[{"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-488":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},1433213,1885,"Chapter 488 - Letting Them Die","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-488",488,"\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo’s words fell, the void began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tree of Forgetfulness planted in front of the Netherworld Bridge began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tree form started to shrink, transforming into an old woman in gray robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old woman looked exactly like the form the Tree of Forgetfulness had taken when Xu Zimo encountered it in Carefree City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, you shall be called Meng Po,” Xu Zimo said calmly. “Your role is to provide Forgetfulness Water to those entering reincarnation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman slowly nodded. With a wave of her hands, the water beneath the Netherworld Bridge began to surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vortex formed under her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a brand-new world. Except for the Myriad Beast Realm, all beings stood at the same starting line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All life was new, there had not yet been a true death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was beginning anew on the God World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his True Fate World began developing smoothly, Xu Zimo left and returned to his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he slowly opened his eyes, he was still in the spatial realm within the iceberg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo recalled Chaos into his True Fate World and then walked out slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought Li Zhizhong with him, stepping into the air and landing back at the dock in Seaside City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The flood dragons in this sea have all been killed by me. I’ve fulfilled my promise,” Xu Zimo said calmly. “The people of Seaside City can now rebuild the dock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand. Are you leaving now?” Li Zhizhong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was never from here,” Xu Zimo nodded slightly. “Are you still planning to be the dragon-slaying hero?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old man said I’m from the Flame Race. I should go back and see my people,” Li Zhizhong shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know where the Flame Race is?” Xu Zimo asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, but I can slowly look for it. I’ll find it someday,” Li Zhizhong replied with a smile. “That’s a kind of journey too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded and didn’t ask more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong returned to Seaside City, while Xu Zimo rode the Darksky Tiger, heading toward the Endless Sky Sea that linked the Northern and Eastern Continents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the coastline around a quarter of the Northern Continent, he would be able to take a ship back to the Eastern Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from a few small surprises, this trip had gone quite well, and Xu Zimo was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunset was beautiful, but dusk was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afternoon coastline was very quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glimmering sea, dyed by the setting sun, looked like a painted ink scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant mountains glowed red in the clouds, with pink-tinged clouds and the dimming yellow sun mixing into a breathtaking twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything along the journey was peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over a month of non-stop travel on the Darksky Tiger, Xu Zimo could finally see the coastline leading to the Eastern Continent in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was late autumn, the air carried a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning sun had not yet appeared, and the overcast sky felt especially heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo was sitting atop the Darksky Tiger when he suddenly noticed a group of people approaching from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three people were running out front, clearly fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of pursuers chased them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fleeing figures spotted Xu Zimo and looked slightly hopeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, they shouted, “Young master, save us! Please help us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced back without interest and lay down on the Darksky Tiger, resting with his eyes half-closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuers moved quickly, and before long they caught up behind Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked again. The three fleeing individuals were an old man and two young women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man looked like a bodyguard, shielding the woman in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman on the left seemed to be a maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the woman in the center, she wore a blue-purple long dress, her skin was fair, and her long hair flowed down her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sparkled with what seemed like a sky full of stars, easily drawing people in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a delicate oval face, a refined look, though one earring had already fallen off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite several tears in her pale purple dress and fear showing on her delicate face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her appearance still stirred a strong desire in others to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master, help us!” the maid desperately shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was already heavily injured, clearly near his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo, watching all this, acted as if nothing was happening. He lay on the tiger with his eyes shut, resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozen or so pursuers all wore red blood-colored robes, their faces hidden beneath their cloaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, what should we do about this man?” one blood-robed pursuer asked the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general frowned slightly and said, “Kill them all. No need for trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man finally collapsed to the ground from his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted to the two women, “Miss, you two run! Don’t worry about me. Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ning Bo, we won’t leave you!” the woman in the purple dress supported the old man, trying to drag him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the blood-robed group was too fast. In just a few breaths, they had surrounded the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, even if it costs my life, I’ll carve a path through them for you!” the old man roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they surrounded the group, the leading general drew a long sword from a subordinate’s waist and threw it in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said coldly, “End your lives yourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man looked at the blood-robed attackers, all their faces were hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pleaded, “General Zhao, I know it’s you. We’ll give up the empire, abandon our revenge, just please, let the royal bloodline continue. The emperor once trusted you deeply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trusted me? I was exiled to the frontier for 300 years, unable to see my family. That’s what you call trust?” General Zhao shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that I don’t want to let the princess live, you know this. The empire is about to fall. In this chaos, no one is spared, guilty or not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s really no hope?” the old man begged bitterly. “Whatever you want, just say it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Zhao was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“End it yourselves. I’ll give you whole corpses. Die with dignity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man picked up the sword, ready to fight and die for a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, laughter echoed from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bunch of grown men bullying a few old folks and women, what kind of skill is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their heads to see a young man walking toward them with a sword in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","b13b760873d94c033075ad9950ec53207073c219094491f1246a48023160ae22","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-489","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-487",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]