Journey Through the Plane of the Lord God

Time passed by in a blink of an eye, and it was five days and nights. During these five days, the two girls probably really didn't want to involve Lin Pingzhi. Apart from nodding acquaintances when they met for dinner in the evening, and telling Lin Pingzhi their maiden names.

, and did not have more in-depth discussions with Lin Pingzhi.

In Lin Pingzhi's perception, in addition to eating and sleeping every day, the two of them would sit cross-legged and meditate as soon as they returned to the carriage. They practiced a Taoist internal skill that was born from the same source and had an aura as good as water.

atrophic state, gradually returning to normal.

Even the leading lady among them was a blessing in disguise after recovering from her injuries. On the third night of the journey, she broke through to the third-rate realm of internal force martial arts.

She seems to be about the same age as Lin Pingzhi, and is able to join the first class, even if it is only the third class. This young lady's martial arts qualifications are already among the best in the Ming Dynasty martial arts!

Among the truly famous and upright sects in the world, those who are less than ten years old will reach the third-rate level in cultivation. This is a level that only a very small number of elite disciples can achieve.

After all, internal strength, except for a few special martial arts similar to the Star-Absorbing Technique, no matter how powerful they are, they only rely on simple kung fu. Normal martial arts practitioners usually make rapid progress around the age of 30, but not everyone is like Lin.

Usually there are systems that do plug-ins.

Just like Lin Pingzhi's father Lin Zhennan, before Lin Pingzhi awakened Su Hui, he was just a third-rate peak warrior.

When the sun was in the middle of the sky, not far away, the high city wall of Mingzhou Fucheng had appeared at the end of the official road.

The young lady of the two girls called herself Zhou Yuning. When she saw the city wall of Mingzhou Mansion in the distance, she stopped the carriage temporarily and got off the carriage with her maid Ping'er.

"Little girl and Ping'er, thank you sir for your help along the way."

They came to the carriage that Lin Pingzhi was riding in and paid common courtesy to Lin Pingzhi who also stepped off the carriage.

"It's just a little effort!"

"Girl, the car is parked at this time. Do you want to leave first?"

After Lin Pingzhi returned the gift, he took out his folding fan and fanned it slightly, looking like a handsome young man.

Although they had been together for several days, apart from their first meeting in the carriage on the first day, they only chatted a few words during evening meals after nightfall, so this was the first time the two girls saw the sun at noon.

Below, Lin Pingzhi was covered in sunlight.

His extremely handsome appearance, coupled with the elegant temperament that comes from reading poetry and books, is really in line with the aesthetics of men in this era, making the two girls in front of him blush slightly, as if there are deers swaying in their hearts.

"Why are you so beautiful?"

"Why did I just realize that Mr. Lin is so handsome today?"

The two girls under the sun looked at Lin Pingzhi for several seconds before they suddenly woke up. Zhou Yuning, whom Ping'er called "Miss", even lowered her head to concentrate, and then said softly.

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"Young Master was able to protect us earlier, which is already a great favor. I don't dare bother you with your escort anymore."

Zhou Yuning was worthy of being a noble woman of suspected clan origin. As she spoke, her complexion completely returned to normal. She raised her head, and her beautiful eyes on the veil looked into Lin Pingzhi's eyes and continued calmly.

"The eunuchs have been hunting us down, and the road back to Beijing is full of dangers..."

"Miss Zhou, there is no need to say anything else!"

But before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Lin Pingzhi's righteous words.

"Since Miss Zhou knows Donglin's name as the 'Bamboo and Stone Talent', she should understand."

"I, Lin Pingzhi, am the target of the Eunuch Party's suppression. Whether I help the girl or not, the Eunuch Party is my enemy!"

Although Lin Pingzhi's words were a bit arrogant, Zhou Yuning and the maid Ping'er behind her both nodded secretly in their hearts. With their past identities, they naturally knew that this person, who was born in the orthodox Donglin, was still a famous actor.

The great talents in the world have been secretly targeted by the eunuchs many times in the past two years.

