Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Um… Fist Sage, you’re not late. We just arrived too,” A Silly Cutie heard Fist Sage’s words and thought he was talking to her, so she greeted him, expressing her understanding.

But strangely, Fist Sage didn’t reply to her. Instead, his gaze met Jiang Cheng’s.

The two… one man and one skeleton, stared at each other without a word.

Since Fist Sage didn’t speak, his disciples naturally didn’t dare open their mouths either. The atmosphere suddenly turned a bit solemn, even carrying a tinge of… sorrow.

Seeing this, Yun Xiang came to the somewhat dazed A Silly Cutie’s side and patted her shoulder, giving her a meaningful look.

Signaling for her to leave with Yun Xiang for a bit and give Fist Sage and Jiang Cheng some space.

But unfortunately, A Silly Cutie didn’t catch on, her delicate face full of confusion.

Yun Xiang could only facepalm and whisper in her ear, “Come with me over there for a sec, I have something to tell you.”

“Oh.”

A Silly Cutie glanced between Fist Sage and Jiang Cheng before finally reacting and leaving with Yun Xiang.

However, her gaze still kept sneaking peeks at them.

Because she felt that Fist Sage and Skeleton Big Brother must be old acquaintances.

Just one look and she could tell they had to be very close and familiar with each other.

“Fist Sage definitely knows Skeleton Big Brother’s true identity!”

A Silly Cutie, dragged away by Yun Xiang, couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly.

After only Jiang Cheng and Fist Sage were left at the entrance of the Path of Blood, they still remained silent.

It wasn’t that Jiang Cheng couldn’t speak. Even if he could, he didn’t know what to say at this moment.

Just… feeling a bit emotional.

Back then, he had already seen Fist Sage in the Stone Forest.

But his feelings then and his feelings now seemed… different.

Man and skeleton stood there for over ten minutes, yet neither made the first move.

Jiang Cheng and Fist Sage didn’t mind. In the past when they were together, they were often like this. The two men of few words would frequently space out together.

But Yun Long and the others felt a bit awkward.

Right now, they were hiding behind a small hill, lined up in a row, secretly peeking from afar.

At the same time, they chattered away.

“What do you think Master and he are doing? Oh no, could it be that Master has taken a liking to the Black Skeleton?”

The youngest junior brother, Yun Yin, said with some anguish, “No wonder Master never looked for a wife. Turns out he swings that way!”

“Shocking! One of the Twelve Gods of the gaming world, Fist Sage, single for 32 years, was actually waiting for a skeleton?”

Yun Zhi also chimed in dramatically, causing Yun Long and the others’ faces to twitch.

“Case cracked. The reason for Master’s bachelorhood was actually because he was waiting for a skeleton! Who knew Master was so devoted? And here I thought he was impotent. Looks like I misjudged him.”

“Shut up, all of you. Stop spouting nonsense.” As their eldest senior brother, Yun Long naturally had to take charge and not let the topic get increasingly vulgar and bizarre.

Otherwise, if their master found out later, he would kill them.

“Could they be communicating telepathically? Hey, Little Cutie, how do you usually communicate with Skeleton Bro?”

Skeleton Bro?

A Silly Cutie nearly spat blood, rolling her eyes hard.

“Don’t call Skeleton Big Brother that, it sounds weird. Skeleton Big Brother has a proper name. Last time…”

A Silly Cutie suddenly froze mid-sentence.

Because last time in Luoyun City, she was squeezed out by players and didn’t get to ask Skeleton Big Brother’s name.

“So what’s Skeleton Bro’s surname? He must have inherited his name from when he was alive, right? I’m just curious, why would a skeleton have consciousness? By the way… Little Cutie, how did you end up traveling with Skeleton Bro? I see you seem to…”

“Mmph… Junior Sister, why are you covering my mouth?” Yun Yin asked, puzzled, as Yun Xiang suddenly covered his mouth.

Before Yun Xiang could say anything, Yun Yin felt a chilling murderous intent from her and obediently shut up.

