Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Silly Cutie God, you’re now the number one guild leader in the world. Do you still care about this little money?”

Zhang Rui helped Zhang Mengmeng tidy up the things in the room.

“It’s not a matter of money. These things are all my old collections, so of course I can’t throw them away.”

Zhang Mengmeng picked up a notebook and took a deep look at the words written on it.

【Thank you – Jiang Beiming.】

The signature on this notebook read “Thank you – Jiang Beiming”, which she had asked a nurse to get for her when Jiang Cheng was staying in the hospital.

The reason she kept it was just to burn it and send it to her brother on the anniversary of his death, to fulfill one of his wishes.

When Jiang Cheng was alive, he was very mysterious. He never signed with a club or participated in any commercial activities.

After becoming famous, he only did one interview and signed an autograph for the host. Other than that, he never signed for anyone else.

That autograph was reportedly purchased back by Xie Changkong from the host for 50 million yuan and treasured at his home.

So the signature on her notebook was likely the only one besides that one.

“Hm? Jiang Beiming?” Zhang Rui suddenly noticed the notebook in Zhang Mengmeng’s hand, his breath quickening.

“Damn, this… couldn’t be the Supreme God’s signature, right?”

The Supreme God was a milestone figure in the online gaming world.

Creating the Fourteen Divine Techniques, setting countless records, a mythical figure who led an era.

He was the ultimate goal aspired to by billions of players.

It was said that after the funeral, some gaming fanatics came to the Supreme God’s hometown, wanting to buy Jiang Cheng’s old house for 200 million to use as a tourist attraction, but it was rejected by Jiang Cheng’s mother.

However, despite this, many players still went to Qingshan Town to experience the Supreme God’s childhood environment.

For such an influential, epic-level figure, the collectible value of his signature was truly immense.

“Mm, this is a signature I asked for when he was injured.”

“Damn, then you better keep it safe. This is priceless!”

Zhang Rui almost trembled as he spoke carefully.

Zhang Mengmeng nodded, then put it in her backpack.

She had already agreed with Fist Sage in the game to have Qi Tun Tianxia, the Zhang Rui in front of her, help her pack up.

Fist Sage would personally wait downstairs to take them to the Shanhe Club in the capital.

From now on, she might need to stay at the Shanhe Club for a long time and live with Yun Xiang.

Fist Sage’s Shanhe Club was in the top ten out of tens of thousands of gaming clubs in China.

The team had Fist Sage, Yun Xiang, and many well-known star players.

The security there was naturally much safer than her newly rented apartment.

Moreover, she heard that Fist Sage was also a martial arts master in the real world. This way, she could be at ease in the Great Wasteland with Skeleton Big Brother…

*Ding dong.*

Suddenly, the sound of the doorbell came from outside.

“I’ll go open the door. Just help me put away those clothes hangers. Thanks for the trouble.”

The moment she heard the doorbell, Zhang Mengmeng was a bit suspicious.

She had just moved to this neighborhood less than a day ago and didn’t know anyone, so logically, no one should be looking for her.

She didn’t think too much and instructed Zhang Rui before going to open the door.

However, to her surprise, it was actually her stepmother and younger brother outside.

“Mengmeng, finally–”

*Bam!*

The door was closed, leaving the stunned Qin Xue and Zhang Yitian outside.

“Hey, Mengmeng, open the door! It’s your mom. Don’t you recognize me? Look, your brother came to see you today too.”

“Open the door, Mengmeng?”

Unfortunately, there was no sound of anyone speaking inside.

“What do we do now?”

Qin Xue showed a hint of helplessness.

But the next moment, Zhang Mengmeng still opened the door.

However, her tone wasn’t very good. “What are you here for?”

“Hey, sis, how can you talk like that? We came with good intentions to see you…”

“Just say what you want directly.”

Zhang Mengmeng didn’t want to argue with them.

When she was starving and dizzy, on the verge of collapse.

She had also fantasized, would her family occasionally remember this daughter who had run away from home, and maybe feel a bit worried?

