[{"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-286":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},60144,84,"Chapter 286 The Guard Captain's Dilemma","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-286",286,"\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother, we can't let this brat humiliate us like this! Even if he's the Bai Clan's heir, so what?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right!\" another echoed, stepping forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we cower here, who will respect the Azure Sun Holy Sect in the future?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple's face darkened. He opened his mouth to stop them-but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several disciples had already rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some rushed to lift Elder Wu, desperate to pull him out from under Bai Zihan's foot. Others brandished their weapons, Qi flaring as they lunged at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook as blades of light, fiery fists, and roaring qi techniques hurtled toward Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those attacking him were only in Nascent Soul Realm and Soul Formation Realm, far from being strong enough to fight against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his wrist, his sword sang-an arc of silver light cut through the air, shattering their techniques as though they were nothing but mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave blasted several disciples back, sending them crashing into the ground with bone-jarring force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arghh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guhh-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed from their mouths as they coughed violently, bodies writhing in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple managed to reach Elder Wu's side, his trembling hands trying to tug the half-dead elder away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could even drag him an inch, Bai Zihan's foot pressed down harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man screamed, blood bubbling from his lips. The disciple froze, eyes wide with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't touch what's mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's cold voice stabbed into his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, the disciple was kicked aside, his ribs snapping audibly before he crashed into a shattered boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others charged again, screaming with desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die, Bai Zihan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swung their swords in unison, glowing arcs descending from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan didn't even look at them. His sword hand flicked lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both weapons were knocked flying, spinning end over end before stabbing uselessly into the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two disciples were flattened into the cracked ground, blood gushing from their noses and mouths as the earth caved beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere breaths, the proud Azure Sun Holy Sect disciples were left sprawled, groaning, broken, and defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple clenched his fists, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear crawled up his spine as Bai Zihan's gaze slid toward him, sharp as a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(How can this be?!!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he couldn't claim that their disciples were the finest among the Competition-after all, many had been eliminated early-they were still\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>considered geniuses in their own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing them together should have been more than enough to pressure anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should have been. But it wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan dismantled them with ease, as if their efforts carried no more weight than dust in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous shout split the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A squad of armored guards rushed onto the scene, golden spears gleaming in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader, a tall man with a stern expression, swept his eyes across the bloodied disciples, the mangled Elder Wu, and finally, the calm youth standing at the center of it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the meaning of this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard captain barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura surged, suppressing the tension like a heavy storm cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More guards fanned out, blocking all exits, their sharp gazes flickering between Bai Zihan and the Azure Sun disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Competition has just ended, and you dare cause such chaos under Capital City?! Don't you have any respect for the Laws?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Sun disciples froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their anger and humiliation were still burning-but now, under the weight of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the guards' presence, they dared not move rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple bowed quickly, voice urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, it was Bai Zihan! He... he attacked our Elder Wu without provocation! We\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were only trying to rescue him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned toward Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely smirked, sword still in hand, standing as if none of this had anything\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard captain's cold gaze swept once more across the battlefield, lingering on the crumpled, half-dead man beneath Bai Zihan's boot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed. His pupils narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That old man... could it be... Elder Wu of the Azure Sun Holy Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question rang like a bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Sun disciples stiffened, exchanging uneasy glances. Their pride burned at being forced to admit it, but they had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Yes,\" the senior disciple finally muttered, his face twisting with embarrassment and anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is Elder Wu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards collectively inhaled, shock flashing across their expressions. Even the guard captain's stern mask cracked as he took in the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty Elder Wu-Void Refinement Stage, a figure they all knew was leagues above themselves-now reduced to a battered wreck, his face unrecognizable, one arm missing, groaning pitifully under a junior's foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(How...? How did it come to this?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples, catching the guards' shaken expressions, quickly pressed their\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir!\" one shouted, his tone urgent. \"You see it yourself! Bai Zihan has trampled upon our sect's honor and grievously injured our Elder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, uphold the law of the Empire!\" another cried, pointing at Bai Zihan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hatred blazing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Punish him! Restrain him! At the very least, rescue Elder Wu from his hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards straightened, the weight of the disciples' words heavy in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain's expression hardened once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, golden spear gleaming, his aura locking onto Bai Zihan like\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a mountain bearing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a conflict that could be easily resolved. It involved Bai Zihan- someone even the Imperial Family regarded with caution-and the Azure Sun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Sect, one of the Empire's Major Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard captain knew he had to tread carefully; a single misstep could lead\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to severe consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Bai, his voice was grave, yet carried authority that could not be dismissed, \"Step away from Elder Wu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First and foremost, the most pressing matter was Elder Wu, who was still\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suffering under Bai Zihan's foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By returning him, the guard captain expected the Azure Sun Holy Sect's disciples to calm down, after which they could proceed to resolve this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes bore down on Bai Zihan-disciples watching with hope and hatred, guards waiting in tense readiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Bai Zihan stood calm, composed, his smirk only deepening as if this whole situation wasn't even worth his seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards' demand had barely settled when a ripple spread through the surrounding streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispers. Shouts. Footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd has begun to form where Bai Zihan and Azure Sun Holy Sect stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's happening here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that... the Azure Sun Holy Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd swelled by the heartbeat, pressing in from alleys and rooftops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it only increased the moment people began to whisper about it being between Bai Zihan and Azure Sun Holy Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many had come to see what the infamous Bai Clan's heir is up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very center of it all stood Bai Zihan, his figure straight and unyielding, his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>boot still pinning Elder Wu's battered body into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder's blood seeped slowly into the cracks of the stone, painting a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grotesque contrast to the calm, almost leisurely smile on Zihan's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rippled through the onlookers as recognition dawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's... Elder Wu of Azure Sun?! Void Refinement Elder Wu?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way he looks like a beggar beaten in the streets!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's missing an arm...! That-Bai Zihan did that?!\" Shock gave way to exhilaration, disbelief curdling into fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For many, Elder Wu was a name spoken with awe-a Void Refinement Realm Cultvator, something that many wouldn't be able to reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here, in the Capital's heart, he was nothing but a rag doll beneath a youth's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what happened to the disciple of Azure Sun Holy Sect's disciple? Did they also got beaten up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! I was here when Bai Zihan started to beat them up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Bai Zihan did that? Wasn't he supposed to be weak? Isn't that why he hasn't participated in Dragon and Phoenix Competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. Just know that those disciples together were no match for Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan.\" The Azure Sun disciples' faces burned red with humiliation, yet their voices rose with righteous fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all see it! This Bai brat dares humiliate a Void Refinement elder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He tramples on our Sect's honor before the eyes of the Capital! Is the Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>truly going to allow this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their words spread like fuel over dry grass. The crowd erupted in speculation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>half in disbelief, half in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure thickened. The guards tried to stop the crowd from forming and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>coming closer but weren't successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet-despite the suffocating weight of dozens of killing intents, despite the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rage of the disciples, despite the gathering storm of rumors and eyes-Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan stood calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fear. No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the faint curve of his lips as he glanced at the growing crowd, as though\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every whisper, every gasp, every horrified stare was nothing more than applause to a performance he had already orchestrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his gaze, locking eyes with the guard captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Step away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried, smooth and unhurried, reaching every ear in the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And tell me, what makes you think that I will do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1528,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","072f98bced762f5d8f9e7a7493792ad5b3479bddbed6e598fa6240953a78ee93","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-287","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-285",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]