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Chapter 135 Entrusted Custody
This was the first time Bilbo put on the Ring in public.

When he took off the ring and reappeared, everyone realized that he had been sitting in his seat and had not left.

Gandalf looked at Bilbo with some concern.

Dewi also asked with concern: "Bilbo, are you okay?"

Mainly, they were worried that Bilbo would be affected by the Ring.

Bilbo shook his head with a clear look in his eyes, and pointed to his forehead. "Just now the ring did tempt me, and made me run away and hide with it," he said. "But immediately a coolness on my forehead calmed me down."

Dui and Gandalf looked at each other when they heard this. They guessed that it must be the blessing kiss on the forehead from Lady Galadriel that worked.

Suddenly he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the two of them silently decided to keep Bilbo away from the Lord of the Rings in the future.

Although Galadriel's blessing can temporarily prevent the erosion of the ring, it is not always effective.

So Gandalf said to Tom: "Tom, you can see that none of us can avoid being affected by the power of the ring, so we came here this time to entrust you with the safekeeping of the ring. I wonder if you are willing?"

Hearing Gandalf's request, Tom patted his chest happily and said, "How could I refuse a friend's request? Old Tom promises to help you keep the ring safe!"

"Wait, Tom," Dui suddenly spoke up, still a little worried, "Tom, will accepting the ring have any impact on Ms. Goldberry?"

The others also became concerned when they heard this, after all, they didn't want Jinmei to get hurt.

Jinmei smiled brightly and shook her head gently, indicating that there was no need to worry.

Tom patted his chest confidently and said, "In Tom's territory, nothing can hurt my Goldenberry!"

As he said that, he picked up the ring and walked in front of the few people, "Come on, take it and try it!"

Due, Gandalf, and Legolas were startled by this sudden action.

The three men instinctively leaned back in fear, fearing that they would touch the ring.

Gandalf almost fell over with his chair.

Tom smiled happily as if he had completed a prank, and shook the ring in his hand with his mouth wide open.

"Come on, don't be afraid, take it and try it!"

Looking at the magic ring approaching them, the three of them didn't dare to get close for a moment.

The power of the ring is so terrifying that once you touch it with your hands, you will easily be corrupted by the ring and become its puppet.

No one dares to take the risk.

However, looking at Tom's encouraging eyes, Dui chose to believe him. After taking a deep breath, he reached out to take the ring.

Gandalf and Legolas both looked worried.

As soon as the ring fell into his hand, Dui finally exhaled.

He looked at the ring, feeling the cool temperature in his palm, his heart still pounding.

What made his eyes widen was that this dangerous magic ring now looked like an ordinary gold ring in his hand, and did not emit any bewitching or corrosive power.

"Try it on!" Tom's eyes lit up surprisingly as he continued to urge.

Dui's hands trembled and he was almost scared by Tom.

But under Tom's burning gaze, she still put the ring on her hand.

Huh? Dui looked at the ring on his finger. It seemed that there was no change?
Looking at the people around him looking at him, Dui reacted instantly.

He wasn't invisible at all like Bilbo!
Dui looked at Tom in disbelief. Was this done by Tom?

Receiving Dui's shocked look, Tom puffed out his chest with great complacency, as if he had felt the sense of accomplishment after successfully performing a trick in front of a child.

Gandalf, Legolas, and Bilbo also opened their eyes wide, their faces filled with shock.

Then Gandalf and Legolas also carefully took the ring.

Without exception, the Ring seemed to have become an ordinary object in their hands, dead silent and without showing any power.

Several people were feeling a little uneasy, as this was the first time they had touched the One Ring with their own hands.

Before this, they had never thought that there would be such an opportunity.

"Tom, can you destroy the ring?" Dui asked.

In his opinion, since Tom can make the ring lose its power, can he destroy it directly?
But Tom shook his head.

"I just prevented its power from affecting me, but that doesn't mean I have the power to destroy it."

After getting this answer, Due, Gandalf and others were not disappointed. After all, being able to deprive the power of the ring was already a very powerful method, and they did not expect to achieve it in one step.

After seeing Tom's abilities, everyone entrusted the ring to Tom for safekeeping.

Tom also put the ring directly on his little finger.

As for the treasure box containing the ring, it belonged to Bilbo.

However, in order to prevent Tom from losing the ring due to carelessness, Duee and Gandalf entrusted the more careful Goldberry to look after it.

Jinmei also agreed with a smile.

Then, after getting Tom and Goldberry's consent, Dewy also connected their fireplace to the Floo Network and gave them a large bottle of Floo powder.

And they are welcome to visit Fengyunding at any time through Floo powder.

After staying at Tom's house for one night, they formally said goodbye the next day.

This time, however, Gandalf did not travel with them. "Gandalf, aren't you coming to the Shire with us?" Bilbo asked.

