I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 57

Blind Zhang only belatedly realized this was that pitiful child from two years ago.

Dressed in red wedding attire, it should have been a joyous occasion, yet she met with misfortune, laid to eternal rest in the deep, remote mountains where no one knew her.

Who knew what beasts did this—probably came in the dead of night, killed her, then trekked countless mountain paths to reach this place.

They dumped her body far away on the mountainside, leaving it for the wild beasts to devour her bones completely.

This area was sparsely populated; even after three or four years, likely no one would have discovered her.

In these times, cases of missing persons still couldn't be properly handled or resolved.

The mountains had spirits—most beings living here weren't interested in consuming human flesh and blood, as it would harm their cultivation.

The next day, Blind Zhang was alerted by birds flying to the village entrance and went up the mountain, where he found the bride's corpse lying twisted and wretched in a pile of dead leaves.

She had just stepped into the future she eagerly anticipated, only to find herself heading toward a real grave.

She was a pitiful, good child—

Despite wearing red clothes, when Blind Zhang arrived, although her resentment was overwhelming, she hadn't fully transformed yet.

Blind Zhang had secretly investigated in the county town but found no useful information.

When he reported it to the authorities, those officials had many taboos about murder cases. Without identifying her, they just casually brushed Blind Zhang off.

Probably couldn't be investigated anymore.

Blind Zhang had calculated that this girl was already alone in the world, with no blood relatives left.

He could only return to the mountains alone, personally handling the corpse, wiping the blood from the pitiful child's face, carefully washing the crushed red veil. Using a small cart, Blind Zhang brought the bride to the back mountains.

He selected decent wood to make a coffin for the girl, properly erected a tombstone for her, and went to the back mountains every half year to chant spells and dispel resentment.

In the first half-year visits, he could already feel the Yin cold energy had dissipated significantly. With a few more years, she might truly have had a chance to enter the human reincarnation cycle.

But now—

"The cause and effect of this world are truly unfathomable..." Blind Zhang gently shook his head, yet suddenly felt more relieved. Life and death are but a moment—why cling too much? "You should leave, why waste your reincarnation opportunity to help this old bone."

The Ghost Bride didn't respond. She just stood quietly in place, showing no signs of leaving, her pale hands hanging lightly, awaiting Blind Zhang's command.

Humans are such contradictory creatures.

Even though he previously longed for someone to lend a hand, when truly facing life and death, he softened, feeling innocent beings shouldn't be buried here with him.

Even if it weren't the Ghost Bride standing here now, but some other existence, Blind Zhang would likely still hesitate.

"Heed my call, leave this place, return to rebirth—"

【I refuse——】

The Ghost Bride ignored him, reached out, and her pale, slender fingers directly pinched out the burning incense on the altar, then used the ash to draw a talisman on the table.

The contract was established, effective immediately.

This meant she alone accepted all of Blind Zhang's offerings. Until everything was settled, she wouldn't leave, even if it meant soul dispersion and eternal suffering.

"You... this..." Blind Zhang was momentarily speechless.

Such an overbearing nature—

The Ghost Bride floated lightly past him, then arrived beside the bamboo basket under the ancient tree on the other side.

She slowly crouched down, her bluish-pale hands fiddling with the bamboo basket, gently lifting the white cloth covering it.

A jade-like, exquisitely carved baby boy who looked healthy and lovely was faintly visible through the red veil covering his features.

His eyes were tightly closed, breathing shallow, his aura almost undetectable due to sealed senses.

Unclear whether he was awake or asleep.

Xiao Gui'an quietly guarded the bamboo basket, then gently rocked it. The baby boy inside seemed to sense something, his head moving slightly, appearing very well-behaved, neither noisy nor fussy.

To be precise, he currently couldn't respond like an ordinary child—with sealed senses, he was almost no different from a vegetative state.

【This is the future Little Heavenly Master? He looks fair and tender, outwardly no different from an ordinary baby boy.

But is he really just born? He seems like he's already one or two years old——】

The Zero System explained 【Chosen Ones of Fate always have to be a little different. Being a bit plumper is nothing special.】

Originally according to the predetermined fate line, although the Chosen One of Fate also faced life-and-death situations, he ultimately could overcome dangers.

But now due to interference from those guys, the Chosen One's birth came early, forcing him to seal his senses autonomously to avoid greater horrors arriving.

His birth guardians were temporarily reduced to just Blind Zhang alone—other beings were detained by various external factors, unable to gather around the Chosen One of Fate.

Even Blind Zhang was affected by their actions, lacking strength, with an abnormal Fate Configuration.

Alone, he probably couldn't protect the Chosen One through the Three Death Calamities.

The only variable was Xiao Gui'an, who unexpectedly arrived in this world.

What Xiao Gui'an needed to do now was protect the Little Heavenly Master, then keep heading east.

Probably on the final day, they might encounter the Old Heavenly Master coming to find his disciple—one of the Chosen One's strongest guardians. Only then would the Chosen One's safety be truly assured.

By that time, Zero's energy accumulation would be almost sufficient to contact headquarters or reopen the system channel, allowing them to successfully withdraw after completing their mission.

【By the way, I still don't know his name. This child should have the surname Zhang, right? What's his specific name? Has he been named yet?】

【Um—】The Little Light Sphere flickered, seemingly avoiding something, not directly stating his true name, 【It's... the two characters above us... reversed...】

Xiao Gui'an thought about it and realized the system indeed never directly called Xu Zisheng by name, always referring to him as Chosen One of Fate or protagonist.

Probably they had some restrictions or similar.

Without digging deeper, Xiao Gui'an naturally accepted this.

【It's fine, no difference if you can't say it directly. I'll just call him Little Heavenly Master—Heavenly Master Zhang! In this profession, and surnamed Zhang! He's definitely going to achieve great things in the future...】

【Just look at his facial features—if he's not the protagonist, then who is! Look at these eyes, look at this nose, look at this neck, look at these hands...

Look at this flesh, it looks so soft... definitely delicious, would definitely crunch crisply with one bite...】

Xiao Gui'an's praise gradually took a wrong turn.

His eyes unconsciously turned red, his blackish-blue nails resting beside the bamboo basket gradually lengthening. He felt a faint bloody taste rising in his throat, the wedding dress's crimson hue deepening, Yin ghost energy faintly surging.

【So fragrant...】

Wrong!

What was he thinking!?

He actually wanted to eat the Chosen One of Fate?!

The originally quietly crouching Ghost Bride suddenly floated high up, then retreated three feet as if seeing something terrifying, somewhat flustered as she turned around.

Blind Zhang, who couldn't see her specific movements clearly: ?

Xiao Gui'an turned her back to the old man and child behind her, using the red veil and the wedding dress's exaggerated sleeves as cover, she gave herself a hard slap.

"Slap—"

A slightly crisp slapping sound echoed in the quiet air.

With that slap, Xiao Gui'an's mind cleared considerably, that craving for flesh and blood suppressed.

【System, what's happening to me??】