[{"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-194":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},60302,84,"Chapter 194: Eyes She Could Finally Meet","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-194",194,"\u003Cp>A commanding voice rang out across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a sec!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd instinctively parted as a regal figure clad in golden-black robes stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair was meticulously tied, and an imperial jade emblem glimmered on his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Minister Yan Taifeng, a high-ranking official of the Desolate Heaven Empire, and the one sent by the Imperial Family to observe this conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was tight, his brows creased in displeasure as he glanced first at Yue Wushuang, then at Bai Xinyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cupped his hands with proper courtesy but did not bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy Yue,\" he began, his voice respectful but edged with steel, \"forgive this one for the interruption, but your actions here have already crossed the line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know well the Empire Agreement—none of the empires are to interfere with each other’s internal affairs without His Majesty’s explicit permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a sharp edge now in his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And while your words may not yet count as taking action, offering to take Bai Xinyue away... a talent of such rare potential—openly, and without a formal diplomatic process—is no different from stealing the future of our empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words stirred whispers from some officials and cultivators in the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one dared side with or against him yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, while Minister Yan was an important figure of the Desolate Heaven Empire, Yue Wushuang was an important figure of the entire Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, as the saying goes, a local snake is more dangerous than a distant dragon—they still didn’t want to offend Minister Yan either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone expected Yue Wushuang to be offended and teach Minister Yan a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Wushuang, however, remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her calm tone drifted like moonlight over a still lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your empire could protect her, I would never have appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked directly at Minister Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You speak of the empire’s future, yet you don’t truly care about her. If you did, you would have intervened before I even appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she said was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Family didn’t really care about Bai Xinyue. Rather, they felt threatened by her potential—just as much as the Li and Zhao Clans did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yan was only intervening because the person they had hoped would be eliminated was now going into the hands of another—worse, someone from another empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t any better for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a sweet one couldn’t eat—but watching someone else eat it still made you jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yan’s lips twitched, but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had struck directly at the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had watched. They had done nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they had hoped that Bai Xinyue would perish at the hands of the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everyone knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Wushuang turned her gaze aside, voice composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are not here to invade. The Flowing Moon Sect respects the accords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised a single hand, letting a soft moonlike glow shimmer between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But should the empire feel insulted by my actions, we are willing to offer compensation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next words echoed like a formal declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shall present our case and explain the full details to His Majesty at a later date. But Bai Xinyue’s talent is not something you can keep buried within borders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let the glow fade, but her presence didn’t soften.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She isn’t someone your Desolate Heaven Empire can control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Yan clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not deny the logic behind her words, nor did he have the authority to risk clashing with the Flowing Moon Sect directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Wushuang had given him a way out—compensation and formal talks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... a subtle warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her beauty and serenity was power that could shake empires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead, he lowered his gaze, cupped his hands stiffly, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well. If your sect is willing to speak with His Majesty, then I have no objection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even wanted to step forward—but if he had let everything play out, others might have started to question the Imperial Family’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One might start to ask, can anyone simply take away someone from the Desolate Heaven Empire without regard for the Royal Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a need to show that even in the face of the Flowing Moon Sect, without the Empire’s Imperial Family’s permission, things could not be done easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, strictly in terms of strength, they couldn’t do anything—but because of the agreements and understandings between empires, Yue Wushuang at least needed to show a bit of formality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that she did which saved face for the Imperial Family with compensation being icing on the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Bai Xinyue and Bai Zihan were unaffected by Minister Yan’s presence or whatever was happening to other places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, only the two of them mattered—and they were speaking to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zihan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue called out—not in the tone of her usual hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked straight into his eyes—the same eyes she couldn’t look into when they were children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years had passed, and she still hesitated to meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they say, the eyes are the mirror of a person’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always wanted to know what Bai Zihan truly thought about her... but had been too scared to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he see her as a burden because she was clingy and useless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he hate her for being needy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he look down on her like so many others had, just because she had no parents?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many questions... but until now, she hadn’t had the courage to seek the answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Bai Xinyue saw in those eyes made her breath catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no condescension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the faintest flicker of disdain or contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she saw a calm she couldn’t define—steady, cool, and... kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet sort of kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she was imagining or that is what she would like to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you hate me? Did you ever hate me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words wouldn’t come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, she didn’t have the courage to hear the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead, she swallowed the knot in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","37c40d53972be3c9076085e358d7b7a13b7bf6307470ad3a5587875b2ffb7994","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-195","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-193",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]