[{"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-947":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},1433772,1885,"Chapter 947 - Martial Gathering","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-947",947,"\u003Cp>“Then I shall not decline,” the man who had been called stood up with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them stood with hands clasped behind his back, while the other held a folding fan with a graceful bearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As spiritforce surged around them, though it looked like mere sparring, both were actually using true skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the room came the sound of a zither. The melody was like iron cavalry charging, like the great Yellow River rolling eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried a heavy battle rhythm, “rumbling,” as if painting visions before one’s eyes, enemy generals beheaded amidst armies of ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music made the blood boil, stirring a desire to fight heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if inspired by the zither, the two in the plum garden to the left of the music hall also began to fight in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One punch carried the true intent of fist law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A folding fan, illusions of plum blossoms blooming, even snow falling endlessly from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was said to be friendly sparring, everyone there was almost entirely fighting for Miss Jing’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long before the man with the folding fan was defeated, his illusion shattered with one punch, his body sent flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lone Goose of Great Desert, Bai, comes to learn,” another man immediately stepped forward after the fan-holder’s defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, why not allow the participants to rest for a round before continuing,” the courtesan of Elegant Garden suggested with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way it would be fairer, avoiding a wheel battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well, this brother shall rest for now. Who is willing to fight me?” Lone Goose Bai called loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weren’t you wanting to go?” Xu Zimo looked at the fat man and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These people don’t interest me. Only when Niu Dali or Zuo Quan take the stage will it be worthy of me,” the fat man said disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also like Miss Jing?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not really. I have questions I wish to ask her. They say she knows everything,” the fat man replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then does she know about the Blood Rune Beasts?” Xu Zimo asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xu Zimo’s words, the fat man fell silent for a moment, then looked around cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one paying attention, he whispered, “I’ll tell you a secret. The seal of the Blood Rune Space has cracked. The day the Blood Rune Beasts escaped, I heard the Lord of Destruction himself personally visited Miss Jing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly?” Xu Zimo was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just hearsay, just hearsay,” the fat man quickly denied with an awkward smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the plum garden, matches had rotated many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone there came to join in, regardless of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nearly half an hour, only one man remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anyone else who wishes to fight? If not, then this spot belongs to me,” the old man said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence spread through the crowd, most had already gone up and been defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a shout, “I’ll go.” Niu Dali, bare-chested, walked in from outside the plum garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali looked at the old man, waved his hand lightly, and said with a smile, “One move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man, your tone is far too arrogant,” the old man snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali said nothing. From his nostrils came two streams of white air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, golden light flashed across the horns atop his head, and his body blurred into illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a boom, he appeared right before the old man, ramming forward with his horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man gathered spiritforce in both hands, unleashing it violently to meet the charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden horns pierced directly through the old man’s body, nailing him upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing you sullies my horns,” Niu Dali said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes swept the crowd with vicious glare, sending chills down spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zuo Quan, fight me,” Niu Dali demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am in no hurry,” Zuo Quan waved his hand slightly, as if waiting for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you won’t fight, then scram,” Niu Dali said disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else dares fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give it a try,” the fat man stepped forward and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” Niu Dali frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does it matter? Fight,” the fat man shouted fiercely and charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His plump body was unexpectedly nimble, like a slippery loach, darting at Niu Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali snorted coldly, stamping the ground with his giant foot, causing countless cracks to split the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine Meridian Seal,” the fat man said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure split into countless afterimages in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These afterimages were indistinguishable from reality, surrounding Niu Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali was instantly confused, unable to direct his brute strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the afterimages moved so fast they were nearly invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xu Zimo, using perception, could only see blurry forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang, bang, their collisions echoed in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough,” the fat man withdrew rapidly, pulling back to distance himself from Niu Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you do?” Niu Dali glared furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light that had shone on his horns before was now gone, no trace of spiritforce within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sealing technique can seal your meridians. For seven days, you’re no different from an ordinary man,” the fat man said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you still wish to fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You used trickery,” Niu Dali shouted angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no one else wishes to fight, then the spot is mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zuo Quan,” Niu Dali said unwillingly, turning to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t participate,” Zuo Quan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since no one else dares step up, then I declare the first place of this martial gathering belongs to Young Master Bai,” the courtesan announced with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait,” the fat man raised his hand, looked at Xu Zimo, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Xu, I give this spot to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me?” Xu Zimo was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” the fat man chuckled, walking forward and patting Xu Zimo’s shoulder. “One night of spring is worth a thousand gold. Don’t waste my goodwill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why give it to me?” Xu Zimo asked doubtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I feel like it. I don’t need a reason to act,” the fat man said, waving dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then please, this way,” the courtesan said to Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the rules, you may now spend the night with Miss Jing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo felt a bit muddled by it all, but under the envious gazes of the crowd, followed the courtesan into the depths of the music hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the main hall, they reached a corridor ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side hung countless paintings and calligraphy scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Jing adores writing and painting,” the courtesan explained with a smile. “All of these are her own works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo showed little interest; such things did not attract him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked through the corridor, a gentle zither tune began to rise in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like curling smoke from kitchen fires, soft and lingering.\u003C\u002Fp>",1153,"2026-06-06T01:06:59.238Z",1,"novelbin.me","bfcaf2973447b3520c472744ae5ec3f39c421a2da52c288803bdd3064aec79f0","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-948","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-946",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]