Chapter 8: The Statue
The last "unqualified" came as promised, twelve people, and none of them were qualified in the end.
After the test that day, the teenagers were dismissed to the bottom of the mountain, and were sent away by the disciples sent by Hengyue one by one, and the one who sent Wang Lin back to the family was the young man surnamed Zhang who brought them here, and by his side, followed by Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao.
As a competent angel investor, Li Fan insisted on accompanying Wang Lin to go back together and face the cold eyes and ridicule of the world together. Li Fan had no choice but to turn to his "tired of logging" - an angel investor and a superb bookworm.
I don't know what spell the bookworm used, but the young man surnamed Zhang actually agreed to the far-fetched reason that Li Fan casually made up. According to the bookworm, after using this method, even if he scolded the young man surnamed Zhang as an idiot in front of him, the young man surnamed Zhang would be deeply convinced.
In this way, the young man surnamed Zhang had a rare smile on his face, rolled up his sleeves, and disappeared at the Hengyue Sect Mountain Gate with the invincible Wang Zhuo, the indifferent Wang Hao, the silent Wang Lin and the helpful Li Fan.
On the way back, Gangfeng was still the same, but Wang Lin's mood was the difference between heaven and earth, expecting when he came, and despairing when he returned. Fortunately, Wang Lin met Li Fan, who was sympathetic to the same disease. According to Li Fan, happiness will be doubled if someone shares it, and pain will be halved if someone shares it! Think about it. Of the three young men of the Wang family who went with him, he was the only one who was not selected, and in the eyes of everyone in the Wang family, he would become the only representative of the "poor student". Now, with Li Fan, the companion of the goods, to share the firepower, everyone will remember that the proportion of immortals admitted is too low, and the Wang family can occupy two indicators It is already green smoke on the ancestral tomb, and it is normal for Wang Lin not to be selected.
Therefore, even if Li Fan didn't say a word, it would be of great help to Wang Lin.
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It didn't take long, and the Wang family's mansion was within reach.
All the people of the Wang family gathered together to celebrate each other, and they were staggered and bustling.
The protagonists of this banquet were three people, Tiezhu's father Wang Tianshui, and his eldest brother and third brother. Around the three of them, all the relatives came forward to celebrate each other, and the scene was lively.
How similar is the scene in front of him to the banquet in Li Fan's memory?
The guests showed envy and flattery;
The owner often raises his eyebrows and has unlimited scenery;
The women compare themselves with each other, and the parents are short.
There are a few people who look on coldly, envy and jealousy.
At this moment, five words drifted through the sky, and they were all ...... Oh no, it was a long rainbow that crossed the sky and landed in the middle of the courtyard, revealing five people.
The surroundings instantly fell silent, and all the people of the Wang clan trembled and did not dare to speak.
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Tie Zhu's father's eldest brother learned for the first time that Dao Xuan Shangxian had accepted Wang Zhuo as an apprentice, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Wang Zhuo also boasted about how favored he was, and made a bold statement that he would become the leader among the disciples of the Hengyue Sect within ten years.
Wang Hao's father also got a satisfactory result from his son's mouth, no matter what the process was, anyway, Wang Hao was already a disciple of the Hengyue faction. Li Fan sneered, isn't it just serving tea and water and serving others for alchemy? I think it is better to practice table tennis.
Only Tie Zhu's father had a bad premonition in his heart.
The iron pillar of Jackie Chan is still full of expectations.
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It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.
Facing the expectant eyes of his parents, Wang Lin was about to collapse.
At the most difficult time, Wang Lin heard Li Fan's voice: "Pi, Ge, Ma, Li, Weng"!
Everyone present looked at each other, Wang Zhuo and Wang Hu were also like monks in the second place, they were confused, they didn't know what these five words meant, only Wang Lin understood it.
It turned out that when they were climbing the stone steps together, in order to comfort and encourage Wang Lin in advance, in order to let him understand the truth of sincerity and gold, Li Fan told him a story of "Pygmalion".
