Chapter 62 Jingyang Spirit Sect

Rose was originally shocked by this clay sculpture and Ethan's sculpting skills. But upon hearing Ethan's words, she immediately flew into a rage.

"Damn Ethan! How dare you call me a puppy! Just wait for me to beat you to death!"

As she said this, Rose reached out and snatched the clay sculpture, intending to smash it on the ground. However, when she looked at the clay sculpture, she couldn't bear to do it after all.

Then, Rose stretched out her hand and pinched Ethan hard a few times with her teeth bared and claws outstretched, only then did she calm down her anger.

"Bad Ethan, stinky Ethan! You only know how to bully me!" Rose cursed there.

"How about it? My puppy at home looks like this in my sculpture, right? Hahaha..." Ethan said with a laugh.

"Bastard!" Rose shouted. By now, how could she not realize that she had been tricked by Ethan? This clay sculpture was not a puppy at all, but clearly herself.

"Confiscated!" Rose said domineeringly to Ethan.

"I haven't painted it yet." Ethan said.

"No need! I'll do it myself!" Rose held the clay sculpture tightly in one hand, and her love for it was palpable.

After a while.

"Have you also learned this clay sculpture before?" Rose looked at Ethan as if she were looking at a monster.

"No! I tell you, this is my first time!"

"Only a fool would believe you! How could you sculpt so well on your first try?" Rose said with a face full of doubt.

"Alas! Why is it always like this? I tell the truth, but no one believes me." Ethan said extremely distressed.

"However, even if you have learned it before, being able to sculpt like this now is enough to show that you have amazing talent and are a genius." Rose looked at Ethan and pretended to be a fangirl.

"..."

After a while again.

"You stay here for a while. I'm going to talk to Charlie Chen about something." Ethan said to Rose.

Hearing Ethan's words, Rose felt inexplicably shy in her heart.

"Just go. Why do you have to specifically tell me? It's as if I'm worried about you. Heehee."

Recently, Charlie Chen's health had improved and his mood had also become very good. When he saw Ethan coming, he was naturally very happy.

"I heard that you sold yourself at Hope Ridge?" Charlie Chen looked at Ethan and asked seriously.

"Ruining my reputation! Be careful I sue you for slander!" Ethan shouted.

"There was no such thing at all!"

"Why are you so excited, kid? I know you didn't. You were just hugged a little!" Charlie Chen said again.

"It's okay. I understand. Making full use of your own advantages can be understood."

"Old man! You've made me angry. There will be no medicine for the next treatment!" Ethan said extremely angrily.

Originally, seeing Ethan at a loss made Charlie Chen's mood even more comfortable. But after hearing this, his face changed all of a sudden. He had forgotten that the power over the water conservancy project was still in Ethan's hands.

"Ethan, I was just careless with my words just now. Don't be angry. I heard that they all value your craftsmanship and came here because of your reputation. Speaking of talent, I think in terms of bamboo carving, no one has more talent than you!"

Charlie Chen began to flatter Ethan.

"Even in the whole Sunny County, there is no one like you. No! In the whole world, there is no one like you! In next year's art festival competition, you will surely be able to bring back several gold medals!" Charlie Chen said to Ethan.

"All right, all right! Stop talking nonsense! If you want the medicine for the next treatment, teach me the walnut carving." Ethan said.

"Walnut carving? You want to learn this?" Charlie Chen looked at Ethan with a face full of doubt.

"Why? Is it not okay?"

"Nothing is wrong. It's just that I advise you to give up. This thing is too difficult. It's not something ordinary people can learn. Even if you can learn something by chance, it is extremely difficult to reach a profound level.

This field has a high threshold, and after entering, it is like an abyss.

Carving artworks on that small walnut, and also carving them to look presentable, or even more delicate and complex than others, is really an extremely difficult thing. It's like doing a great job in a very limited space.

The difficulty of this cannot be expressed clearly in just a few words.

