When they left the valley, patches of dark clouds gradually fell in the sky, and the wind and rain became the last part of their return home.

"It's raining, but the scenery today is pretty good, at least it's not completely black!" When the raindrops hit Bilbo's face, he couldn't help but look at the still bright sky.

As he said, even if it rains, today's sky is not like the gray and pitch-black skies on previous expeditions. It seems that it is because there are not enough rain clouds, and there are still a few gaps in the sky.

The sun shines down.

"We still have a long way to go!" Gandalf took the initiative to start the conversation.

"Maybe, but for me, this is the last journey home." Bilbo replied.

After the conversation just now, the two walked through a turbulent river together.

Perhaps because the water levels in the small streams around the river surged after the rain, the small river that contained the water sources of the surrounding rivers became extremely rapid. In the end, the two people, who were extremely experienced in crossing rivers, passed the rapids without any danger.

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As night falls, we embark on the final stage of our journey.

Except that there are fewer members in the team and it is much quieter, it is almost the same as before.

It's just that compared to the obstacles encountered by the ogres during the expedition, Bilbo's return home this time did not have such troubles.

But many times, when observing every sight and thing on the road, Bilbo would think of the happy time of joking and joking with his dwarf companions.

Not far from the road, Bilbo and Gandalf found the gold that had been buried before.

Perhaps the burying place designed by the dwarves was very clever. Anyway, after so long, these treasures have not been discovered or taken away.

"I've taken enough to last as long as I live," said Bilbo as he dug out the gold. "You'd better take it, Gandalf. I bet you'll use it!"

"That's not necessarily the case, Bilbo." The wizard said, "You'd better accept the gold. Maybe you need more gold!"

After that, their progress slowed down a lot, and the mountainous terrain in the rugged area in the second half of the journey was no longer suitable for riding on horseback.

There is green everywhere here, and the hobbits happily step on the grass and enjoy it all.

Everything has an end, even this story is no exception.

When the weather became hot and the travelers were irritable, the two finally walked back to the Shire together, the hometown where Bilbo spent his entire childhood and youth.

When Bilbo reached a hillside, he could finally see his hill.

They crossed the small bridge, came to the mill by the river, and finally stood in front of Bilbo's own house.

"What the hell? What on earth is going on?" Seeing people coming and going in front of his house, as if there was an auction, Bilbo was obviously more angry than surprised.

The place was crowded with people from all over, and many of Bilbo's familiar relatives and friends were coming in and out. Bilbo was annoyed to find that many of these pedestrians were walking up and down on his luxurious floor with mud marks on their soles!

If he was surprised at this moment, the next step would be even more confusing-he actually caught up with an auction! There was a sign with red letters on a black background hanging on the door, which read: This auction will

Auction of all property belonging to the late owner of Bag End, Mr. Bilbo Baggins.

In other words, Bilbo has been "declared dead".

Seeing this news, Bilbo, who had returned from his trip, was almost furious. After all, he was still alive!

The sudden appearance of Mr. Bilbo Baggins caused quite a commotion in the nearby area, and even the area by the river joined in the excitement. This not only made the Shire area lively for a while, but the legal dispute also continued.

for several years; indeed, it was some time before Mr. Baggins was admitted to be alive.

The buyers who had made a fortune in this auction were not willing to be outdone and lodged a protest. In order to avoid trouble, Bilbo bought back most of the furniture with his own money.

Almost all of his silver spoons disappeared mysteriously and never appeared again. Bilbo personally believed that it must have been secretly done by one of his money-grubbing cousins. Thinking of this money-grubbing family, he had bad ideas for his good-natured form.

Bilbo, a nameless fire arose in his heart.

However, Bilbo not only lost his spoon, he also lost his reputation. After that, he has indeed been known as the friend of the elves, and gained the respect of dwarves, wizards and all the people who heard his stories.

