I’m Definitely Taking This Power-Fantasy Protagonist Role! Chapter 12

Jiang Baiyu was just about to stuff the corpse into his backpack when he noticed the skull in his hand emitting a strange pulling force that enveloped Miss Chen from the Chen family, quickly disassembling her and transforming her into energy essence that flowed toward it.

The bizarre scene startled him so much that he almost threw the skull away, his hair standing on end. After the absorption was complete, the skull's bone structure was noticeably smoother and rounder, faintly exuding a jade-like quality.

Jiang Baiyu suddenly realized something. He lifted the skull, aligning its eye sockets with his own, and looked it in the eye, protesting with dissatisfaction, “Hey, hey, hey! You didn’t wake me up just to have me feed you dog food, did you?”

The skull replied: The top-tier bloodline body nurtured with heavenly materials and earthly treasures wouldn’t easily rot even in death. The Chen family could still find her according to the bloodline guidance. Disassembling her into energy essence was the most thorough method and wouldn’t waste this precious flesh.

Jiang Baiyu remained noncommittal.

He moved toward the city outskirts. Since he was going to do it, he might as well do it thoroughly and not leave any loose ends. Qin Ling was indeed no longer at the original spot. Jiang Baiyu immediately cast a divination and calculated a direction, heading that way.

Goodness, no wonder he was chosen to be the personal guard of the Chen family’s direct descendant. He actually managed to sneak into the city in such a state and had traveled quite a distance. He must have started moving right after being kicked off the carriage, not wasting a moment, to have gotten this far.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but to keep a low profile, Jiang Baiyu had to take a winding route, turning this way and that, wondering how Qin Ling managed to find such a place with his eyes closed.

Finally, Jiang Baiyu stopped at a location.

This was clearly not an ordinary residence; it was spacious and bright, with a wide-open entrance, resembling some sort of office.

He had only stood there for a moment when he immediately attracted attention. Someone approached to inquire, “Young master, do you need assistance?”

The other party was dressed in a blue outfit, neat and tidy, in a fitted uniform. His gaze was clear, and he had an impressive demeanor, standing tall with an outstanding spirit. Jiang Baiyu couldn’t help but ponder what this place was for. Could it be a police station in this other world?

Jiang Baiyu tentatively said, “I’m looking for someone. He’s blind, has a disfigured face, and his throat was burned, so he can’t speak.”

The other person’s expression immediately turned serious. “What is your relationship with him?”

Jiang Baiyu didn’t answer right away. “Is he inside?”

The other person decisively replied, “We do have someone who matches your description. He is seriously injured and is currently receiving medical treatment. If you know anything, you can come in and discuss it with us.”

Jiang Baiyu felt that things were getting complicated.

From the other party’s attitude, it seemed they wouldn’t easily let him take the person away. Seeing him hesitate, the man immediately asked, “Young master, do you have any concerns?”

Jiang Baiyu asked, “Who are you?”

The other party answered without hesitation, “We are the patrol team of Tianxiang City, specifically responsible for maintaining the public order of Tianxiang City.”

Jiang Baiyu maintained a calm facade as he lied, “When I entered the city, I saw a poor beggar outside. After hesitating for a long time, I decided to help him, after all, it’s a life. But I couldn’t find him and ended up here. I didn’t expect to be taken in by the patrol team of Tianxiang City; that’s really great.”

Upon hearing this, the other person’s expression softened. “Young master has a kind heart. Next time you encounter such a situation, you can directly inform our patrol team, and we will take care of it. Suddenly encountering an unknown person who is seriously injured may bring trouble.”

Jiang Baiyu cautiously inquired, “If the patrol team treats his injuries, will you send him home?”

The other party hesitated, “If he is a resident of Tianxiang City, we will send him home. If he is from elsewhere, we can’t do anything about it.”

Jiang Baiyu looked sympathetic. “I wish him good luck; he’s really pitiful.”

After saying that, he turned to leave.

One person was thrown outside the city, and the other was thrown inside. The one outside managed to walk into the city, successfully getting picked up by the patrol team and receiving treatment for his injuries. Even if he changed his mind and wanted to kill Qin Ling, with the protection of the patrol team of Tianxiang City, he couldn’t act recklessly; otherwise, he would be asking for trouble.

If he were caught as a bad person and locked up to eat prison food, he would be miserable.

Explaining the situation to the patrol team was also out of the question; it involved the Chen family, and mentioning it would only bring trouble. It was better to let Qin Ling live.

The most troublesome thing was that Miss Chen had died, while Qin Ling, as her personal guard, was still alive. Unless he was truly loyal enough to sacrifice himself for the Chen family, anyone with even a slight concern for their own life would have to carefully consider the consequences of returning to the Chen family now.

If the Chen family had something that could control Qin Ling’s life, preventing him from leaving the Chen family, that would be a different story.

This was indeed a complication.

The patrol team of Tianxiang City was quite responsible; they would take back injured men and provide treatment. Such a humane approach made Jiang Baiyu feel a sense of disconnection, as if he had traveled to another world.

Perhaps it was because he encountered the Chen family’s kind of people right after arriving in this other world, leaving him with a huge psychological shadow, subconsciously thinking the whole world was like this, which was quite stressful.

It turned out there were places with law and order.

As the saying goes, like attracts like; the atmosphere in the territory of the Ascending Immortal Academy must be influenced by the academy, which was a big plus.