According to legend, in the far west, there was a country called Cyprus, and a long time ago there was a king named Pygmalion. He has a withdrawn temperament, but he is good at carving. He didn't like the mortal women of Cyprus and decided never to marry. He carved a beautiful statue of a maiden with miraculous skill, and in his work day and night, Pygmalion gave this statue all his energy, all his passion, all his love. He caressed her as he had treated his wife, dressed her up, named her Galatea, and begged God to make her his wife. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was moved by him, gave life to the statues, and made them husband and wife.
After telling the story, Li Fan encouraged: "Wang Lin, I know that you are a legend, no matter how many adversities and setbacks you experience, you are destined to become the most powerful immortal between heaven and earth. “
Wang Lin smiled and said, "Thank you, you are the same!"
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At this moment, Tie Zhu did not answer his father's words, and repeatedly recited the five words "Pygmalion" in his heart.
Wang Zhuo is like an unlucky mourner, not only did he say the result of Wang Lin's defeat in public. In order to set off his "excellent qualifications" that he was admitted to the first test, he also emphasized the process of Wang Lin being tested three times and being eliminated three times.
The handsome face is full of the villain's triumphant look.
If it weren't for Tiezhu's fourth uncle coming forward, Wang Zhuo wouldn't know how long he would have been sneering.
Li Fan was extremely indignant in his heart, thinking that he was still in a state of stealth, and he was about to beat him up, but he was stopped by the bookworm in time. Li Fan was still indignant in his heart: it was not easy for him to comfort Wang Lin, and even Pygmalion used it, how could Wang Zhuo be allowed to hit Wang Lin's confidence in cultivating immortals?
Tie Zhu's father, who suddenly seemed to be more than ten years old, sat down in a chair. Tiezhu's mother was also stunned, as if she couldn't believe it.
Tie Zhu bit his lower lip tightly, knelt on the ground with a puff, kowtowed to thank his parents for their nurturing grace, and seemed to be looking for a short time.
Tie Zhu's mother noticed the desperation in her child's tone, and immediately ran over and picked up Tie Zhu, and the couple continued to persuade and enlighten.
Li Fan also anxiously persuaded: "Wang Lin, you will definitely become the most powerful immortal in the end, you have to believe in yourself and think about Pygmalion and his statue." “
Hearing this, Tie Zhu seemed to have an understanding, nodded, and said to his father: "Dad, I want to learn wood carving from you for a few days." “
Li Fan's tears ran wildly, and he was petrified into a statue on the spot.
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The relatives around them, one by one, changed their faces very quickly, and they all stayed away from Tiezhu's father and mother, and their faces showed a lively look, gossiping, and discussing.
Li Fan also had a similar experience: I heard that after graduating from college, he became a credit card salesman, and almost all his relatives showed snobbish faces and all kinds of vicious words. All kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm hit Li Fan's heart dripping blood and his body was incomplete.
This scene, compared to the previous flattery, is the difference between heaven and earth.
The world is hot and cold, and there is no difference between the past and the present.
In Wang Lin's house, someone simply tore his face and asked for the gift he had given before, and the face of the iron pillar father and mother who listened to it was bloodless, Wang Lin clenched his fists, and the pain in his heart was even more intense, he seemed to have a feeling of dying, and his ears were full of mocking words.
The disdainful ridicule and ridicule from around fell on Wang Lin's ears, who was standing in place, like sharp thorns piercing his heart.
He endured the sharp pain torn in his heart, looked at all this coldly, and remembered the faces of every relative......
PS: I was finally able to participate in the "Road Against the War" essay contest, I went late, and now I only have six votes, ranking 51st.
But I'm sure I'll be in the top 10 because I have a statue of Pygmalion!Give me strength, bookworm friends, and there are nine days left, please vote for me, because we are tired of logging!