Perhaps they would find her rental place and check on her, pulling her out of the swamp of hunger.

But in reality, even now, her phone had no messages or missed call records.

This showed that they didn’t treat her as a daughter at all.

Even if they came to find her now, Zhang Mengmeng felt that with her stepmother’s character of not doing anything without benefit, there probably wouldn’t be anything good.

“Look at you, you’ve lost so much weight in such a short time. You’re really something. How could you mistreat yourself like this when your mom’s not around?”

Qin Xue ignored the annoyance in Zhang Mengmeng’s eyes and walked into her room like an old friend, looking around.

“Mengmeng, which rich guy did you hook up with? You’re living in this kind of place now? *Tsk tsk*, look at this decor. It must have cost several hundred thousand, right?”

“It’s none of your business.” Zhang Mengmeng gave her a disgusted look.

“Sis, we’re all family. What’s yours is mine. How could you say that? It’s so disheartening. Where’s your brother-in-law? Call him out so we can check him out.”

Zhang Yitian casually poured himself a glass of water and sat on the sofa like the host, looking at Zhang Mengmeng leisurely.

“Tiantian, shut up.” Qin Xue glared at him.

Seeing Zhang Mengmeng remain silent, Qin Xue knew she might have made Zhang Mengmeng feel bad, so she got straight to the point.

“Mengmeng, the reason we came to find you today is to discuss something. It’s like this. Your brother was recently recruited by a gaming club and became a professional player.”

Qin Xue said proudly,

“I know you don’t like playing games, but you should be clear, right? Professional players are very valuable now. The monthly salary of a substitute team member is around 10,000 yuan. Ordinary people really can’t get that position. Your brother having this ability, as his mom, I’m also proud of him…”

“What does that have to do with me?”

Zhang Mengmeng didn’t need to guess to know what her stepmother would say next, so she directly interrupted her.

Putting away her phone, Zhang Mengmeng coldly glanced at the two, not bothering with them, and prepared to go see if Zhang Rui had finished packing.

“Hey, Mengmeng, what’s with that attitude? We’re still family after all. Who are you giving that cold face to?”

“Don’t think you’re all that just because you found a rich boyfriend. Times have changed now. Having money in reality doesn’t count. You have to be good at gaming.”

Qin Xue completely forgot what she had told Zhang Yitian before and became impatient first, saying smugly,

“Seems like you don’t know how popular clubs are now. A professional player has a much higher status than a senior white-collar worker.”

“Just like the Aotian Club our Tiantian joined, the salary of a substitute team member is over 10,000 yuan per month. If it’s a regular team member, it’s at least 30,000 and up!”

As Qin Xue spoke, she suddenly saw Zhang Rui walk out of the room carrying a pair of leather shoes.

Seeing Zhang Rui’s ordinary attire, Qin Xue instantly became disdainful.

“This is your boyfriend? Seems he’s not that rich either. Mengmeng, don’t say I’m not helping you. There’s an opportunity now for you to work at our Tiantian’s Aotian Club as Tiantian’s assistant. I’ll give you a 2,000 yuan monthly salary. What do you think?”

“Let me tell you… this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hey, kid, why are you pulling me? I’m giving your sister a life lesson… Actually, this boyfriend of yours looks pretty good too. He should be better at gaming than you. How about letting him be Tiantian’s assistant instead…”

“Mom! Shut up!” Zhang Yitian pulled Qin Xue while looking at Zhang Rui in horror. “That’s my boss!”

“Bo… bo… boss what?”

Qin Xue was still a bit clueless, her expression full of confusion.

Zhang Yitian glared at his mom, then put on an apologetic smile. “Bo… boss, why are you here? So you’re my sister’s boy…”

“Hey, don’t misunderstand.” Zhang Rui waved his slightly trembling hand, stopping Zhang Yitian’s words. “I’m not worthy of Silly Cutie God.”

“As you can see…”

Zhang Rui raised Zhang Mengmeng’s pair of shoes. “I’m just here to carry Silly Cutie God’s shoes.”