Gandalf patted Bilbo's shoulder and said, "No, Bilbo, let Duir and Legolas take you on the rest of the journey. I believe they can get you home safely."

Bilbo was reluctant to leave, as he wanted to entertain everyone well when he got home.

Dewi didn't expect Gandalf to leave so soon, and he felt a little reluctant.

"So where are you going, Gandalf?"

"I am going to the south," Gandalf said. "I am a little worried about the situation in Mordor. I plan to meet with the Regent of Gondor and let him be vigilant."

"I also plan to visit Isengard and inquire about my old friend's situation."

When he said this, Gandalf looked a little heavy.

Dewi frowned and looked at Gandalf. "Are you planning to go to Saruman alone? Isn't that a little imprudent?"

Don't let Saruman imprison you too early.

Seeing Dewi's disapproving look, Gandalf smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry about me. Now that I know he has turned to darkness, I won't act rashly. I just want to find out more about the situation so I can make further preparations."

"Okay, then be careful." Dui could only hope that Gandalf would have a safe journey.

After parting with Gandalf, Gandalf flew south on his broom.

As for Dewi's own flying broom, he gave it to Legolas to fly with Bilbo.

He turned into an owl and flew along.

When passing by the old forest, Dui broke off some branches of Huorn trees and put them into his space bag, preparing to make some magic wands when he had free time in the future.

After flying over the old forest, we arrived at the nearby buck land.

The few of them flew westward without stopping.

Finally, we arrived at Hobbiton in the afternoon.

Dewi, transformed into an owl, landed first in front of Bag End and transformed back into human form upon landing.

Legolas and Bilbo followed closely behind.

The hobbit neighbors nearby saw this.

I was stunned with shock.

"I'm finally back!" Bilbo looked at his familiar home, feeling as if he were in another world, and was a little excited.

After being away from home for a year, the garden became overgrown with weeds because no one took care of it.

The mailbox was also filled with various letters.

"It's a letter from my cousin Drogo Baggins. He says he's going to marry the daughter of Brandybuck." Bilbo opened the first letter and was a little surprised to see the contents.

"It's a pity that I didn't know this good news in advance. Otherwise, I could have stopped by to congratulate him when I passed by Buckland just now."

"But it's not too late now. I should prepare a wedding gift and send it over." Bilbo said thoughtfully.

Dui was also surprised when he heard the news, and immediately said, "Let me know when you send the gift, so I can prepare a gift to send with you."

He had a good relationship with Drogo Baggins, and since she was married, he naturally had to show some appreciation.

And the bride Brandy Deer also has to send a gift.

After all, the Brandy Deer family helped him a lot in the past.

"Huh? An auction letter?" Bilbo was stunned when he saw the second letter. He was even more shocked when he opened it. "Auction of Bag End? Why auction my house?"

"What's going on?" Dui and Legolas also came over curiously.

Then he found out that it was a letter about the auction of Bag End and the items in the house. Somehow, it was delivered to Bilbo's mailbox.

"Mr. Fatty, Mr. Fatty!" Bilbo called hastily to the hobbit who was peeking out of the yard next door.

The short, fat hobbit man, whose name was called, looked at him in surprise: "Mr. Bilbo?"

After a long adventure, Bilbo's temperament changed, which made his neighbor Fat Uncle a little hesitant to recognize him.

"It's me, Mr. Stout," said Bilbo. "Can you tell me what's going on here? Why is my house being auctioned off?"

Fatty looked at this neighbor who he hadn't seen for a long time and whose temperament had become "weird", then looked at the two handsome elves behind him and the mysterious wizard he had met before. He said with a guilty conscience:
"Because you've been away from home for many years and haven't been heard from since, everyone thought you were dead..."

"So you're going to divide up my property and auction off my house?" Bilbo understood immediately and his ears turned red with anger.

And what does "away from home for many years" mean? He's only been away for a year, and these people are already rushing to divide up his property and house?
Fatty was obviously one of them, and he said with a guilty conscience:
"It's not our fault. It was your cousin-in-law, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, who said you were dead and her son was the first heir to your property, so she organized a public auction."

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins? Bilbo was instantly even more annoyed.

The woman was his distant cousin from the north and had always been interested in his house, especially when he had no heirs, and had been trying to make her son his heir.

"Wait a minute," Bilbo suddenly realized, "If they're going to auction my house, why haven't you done anything yet?"

Speaking of this, Fatty's eyes showed a lingering fear, and then he glanced at Dui with awe.

"Because there's something strange about your house, anyone who tries to force the lock quickly grows long hair, and no matter how hard you try to shave it off, it's no use!"

"So no one dared to go near Bag End anymore, and the auction was cancelled."

(End of this chapter)