However, in this area of ​​the Shire, where the standard of decent living is not to participate in inexplicable adventures, it is not so wonderful.

Because of Bilbo's strange behavior of disappearing for a year before returning to his hometown after participating in an adventure, Hobbit relatives and friends in the surrounding area all said that he was weird behind his back. The only exceptions were his nephews and nieces from the Took family.

, however, even their elders do not approve of these children dating him.

In fact, Bilbo didn't care about all this. Relying on the rich inheritance from his parents and the large amount of gold and silver he obtained from adventures with Thorin and others, he lived a fairly self-sufficient and comfortable life.

Most of his family's gold and silver treasures are spent on buying expensive and rare gifts; this is another reason why his nephews and nieces like him so much. After all, who doesn't like such a generous man who can tell wonderful adventures?

Where is the uncle of the story?

As for the magical Lord of the Rings, which had saved him countless times in adventures, he had never shown it in front of others even once.

Living a cautious and low-key life, perhaps this is the life Bilbo wants to live from the bottom of his heart.

He began to write poems and visit elves, although when everyone mentioned him, they would scratch their heads and sigh, "Poor old Baggins!" And not many people believed his stories.

In any case, Bilbo only felt that his life was wonderful enough!

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A few years later, one autumn evening, Bilbo was sitting in his study writing his memoirs.

It must be said that this memoir can be regarded as an important note for Bilbo to record that extremely wonderful, unique and thrilling adventure.

When his finger was on the pen, Bilbo seemed to be able to once again experience himself and the erudite and wise wizard Gandalf, the cold but extremely majestic warrior leader Thorin and other dwarf companions who were brave and fearless or honest and reliable through the ink flowing from the pen tip.

Let’s go on a magical journey to the lonely mountain together.

Those arduous days, but now Bilbo, who has been cultivating for many years and rarely goes out from home, and has not even left the three-acre plot of land in the Shire hills in front of his home for almost decades, seems to be a wonderful event.

What a wonderful day.

Of course, apart from the tragic final battle with the orc army in the end, and the painful decisive battle that killed the two dwarf brothers Thorin and Filikili on the battlefield, the hardships and dangers along the way may have been a factor in Bill.

In hindsight, it was nothing.

Even Thorin, the king of the dwarf Turin tribe who was briefly fascinated by the countless gold and silver treasures buried in the dwarf hall under the Lonely Mountain, finally found his way back in his own unique way and used it against the orcs again.

The illustrious military exploits of the army proved his courage and courage as a well-deserved descendant of the Dwarf King of Turin.

Thinking of this, Bilbo couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness. After the Lonely Mountain Expedition, how were the other dwarf companions who survived the great war?

Except for hearing that all of these dwarf friends were staying in the Lonely Mountain to follow the new dwarf king to revive and build their homeland when they parted, Bilbo had not received any news from these old friends for so many years.

As for Gandalf, he was a mysterious wizard who haunted Bilbo's heart. Even though he knew that Gandalf must still be working hard to defeat the evil enemies in the eyes of good creatures such as orcs, necromancers and other good creatures over the years.

, he still couldn't help but feel nostalgic for this old friend.

After returning from his adventure, Bilbo gradually became a little lonely after spending a period of peaceful life.

Unlike the hobbit who was afraid of being regarded as lonely and dishonorable by his neighbors before setting off, this older man, who was once a descendant of the extremely glorious dwarf Turin royal family, "King under the Mountain" Thorin Oakenshield, personally invited him to join.

Bilbo, who joined their team and joined the expedition to the Lonely Mountain as a snitch, seemed to have a profound enlightenment after returning to his hometown, knowing the true meaning and path of his own life.

Perhaps from then on, he no longer cared about whether his image in the eyes of other neighbors was lonely or weird. Yes, he definitely didn't care anymore! Even sometimes he himself would complain about him because of other relatives and friends in their spare time.

