[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan":3,"chapter-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"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":16,"volume":12,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},60309,84,"Chapter 1 1: Death Flags Everywhere!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>\"F**K! I'm Dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expletive ripped from my throat as a tidal wave of memories crushed my sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour ago, I was just cultivating as usual in my room when suddenly, like enlightenment, I began to gain knowledge beyond what I previously knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, I realized it wasn't enlightenment in Martial Arts as I thought. Instead, I was regaining memories from what was perhaps my previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My old life—nine-to-five drudgery, late-night gaming marathons, and a graveyard of cultivation webnovels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stumbled from the silk-draped bed, heart pounding. The jade floors were cool against my bare feet, the air thick with the scent of incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gilded screens, spirit lamps, and treasures littered the room—luxury fit for a young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My name... Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogant! Cruel! Wasteful! A third-rate villain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could say that I was a person who liked to bully the weak, spending every day picking on other clan members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other reason for what I did than because I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my parents being the Clan Master and Matriarch of one of the strongest clans in the Empire, there weren't many who could go against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also one of the ways I relieved my stress and anger, knowing that I was a 'waste' whose talent wasn't worthy of being called the heir of the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that is not why I am freaked out right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After regaining my memories from Earth, my knowledge of different cultivation novels also flowed into me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason why I am freaking out is because, comparing my circumstances with the cultivation novels I read on Earth, I found out that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My family is a villain family destined to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one—one week ago, my elder sister broke off her engagement with her fiancé, whose cultivation had been crippled—a walking cliché destined for greatness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's no need to elaborate on such a cliché story where he would rise up, topple his ex-fiancée, and perhaps even destroy her clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sister's ex-fiancé was definitely one of those protagonists, and I might get killed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I had regained my memories a week earlier, I could've stopped my sister from antagonizing the inevitable protagonist of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, I knew the truth: even if I had regained my memories earlier, I wouldn't have been able to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was nothing but a waste—a disappointment to the Bai Clan, eclipsed by my genius sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My talent was a disgrace, and my reputation worse—a bully who terrorized weaker clan members and branch families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our relationship was strained beyond repair due to such repeated behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, breaking the engagement with that crippled fiancé was something both the Bai Clan and the Heaven Sword Sect—my sister's sect—wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would have listened to me. They'd see me as a fool stirring up more trouble for the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was just one death flag raised by my sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if that wasn't enough to kill me, my mother made sure to raise the stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ripped a Dao Bone from my cousin and gave it to me—an attempt to salvage my talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It helped, a little. But not nearly enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, my cousin would hunt me down in the future, seeking vengeance for what was stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high chance that she would grow stronger and, sooner or later, come to claim her Dao Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even if I survived my sister's ex-fiancé's inevitable revenge... my cousin would finish the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these two death flags were only the start. There were even more things done by my family and clan—definitely things only villains would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also me—making trouble and creating enemies everywhere I went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sister and mother might be major villains who survive for a hundred chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at my behavior, I'm just a third-rate villain—fodder who would die in three chapters just after meeting the protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fists clenched, nails digging into my palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surveying my family's actions and my reflection, I knew one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so screwed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how I looked at it, death flags sprouted around me like weeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From my family's sins to my own foolishness, it was a perfect storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if even one of those flags played out like a standard cultivation novel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should I do… What should I do…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paced back and forth, trying to think of a way to salvage my situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the dire situation, severing ties with the Bai Clan was the only thing that might guarantee my safety from the hands of those protagonists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way to salvage the relationship with those protagonist-like people after what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sister had already disgraced the Lin Clan—her ex-fiancé's clan—and broke off the engagement in front of other clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's nothing to say about my cousin, whose Dao Bone my mother stole and gave to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did my mother commit this horrible crime, but my cousin was also expelled from the clan with her parents' whereabouts unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm 100% certain that the moment I meet her, she will take my head before any conversation can take place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, I don't think I treated her well even when she was in the clan. She must definitely be holding a grudge for that as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, leaving the clan might be even more dangerous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I said, I wasn't the kindest person, and knowing I had my family's protection, you could say that I had antagonized a lot of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One might even say that those people would be more eager to kill me than the protagonists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they knew I had left the Bai Clan, there was a high chance that I would be killed right after stepping out of the Bai Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that wasn't the case, this world wasn't safe like Earth, and one careless mistake could lead to death especially with my current strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high chance I would die faster outside without the Bai Clan's support than by the hands of these protagonists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a chance I would meet one of those heaven-blessed protagonists even after severing ties with Bai Clan and still get killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Bai Clan protection, getting killed would be much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I still have this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was perhaps one thing that could truly save me from my death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, this is a System Screen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before my eyes was something that refused to leave—it was my golden finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been with me since I was born, though I never knew what it was and couldn't even make it go away before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Host Info ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: Bai Zihan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 16\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation Realm: Core Formation (Early)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: None\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Arts: None\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scratching my head, I felt more annoyed than excited, remembering my past suffering because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the hell is this in English?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why I had no idea what it was until now, or how to make it go away, was because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This System was in English the whole time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A language I wasn't familiar with—until I got my memories from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the hell would a System I've had since birth be in a language that wasn't common in this world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn't regained my memories, I would have never figured out what this was and would've stayed blinded by the System's inferences for 16 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with such a cheat, how the hell would I have been treated as a 'waste'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without knowing about the System or English, for the past 16 years...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This System has been nothing but a nuisance—blocking my sight and ruining my life.\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.212Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z","novelbin.me","42ad0a5ad1a7ba7d1e4adce20e0b722a627928ec6653c90a95337dca9f961475","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-2","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-200",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]