[{"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-737":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},1433312,1885,"Chapter 737 - City Lord's Strange Mansion","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-737",737,"\u003Cp>“May I ask how to address the young master?” Steward Long asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Zimo,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the young master have any Clan?” Steward Long continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My parents are still alive, but I’ve been wandering the world as a rogue cultivator for so long, I haven’t returned home in years,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a chance, you should invite your parents to stay here in the Qin residence,” Steward Long said as he led Xu Zimo into a courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is where you’ll be staying, everything has already been prepared. I live in the courtyard next door. If you need anything, feel free to find me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Steward Long was about to leave, Xu Zimo turned and asked, “Uncle Long, I heard that becoming the son-in-law grants access to the Thundercloud Cave. Is that true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The lord did say that. For the details, you’ll have to ask him yourself,” Steward Long replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then nothing else for now,” Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense there was something the Qin Clan was hiding from him, but he couldn’t be bothered to dig into it. He just wanted to see the Thundercloud Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he planned to visit every place related to thunder in the coming days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was rather simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a large, sturdy northern poplar tree in the center of the yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind blew through, and a few dead leaves slowly drifted down in the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo walked into the house. The room was clean, clearly well-maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t in a rush. As night fell, he simply lay on the bed and went to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the people from the City Lord’s Mansion would come find him sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness entered the True Fate World. The Seven-Face Infernal Archon and the others were training within it, everything proceeding as usual without any disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo began cultivating as well. Until dusk, when he felt a tap on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness returned to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was pitch black and completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced toward the bedhead and saw a woman standing there quietly, staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Xu Zimo sat up in bed, trying to light the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recognized the woman. It was Qin Shuang, the Qin Clan’s daughter who had appeared on the stage earlier, his supposed bride-to-be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t light the lamp,” Qin Shuang said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what are you trying to do?!” Xu Zimo pulled his clothes tighter, nervously asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shameless! What are you thinking?!” Qin Shuang said angrily upon seeing his reaction. “If you want to live, you should leave the Qin residence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I leave?” Xu Zimo calmly lit the lamp in the room and smiled. “I finally latched onto your father’s big tree. I’m about to make it big.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really think things come that easily?” Qin Shuang said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not afraid. And now that you’re my wife, shouldn’t you take off your veil and let me have a look?” Xu Zimo said with a smile. “Don’t worry wifey, no matter how ugly you are, I’ll still treat you well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re impossible to reason with!” Qin Shuang replied and stormed out angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not just stay tonight and keep me company?” Xu Zimo called after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her footsteps quickened even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve warned you. If you don’t listen, don’t blame me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her leave, Xu Zimo chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. Very interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the Qin residence, Qin Feng was seated at the head of the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Long stood respectfully behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He hasn’t run off, has he?” Qin Feng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss secretly went to his room, but he hasn’t run yet,” Steward Long shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That girl Shuang’er…” Qin Feng sighed. “Keep an eye on him. Even if you have to tie him up with rope, don’t let him leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” Steward Long nodded. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “But I don’t think Miss likes him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether she likes him or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that she chose him herself, understand?” Qin Feng fell silent for a moment before saying, “No matter what, I won’t let Shuang’er die in front of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a pity for Miss. She’s been kind-hearted since childhood,” Steward Long shook his head and left the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night passed without incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo noticed that after entering the Qin residence, no one came to manage or question him. They simply dumped him in the courtyard and left him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early in the morning, servants brought breakfast to the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The breakfast was lavish and made entirely of rare herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced at it. “Nine Yang Flower, Scorching Sun Grass, Seven Star Fire Flower, Blazing Sun Leaf…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it was made from fire-attributed herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are they trying to burn me alive...?” Xu Zimo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master, the lord instructed that you must finish it all,” the servant said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled. Under the servants’ watchful eyes, he finished the meal bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, with his physique, fire-type herbs wouldn’t have any effect on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he felt something different. After ingesting the various herbs, they triggered a reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body burned with heat, as if a fire was raging inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame circulated through his body along his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From burning hot to warm and comfortable, Xu Zimo let out a light breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the servants left, with nothing else to do, Xu Zimo wandered around the Qin residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually asked a servant, “Where is your master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, young master,” the servant bowed quickly. “The master is in the garden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the directions, Xu Zimo walked for a while and heard the sound of beautiful music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melody was clear and joyful, flowing gently like water under a small bridge. It felt peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Zimo could hear a faint sadness within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in the tune itself, but in the heart of the person playing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked further, the area was filled with blooming flowers of all kinds, vibrant and in full bloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of this floral sea stood a pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle breeze passed, and inside the pavilion were a woman and a middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman wore a white long dress. The hem of her skirt stretched out a meter along the floor, blending seamlessly with the white sea of flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her was a harp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Qin Shuang, focused intently on playing the harp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng stood at the edge of the pavilion with his hands behind his back, listening quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo approached, Qin Feng suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of pressure burst forth from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, his figure flickered and appeared on the path outside the sea of flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing here?” Qin Feng asked coldly, glancing at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looking for you,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1166,"2026-06-06T01:06:55.597Z",1,"novelbin.me","350f8f07f30015a469e6e3c9684adfa27412e21a86b5ce5eb4558c6c0a08bd30","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-738","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-736",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]