[{"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-297":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},60155,84,"Chapter 297 Jester Competition?","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-297",297,"\u003Cp>\"Ahem! Why don't Sword Cultivators fight in the rain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, grinning at his own cleverness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because their swords need drying time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of guests broke into laughter-but Bai Zihan's expression did not even twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was flat, bored, like an emperor watching a child trip over his own feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man nearly stumbled away in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another stepped up, this one more daring. He puffed out his chest and spoke loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are alchemy recipes like cultivators' gossip?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because one small mistake can blow everything up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know a cultivator is arrogant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When they claim they can leap three mountains but can't jump over a puddle.\" \"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guests burst into roars of laughter, some clutching their stomachs. One even coughed until his face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Bai Zihan remained utterly calm, just saying a single word. \"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third tried, then a fourth. Some told jokes, some acted out ridiculous skits, and one even danced clumsily to the laughter of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard echoed with amusement-except from Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was a mask of indifference, his gaze sharp and cold, as though daring anyone to amuse him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, a strange tension filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everyone had thought it would be easy. After all, how hard could it be to make someone laugh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as the line of failed candidates grew longer, a realization dawned upon them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not simply about telling a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Bai Zihan they were dealing with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same Young Master who toyed with nobles and made sect elders bow their heads. The same man who smiled at bloodshed as though it were theater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a simple jest really shake such a person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing wondered the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen Bai Zihan laugh, but not from jokes-only from the misery or\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>amusement of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for laughing out of pure joy, never!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this also made the situation all the more interesting, with many wondering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in this world could possibly make Bai Zihan laugh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what kind of joke would it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan leaned back against the silken cushions, his eyes narrowing slightly as yet another one finished his desperate attempt at humor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guests around the courtyard laughed themselves hoarse, but to Bai Zihan it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was all the same-predictable, dull, lacking the sharp edge of true wit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slowly, a trace of disappointment flickering across his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this truly the extent of creativity this world has to offer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured, almost to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the creativity of the other worlds, it just felt lacking. \"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He commanded again, his voice calm, almost bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next challenger stepped forward, determined to make Bai Zihan laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BAI ZIHAN!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shout split the courtyard like a thunderclap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every head turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's grin froze for the briefest instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure in white descended the steps at the far end of the courtyard, her long sleeves swaying like flowing clouds, her every step imbued with the grace of a fairy untouchable by dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Number One Beauty beneath the heavens, at least as some would call her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very woman all these men sought to marry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her eyes-those steady, cool eyes that rarely betrayed emotion-were filled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with clear displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murmurs surged like a rising tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Fairy Bai Xueqing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She came?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She doesn't look pleased at all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Luo Qing stiffened, sweat beading at her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Young Master... you're dead. Absolutely dead!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing stopped at the edge of the courtyard, her gaze fixed upon her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>younger brother seated on the great chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice, calm yet edged with frost, cut across the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, if it isn't my dear sister. What's up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan casually remarked, as if he had done nothing wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's up? What do you mean 'what's up'? What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing asked, obviously aware of the farce that had been unfolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan casually replied, as if he had done nothing wrong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, this? Father asked me to check whether any of them are suitable to be\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>your husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you turned this into your amusement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing flared up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. Without a sense of humor, how can they be worthy of your\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hand? I am just testing them,\" Bai Zihan said with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing narrowed her eyes, obviously displeased-not just at Bai Zihan's bizarre method, but at the marriage itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I already told Father I have no interest in marriage!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed Bai Tianheng was adamant about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, why wouldn't he be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His youngest son was already engaged and might be married within a year or\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two, while she was still yet to be promised to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head, a sly glint in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, sister... you should join me,\" he suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing's eyes narrowed sharply. Her gaze, as cold and precise as a sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, thanks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She replied coolly, leaving no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan chuckled softly, shrugging as if to say, as you wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her attention to the gathered suitors, her posture straightened, her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>voice carrying over the courtyard like a gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen carefully,\" she said, every word precise and measured, \"I have no\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interest in marriage. Don't waste your time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, with no room for doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence followed. The guests blinked, taken aback by the blunt\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>declaration of the Empire's most coveted maiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Lady Bai Xueqing, we are sincere! Please, give us a chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear, my heart is true. Don't dismiss me outright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Bai Xueqing, I am ready to face any challenge, endure any trial-just allow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>me to show you that I am deserving of your hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Third Prince Yu Wenzhao lifted his chin, voice strong with pride. \"Bai Xueqing, you cannot simply dismiss those who have the means, the talent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the honor to marry you. Surely, you can give us the courtesy of a fair\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>chance.\" The air tensed. Bai Xueqing's gaze swept across the courtyard, resting on each would-be suitor like an inspection blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Ack!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't like any of them and found them repulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was clear-outright refusal was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, many of them have powerful backgrounds and offending them\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't be good for the Bai Clan, at least without a good reason. Her eyes flicked toward her brother, who lounged lazily on the great chair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>watching the scene with mild amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of an idea ignited in her mind. Her lips curved ever so slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well,\" she said, her tone calm but carrying absolute authority. \"I will give\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any of you a chance-on one condition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suitors stiffened, hearts pounding in anticipation. Hope surged through them-finally, the moment they had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes darted toward Bai Xueqing, eager to hear the condition, imagining it might\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>be some trial of skill, knowledge, or refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely it wouldn't be anything as absurd and weird as what Bai Zihan asked for,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must defeat my brother, Bai Zihan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1204,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","5815a809e77a4b09a34de6b0d47412f257b63045de60a203053b1b1b31142d6d","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-298","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-296",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]