[{"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-924":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},1433749,1885,"Chapter 924 - The Turmoil Settled, Empyrean Meridian Maid","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-924",924,"\u003Cp>When everyone surrounded the carriage, Xu Zimo lifted his head and sensed in the direction the sound had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far to the north, a massive figure charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind that figure, more than a dozen others followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crown Birds,” someone in the convoy shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Wen Clan. Only they raise Crown Birds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the figures drew closer, they could be clearly seen. These birds were entirely iron-blue, like forged steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their feathers were sparse, but each one was incomparably tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were devoid of any emotion, like true killers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, riding on the backs of these birds were groups of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Fan, where are you heading?” A middle-aged man in blue robes laughed loudly from atop one of the birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Housekeeper Wen, what business brings you here?” the old man beside the convoy asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing serious, I just want to ask you all to wait here for five days. After five days, I’ll naturally let you through,” the Wen housekeeper replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the trouble at Immortal City was indeed your Wen Clan’s doing,” the old man frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you call it scheming? It’s just ordinary business competition,” the Wen housekeeper shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if we refuse to stop?” the old man asked with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we’ll have to offend you,” the Wen housekeeper snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the backs of the Crown Birds, arrows appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These arrows were not ordinary, they were crafted from Fire Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crystal used a cultivator’s spiritforce as fuel. Once launched, if spiritforce was present, it would ignite into blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fan Clan convoy was almost entirely composed of True Meridian cultivators. If struck by these Fire Arrows, more than half of them would likely perish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Wen Clan’s people were watching like tigers ready to pounce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think my Fan Clan will just submit like this?” the old man snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then try us,” the other side replied without weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s aura surged with the might of an Imperial Meridian cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his arms like an eagle, he soared into the air straight at the Crown Birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he gave a sharp command: “Protect the young lady. Leave this to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Loose!” On the Wen Clan’s side, there was no hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense barrage of Fire Arrows rained down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a storm of arrows, overwhelming and endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Form the formation!” someone in the convoy shouted. Nearly a hundred people gathered into a circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their spiritforce intertwined and fused together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the hundred of them breathed as one, their energy in perfect harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their combined power formed a barrier that blocked all the Fire Arrows outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Fire Arrows fed on spiritforce. Flames rose, burning the barrier bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blaze grew fiercer, threatening to overwhelm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skies, the old man was already battling the Wen Clan’s people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation method seemed to be eagle-based. Every move was sharp, every strike like that of a raptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His limbs were like talons, each blow tearing at the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Crown Bird, if struck, would be crippled if not killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Wen Clan group was also an Imperial Meridian cultivator, who fought him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others continued raining Fire Arrows down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier was surrounded by growing flames. Inside, the heat could already be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, we need to charge out,” someone whispered urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this rate, we’ll be roasted alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young lady is still inside. Without Chief Steward Chen’s command, no one is to leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the barrier, voices grew restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the situation worsening, the curtain of the carriage at the convoy’s center was suddenly pulled aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid in green who had spoken with Xu Zimo before stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was calm. She looked up at the two fighting in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a crisp voice she said, “Chief Steward Chen, my lady orders you to stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man in the air quickly disengaged from his opponent and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me three more minutes. I can definitely finish him,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. This fire is too dangerous,” the maid in green waved her hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the burning Fire Arrows around them, her meaning clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she lifted her hand. Her seemingly frail body suddenly erupted with terrifying might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a boom, icy spiritforce descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the blazing flames were instantly extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wen Clan cultivators in the sky stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid in green raised her hand again. The heavens shifted, clouds churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empyrean might swept across the battlefield. Endless spiritforce surged forth, condensing into a colossal hand in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant hand descended, shattering the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not good,” the Wen Clan’s Imperial Meridian cultivator felt the crushing pressure first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted, “Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoning his Crown Bird, he bolted into the dense woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the giant hand fell, all others besides that one Imperial Meridian cultivator were annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with another flick of her hand, the escaping cultivator was struck down, unable to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid in green walked step by step toward his fallen form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wen Clan’s cultivator looked terrified, swallowing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bear no malice toward you. I only came to block you, I never meant to kill,” he hurriedly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t matter,” the maid said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed his neck, lifting him into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his breath grew weaker, his face turned dark blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing death was certain, he gave up begging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he laughed bitterly through his struggle: “They say the Fan Clan’s Patriarch has died, and the young lady cannot hold up the clan alone. But to think she has a master like you by her side… Many people’s plans will fall apart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not your concern,” the maid replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She squeezed. His eyes rolled white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then nameless fire consumed his body, burning him to ashes that vanished into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Fan Clan guards swallowed hard at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was so silent, even a needle drop could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had imagined that the frail maid would turn out to be a Saint Meridian cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, only Xu Zimo remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed the spiritforce within everyone from the start. So he already knew she was Empyrean Meridian Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go,” came the voice from inside the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people around finally snapped out of their shock, quickly reforming the convoy and continuing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-06-06T01:06:59.238Z",1,"novelbin.me","872de140a96065fc8bc65864bacabdb0ce829a09e0fef3fe4d241c380f4bf057","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-925","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-923",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]