[{"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-187":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},60295,84,"Chapter 187: From Predator to Prey","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue gritted her teeth, fists clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to yell at him. Hit him. Kick his smug face in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep down... she wasn’t angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than anything—she was relieved and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it was well known that someone whose Dao Bone had been stripped would end up crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was supposed to be, too—but thanks to her powerful physique and monstrous recovery, she managed to overturn that fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, for the first few months, she had been practically a cripple—unable to properly cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell did he prevent the loss of cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on top of that, his injury—which should’ve been severe—was now almost non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it all just an act earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... how could that have been fake when it involved ripping out his Dao Bone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again—this was Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt foolish for even thinking, for even a second, that he was in real trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time,\" she muttered, voice low and trembling with emotion, \"next time you pull something like that, I won’t save you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan raised an eyebrow, still smirking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Didn’t know you cared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at him like she was about to slap him into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure you don’t,\" he chuckled. \"Your scream said otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... do you have a death wish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue snapped, but it was just to cover up her embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Zhao Yue staggered, blood on her lips as she looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment ago, they held the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their perfect plan was ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the ones being hunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they still continue with the plan to capture Bai Zihan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that even possible anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that earlier performance was all an act, then Bai Zihan wasn’t injured at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if that was true...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they were being told to capture a monster who had survived against Gou You’s attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not with the other three helping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the time to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without capturing Bai Zihan, the Li and Zhao Clans still had the upper hand overall in this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the Bai Clan would fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for them to waste their lives here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan looked at Chu Ziyan with hatred but didn’t argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the opportunity while Chu Ziyan was still worried about Bai Zihan, Li Xuan took off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan didn’t chase after him—not knowing whether Bai Zihan is acting or if he was truly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the enemy was retreating, she didn’t think it was necessary to chase them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same went for Bai Xueqing, who had let Zhao Yue escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan and Zhao Yue felt relieved about that and knew they couldn’t afford to linger here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to run away later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan saw them preparing to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had stepped into his domain, now it was time to show them some hospitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan said, vanishing in a flash—appearing right in front of Li Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan was caught off guard by the speed—by how brazenly Bai Zihan had moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to sound confident. He even prepared to capture Bai Zihan right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought—this must be a god-given opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head and spoke coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan gritted his teeth and raised his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice but to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weapons collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan thought he had stopped the attack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d stopped one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine Shadows Flowing Light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple sword strikes descended at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely block the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell was he supposed to block the others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answer—he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst from his body as he was struck multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn’t aim to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He specifically targeted his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crippling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disabling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan collapsed, barely able to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up with disbelief and hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One down. Next is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes obviously went to Zhao Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having fought hard and spent most of their Qi, their speed was no match for Bai Zihan’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue had run quite a bit, and even when she saw Li Xuan fall, she ran harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t stupid enough to think she could rescue Li Xuan when she was already struggling to escape herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Please chase someone else!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, she had underestimated Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fame had been growing, but still—she assumed most of it was exaggeration, like rumors usually were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Zhao Clan members gave her reports and warned her about Bai Zihan, she didn’t take them seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, those juniors of hers—no matter how talented, including Zhao Chen—were still just children who didn’t understand how vast the world truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also believed the only reason Bai Zihan’s schemes had ever worked was because the people he fooled were idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was confident she would never fall for something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she fallen into Bai Zihan’s trap—she realized just how terrifyingly powerful he actually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuan was nearly equal to her in strength, and yet he had been defeated almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t foolish enough to think the outcome would be any different for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that Bai Zihan had taken care of Li Xuan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew he’d come after someone next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just desperately hoped—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But luck was not on her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately after defeating Li Xuan, Bai Zihan has set his eyes on her and chased after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sped up but it was almost useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan caught up to her almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady, why are you in such a hurry? Why don’t you chat a bit with this young master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk! Bai Zihan, don’t underestimate me. You must’ve used quite a bit of Qi to defeat Li Xuan and then catch up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue yelled angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly spun mid-air, fan snapping open with a sharp snap! as she poured almost all her remaining Qi into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whispering Tempest Blades!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOOOOOSH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of wind blades howled through the sky, spinning into a massive vortex behind her—dozens of razor-thin blades hidden within, invisible to the naked eye, moving at blinding speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A technique meant to shred pursuers apart. Even a Soul Formation cultivator would hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her last card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this didn’t defeat Bai Zihan as long as she could slow him down, even for a moment, she might still have a chance of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm screamed as it swallowed Bai Zihan whole—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIIIIIIP—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of wind blades slashed through the air, striking him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue’s eyes lit up with confidence as she saw him walk straight into the center of her technique without a single defensive stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No barrier? No defensive art?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t even trying to dodge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah! Arrogant fool,\" she muttered, laughter bubbling from her lips. \"You brought this on yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could already picture his shredded body falling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from within the dying whirlwind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just casually brushing torn cloth from his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His upper robe was in tatters, but his skin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue’s heart nearly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t believe her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through one of her strongest technique like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks. It’s been hot lately anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan said, brushing dust off his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You... you monster! Freak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked as she tried to fly faster—but it was hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was already behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to unleash another technique—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one smooth motion, he grabbed her wrist, twisted, and pressed her back down toward the ground like she weighed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slammed into the dirt with a thud!, the wind knocked out of her lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Yue—captured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go, you bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrieked, struggling beneath his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan leaned in with a lazy grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stop struggling or I make you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue looked at Li Xuan, whose limbs were broken. She knew Bai Zihan wasn’t kidding when he threatened her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d heard about Bai Zihan’s reputation—how people once laughed off his threats, thinking he was bluffing but it has come be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she knew better than to go against Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan glanced back at Li Xuan, still on the ground groaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered, eyes sweeping over the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rest of those who tried to capture him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already run far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to capture the five Soul Formation cultivators who fought against Bai Xinyue...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that seemed difficult now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the others’ value wasn’t nearly as high as Li Xuan and Zhao Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he ought to be satisfied with just capturing them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1515,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","57f7b0525fbe769f70de121c6853039ad8b47939295305af088019b393680098","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-188","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-186",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]