The goal of learning on the itinerary was established, and when people's energy was fully invested in learning those ancient characters, time passed unconsciously and a month passed like a white horse.

In the north, it is already a severe winter season with heavy snowfall, and gradually walking east, the climate there is relatively warmer than in the north.

In the harsh winter season of the northern land, thousands of miles of land, sparsely populated, and fewer pedestrians on the road, occasionally some caravans pass in the wind and snow, but it is only a glimpse.

But in the east, the climate is warmer, and as you pass through those places, there are more and more pedestrians on the road, and you can occasionally see some large towns and cities, which are bustling and bustling.

Along the way, the team actually did not stop too much, due to the urgency of time, it took a month, they only walked most of the distance, from the capital, there are still about ten days of travel.

However, along the way, Nie Lin's team did not encounter any incidents such as bandits and hooligans intercepting the road, nor did they encounter any major obstacles, occasionally only the vehicles fell into the mud, but the swordsmen were all martial arts practitioners, and this small problem could be easily solved, and it was basically very smooth.

Moreover, among the team on this trip, Lu Zhaonan is quite influential, and there are children of the Yang family and the Liu family accompanying him, and in some big cities along the way, there will be people from relevant families who will personally receive them and guide the way to supply, so that the road will naturally be smooth.

During this period, Nie Lin would spend most of his time going to Lu Zhaonan every day to learn ancient characters, and after a month of accumulation and study, his knowledge and understanding of those ancient characters were also more profound.

The scroll he got in the floating hall was not on his hand on his trip for safety, but he was still a little impressed by the small amount of content in it.

After learning those ancient characters with Lu Zhaonan, and then recalling the text content on the scroll, Nie Lin didn't feel too difficult, and believed that after going back, he would be able to translate the content on the two scrolls with fifty percent certainty.

After all, in a short period of time, it is impossible for Nie Lin to understand all the ancient characters, and even some rare characters, even Lu Zhaonan is confused, and this has to rely on conjecture to explore, so counting the return trip, Nie Lin uses this time to study and study more deeply, and after returning to Bazhou, he should be eighty percent sure of interpreting all the content on the scroll.

However, during the period of learning those ancient characters, Nie Lin found that every time he practiced and wrote those characters in the car, he was easily able to devote himself wholeheartedly, his mind was more concentrated, and his experience in his mood also improved significantly.

Under this subtle influence, even if he just gathered his energy every day, silently performed the Zhou Tian cycle of the Imperial True Decision, and then focused on reading and practicing calligraphy, he did not deliberately cultivate, and his kendo realm actually increased, so that his strength level was improved again, reaching the late stage of a seventh-level swordsman.

These are all the results of Nie Lin not deliberately cultivating and improving his realm strength recently, but under this indifferent state of mind, while his realm level is gradually increasing, his sword dao strength is also unconsciously moving towards a higher level and recovering.

For others, the strength of kendo can only be said to be a breakthrough and improvement, but for Nie Lin, it can be said to be a recovery and improvement, because the true knowledge of the kendo he has realized in this life, whenever the experience of this true knowledge and perception increases, his kendo realm will naturally have some obvious recovery and growth.

Bang!

Today, just as the convoy was driving quickly and steadily on the road, suddenly the carriage shook violently, and Nie Lin, who was concentrating on studying calligraphy in the car, suddenly moved at this time, so he put down his pen and raised his head.

At this time, the carriage had stopped, Lu Zhaonan frowned, and asked the coachman outside, "What happened?"

The coachman said, "Sir, there is a big crater on the road, and the water in it is frozen into ice, and the carriage in front of it did not pay attention, and when it passed, the ice broke and the wheels sank, so the vehicles behind all stopped!"

"Are the people in the car okay?" Lu Zhaonan asked, and finally simply got up, planning to get out of the carriage and take a look in person.

Nie Lin was also a little curious, and also got out of the carriage with him.

In the middle of the road not far ahead, half of the carriage was tilted, and the wheels of one side had completely sunk into the pit, and the people in the carriage got down and joined forces with the others to lift the half of the carriage out.

This road belongs to the official road to the capital, and it is spacious and flat all the way, but a big pit suddenly appears here, which really makes people feel strange.

Nie Lin walked over, and saw that a group of people had already lifted the carriage, but the wheels of the carriage were some cracked and damaged, and the carriage was also seriously deformed, he looked at the big pit again, and immediately frowned, the pit did not seem to be naturally generated, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was caused by man.