Although the eunuch party also followed the secret rules of official power and did not use official power, it openly suppressed the Lin family's escort business.

But secretly, the Dongchang and Jinyiwei forces under the auspices of the Eunuch Party still spread many rumors that were unfavorable to Lin Pingzhi outside the coastal areas, especially in most inland provinces. However, because the time was too short, the temporary results were not effective.

Not big.

Lin Pingzhi, a young man from Donglin who has Donglin gentleman Gu Dazhang as his teacher, is naturally aware of the secret suppression by the eunuch forces in the past two years.

Especially after the emperor fell into the water and fell ill, the struggle between the eunuchs and Donglin factions for the dominant position in the imperial court had entered a fierce stage. It was just that he had a good teacher from a core figure in Donglin and did not let him worry too much.

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"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

"Since Miss Zhou is returning to Beijing, she will continue to travel with me. I am a scholar of the Ming Dynasty who went to Beijing to participate in the examination. I will definitely be able to protect the safety of the girl!"

Lin Pingzhi's words can be said to be full of righteousness. In this Ming Dynasty where immortals are hidden and knights are everywhere, as a first-class master, he has such confidence.

"'The enemy of my enemy is my friend', what Mr. Lin said is so good!"

Zhou Yuning hadn't spoken yet, but Ping'er, the maid behind her, took half a step forward and whispered in her young lady's ear.

"Since Mr. Lin is the enemy of the eunuchs just like us, miss, we might as well go with Mr. Lin!"

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Ping'er's words made Zhou Yuning, who was already a little hesitant, feel moved. She sneaked out to search for the elixir for her father. Although it was very involved, as Lin Pingzhi said, their enemies were all eunuchs, regardless of whether they brought them with them or not.

With them, the eunuchs didn't even have the slightest fondness for Lin Pingzhike.

She raised her head and took another look at Lin Pingzhi's extremely handsome face. Her heart beat rapidly again. Somehow, she was still prepared to be reserved, but she blurted out words of agreement.

"Then, please ask Mr. Lin to protect you all the way..."

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Unlike the secretive movement imagined by the suspected clan member Zhou Yuning, Lin Pingzhi and them moved in a high profile on their way to the capital of Peking.

As the famous bamboo and stone talent in China during this period, and the only direct disciple of Donglin gentleman Gu Dazhang, Lin Pingzhi's cards were bigger than Zhou Yuning imagined, especially after leaving the provinces around Fuzhou, he visited almost every place

, he was given a banquet by the local gentry who were close to the Donglin Party.

This shocked her inexplicably. For the first time, she discovered that the eunuch party led by Jiu Qiansui, who had all the power in the country and brought disaster to the people, as her father said, did not have as tight a control over the local area as she had imagined.

Along the way, the gentry who were close to Donglin entertained and hosted banquets. It was not until they approached several provinces around the capital, the core area of ​​eunuch power, that they restrained themselves. However, they envied Lin Pingzhi's talent and reputation and hoped to invite him to participate in the local literati poetry meeting. , are still numerous.

Such a high profile forced some forces who originally wanted to secretly take action to cause Lin Pingzhi to have an "accident" on his way to the exam to give up some of their previous ideas.

Just when Lin Pingzhi and Zhou Yuning were in the Fuwei Escort convoy, the rescue was approaching the capital.

In the imperial city of Peiping, as the emperor fell into the water and became seriously ill, the atmosphere in the palace fell into silence. Teams of patrolling eunuchs and maids patrolled various checkpoints in the palace quietly and step by step.

It was night, in a small room near the emperor's bedside.

"Have you found no trace of the princess yet?"

Wang Tiqian, the chief eunuch and eunuch responsible for the affairs of the East Factory, prostrated respectfully in front of a man with a sinister temperament who was sitting high on a wicker chair.

"Ancestor, the people under the protection of the servant have not found any trace of the princess!"

After hearing the report that he had found nothing, the gloomy man frowned and ignored the trusted eunuch kneeling on the ground. Instead, he looked at the big man in brocade clothes standing in front of him, bowing his head and asked directly.

"Liangqing, where are you?"

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