"We are all old, and it's time to hand over the stage to young people." One of the judges agreed with Zhou Mingzhang's words and gave him a thumbs up, "Old Zhou! You are the best, and you found it without making a sound. Such an excellent assistant. I think you have cultivated it a lot! Otherwise, how could such a good thing be used for him."
"You are wrong." Zhou Mingzhang still had a smile on his face, "My assistant is not an ordinary person. This thing belongs to his family, and I specially lent it to him for the competition."
"oh?"
"Huh? From his family?"
"Hiss!"
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Hearing that the item belonged to Xia Ziyuan's family, everyone couldn't help gasping, especially Wang Congmin, who looked at him carefully and searched for the Xia family in Kyoto in his mind. This search really turned up such a family, but some time ago I heard that the Xia family had fallen. Could it be that this young man still remained?
Regardless, the Xia family has already fallen anyway, so nothing will happen if they take the opportunity to suppress it. He must not let the Southern faction stand up. It has been suppressed for decades and hundreds of years, and it is time for his Northern faction to shine.
I can't move my hands and feet on jade, but I can always do it on people, right? It's just an assistant, so it's probably not a problem if he can't compete.
The first round of judging was over, and Xia Ziyuan advanced without any suspense. At the same time, Qiao Fucheng and Zhang Qingguang from the Northern School were also promoted.
Back to the resting place, Wang Congmin told his apprentice Zhang Qingguang what he wanted, and the two hit it off immediately, and both felt that the idea was right. Zhang Qingguang even went to Qiao Fucheng immediately, how could he be missing in this matter?
If you want to say who hates Xia Ziyuan the most, it must be Qiao Fucheng. He used to be the only disciple of the Southern School, and since Zhou Mingzhang announced that he would no longer accept disciples, he has been the only disciple of the Southern School.
Originally, he was representing the Nanpai in this competition. It doesn't matter if Zhou Mingzhang doesn't admit it, he is still a representative of the Nanpai. Everyone in the circle knew that he was once Zhou Mingzhang's apprentice, and he must represent the Southern School.
Unexpectedly, the dead old man got some kind of assistant to participate in the competition, depriving him of his identity as the inheritor of the Southern School. Although he was promoted, his status was embarrassing and it was not easy to face everyone.
How did the judges introduce him? Said he is a southerner? Is Zhou Mingzhang, an old artist from the Southern School, still alive? If he is not from the southern faction, then which faction is he from? In the world of jade carving, master's inheritance is a very important part. No matter how superb your skills are, it will be a laughing stock if you come from an unknown master.
Just like him, if Zhou Mingzhang recognizes him, then he is the representative of the Southern faction. If you don't recognize him, then he is nothing. I can't say what school he is, only that he is a freelance creator.
This title is no different from a motherless child, it is a "wild species".
Who made him have no mentor?
If that assistant can no longer compete, then he will be the only one left in the Nanpai. Even if Zhou Mingzhang doesn't want to, he has to come to him and ask him to be the representative of the Nanpai. Damn old man! You don't want to give you face, then don't blame me for turning my face and denying people.
Zhang Qingguang came to him to mention this matter, and he clapped his hands in approval.
"Don't worry! I promise someone will bring things in, and they will sneak into the assistant's tea without anyone noticing, making his hands and feet tremble with fever and cold, and his mind is dizzy, and he can't pick up the carving knife at all."
"Okay!" Zhang Qingguang said with a condescending expression, "If the matter is successful, my northern faction will definitely leave a place for the southern faction. Brother Qiao! We will be outstanding representatives of the northern and southern factions in the future."
Even if he was inferior to the Northern faction, Qiao Fucheng didn't think it was a big deal, it was better than the Southern faction not having any connection with him. As long as he becomes an outstanding representative of the Southern faction this time, then he is a member of the Southern faction, and it won't help if Zhou Mingzhang doesn't want to admit it.
Thinking of this, Qiao Fucheng smiled strangely: "I know, I will work hard. Brother Qing Guang! Just watch!"
"Oh! I'll wait!" Zhang Qingguang also smiled, like an old fox.
In the second round, Xia Ziyuan won the competition. The "Zhaojun's Outing of the Fortress" he carved with topaz was lifelike, and Gongsun Ye who was watching it in front of the TV was very happy. It was right to give those few pieces of jade to this young man.
His carving skills are very good, and the carved things are very vivid and touching.
He couldn't help but pay more attention to such a good young man. He was sure that this young man must have some connection with his sister Hua'er. It's just that he can't help himself, and he can't go to the bottom of it. People who are ashamed will always make him feel guilty.
Obviously everyone has lived in peace and harmony, if he wants to uncover the history that has become the past, I don't know if Sister Hua'er will hate him or not.?? him.
In the second round of the competition, Xia Ziyuan still advanced, and Zhang Qingguang and Qiao Fucheng also advanced at the same time.
In the third round of the competition, Xia Ziyuan successfully advanced with a piece of "Xi Shi Huansha" and became the top ten in the jade carving world. In this round, Qiao Fucheng was eliminated and missed the promotion. A dark sneer flashed in his eyes, and he took his own things and quit the game.
That night, the ten advanced contestants were arranged to sit together for a meal.
During the banquet, someone offered a toast to Xia Ziyuan, but he refused on the grounds that he did not drink. After the meal, someone served him tea, he didn't think much about it, and drank with everyone for a round.
Going back to rest, I started to have a fever in the middle of the night and a splitting headache.
In the morning, the burnt person began to fall into a semi-comatose state, and Zhou Mingzhang was so distressed and worried. It took so many years to meet a regular jade carving competition, how come you have a cold and a fever when you have reached the most critical step? This is how to do?
This competition is not only for him personally, but also for the skill development of the entire Nanpai. If the Southern School wins the first place, then there will be no successors for the skills of the Southern School in the future, let alone being left alone.
If the Southern School loses this opportunity, only the Northern School will be left to dominate the jade carving world in the future, and the Southern School may disappear from now on, and no one will recognize it.
In fact, Xia Ziyuan himself was also very worried. After suffering for so long, he finally saw hope, how could he just miss it? What if I miss his Xiangxiang? He promised her that she would propose marriage when she won the first place in the Jade Carving Competition, but how could she propose marriage if she couldn't get him?
He can't break his promise, even if he dies, he has to participate in the final round. Don't you just catch a cold? Don't you just have a fever? As long as he doesn't die, he will go.
Confidence is very important. Although Xia Ziyuan felt that his headache was about to explode, he still insisted on standing up, washed up drowsily, and prepared to go to the competition with his tool bag.
Unexpectedly, he felt dizzy after only a few steps, and his whole body seemed to faint.
"Ziyuan! Do you want it?" Uncle Liu was worried about his health, frowning, "Can you continue like this? If not, why don't you participate?"
"No." Xia Ziyuan stood there, trying to keep his mind clear, "I must participate, and I must win the first place in this competition. Grandpa! Please inform Xia Yulai that I need her help. I I believe that as long as she is here, she will definitely have a way for me to participate in the competition." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com