The winter solstice has arrived, and the weather is cold. Recently, Suzhou has been raining continuously, and the cold air is like a knife. Although the weather was bad, the merchants of Suzhou City were enthusiastic and busy with their business for a day. The pedestrians on the road tightened their thin clothes and shivered in the cold wind.

It was the end of the year, and Guo Yitian was calculating his income and expenses for the past year on the board in the bedroom, and he actually had an extra 50,000 taels of silver. Although the tragedy of Wang Xiaolong's family had a negative impact on Yihe's signboard, Yihe's reputation was greatly affected throughout the country.

Although this matter has nothing to do with Longmen, Guo Yitian must return Longmen's innocence. Bai Lang replied that after recovery, he would return to Longmen as soon as possible and return to the position of master of the gate.

As for Guo Yitian's senior brother Xiang Wentian, he and his cousin Gao Fengyun Qingqing all day long, and they have no time to take care of the trivial affairs of Humen. His original intention was to rule by inaction, and to watch the flowers in drunkenness.

According to the schedule, Guan Dadong expected that Tiangang had already gotten rid of Lin Xian'er, and it was time to return. But his wishful thinking was wrong, and Tiangang returned to Humen in a huff. Seeing Guan Dadong, Tiangang was speechless.

Guan Dadong looked at Tiangang's gloomy face, knowing that this matter should end without a problem, and asked knowingly: "Did you kill Lin Xian'er in the capital?"

Tiangang has always been meticulous in his work and does not leave a way back. But this time he missed, and blamed himself: "Report to the helper, when we rushed to the capital in a hurry, there was no news about Lin Xian'er." So I waited for another two days, but after all, I didn't find any news about Lin Xian'er's entry into Beijing. In desperation, we had no choice but to return. ”

Guan Dadong should have been furious, but he still endured the initial impulse, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe Lin Xian'er encountered an accident halfway, otherwise more than ten days have passed, and it is impossible for the people of the capital to be without her rumors." ”

Tiangang reined in his excess emotions and added, "Yes! Except for Yang Yi's smooth entry into the palace as a concubine, Lin Xian'er seemed to have evaporated from the world, and there was no trace to be found. Last time, the masked man broke into the forest house and was chased away by Guo Yitian. The mask is unwilling, and it will definitely make a comeback, and I guess Lin Xian'er is in trouble because of this. ”

"Hahaha...... There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. ”

Tiangang couldn't help but shudder, and his heart was like a beast. Guan Dadong was puzzled: "I don't understand why the masked man just targeted Lin Xian'er and let Yang Yi go, his motives are really suspicious." ”

Stepmother Chen explained when she left that after Lin Xian'er entered the palace, she must ask someone to send her home a letter to report her safety, so as not to be cranky as an elder. But more than ten days have passed, and there is still no news, and Stepmother Chen can't help but start worrying in her heart.

On the other hand, Bai Lang's body is gradually recovering. Hurry up and rush to Suzhou, so as not to worry about him.

Lin Xian'er sat in front of the horse, and Bai Lang sat behind the horse holding the reins. The two galloped all the way on the journey, and the beautiful landscape was magnificent. In order to rush to Suzhou as soon as possible, Bai Lang kicked the horse's belly fiercely. The galloping horses crushed the ice and snow, passed through the wooded forest, and followed the avenue of the Pingchuan River to a city near Suzhou.

It was getting late, and Bai Lang suggested finding an inn to live in first. Lin Xian'er happily agreed, and then led the horses and went to find an inn to stay. But after searching for a long time in this city, there was not a decent inn.

There was no way, Bai Lang had to find a better inn. Walking to the door of the inn, the door was open, but the vermilion doors and windows looked a little tattered because of the weathering of the years and the peeling paint.

Bai Lang, who has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, has never lived in such a bad inn, and shook his head helplessly. He didn't want Lin Xian'er to condescend and stand in place. Lin Xian'er looked at him stunned, and didn't know what he was thinking, "What are you looking at? Let's go in, it's better than sleeping in the open." ”

"But this inn is too shabby, even the previous Yihe Village can't compare. Or let's look elsewhere, maybe ......."

"Forget it, after seeing so many inns, although the appearance and decoration of this inn are unsatisfactory, at least the accommodation fee is cheap. That's it. Lin Xian'er was very sure.

When the two came to the inn, the shopkeeper was very happy and greeted warmly: "This is the best inn in the county, are the two of you a couple?"

Bai Lang straightened his face: "No, she is a good friend of mine, and we have two rooms." Stay here for one night only. ”

The shopkeeper took the two of them to see the guest room, and when they opened the door, the wooden bed inside was in a decent style, and there was no dust on the sheets. Lin Xian'er felt a sense of relief, and fell on the wooden bed, experiencing a moment of relaxation. Suddenly, a mouse came out from under the bed, which scared Lin Xian'er, this is the so-called best inn in the county, and the environmental sanitation is really not flattering.

The second room was Bai Lang's guest room, and the shopkeeper showed an expression of a profiteer: "The emperor's suite, a total of twenty taels of silver." ”

Although Bai Lang is rich, he is not stupid to this point: "You are obviously a robbery." At most, two taels of silver, otherwise the happy sword in my hand will not agree. ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, only to know that the other party was Bai Lang, the owner of Longmen, and he didn't dare to ask for a price anymore: "The price is negotiable, don't make you die." ”

After turning to leave, the shopkeeper admitted that he was unlucky and said, "I really met a master today." Forget it, it's important to save your life. ”

The words were divided into two ends, and the masked man took out a mask and said to the apprentice who had just received it: "Take this mask, you will be my official closed disciple." I can teach you what I have learned all my life, but you must abide by one rule, that is, you must not take off this mask when you walk in the rivers and lakes. ”

The disciple who closed the door was overjoyed, thinking that he had picked up a big bargain: "Thank you, Master." ”

At dawn, the masked man walked on the roof beam, ready to peek at the movement of the tiger gate. At this time, the inner disciples of Humen were studying and practicing Lost Trace Boxing diligently. After a long time, when the masked man was about to leave, Ding Shier suddenly appeared behind him.

"Hahaha...... I didn't expect that the treacherous and cunning masked man was actually caught by me. Suffer death!" Ding Shier singled out the masked man, but his face did not change.

The two fought together, and the masked man was dangerous and flawless. Ding Shier was knocked back several feet away by a palm, and the masked man prepared to escape. Ding Shier saw the opportunity and directly launched the space point point, which just hit the target.

The moment the mask was uncovered, Ding Shier was stunned by the young man's appearance. looks weak, but he is the murderer who made a big fuss about the succession ceremony of Humen and stole the roster of five golden flowers, which is really unseemly.

Then Ding Shier announced to the people of Suzhou that he had caught the masked man, which caused a lot of shock in the rivers and lakes. After Guan Dadong learned the news, he hurriedly recruited Ding Shier.

"The masked man is treacherous and cunning, how did you catch the masked man?" asked Guan Dadong.

"He tried to misdelict in the early morning, and I caught him in three moves. Now the masked man is pressed in the dungeon, waiting for the fate of the young master. Ding Shi said proudly.

"Fool, you've caught the wrong person, I've got a trick up with the Masked Man. It's almost impossible to defeat him in five moves. Guan Dadong said angrily. Ding Shi'er was like dead ashes when he heard it, which cast a layer of mystery on the real masked man.