"They are excluding you." Xiaohua was a little angry when she heard the news. "What an honor and legendary place for the Ring Protection Team, but they didn't let you go, and just used you as bait. I'm not happy, very unhappy!"

"At least you put on makeup and become Frodo, you must be much better than halflings." Zhao Mai said to Xiaohua: "Stop being upset. Let me tell you this. If it weren't for me, can the Ring Protection Team send the Ring to the Doomsday Volcano?"

Through Dogian, Xiaohua also understands the general appearance of the Alda world, so she said: "It's possible."

"If I weren't there any, could the action to confuse the enemy be completed?" Zhao Mai stared at Xiaohua and carefully observed her expression. Xiaohua snorted. Although she was a little dissatisfied, she still told the truth: "Just with the strength of the elf, Saruman would not believe it at all. It would be okay without you, right? But I always feel that you are losing a little."

"Is it a loss? Because I can't follow the Supreme Ring?" Zhao Mai frowned. If there was a joking feeling in his tone before, now all these have disappeared. "The Supreme Ring is something that will cause trouble, and it is not good to be so close to it. If you continue to look at the Supreme Ring, and hope that you will always follow the Supreme Ring, and are worried about others holding it, I think you may have been affected!"

"No!?" Xiaohua was stunned for a moment, looking up at Zhao Mai in a daze. After a while, she said: "Maybe there is a little bit, but I will definitely follow you and will not go anywhere else. I just feel that you have encountered unfair treatment."

"You! You are not worried about following the Supreme Lord Ring for a long time. After sucking the reserve grain, you bit the ring and teleport to the evil black tower. Do you want to join Zoro?"

The reserved grain immediately covered the eyes with two claws, as if his thoughts were touched by Zhao Mai, so he felt a little embarrassed. Xiaohua thought about it and finally laughed out loud. "Okay, I understand what you mean. If you can't trust your companions, the guardian team will lose its meaning. Too many distractions will easily lead to problems, right?"

"Absolutely." Zhao Mai said: "Gandalf came back in time to show that the inertia of this world is still very large. He should have escaped from Saruman before the meeting, but he was dragged to the present. Pay attention to what he said, after Saruman left the meeting, he was angry and locked him to the top of Osank Tower, and then he had a chance to escape. Before that, Saruman had two apprentices around him. I suspect that there were time travelers among them, and some method had an impact on Saruman, which in turn affected Gandalf. Once Saruman acted alone, things began to change to normal like a spring."

"I'll almost forget if you don't say it. Our opponent is the time traveler, not Zoro..." Xiaohua stroked her cheek with one hand, narrowing her eyes: "Why did I forget such an important thing? Could it be that I was really affected by the Supreme Lord of the Ring?"

"The possibility is very high, and the impact must have happened before the Worm Heart Ring is built, because I can protect you after that." Zhao Mai said: "The power of the Ring always acts silently, and no one knows when it will be affected. I have been tempted by the Ring many times, so I cast the Worm Heart Ring to avoid the intensification of the impact later. However, how to remove the influence of the Ring before requires one's own thinking and effort."

"Wang!" The reserve grain bit the gardener Long's tail and gently pulled it. Xiaohua knew what the big dog meant, so she nodded and said, "Zhao Mai, since you have made a decision, we will definitely follow you. Besides, after leaving the Ring Protection Team, we will act more freely, right?"

"It's right for you to think this way." Zhao Mai touched Xiaohua's hair pamperedly: "Okay, prepare to let Elrond put on your makeup. I'll learn it by the way and see how you can turn your beautiful little face into Frodo."

Elrond is worthy of being versatile and skillful. He only made a mask that could change his appearance and then wrapped her up with an elf cloak. Unless he lay in and looked carefully, it would be really difficult to distinguish between Xiaohua and Frodo. He called his son Elladan, the older of the twin brothers. They also had a younger sister Alwin. Elladan’s mission was to dress up as Gandalf and accompany Zhao Mai to set off with him. Since he had a twin brother, as long as he changed clothes and waved a few more rounds, it would be difficult for everyone to find out the truth about him having left, so he was another excellent candidate for deception.

Elrond looked at everyone silently. Gandalf and Frodo were there, and they didn't say anything. Everything was terrible. In the dark room, there was only counting their luggage, checking their weapons and heavy breathing. This atmosphere was too depressing, and it seemed that the power of the Lord of the Ring began to affect everyone quietly. Zhao Mai suddenly burst out laughing, and then said to Gandalf and Frodo: "When we leave, you two should find a place to hide, just like hide and seek. I wonder if there is a small dark room like such a beautiful place in Rivendale, which can lock you up?"

“Rivendale has no dark cottage, but there is a wine cellar,” Elrond said. “The wine cellar has been closed due to the war, but it is still OK to open it for both of them.”

"Then don't get drunk. If you put on the ring in a daze, my strategic cover will be meaningless." Zhao Mai took a deep breath and said to Frodo: "Little guy, your responsibility is to bring the ring to the Doomsday Volcano and throw it in, rather than bringing the entire team over. This team is for you, you must remember this. When you are in Mordo, don't know what to do, or when you are hungry and thirsty, find a big mushroom that is almost two meters tall. That thing tastes bad, but it can be eaten and shelter you from the wind and rain. Do you remember?"

Frodo nodded.

"There is a secret passage to avoid enemy surveillance and enter Mordor, just south of Minas Cave, walking along the Shadow Mountains, looking for a land of hundreds of mushrooms, which is the entrance to the cave, and opposite is the territory of Mordor's Blackfoot. If you choose this path, I will arrange for someone to pick you up and take you to the Doom Volcano. This decision needs to be made by yourself, because since we are about to separate, you don't know what I will be, and I don't know what you will be. But I can assure you that if I notice that Saruman has seen through our plan, I will immediately launch a full attack on him and continue to cover your actions."

"Thank you," Frodo said.

"You are careful along the way to avoid taking other people's lives easily, especially Frodo, which will always bring dark effects to your soul. The stronger the person, the more powerful the Lord of the Ring will spare no effort to exert influence, so you have to believe in yourself and constantly strengthen your beliefs."

"It's almost dawn, you should set out," said Elrond. "I really want to get together with you more, but time doesn't wait for people. The horse is ready. You can walk now without attracting attention, and it will be the best result."
Chapter completed!