This young descendant of the Took family became very strange and troubled after returning from an unseemly adventure, but most of the time, Bilbo still went his own way, choosing to follow his heart and be himself.

When Bilbo was writing his memoirs, he would always look very focused on his notebook.

This meant that he sometimes forgot to listen for visitors at the door.

Although Bilbo sometimes didn't want to see those uninvited guests, he wished he didn't hear all the guests knocking on the door, but today might be a special day.

Just like the countless unwelcome guests who came to Bilbo's door in the past, as Bilbo was writing furiously on the beautiful pages of his memoirs, he heard a strange sound coming from the door of his residence Bag End.

There was a knock on the door.

Just like when the dwarves came to visit Bilbo for the first time many years ago, this knock on the door made a series of crackling sounds like a heavy battering ram. Just with this sound, Bilbo's face was shocked.

A different kind of surprise arose.

As far as he knew, the Hobbit neighbors around him would not knock on the door like this. Those friends and neighbors who considered themselves to be decent people would not knock on the door so hard on a door that "shows good manners".

Then the knockers may be his old dwarf friends who have not seen each other for a long time since they left the mountain!

With excitement in his heart, Bilbo quickly ran to the door and opened it.

After opening the door, the joy of being reunited with an old friend he hadn't seen for many years suddenly appeared on the face of the hobbit who hadn't smiled for a long time.

Different from the extremely lively scene that Bilbo imagined when a bunch of dwarf friends arrived, there were only one tall man and another short figure outside the door.

The tall figure holding a long wand is naturally Gandalf, and the shorter one with a gray beard is naturally the enthusiastic old dwarf Balin from the Lonely Mountain Expedition.

"You are here! Please come in quickly!" Bilbo welcomed the two old friends through the door with great enthusiasm.

The hobbit, who already missed these old friends, was extremely happy to meet his old friends again.

Then, they all sat down by the fire. Balin noticed that Mr. Baggins's coat had become much more gorgeous, and Bilbo also noticed that Balin's beard had grown several inches longer, and his jeweled belt was also extremely dazzling.

Of course, they immediately began to reminisce about their past adventures, and Bilbo asked how their mountain kingdom was going, and it sounded like everything was going very well. Bard had rebuilt Dale, and people came from the south and west, as well as Lake Town.

Come and follow him, and the entire valley becomes very prosperous and prosperous again, and the original wasteland becomes full of life, with birds singing and flowers fragrant.

Changhu Town has also been rebuilt, restoring its previous prosperity and even becoming more prosperous. The Running River has become an important hub for the exchange of a large number of goods and merchants. Elves, dwarves and humans have all established sincere friendships in this area.

The end of the old mayor was not good. Bud gave him a lot of gold and asked him to use it to help the people of Chang Lake Town. However, because he was afraid of the shadow of the evil dragon, he took the money and fled Chang Lake Town. Finally,

, he died of hunger and cold in the wilderness, without any of his companions to help him.

“The new mayor is wiser,” Balin said, “and more popular, because most of the people owe the current prosperity to him. They compose new songs about the gold flowing in the river under his rule.

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"I have to say that maybe the legendary songs I heard back then have some truth to them. At least the legend about the King of the Lonely Mountain needs everyone to work together to make it come true, right?!" Bilbo said.

"Haha, I think Bilbo can be considered a great philosopher!" Gandalf said: "I think all of you here, as witnesses who have turned the legend into reality, don't have to worry too much about this.

Although I should indeed say this, I still want to mention one thing. I think your success may not only be caused by luck, but also by your personal efforts and struggles. In contrast, the distant legendary songs

You can take it seriously, or you can take it all as a joke. After all, the world doesn’t revolve around specific people, right?”

"It's true! Come, let's drink this cup together!" Bilbo smiled and opened a bottle of wine that he had treasured for a long time to celebrate.

Amidst the laughter, Bilbo experienced the joy of drinking with his friends for the first time in many years.
Chapter completed!