Don’t be fooled by Yun Xiang being the youngest of the ten. Her personality was a bit like a big brother’s woman, a big sister figure in the Shanhe Club.

Yun Yin didn’t dare provoke the killing intent she emanated.

“Huh, strange, where’s Yun Bao? Didn’t she say Skeleton Bro was her new idol, the skeleton she liked most out of all the ones she’s seen?”

“What are you thinking? Yun Bao is so young. How many skeletons could she have seen? Just yesterday she said Master was her favorite. She’s the type to love the new and hate the old, a scumbag woman. But really, where is Yun Bao? She loves joining in on the excitement the most! She hasn’t spoken for so long. Could she have been kidnapped by monsters to be a bandit leader’s wife?”

After all, this little girl was quite tender.

The group looked at each other. Coming back to their senses, they searched around with their eyes but didn’t see any trace of Yun Bao.

“Don’t bother looking. Yun Bao was too rowdy, clamoring to meet the Skeleton God, so I knocked her out.” Yun Xiang suddenly spoke up, stopping them.

Knocked her out?

You actually had the heart to do that to such a delicate little girl?

Big Sister Yun Xiang, too scary!

Everyone had strained smiles on their faces while secretly feeling relieved.

“Indeed, Big Sister’s power is truly extraordinary!”

The group nodded deeply in agreement, heads bobbing like pecking chickens, making A Silly Cutie barely able to hold back her laughter.

“Alright, alright, everyone stop talking. Stop talking. It seems like Master and he are about to start the old flame rekindled plot.” Yun Yin shouted.

*Pfft!*

At those words, everyone simultaneously spat blood, their expressions turning bizarre.

Holy shit, old flame rekindled!

Yun Long and the others, who could still maintain their worldview, had it completely shattered by Yun Yin’s “old flame rekindled.”

The group could no longer view Fist Sage and Jiang Cheng’s relationship normally.

Whenever they saw them, a scene would involuntarily appear in their minds.

In that scene, their master embraced a black skeleton, saying with deep affection, “Baby, I’m late.”

*Pfft!* The group spat another mouthful of blood, trying to forcibly expel that scene from their minds to no avail.

They could only endure it while locking their gazes on Fist Sage and Jiang Cheng.

“Your mother, I’ll help you keep an eye on her.”

Fist Sage held back for a long time before squeezing out this sentence.

Jiang Cheng’s spirit flames brightened, as if mist had gathered in his eye sockets.

He solemnly nodded.

He wanted to raise his hand and gesture to express his gratitude.

But in the end, he put his hand back down.

Sometimes, between friends, there was no need for words. With one look, he would understand.

“Your sister and your niece have also entered the Great Wasteland recently.”

Jiang Cheng’s hand trembled slightly.

“When…”

“I’ll find a time to arrange for you to meet them.”

Without waiting for Jiang Cheng to react, Fist Sage said the words he wanted to say for him, then continued:

“It’s best not to let others know. That wouldn’t be good for any of you.”

Jiang Cheng pondered for a long while before nodding.

“But I think before that, Little Cheng, you should hurry and get me that Guild Establishment Token, right? You can’t have me working for free every day, can you?”

Fist Sage suddenly broke away from the heavy atmosphere, trying to say this in a teasing tone.

But… Jiang Cheng could hear the choked up emotion in Fist Sage’s voice, causing his heart to tighten.

After a long time, he smiled and nodded.

He gave Fist Sage an OK gesture.

“Then it’s settled!” Fist Sage stepped forward and grasped Jiang Cheng’s right hand bone, not letting go for a long time.

Even though… Jiang Cheng’s hand was very cold.

So cold that it made his heart and lungs struggle to breathe, so cold that the system kept sending him warnings.

“Alright, we’re so close, no need for sentimentality, right?”

Fist Sage withdrew his hand from Jiang Cheng’s and waved at Yun Long and the others hiding in the distance. Gazing at the deep, narrow path ahead:

“Let’s go!”