Lin Xia didn't care what Tony did with the tall man, maybe he threw him outside the imperial capital, or he might have killed him and buried him. How could someone like Tony, who survives in the gray area, not have one or two lives on his hands. This is also one of the reasons why Tony is worried about Lin Xia's attack on him, if he wants to find out his own things, he can still find out, with Lin Xia's status as a nobleman, if he kills himself, I am afraid that not only will there be no punishment, but there will also be a reward.

Tony kept sending Lin Xia outside the gate of the Ning Xiang Pavilion and watched Lin Xia leave.

Lin Xia led people to a clearing and stopped, Troy and the others were all excited, looking at Lin Xia's eyes with admiration, knowing that they had to say something, otherwise they might not be able to sleep well today.

Only Sean followed behind him with a calm face, which was too wooden.

Lin Xia swept Troy and the others with his gaze, and everyone who was looked by by Lin Xia consciously straightened up, wanting to stand straighter.

"Are you excited?" Lin Xia asked.

"Yes. The crowd reached in unison.

"Something that doesn't make a profit, there are still a lot of Tony waiting for us to collect protection money in the future, if you are excited like this every time, I'm afraid you will have a cerebral hemorrhage sooner or later. Lin Xia said with a smile.

Troy and the others also laughed.

"Big brother, we are excited not only because we received Tony's protection money, but also because you really think about us and protect us. Troy remembered that Lin Xia was angry several times today, all because of himself and Sean, and said with a slight touch.

"Since you have followed me, I will naturally protect you, but ......" Lin Xia's eyes were cold, swept towards everyone, and said: "Since you have joined Hongxing, you must put righteousness first in everything you do." As a person of Hongxing, you must be righteous and abide by the rules of Hongxing, if you do not abide by the rules and do something to betray your brother, don't blame me for being polite. Today, you should remember the first point, those who betray their brothers will be cut by a thousand cuts. ”

"Yes. Everyone said in unison.

Lin Xia was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and said to Troy: "You go to the Ning Xiang Pavilion tomorrow afternoon, and first ask Tony to get the fifty gold coins for this month." ”

Troy said, "Okay. Troy wanted to ask what to do if Tony didn't give it, but thinking of Tony's attitude towards Lin Xia, I'm afraid that even if he didn't want it now, Tony would beg to give it.

"After taking the money, talk to Tony's men, keep a few people of good character, and let the rest go. Lin Xia arranged.

Troy nodded in understanding.

After the matter was arranged, Lin Xia took Sean back to the Viscount's Mansion, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the Viscount's Mansion, he saw the butler Burton waiting at the door.

Lin Xia said to Sean: "I came back late today, it seems that your father is already in a hurry." ”

Before Sean could reply, Burton said: "Young Master, I'm not here to wait for Sean, a messenger came to the palace today, saying that he wanted to see you, and he has been waiting for more than an hour." ”

When Lin Xia heard that there were palace envoys waiting for him, he felt strange, ordinary court envoys would only come to invite Antonio to participate as the representative of King Lionheart during major festivals or the sacrificial ceremonies of the founding emperor Paul, how could they come to him. He asked Burton, "Where is the palace envoy?"

"The messenger and the lord are in the hall. Burton said.

"Let's go, let's see. After Lin Xia said that, he walked directly to the hall, Burton asked Sean to rest first, and followed Lin Xia to the hall.

Seeing Lin Xia coming in, Antonio said, "Come, Lin Xia, this is the envoy from the palace, Yarlin." ”

"Hello, Messenger of Arrin. Lin Xia made a noble salute.

"Hello, Young Master Lin Xia. Yarlin was polite and got up to return the salute.

Yaerlin continued: "Since Young Master Lin Xia is back, I will hurry up the purpose of my visit, so that I can go back to the business as soon as possible. ”

"Lord Viscount, the court holds a school review for the children of the nobles every four years, do you know?" the court envoy asked Antonio. Yarlin was only an emissary of the court, and did not have a title, so he called Antonio a lord.

"Yes. Antonio said.

"A few days ago, the military department had already drawn up a list for proofreading, and there was no Young Master Lin Xia, but after His Majesty saw the list, he personally ordered Young Master Lin Xia to participate in it. The palace envoy said.

Charlemagne's empire was established by force, and in order to prevent the children of the nobility from slacking off, a review was held every four years, mainly to assess the children of the nobility. The aristocracy of the military, the children of fifteen to eighteen years old, were required to participate, in order to make the children of the nobility not follow the tradition of Charlemagne. If the children have achieved a good ranking in the school review, they will be arranged to serve in the army in advance to lay the foundation for future promotion, so the nobles are very willing to let their children participate.

The Xilin family is the descendant of King Lionheart, so it can be regarded as a military lineage, but because of the mistakes made by the ancestors of the Xilin family, the Xilin family has not been allowed to participate in the competition for many years, including Antonio, I don't know why His Majesty handpicked Lin Xia to participate in the school review.

Antonio couldn't figure out what was going on, and hurriedly asked, "May I ask the envoy, why did Your Majesty suddenly go against the norm and let the Xilin family participate in the school review?"

