[{"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-236":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},60444,84,"Chapter 236: Tearing Out the Answer","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-236",236,"\u003Cp>Since Xie Wanshou seemed to have captured the heart of one of the prominent figures of the mysterious organization, she could be used as bait to lure them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe that the man who had spent so much to win her heart would do nothing once he found out that Xie Wanshou had fallen into his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there was another way for him to learn where this mysterious organization was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Spirit Severing Realm cultivators who had been unconscious until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s gaze shifted to Kong Zhanghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanghong didn’t dare delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched beside the two unconscious Spirit Severing cultivators and barked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up! You hear me? Wake up! Young Master wants you two now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it didn’t matter that Bai Zihan had business with them if they were still unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there was no response, he slapped one sharply across the face—then the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAP! SLAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after several slaps, there was still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking his tongue in frustration, he rushed to the corner, grabbed a wooden bucket of water, and hurried back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without ceremony, he poured it over their faces in heavy, splashing bursts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Wanshou watched with pity as Kong Zhanghong treated the two Spirit Severing cultivators as if they were ordinary criminals, while Bai Zihan observed with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind what Kong Zhanghong did to wake them and found it interesting to see whether he would truly succeed with his method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a Spirit Severing Realm body was quite tough, and normal methods might not be effective on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was willing to wait, as he didn’t necessarily have anything else to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several more slaps and harsh shouts, their eyelids finally fluttered open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, after much hard work, Kong Zhanghong managed to wake the two of them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh! What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They groaned in pain, feeling the sting on their faces as if slapped, and then became aware of their drenched, dripping state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the other one also stirred—eyes blinking open, faces clouded in confusion before memory returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes darted to the far wall, to the splintered wood and broken stone where they’d been embedded. Then to the figure seated at the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognition struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" one began, but his voice caught, as if the rest of the words refused to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally come to your senses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could you defeat two of us? This must be a nightmare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan couldn’t believe it despite everything happening before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they accept that a youth, more than a century younger than them, had defeated them effortlessly despite being outnumbered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way they could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care whether you believe this is reality or a nightmare. Just answer me this honestly,\" Bai Zihan continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is your organization located?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged a glance, and slowly... a sneer crept across their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what kind of trick you used. But there is no way we would tell—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound like a muffled crack echoed through the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first cultivator’s face went white, veins bulging on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath turned ragged as Bai Zihan’s Qi slammed into his meridians, forcing its way through every channel, every vein, like molten metal poured into fragile glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gasped—a sharp, guttural sound—as the pain exploded outward, radiating from his core to every limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second cultivator surged forward instinctively, but a single glance from Bai Zihan froze him mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm voice came again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll ask again. Where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second one laughed—a strained, breathless sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... think pain will—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s right hand twitched. The cultivator’s dantian shattered with a crisp, almost delicate snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream tore through the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn’t even blink. He simply watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his gaze to the first one again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first cultivator’s lips trembled—not from fear alone, but from the unbearable force of Qi still flooding his system, overloading it until it felt like his meridians would explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second stretched into eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body arched involuntarily, sweat soaking his robes, but still—still—he glared at Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... won’t... get... anything... from us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s smirk was almost imperceptible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Qi surged again, this time compressing violently inside the man’s core, each pulse like a hammer shattering stone from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator’s scream went hoarse, breaking into ragged gasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, despite the agony, neither man spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, both cultivators’ jaws twitched—subtle, but enough to catch Bai Zihan’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint grinding sound followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every trained assassin or loyalist from a shadow organization carried a capsule hidden between their molars, ready to end their life the moment capture became inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan had been expecting exactly this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before either could bite down, his figure blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two sharp, bone-crunching CRACKS echoed in the room as his fists smashed into their jaws with surgical precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teeth shattered, fragments and blood spraying from their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison capsules clinked harmlessly against the floorboards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men gasped in agony, one clutching at his jaw, the other spitting out blood and broken enamel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were wide—not just from the pain, but from the realization that their final escape had been ripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan straightened slowly, shaking the crimson droplets from his knuckles as if the effort had been nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you think I wouldn’t know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm, almost casual—but beneath it, a cold certainty lingered, the promise of what came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won’t be dying so easily until I get my answers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fate was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What awaited them now... was not death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something far worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room filled with the ragged, guttural wails of the two Spirit Severing cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies jerked and spasmed under the crushing weight of Bai Zihan’s Qi, sweat pouring from their brows, their eyes bloodshot and wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet... still, they said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly loyal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s gaze hardened. He didn’t believe it—how could mere assassins be so loyal to their organization?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to torture them more, but if he pressed further, their bodies would collapse long before their will did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then... they’d be useless to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slow exhale, he withdrew his Qi—just enough for them to slump forward, coughing and wheezing, their pain momentarily dulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shut his eyes briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to use another card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior,\" he called inwardly. \"Wake up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint ripple echoed in the depths of his consciousness, like an ancient beast stirring from slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Emperor Feilian’s voice asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need the location of their organization. These two refuse to speak, no matter what I do. Do you have a method to open their mouths?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause. Then came a low hum of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph... if they won’t speak, their memories will. Soul Search will give you what you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s eyes opened slightly. Indeed, that would be great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, there are side effect. If done cleanly—none. But if something goes wrong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...their minds will be torn apart. They’ll either die instantly or become drooling husks for the rest of their miserable lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s lips curled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care about their lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it’s simple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you perform it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Just two Spirit Severing Realm cultivators. Not a problem even in this state!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s gaze turned back to the two cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... let’s begin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1259,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","bfe3fd93f55d7a177cc09bd385f22c2c39131219e2581d317f714a4063451cac","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-237","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-235",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]