[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-452":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1433177,1885,"Chapter 452 - You Were Suppoused To Be A Dead Man","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>“Yes,” the two of them, Xu Zimo and Wenren Suo, knew they were in the wrong and didn’t argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The situation in the Phoenix Perch Empire is already chaotic. One small move can affect everything. Be more restrained when you go out from now on,” Wenren Jingshi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the truth of the matter clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But standing on the side of the Wenren Clan, and without solid evidence, he chose not to expose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being lectured for a long time, Xu Zimo returned to the courtyard with a downcast Wenren Suo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his injuries, Wenren Suo said helplessly, “Cousin, you really didn’t hold back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t sacrifice the pawn, you won’t catch the wolf,” Xu Zimo laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t make things hard for Grandpa, right? Now it’s all smoothed over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xu Zimo handed a healing empyrean-grade pill to Wenren Suo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the pill, Wenren Suo’s injuries began to recover visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are still three days until Grandpa’s birthday banquet. We’re going to be bored out of our minds till then,” Wenren Suo sighed. “Pity my Lady Xian’er.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just another bag of flesh and bones,” Xu Zimo shrugged indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then cousin, is there someone you like?” Wenren Suo asked with a mischievous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stayed silent for a moment, thinking of the distant Demon Slayer Clan on the Middle Continent, the Lan Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life is often more dramatic than fiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person he liked was part of the opposing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, he and the Demon Slayer Clan would have to settle everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in their eyes, he was the real demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not answering means yes,” Wenren Suo grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what kind of person I like, I won’t be used as someone’s pawn,” Xu Zimo replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hearing that reminded me, I still need to help Lady Xian’er find that Dragon Tail Grass,” Wenren Suo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he rushed off to the Wenren Clan’s medicine pavilion in search of the herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t bother going with him and strolled around the Wenren estate on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they weren’t allowed to leave the grounds, the estate was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo wandered all around the Wenren Clan grounds and eventually found himself by a lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weeping willows grew along both shores, and under the scorching summer sun, the lake shimmered with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the lake, a lotus flower slowly bloomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was purple, an eerie and unusual color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple spiritforce flowed from it, dyeing the lake water a shade of violet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Purple Dao Lotus,” Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes, staring at the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the true weapon of Grand Empress Hongtian, the Myriad Dao Lotus was divided into eight petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo hadn’t expected the Purple Lotus to be hidden in his grandfather’s estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a young man was sitting atop the Purple Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was cultivating with his eyes closed, his entire body surrounded by dense purple energy that was being absorbed into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing someone’s presence, the young man took in the last strand of energy, exhaled slowly, and opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo recognized him, he was the one he had seen at Wenren Jingshi’s Pavilion during his first meeting with his Grandpa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name was Wenren Tianming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to cousin Wenren Suo, he had originally been a member of a branch clan, but due to his exceptional talent, Grandpa had decided to cultivate him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Need something?” the young man asked, standing on the surface of the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked across the water without making a single ripple, then stepped onto the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I just happened to pass by,” Xu Zimo shook his head slightly. Then asked, “Do you have some kind of conflict with my cousin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the direct lineage, branch members will always be considered inferior,” Wenren Tianming replied calmly. “So they won’t accept the fact that someone from a branch is stronger than them. In the Wenren estate, many people look down on me, not just your cousin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem pretty calm about it,” Xu Zimo said with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You get used to it,” Wenren Tianming shrugged. “Grandfather kept me here and gave me the resources to cultivate. Otherwise, I would’ve left long ago. Though I might not have done as well on my own, this world is vast. I would’ve found a place for myself somewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced at the Myriad Dao Purple Lotus behind him and understood that Grandpa was grooming him with full effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Wenren Tianming would be the Wenren Clan’s contender for Heaven's Will in this generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to fate, and the legacy of a clan lasting for millennia, there was no difference between branch and direct, only loyalty mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what, Wenren Suo is still my cousin. Unless he truly does something unforgivable, you’d better not kill him,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Wenren Tianming had Grandpa’s support, his wings were fully spread. With his own talent and such focused cultivation, his future was boundless, unless he got himself killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his cousin, Xu Zimo could tell, he couldn’t match this opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I give you face?” Wenren Tianming asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care for the Wenren Clan’s direct descendants, and since Xu Zimo was close to Wenren Suo, he wasn’t about to be polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Xu Zimo smiled and slowly drew his saber, Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this saber enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare to threaten me?” Wenren Tianming narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo never played by the rules. He actually wanted to kill the guy outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To eliminate any future threat to his cousin, especially since Xu Zimo would soon be gone from the Northern Continent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of his grandfather, Xu Zimo held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about this? Take one slash from me. If you can withstand it, I’ll walk away and act like I was never here. If you can’t, then you do what I just said,” Xu Zimo said calmly, holding Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not a fair deal. If I take it, you do what I ask,” Wenren Tianming replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confident, aren’t you?” Xu Zimo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell Wenren Tianming was at the early stage of the Imperial Meridian Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Grandpa had given him plenty of resources, he was a true prodigy now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit of arrogance was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo slowly raised his saber. He had learned a meridian technique called Sword-Drawing Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t embellish it with fancy tricks, he simply poured the pure speed of the technique into the slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extremely simple strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in its simplicity, it carried a kind of return-to-origin feeling. Wenren Tianming didn’t even see Xu Zimo’s motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he knew it, the hair knot on top of his head was cut cleanly off, and the saber’s energy continued forward, slicing a weeping willow behind him in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were supposed to be a dead man,” Xu Zimo said calmly. “You should be grateful you’re a member of the Wenren Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1178,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd61aabdf4c855a3e4fa05601e540d886b2a016b969f55d6bf0605cd6ce3e25b","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-453","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-451",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]