And, most importantly, even if you spend ten or twenty years and manage to learn it by chance, your body can no longer bear it. Your body functions begin to decline, and your arms begin to become weak. At this time, even if you have skills and inspiration, your body no longer obeys you.

It's like a flash in the pan. So, this skill... it's better not to learn it.

You'd better not waste your time on this. I think you have a high talent for bamboo carving. You can focus on that." Charlie Chen said to Ethan.

"Charlie Chen, how long did you study it?"

"Twenty - one years! Five years to get started, ten years to reach a certain level, fifteen years to achieve some small success, and after twenty years, to have a world of my own. That is the black - awning boat you saw on the first day. Now... if my physical strength and energy could keep up, I'm confident that I could make a better work!" Charlie Chen said.

"But this is simply impossible!"

"So, I advise you not to learn this. It's not cost - effective. If you have time, it's better to invest in other things than anything else!" Charlie Chen said.

"But I can't learn anything else right now. I just want to learn this!" Ethan said.

"I won't teach you!" Charlie Chen said seriously.

"That will ruin you! I have already been ruined by it all my life. I can't let you be ruined by it again." Charlie Chen said.

"Charlie Chen, I'm not afraid, really not! Just trust me once!" Ethan said.

"You can go! I won't teach you!" Charlie Chen said.

"Charlie Chen, believe me! I can learn! Are you really just going to watch this craft disappear from your hands like this? I heard that this craft is highly sought after in Japan and South Korea, but ours is almost dying out!" Ethan said.

However, Charlie Chen simply ignored him.

"How was it? Why are you back?" Rose saw that Ethan looked dejected and her heart sank as she asked.

"I wanted to learn walnut carving from Charlie Chen, but Charlie Chen refused." Ethan said.

"Don't worry. Maybe Charlie Chen has his own considerations." Rose comforted.

When the time was up, all those people left.

"You go back first. I'll stay for a while longer." Ethan said.

"Okay, well! Don't force it either. Your bamboo carvings are very beautiful, and your clay sculptures are also very good. In the future, these two skills alone will be enough for you to show off in front of beautiful girls." Rose said.

"..." Ethan laughed.

"I didn't expect you to know me so well!"

"Humph! So you really think like this! You are really not a good person!" Rose said as she picked up the clay sculpture in her hand and walked towards the door.

But when she walked outside, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a trace of a smile.

When she got home, Rose held the small clay figurine tightly in her hand, looking at it over and over again. A blush flashed across her face, and there was a little sweetness in her heart.

"What are you doing? Are you in love?" Rose was looking at the clay figurine in her hand. When she heard the voice behind her, she was startled and quickly put the clay figurine away, but it was too late.

"What is this? Let me have a look, sister." Ella Young reached out and snatched the clay figurine into her hand.

"Be careful. Don't break it!" Rose watched as her sister snatched it away, but she didn't dare to take it back. She was really worried that the clay figurine would be broken.

"Wow! Rose, where did you get this? It's so amazing! I thought all you had there were some kids playing with mud! There's actually such a skill!" Ella Young said to her sister.

"What do you mean by just playing with mud? There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers there too! Let me tell you, there's also an Internet celebrity there! Many college students come all the way just to see him!" Rose said proudly.

"Oh?" Ella Young raised her eyebrows when she heard this and looked meaningfully at her sister.

"You're so proud to say this. Is it the person who gave you this clay figurine?"

As if her secret had been discovered, Rose blushed again.

"Ooh, ooh, shy! I guessed right, didn't I?" Ella Young said.

"So what if it is?" Rose said bravely.

"Well, not bad! Promising, like my sister Ella Young! One day, let me have a look for you and see if that boy is worthy of you!"

"Oh, sister, what are you talking about? It's not even certain yet!" Rose said shyly.

Then she said to Ella Young again.

"Sister, I want to ask you something!"

"Tell me!"

"What was the name of the person who got the first place in the whole city in the Third Middle School last time?"