Lu Zhaonan frowned, looked at the big pit, stroked his beard and said: "Who would dig such a big pit on the official road, this place is in the plain area, if there are robbers, naturally they will not choose to set up an ambush here, we have not intersected with anyone along the way, and have grudges?"

Nie Lin said: "Sir, this should be a prank, I think someone deliberately wanted to dig such a big pit for us to fall into, the intention should be to delay our trip!"

Lu Zhaonan said: "Except for our competitors who participated in the Sword Boy Contest this time, the old man thinks that no one will make this kind of joke with us, but along the way, we have not encountered any academy teams passing by, and this place is only a few days away from the capital, it is a little unwise to make this kind of joke!"

Nie Lin said: "This official road is the only way to the capital, if someone pranks everywhere to dig pits and block pedestrians halfway, then this trip and time, naturally seriously delayed, thus missing the time to compete, this should not only be for us, I am afraid it is for all the opponents!"

Lu Zhaonan thought about it, then turned his head to the two swordsmen on the side and said, "You ride a horse to investigate the situation on the official road first, see if there is a blockage, and report back in time if there is a situation!"

"Yes!" the two sword attendants replied, turned on their horses, and walked away.

At this time, Yang Yuxiao walked over and saw several swordsmen filling in the big hole, so he looked at Nie Lin and said: "If there are such potholes on the road, other pedestrians will slow down, and congestion will inevitably be formed.

"If it's like this all the way, isn't this a cheat, bad luck!" After a rough-looking middle-aged man next to him filled in the pit, he suddenly burst out with such a sentence, and everyone was stunned.

Lu Zhaonan felt that what this rough man said made sense, thought about it, and said: "If this is the case, then this time will be really delayed, Linzi, Yu Xiao, you each carry one person to ride, ride a horse first, there will be someone in the capital to answer, if we can catch up with the competition time, if we can't catch up, we can only rely on you to save the field, this competition will be very critical to Tianlu Academy, there is no room for failure!"

Yang Yuxiao looked at it, if they all rode away, there would be a serious shortage of so many people and horses, and if they returned to Zhongzhou, it would be more delayed than going to the capital, so he glanced at Nie Lin.

Nie Lin didn't think much about it, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's ride to the capital first!"

At this time, Lu Zhaonan called a few accompanying sword attendants, and after they gave up their mounts to Nie Lin and Yang Yuxiao, Yang Yuxiao called a young man of the same age who was a little thin to come and ride with him.

After getting on the horse, he introduced to Nie Lin: "This is Sun Gu, who is more profound in military affairs and Chinese studies, in the Xiazhou competition, only he has achieved a ranking in the art of war strategy and scored a point for the academy, so this time he must bring it, if you want to bring one, just carry He Xiaoming, he has a high talent in archery and painting!"

However, Lu Zhaonan suddenly said at this time: "This competition is mainly based on kendo, and other aspects are secondary, the old man has his own arrangements, Nie Lin will take Xueyan with her, she is very familiar with these processes, and she should be able to give you guidance and help!"

Immediately, Lu Zhaonan called Lu Xueyan, but Lu Xueyan's pretty face at this time was already full of red glow, and a pair of small hands kept pinching the corners of her skirt, which looked a little embarrassed and shy, and added a moving charm to her, coupled with her already stunning appearance, her demeanor and temperament at this time couldn't help but make those teenagers stunned.

Of course, Nie Lin knew why Lu Xueyan had such a look, the two of them rode together, although Lu Xueyan was calm, but she would inevitably have the shyness and nervousness of a girl, a little embarrassed, she had to lower the white velvet hat on her head a few points to hide the tension and shyness in her heart.

"Yan'er, after you arrive in the capital, you can take them directly to your second uncle, I have already explained the matter, go quickly!" Lu Zhaonan said a sentence and got into the carriage.

After Lu Xueyan took the 'Flowing Moon Waterfall', he got on the horse first, hugged the piano tightly in his arms, and waited for Nie Lin to get on the horse, and after inadvertently touching her, her delicate body couldn't help but be shocked, her head was raised lower, and above that pretty face, like the ripe grass fruit, could pour out of the water, and she wanted to make people take a bite.

"Drive!"

Nie Lin didn't think too much about it, after he firmly carried the Absolute Dust Sword and the burden, he raised the horse rope and shouted, after the horse neighed, as soon as he raised his hooves, he galloped towards the front road, and Yang Yuxiao and several sword attendants also followed the galloping horse, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

In the carriage, the sword man was nowhere to be seen, and Lu Zhaonan casually said to the coachman: "Let's set off too!"

(To be continued)