Miss Chen had been lying there for so long without moving, in a corner where no one passed by, which gave him the opportunity to rush back and clean up. If she had been discovered by the patrol team like Qin Ling, the consequences would have been even more troublesome.

If he had known Tianxiang City was like this, he would never have left her here, no matter what.

Qin Ling had also managed to survive a desperate situation.

Jiang Baiyu pondered, confirming one thing: Qin Ling definitely wouldn’t dare to expose his identity.

He could actively seek out the patrol team to buy himself some time, but if he revealed that he was the personal guard of the Chen family’s direct descendant, it would inevitably bring up the matter of Miss Chen. This was the territory of the Ascending Immortal Academy, not the old Chen family of Linchuan. Given that the direct descendant of the Chen family had just died, the academy was likely well aware of the Chen family’s ways and had already prepared for it.

Once he leaked his identity, what awaited Qin Ling would be the Ascending Immortal Academy.

Miss Chen had her family as a backing, but as a mere guard, he didn’t have that kind of immunity.

Falling into the hands of the Ascending Immortal Academy wouldn’t necessarily be more comfortable than falling into his hands.

As long as he patiently waited, there would be an opportunity; Qin Ling couldn’t stay with the patrol team forever.

Jiang Baiyu slowly pulled himself out of that strange state, returning to normal. The emotions he had suppressed felt like stones surfacing, making him uncomfortable. He wore a serious expression, ducking into a small corner, holding the skull and looking it in the eye, asking word by word, “Do you eat people?”

The skull: “……”

Slowly, it formed a question mark.

He had seen slow reactions before, but never one this slow.

Skull: No.

Jiang Baiyu: “You’re lying!”

What’s the difference between Miss Chen and being eaten?!

Jiang Baiyu solemnly said to the skull, “I don’t care what you have to say; in any case, you absolutely cannot do that in the future!”

His tone turned cold, “If you think there’s nothing wrong with that, then I can just throw you in a pot and boil you, right? Old bones in soup might be especially nourishing! And I won’t have to serve a picky dead ancestor every day; it’ll be so much easier.”

“I brought you out from the Demon Mountain; you have demands, and I haven’t mistreated you. You need to listen to me on this matter.”

He emphasized, word by word, “You need to listen to me on this matter!”

The skull remained quiet for a while: Okay.

The frost on Jiang Baiyu’s face immediately melted away. He patted the skull’s head, praising, “You can be taught! Very good, very good!”

The skull was quiet for a moment before suddenly bumping its forehead against Jiang Baiyu’s nose, causing him to yelp in pain, “What are you doing? I just praised you a couple of times, and you immediately show your true colors! You can’t handle compliments at all!”

Skull: I’m hungry.

Jiang Baiyu: “What? You can still get hungry? What are you going to eat, and where are you going to find food?”

Skull: I’m hungry.

Jiang Baiyu looked puzzled. “Alright, alright, stop shouting. I’ll get you something to eat and see if it works.”

Skull: Hurry up.

Jiang Baiyu rolled his eyes, “Why the rush? Are you eager to get reincarnated after you’re full?”

The skull bumped him again with its forehead. This time, Jiang Baiyu was prepared, so his nose didn’t suffer, but his forehead bumped against the skull’s head, making a thud sound.

Jiang Baiyu laughed mockingly, “Did you think the same trick would work on me? How naive!”

The next second, the skull opened its mouth and bit his cheek, its two rows of teeth clamping down on the baby fat of his cheek, making it impossible to pull away. Jiang Baiyu yelped in pain, trying to yank the skull off but ended up pulling his own face, doubling the pain, which was quite a delightful torture.

“Let go! Biting people out of embarrassment, you have a terrible temper!”

After finally managing to pull the skull off, Jiang Baiyu felt like his chubby cheeks had bounced back. He touched the bite mark left on his face, gritting his teeth, “You’re just jealous of my handsome face; how malicious!”

The next second, the skull bit him again, and Jiang Baiyu immediately howled, “Let go! Let go!”

In the end, Jiang Baiyu, with bite marks on his cheek, rolled his eyes and offered food to the skull, taking out the scallion pancakes he had made with his chef skills, which could restore a certain amount of health after eating.

He placed a plate in front of the skull and held one in his hand, eating while complaining, “What did I do wrong? I got bitten all over my head, and I still have to serve you. Please turn into a beautiful young man after you recover and be my wife; otherwise, I won’t feel balanced.”

“Others have the Snail Girl; I’m just picking up a pretty wife for myself. Isn’t that reasonable?”

After just a couple of bites of the scallion pancake, the skull began to urge him.

More.

Jiang Baiyu looked suspiciously at the plate, pinching a piece and tasting it, only to find it tasted like dirt, immediately spitting it out.

They say food enjoyed by ghosts loses its flavor; it turned out to be true.

He took out another portion of scallion pancakes and placed it in front of the skull.

The dead ancestor expressed that he was tired of it and wanted something else.

After feeding it some more food, the skull still insisted it wanted more. Jiang Baiyu simply took out a feast, “This is my prized collection; I guarantee you’ll eat your fill.”

The feast, full of color, aroma, and flavor, made Jiang Baiyu’s fingers itch, but he could only nibble on the scallion pancakes, watching the skull enjoy the feast.

Jiang Baiyu angrily declared, “I need extra money!”