Chapter Six: Situation and Profit

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  Tie Zhu was silent, and Wang Zhuo sneered beside him: "I said it early on, this kid doesn't have what it takes. Now look at him, going to embarrass himself for nothing. I was taken in after the first test, didn't see his later tests, but heard that none of the three items were qualified. If only he had listened to me, it would be better not to go. Even the tiger son from Fourth Uncle's house is stronger than him."

  Tie Zhu's fourth uncle frowned and shouted, "Wang Zhuo, even if you become an immortal, don't be arrogant in front of me. Whether my family's Hu Zi has that material or not is none of your business, don't be presumptuous."

  Wang Zhuo's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he sneered a few times without saying anything.

  Tie Zhu's father suddenly seemed to have aged over ten years, paralyzed in his chair. Tie Zhu's mother was also stunned, seemingly not daring to believe it, and asked: "Tie Zhu... is... is it true?"

  Tie Zhu gritted his teeth and bit his lower lip, not caring about the fresh blood flowing down. With a thud, he knelt to the ground and kowtowed heavily several times. In a low voice, he said: "Father, mother, Tie Zhu was not taken in by the immortal. I'm sorry... I'll repay your kindness in raising me in my next life."

  Tie Zhu's mother sensed the despair in her child's tone, and immediately ran over to pick him up, sobbing: "Child, it's okay, don't be upset, isn't it just that you weren't accepted by the immortal? Next year we'll go to the county for the big exam, and it will be the same. Child, you mustn't do anything stupid, think clearly, your father and I are still counting on you to send us off in the end."

  Tie Zhu's father also came to at this time, looked at Tie Zhu's expression, and was shocked in his heart. He hurried over to hug Tie Zhu and anxiously said: "Tie Zhu, don't be foolish, everything has a father, listen to your father's words, let's go home and study hard, next year's exam will be the same."

  The relatives around, one by one, changed their faces quickly, and they all kept a distance from Tiezhuparents, with a look of watching the excitement on their faces, gossiping and discussing.

  "Tiezhu, this kid, I thought he was no good from the start. How can he compare to Wang Zhuo from Big Brother's family? This time, he has really lost face for our family." Tiezhu's father's sixth younger brother sneered.

  "It's just, if I had known it was like this, I wouldn't have bothered making such a big deal out of it. How embarrassing! Old Second, you're already so old, why do you always do stupid things? No wonder your father didn't divide the family property among you." Iron Pillar's father's third uncle said with a look of disgust and ridicule.

  "If I had to say, this kid being smart since young is probably fake, I reckon the second child feels like he hasn't achieved anything in his life, so he's been bragging about his own kid. Now look what happened, got exposed!" The fifth uncle, who was just sitting next to Iron Pillar Father, immediately changed his expression and tone, abandoning his flattering demeanor from earlier.

  "Three dolls went to test, only he failed. This kid Tie Zhu is the worst of our Wang family. What a shame! Second aunt, I just said you and second uncle are living a good life together, now it seems that's all you'll have in this lifetime, no such luck." Someone among the women mocked.

  "Isn't that right? Just the other day, I went to their village and saw Tiezhu. At the time, I thought this kid was silly, how could he compare with Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao, those two kids?" Tiezhu's fifth uncle and aunt also changed their tune and started mocking him.

  "I've long seen that Tiezhu is not a good kid, just look at his parents, what kind of good child can they produce? In our Wang family, only the children of my elder brother and third brother have any talent. Tiezhu, ugh, even the name sounds foolish." Another woman also chimed in with ridicule.

  "I must have been blind, and I was going to push my own daughter into the fire pit. Fortunately, this iron pillar wasn't taken in by the immortal, otherwise my daughter would hate me for the rest of her life. Iron pillar's mother, let's just forget about this matter. Since your child can't become an immortal, who would give their daughter to him? Isn't this like a toad wanting to eat swan meat?"

  In an instant, almost all the relatives showed their greedy faces one by one, and various vicious words became more and more serious, ruthlessly striking the Tie Zhu family.

  This scene was a stark contrast to the flattery earlier. What's more, some people even went so far as to brazenly ask for the gifts they had previously given, leaving Iron Pole's parents pale-faced. Wang Lin clenched his fists, his inner pain intensifying, and he felt like he was going to die from the mocking words that kept echoing in his ears.

  Wang Zhuo's father sneered inwardly and said carelessly, "Second child, I told you before that immortals taking in disciples are particular about fate and have strict requirements. Unless one is as excellent as my son, there's no chance at all. You're really something, actually believing it to be true. Now the children are so desperate they can't live with themselves, what's the point of this?"

  Tie Zhu's father could not bear it anymore, he suddenly turned his head, glared at him and shouted: "Wang Tian Shan, shut your mouth! In the past when my father was dying, he clearly left me a share of the family property. You went to great lengths to contact relatives and snatch away my share. Today you're still here making sarcastic remarks, do you think I, Wang Tian Shui, am a man without dignity?!

  "And you relatives, flattering and fawning just now, but ridiculing and mocking behind our backs. My child is like this, and you're still there kicking us while we're down. Don't you have any humanity?"

  Wang Tian's tone was slightly delayed, and he said angrily: "What's the point of bringing up so many past things? Your kid wasn't cut out for it from the start. I'm trying to give you good advice, but instead of thanking me, you're yelling at me. Hmph, if the father is like this, then the son won't turn out any better!"

  The surrounding mocking and sarcastic remarks fell into Wang Lin's ears, who was standing still on the spot, like a sharp thorn piercing his heart. He endured the intense pain of his heart being torn apart, looked at everything with cold eyes, and remembered every relative's face.

  "You!! I'm going to fight you!" Tie Zhu's father picked up a bench beside him, ready to charge forward. Tie Zhu's fourth uncle rushed out and blocked his way, saying in a low voice: "Second brother, don't be impulsive, there are many servants in the old manor, don't suffer losses, I'm here, watch me."

  After finishing, he stared at Wang Tian Shan and said: "Big brother, do you dare to speak like this? I, the fourth elder, can't take it anymore. If you dare to insult my second brother in front of me again, don't blame me for not being considerate of our fraternal relationship. The Wang family may be big, but over the years, I have also made many friends in the Jianghu who are not to be underestimated. Don't get burned by a single fire!"

  Wang Tian Shan nodded a few times, and in his heart he was quite wary of this fourth brother who had such extensive connections.

  "Fourth brother, you're wrong to say that. The child of the second family is not good material from the start. Are we wrong to mention it? This kid is no good and doesn't even allow us elders to speak, this is too unreasonable." said the oldest of the three great uncles with dissatisfaction.