The last leg of the journey into the Lonely Mountain did not encounter any obstacles.

The orcs who once tracked behind the adventure team are estimated to be blocked by the long lake, and if there is no ferry, it is naturally impossible to chase all the way to Riverdale Town and sneak into the water town in the middle of the lake like the original movie plot.

Even if they catch up again, I'm afraid it will already be the plot stage of the five armies war later.

And now there are no dwarves left in Riverdale Town, and naturally there will be no plot of the elven prince Legolas and the female elf guard captain Tao Lier to kill the orcs in Riverdale Town and save Chili, Fili, and Oyin.

Zhu Linglu didn't know if Le Golas and Tao Li'er had left the woodland kingdom without permission now, and they were also following the traces of the orcs and dwarves and coming to the side of the lonely mountain.

Maybe they should have followed the trail of the half-orcs to the place where the half-orcs assembled, and then played a special role in the plot of the later five-army war?

It's a pity that Zhu Linglu can't know all this.

Anyway, after walking for more than half a month, the adventure team came to the foot of the lonely mountain at the end of August.

The lonely mountain stood gloomily in front of everyone's eyes, and naturally it was taller and more amazing than when he watched from a distance before.

At the suggestion of the Dwarves of Thorin, the adventuring party camped on the western side of the southern branch of the Lonely Mountain, at the end of which was an ancient watchtower, but the dwarves did not recommend climbing it, as it might reveal the whereabouts of the adventuring party.

Although Thorin had the map Gandalf had given him, the map of this era was too crude.

That is, a graphic representing the lonely mountain, and then add a line and a mark, but in the face of the real lonely mountain, if you want to find the secret passage according to the map, you still need to search slowly.

Even Zhu Linglu's spiritual power could not find a secret passage in this huge mountain range.

In fact, the interior of the Lonely Mountain was almost hollowed out, and Irub, the capital of the Kingdom under the Dwarf Mountain, was also inside the Lonely Mountain, so Zhu Linglu's spiritual power swept up the mountain. You can feel that the mountain is full of passages.

The secret passage may have been a passage from Irubane to the outside of the Lonely Mountain, but before the door was opened, it was similar to many roads in the city of Irub in the Lonely Mountain, so that it would not be easily known by others.

In addition, just like the cave palace of the woodland elf kingdom, Irub, the dwarf king capital inside the lonely mountain, also has many places where the rich earth energy is condensed.

Even after being occupied by the dragon Smaug for so long, the dwarven king of Irubor still retains the mysterious power of the capital.

Therefore, Zhu Linglu could only follow the dwarves and hobbits, and slowly looked for the secret door to enter the secret passage in the lonely mountain.

Of course, before looking for the secret door, Thorin also wanted to know if the evil dragon Smaug was really still in Irubbe, so the adventuring team first investigated the main gate of the royal capital of Irubbe.

Beneath a grey silence of a bird's hill. The River made a big circle there, passing through the town of the valley and continuing towards the Long Lake.

The river was very turbulent and noisy, the banks of the river were bare, and only many towering steep rocks overlooked the river, and through the foaming rapids, they saw a valley in the shadow of the mountains, with the ruins of many ancient houses, tall buildings, and walls.

This is the site of the original River Valley City, which was originally very prosperous. Unfortunately, at first glance, it is full of ruins, and it still retains traces of being attacked by Smaug.

Of course, the gate of the capital of Irub, which is now located in the Lonely Mountain, has been sealed by the dwarves. So all you can see is a cave entrance that Smaug made himself.

It will fly out of this cavern to do something evil, and then return to its lair in the halls of Erub, where it hides and sleeps in countless gold and silver treasures.

The dwarves did not dare to approach the gates of their former royal capital. Just follow the edge of the southern branch of the lonely mountain, and go to a mountain peak above the gate and look in the direction of the gate.

The dark entrance to the cave between the two branches could be clearly seen, from which the rushing waters of the river flowed. At the same time, steam and black smoke were wafting out.

There was nothing moving but steam and water, the only thing that interrupted the ominous sight was the crows flying back and forth, and the only thing that broke the silence was the sound of water crashing against the rocks and the hoarse chirping of birds.

According to the dwarves and hobbits, the dragon Smaug is still alive in the Lonely Mountain.

It may have left for a while, or it might have hid on the side of the mountain and peeked, but anyway, this black smoke and vapor would come out of its door.

Everything you see in front of you is enough to prove this.

Knowing this, it still can't disassure the dwarves, just as Gandalf once planned for Thorin, and now it is up to the Hobbit Snitch to do it.

And now Bilbo's relationship with the dwarves is indeed much closer than before, so Bilbo is also very dedicated to carrying out his mission.

Especially in the search for the secret door, Bilbo also seems to be very attentive, he will often borrow maps from Thorin, and ponder the mysteries about the runes on it and the moon script that Elon said.

At his insistence, the adventuring party began to search the western slope of the Lonely Mountain with all their might, and at the same time moved the camp into the depths of the Lonely Mountain, into a valley.

This side is already deep in the encirclement of the Lonely Mountain Range, and two mountain branches extend from here, extending westward into the plains, and it is clear that the dragon Smaug has not been here much, so there is some grass growing on the ground here for the ponies to chew on.

According to everyone's research on the map, if the map is correct, then on the cliff at the exit of the valley, it must be the location of the secret door.

It's a pity that day after day, everyone still returns empty-handed, and there is no progress.

Probably towards the end of autumn, the traces of the Secret Door were finally discovered, and it was at noon that Bilbo found a rudimentary staircase as he walked around a large rock that looked like a lone pillar.

It is true that only dwarves and hobbits will notice such a ladder, and if Zhu Linglu is replaced, he is afraid that he will ignore the past, after all, the height and perspective are completely different, so he can't think that this may be a ladder.

Then most of the adventuring party began to excitedly walk up the stairs, and found the traces of a narrow path.

It is difficult for Zhu Linglu to walk on this road, in Zhu Linglu's opinion, this is a crack in the mountain, and it is thanks to his witch magic power that he can follow the dwarves and hobbits through this trail.

Due to its disrepair, the trail is also broken in some places, and it is not even easily passable, and it is only because of the rudimentary stairs found before that it is certain that this side was indeed a trail...... (To be continued......)