Chapter 6

Today's second update is complete, there will be another one in the afternoon!

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Tiezhu remained silent, while Wang Zhuo mocked from the side, "I told you this kid was no good. Now look, he just went there to embarrass himself. I was accepted on my first test, and I didn’t even see him in the later tests. But I heard he failed all three. If only he had listened to me, he shouldn’t have gone. Even if I had asked my cousin Huzi to go, he would have done better than this kid."

Tiezhu's uncle frowned and shouted, "Wang Zhuo, even if you become an immortal, don’t be so presumptuous in front of me. Whether my Huzi has the potential or not is none of your business. You’re being disrespectful!"

Wang Zhuo's eyes flashed with coldness, and he sneered a few times without speaking.

Tiezhu's father seemed to have aged a decade in an instant, collapsing into a chair. Tiezhu's mother was also stunned, seemingly unable to believe it, and asked, "Tiezhu... is... is it true?"

Tiezhu bit his lower lip, not caring about the blood that flowed, and knelt down with a thud, bowing deeply several times. He said in a low voice, "Father, Mother, I wasn’t accepted by the immortals. I’m sorry to disappoint you... I... I will repay your kindness in my next life."

Tiezhu's mother, sensing the despair in her son’s voice, immediately ran over, picked him up, and sobbed, "Child, it’s okay, don’t be sad. It’s just that you weren’t accepted by the immortals. We can go to the county for the big exam next year, it’s the same. Child, you mustn’t do anything foolish. Your father and I still rely on you to take care of us in our old age."

Tiezhu's father also recovered and, seeing the look on Tiezhu’s face, was deeply shaken. He hurriedly went over and hugged Tiezhu, saying anxiously, "Tiezhu, you mustn’t do anything foolish. Everything is up to your father. Listen to your father. We’ll go home and study hard. The big exam next year is the same."

The relatives around them quickly changed their expressions, distancing themselves from Tiezhu’s parents, their faces showing a mix of amusement and gossip.

"Tiezhu, I always thought he wasn’t up to it. How can he compare to my brother’s son, Wang Zhuo? This time, he really embarrassed himself," Tiezhu’s father’s sixth brother mocked.

"Exactly. If we had known this would happen, we shouldn’t have made it seem like he was really going to be accepted. How embarrassing. Brother, you’re so old, why do you keep doing such foolish things? No wonder your father didn’t leave you any of the family property," Tiezhu’s father’s third uncle said with a look of disgust, mocking him.

"I think this kid’s supposed intelligence was mostly fake. I guess Brother just wanted to boast about his child because he didn’t achieve much in his life. Now, the truth is out," the fifth uncle, who had been sitting next to Tiezhu’s father, immediately changed his tone from flattery to mockery.

"Three children went for the test, and only he failed. Tiezhu is the worst of our Wang family. How embarrassing. Sister-in-law, I was just saying you were enjoying a good life with Brother, but now I see your life will be like this. You don’t have that good fortune," a female relative mocked.

"Indeed. A few days ago, I saw Tiezhu in the village. I thought this kid was a bit slow. How could he compare to Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao? He was bound to fail," Tiezhu’s fifth aunt also changed her tone and began to mock him.

"I always knew Tiezhu wasn’t good. Look at his parents. How could they produce a good child? In our Wang family, only my brother and my third cousin’s children are promising. Tiezhu, pfft, even his name sounds stupid," another female relative chimed in, not wanting to be left out of the mockery.

"I must have been blind to even consider a match for my daughter. If Tiezhu had been accepted by the immortals, my daughter would have hated me for life. Sister-in-law, let’s just forget about this match. Since your child can’t become an immortal, who would marry their daughter to him? It’s like a toad dreaming of eating a swan," another relative added.

In a moment, almost all the relatives showed their true, selfish faces, and the cruel words became more and more severe, mercilessly striking Tiezhu’s family.

This scene was a stark contrast to the flattery they had received earlier. Some even went so far as to demand the return of the gifts they had given, making Tiezhu’s parents pale with fear. Wang Lin clenched his fists, the pain in his heart intensifying. He felt as if he were dying, with the mocking words piercing his ears.

Wang Zhuo’s father, inwardly smirking, said casually, "Brother, I told you before that immortals choose disciples based on fate and have very strict requirements. Unless you have a child as excellent as mine, there’s no chance. You took it seriously, and now your child is so desperate he can’t live. Why did you have to do this?"

Tiezhu’s father, unable to bear it any longer, turned around, glaring, and shouted, "Wang Tianshan, shut up! When Father was on his deathbed, he clearly left me a share of the family property. You went to great lengths to get the relatives to take it from me. Now you’re here mocking me. Do you really think I, Wang Tianshui, have no blood in my veins?!

And you relatives, fawning and flattering earlier, now mocking and ridiculing. My child is already in this state, and you’re still piling on. Do you have no humanity at all?"

Wang Tianshan was momentarily speechless, then angrily said, "Why bring up the past? Your child was never the right material. I was just trying to help, but you’re ungrateful and even angry at me. Hmph, if the head is crooked, the rest will be crooked. If the father is a coward, the son won’t be much better!"

The disdainful laughter and mockery from the surroundings pierced Wang Lin’s ears, like sharp needles stabbing his heart. He endured the intense pain, coldly observing everything and remembering every relative’s face.

"You!! I’ll fight you to the death!" Tiezhu’s father grabbed a stool and was about to charge forward. Tiezhu’s fourth uncle quickly rushed out, stopping him and whispering, "Brother, don’t be impulsive. The eldest brother’s household has many servants. Don’t get hurt. Leave it to me. Watch me."

He then glared at Wang Tianshan and said, "Brother, you shouldn’t talk like that. I, the fourth brother, can’t stand it. If you dare to insult my brother in front of me again, don’t blame me for not showing brotherly affection. The Wang family may be large, but I have many friends in the martial world. Don’t think I won’t burn it all down!"

Wang Tianshan stammered a few times, inwardly wary of his fourth brother, who had many connections.

"Fourth brother, you’re wrong. The second brother’s child was never the right material. Is it wrong for us to say so? If the child isn’t good, can’t we, as elders, say something? That’s unreasonable," the oldest third uncle said, dissatisfied.