"I don't know about it, but Young Master Lin Xia was able to participate in the school review, which was originally a good thing for the Xilin family, but Young Master Lin Xia couldn't cultivate Douqi, but he ...... Ay. The palace envoy said. The noble circles of the empire still didn't know that Lin Xia had already been able to cultivate Dou Qi.

"The child can already practice fighting spirit, and it is okay to participate in the competition of the school parade, but it is a little difficult to ride and shoot. Antonio said.

Yarlin thought that Antonio just wanted to cover up Lin Xia's inability to cultivate Douqi, and he didn't care, and said, "The time is set for three days, it will be held in the martial arts arena of the palace, and I also ask the Viscount to prepare earlier." Xia Guan wants to return to the palace as soon as possible to restore his life, hoping that Young Master Lin Xia can achieve good results. ”

Antonio hurriedly got up to give it away, and at the same time took out two gold coins and wanted to stuff them into the palace envoy. The palace envoy hurriedly refused: "The lower officials admire Lord Lionheart very much, and the gift money of the Xilin family is absolutely unacceptable. ”

Antonio tried again to give the court envoy, but the palace envoy resolutely refused to accept it. Lin Xia looked at the palace envoy and said in his heart: "This envoy is still a fan of King Lionheart." ”

Seeing that the palace envoy insisted on not accepting it, Antonio had no choice but to give up and send the palace envoy out of the door.

After the palace envoy left, Antonio was not in a hurry to let Lin Xia rest, and took Lin Xia to the study. Lin Xia didn't know what the proofreading of this noble kid was, waiting for Antonio's arrangement for him.

Antonio sat in the study and explained the competition of the children of the nobility and Lin Xia, and said: "Although I don't know why Your Majesty will let the Xilin family reparticipate in the school review of the children of the nobles, this review is a rare opportunity for the Xilin family. ”

"Are you worried that I won't get good grades?" Lin Xia asked.

"You have now cultivated to the third level of Dou Qi, there should be few people of your age who can surpass you, although the maximum age limit of the martial arts competition is eighteen years old, there may be people who are stronger than you, but it is not difficult to get a better ranking in the martial arts competition. Antonio said.

"Then what are you worried about?" Lin Xia asked.

"The purpose of the aristocratic children's review is to make the nobles' children not forget the hardships of the unification of the empire, so it is not only a simple competition, but also a competition of mounted archery. Antonio said.

"And the school reading is a comprehensive ranking, if you can't get good results in riding and archery, even if you get the top few in the competition, you still can't get a good ranking, and you won't have a chance to enter the military department. If you can't enter the military department, the significance of participating in this school parade for the children of the nobles is much worse. Antonio said. He was bent on regaining the glory of his family, and the school review of the children of the nobles was an opportunity to re-enter the military department, so he attached great importance to this opportunity.

"But I haven't practiced a bow and arrow, and I've never ridden a horse. It's definitely too late to learn now" I heard that I was going to ride and shoot, Lin Xia said helplessly.

Antonio also knew that mounted archery could not be practiced in three or two days, and that it would take many years of continuous practice to ensure the stability of archery with a bow on horse.

The bow is okay to say, but the horse, with the current situation of the Xilin family, it must not be able to raise, the Xilin family only has a horse that pulls the cart, and the horse that pulls the cart is not the same as the war horse at all, the price of the latter and the cost of feeding are several times that of the former, for which Antonio can only blame his own incompetence, he has no ability to make money, and can only rely on the meager income of the fief to barely maintain.

"It's all my fault. Antonio's mood was at rock bottom, and there was nothing he could do but lament his incompetence.

Seeing Antonio's depressed appearance, Lin Xia was a little unbearable, and said, "Don't worry, I have a way." ”

"What can you do, riding and archery is not something that can be learned in three days. Antonio said

Lin Xia said again: "Maybe I can break through to the fourth level, so that if I win the first place in the competition, the comprehensive ranking will be much higher." ”

"Although you have cultivated to the third level a year ago, it is not so easy to advance to the fourth level, most of the martial artists in the Charlemagne Continent are stuck at this stage and cannot break through in their lifetime. Antonio said.

Lin Xia also knew that what Antonio said made sense, according to the records of the Huaxia version of the Sunflower Treasure Book, rising to the fourth level would cause a qualitative change in the true qi in the body, but the difficulty was several times that of the first three levels, not only requiring cultivation, but also opportunities.

In fact, Antonio is also worried about another thing, because of the decline of the family, Lin Xia's idiotic experience, so that the Xilin family has already become a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle, this time Lin Xia went to participate in the school review, I am afraid that he will be subjected to a lot of gossip, after all, Lin Xia is only a teenager, I don't know if he can bear it. Psychological setbacks are far worse than physical setbacks.

"You should prepare well these days, don't delay your cultivation. Go back and rest early. Antonio thought about it and still didn't say anything about his concerns, so he could only rely on Lin Xia himself.

In fact, even if you talk to Lin Xia, Lin Xia won't be a big deal, as long as it doesn't involve her family and brothers, she can say whatever she likes.