not hesitate to accept them, and as a result, they became addicted to the dark power one by one, and became the slaves of the dark lord, they are ring spirits, between life and death, they can feel the existence of the ring at any time, attracted by the Supreme Ring, they will always hunt you down." ”

After listening to this introduction, Xia Dong suddenly turned his head and exchanged glances with Chapman.

He finally understood that his own human immobilization technique and immortal return for what he wanted was ineffective against those guys, and it turned out that these cheating things really belonged to a state of non-life and non-death.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but interject, "Do they have weaknesses?" Can it be killed? ”

Glancing at him, the man shook his head, "Elven fire can push them back temporarily, but they can't be killed, because as long as the Ring is still around, they will never die." ”

Touching his chin, Xia Dong asked curiously, "What is Elven Fire?" ”

"A flame lit with elven oil, but it's very scarce and hard to come by."

Leaning against the wall, Xia Dong looked up and down at this man with a mysterious origin, but as if he knew everything, "Then who are you?" ”

"Aragorn, a ranger from the north." Comfortably puffing on his pipe, the man nods politely.

Then he looked at Xia Dong with an inquiring gaze, as if waiting for him to introduce himself.

After thinking about it, Xia Dong pointed to himself, "Dong, Traveler, saved this guy's life because of an accident, and then sent him here because of his request." ”

Turning to the side, he pointed to Chapman, who had been sitting cross-legged, "This is my companion, Chap, but he doesn't like to talk." ”

After hearing this, Aragorn looked at Frodo, who immediately explained, "Yes, sir, I came across the Ringwraiths before I left the Shire, and they ...... They killed three of my companions, then assassinated me, and if it hadn't been for the arrival of Chap and another gentleman, they would have taken the Ring by now. ”

Sensitively noticing the key words in his words, Aragorn asked suspiciously, "Another gentleman?" ”

"Ah, yes, Mr. Higashi, they have several companions, but they are not here now." Speaking of this, Frodo also looked at Xia Dong with some confusion.

Seeing that these two people were waiting for him to answer, Xia Dong had no choice but to answer: "Indeed, we still have a few companions, but after seeing the Lord of the Rings, they think this thing is too evil, and they don't want to get involved in such a thing, so they have already gone to continue their journey, and Chap and I think Frodo is very brave, so we want to help him, so we stayed to take care of him." ”

Standing up suddenly, Aragorn asked incredulously, "Have you all seen the One Ring?" ”

But in fact, in his heart, what he wanted to say was: You are not tempted by the Lord of the Rings? After all, because of his special status, he knew very well how strong the allure of that thing was, and almost no human could resist it.

Spreading out his hands, Xia Dong's figure suddenly moved, and before Frodo could react, he had already reached out and got the magic ring.

Almost at the same time, Aragorn also pulled out his dagger and pounced on him, but at this moment, Chap, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly moved, his speed was much faster than Xia Dong, and his right hand with internal force was just a light press, and the ranger who pounced forward sat down with the whole person.

Then his left hand only shook slightly, and several invisible qi immediately hit the acupoints on the ranger's body, making him unable to move in the sour numbness.

At this time, Xia Dong casually played with the magic ring in his hand, and looked at Frodo playfully, "Don't be nervous, I have been studying it for a long time when you were unconscious, in fact, as long as you don't wear it for a long time, this kind of thing has no effect on me." ”

After saying that, he threw it again, and the Supreme Ring drew an arc in the air, and landed precisely in Frodo's hand.

snapping his fingers, Xia Dong's eyes gestured to Chapman, and the latter's fingers moved slightly, and the invisible qi came out again, and immediately unlocked the ranger's acupoint.

"Don't be so nervous, if we wanted to grab the Ring, we would have done it a long time ago."

Rubbing the joints of his hands and feet, Aragorn slowly stood up and looked at Chap with confusion, "Who are you?" ”

Being able to ignore the temptation of the Supreme Ring, and the strange spells that control people, such a character is something that Aragorn has never heard of, and because of his extraordinary status, there are almost no secrets on the continent that he does not understand.

"I said, we're just travelers, passing by to see the scenery, and leaving, it's as simple as that." Smiling and sitting down in the chair, Xia Dong replied.

Okay, now that they've shown their strength and disregard for the Ring, they're going to beg themselves and others for help, right?

Sure enough, after taking a deep look at him, Aragorn suddenly pressed his right hand to his chest and saluted, his voice full of respect.

"Powerful stranger, please help us, help the world of Middle-earth."

Glancing at Chapman, Xia Dong shrugged, "You have to make it clear what you want us to help you with, right?" Let me start by stating that something too dangerous will definitely not work. ”

Smiling and nodding, Aragorn replied, "I hope you will join me in protecting Frodo and ensuring that he reaches Rivendell, the home of Elven King Elrond, where the Lord of the Rings is safe." ”

Genie?

Touching his chin with his hand, Xia Dong pretended to think about it for a moment, and then said in Frodo's somewhat apprehensive eyes: "Okay, so I can still go to Rivendell to see it?" We can go in, right? ”

"Of course, you'll be welcome guests." Aragorn immediately spoke out as a reassurance.

With a happy expression, Xia Dong looked at Frodo and agreed, "Then it's decided, Chap and I will escort you to Rivinedell." ”

Frodo breathed a sigh of relief at his reply, and he only felt himself relaxed.

Inexplicably, he had a feeling that his fate seemed to have changed somehow, and although the road ahead was still full of difficulties and obstacles, it seemed to have something to rely on.