[{"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-331":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},60189,84,"Chapter 331 Repent, Fifth Prince","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked down at the pitiful figure sprawled before him-blood dripping from split lips, face swollen and unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stepped closer, his boot landing beside the Fifth Prince's face. The marble floor groaned faintly under the pressure of his Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me,\" Bai Zihan's voice was quiet now, soft enough to chill bone, \"why did you take Luo Qing? Was it to lure me out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince blinked in confusion, stunned that the question was even asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What? What are you-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan crouched, his gaze boring into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Answer me properly. You dared to take her away on the lies that it was me who told her to come. Was that your goal-to provoke me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince shook his head weakly, blood spattering on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't even know what you're talking about! Lure you? Why would I-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed hard, grimacing in pain, then managed to speak again, his tone laced with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're talking about that servant girl, then she was brought to me. She was given to me, wasn't she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Given to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally realized why Bai Zihan was so angry and beating him. It was all for that servant girl, though he still couldn't understand why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, Luo Qing was pretty-but for the Fifth Prince, he only thought of her as a prettier flower, not something worth getting angry over for plucking. And It certainly didn't warrant offending a royal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the Fifth Prince could see a way to end this torture-by telling the man before him that he wasn't the one who had forcefully taken her away like he seemed to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! That maid said she was sent by a young master as a gift to me. I was deceived as well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a heartbeat, there was silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound cracked like thunder. The Fifth Prince's head snapped sideways again, his body spinning as he crashed against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan straightened slowly, his expression unreadable, but the killing intent around him thickened like a suffocating fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Someone used the Fifth Prince? Or was it me who is being used?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace maid had called Luo Qing by using his name. This wasn't random. Someone had planned this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either they knew that I would beat the Fifth Prince, hoping to use that pretense to accuse me or force some kind of deal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps a rival of the Fifth Prince, wanting to use me to get rid of him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Prince, perhaps?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan wasn't too sure, but he understood that the Fifth Prince had been used-but he also didn't regret beating the Fifth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't erase the sin that he had committed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Fifth Prince were a decent person, he would never have dared to lay a hand on Luo Qing when she had clearly shown no interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only proved that the Fifth Prince was a lecherous bastard who forced himself upon maids and servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan normally wouldn't care about such scum-but this time, the man had touched what belonged to him, whether it was because of a ploy or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Fifth Prince was the one whol made that choice. To Bai Zihan, he was just as responsible as whoever was behind this farce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the Fifth Prince, whose consciousness was flickering from the blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A maid, you said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince groaned faintly, nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan immediately glanced toward the place where the maid standing guard had fainted earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Was she acting? Or perhaps she woke up and escaped?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that it seemed to be the same maid the Fifth Prince was referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was definitely under the order of whoever was behind this or perhaps it was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, she escaped when he was busy dealing with the Fifth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan exhaled slowly, his mind sharp and quiet amidst the anger boiling beneath his calm exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned away and walked toward the grand chair of the Fifth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Bai Zihan sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince, dazed and barely conscious, stared in disbelief as the young man-his tormentor-sat on his chair as though he owned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he knew it was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while being beaten, he had clearly heard the Commander mention the Bai Clan-something about a potential war with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone made him realize who the person before him truly was: someone from the esteemed Bai Clan of the Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how ignorant one might be, every Royal was taught about the Desolate Heaven Empire and its strongest forces-one of which was the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had already abandoned any hope of the Royal Commander saving him. The only chance for survival now was if the man before him chose to let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan leaned back, resting one arm on the armrest, his gaze sharp and commanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard the Commander telling one of his soldiers to call the Emperor, so he waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, of course, it wasn't to apologize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he hoped that with the Emperor's arrival, the true perpetrator of this scheme would also show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that person's goal was to implicate him, they would definitely appear to press the accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there was a high chance this was a plot to get rid of the Fifth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Prince,\" he said calmly, his tone cutting through the thick silence, \"I'll give you one order. Stand up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince's lips trembled. His pride screamed at him not to obey, but his body refused to move otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under that oppressive presence, even breathing felt like a sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled onto his knees, pressing a bloody hand against the ground for balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" Bai Zihan continued, voice utterly cold, \"repent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince's head snapped up, fury flickering in his swollen eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he realized the status of Bai Zihan, it was not like he could simply take such injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already slapped several times and now, Bai Zihan demands him to repent if that wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze met his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden, invisible pressure slammed down again, forcing the Fifth Prince's words to die in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest heaved, sweat beading along his temples as he felt the weight of Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan's spiritual pressure pinning him like an insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, repent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each word hit like a hammer, infused with Qi that made the marble floor tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince's last ounce of resistance shattered. His head lowered involuntarily, his voice hoarse and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I repent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan closed his eyes briefly, exhaling as though to rid himself of the stench of arrogance and deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't there be someone else you should be apologizing to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, it was directed at Luo Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince looked at Luo Qing, then back at Bai Zihan, as if asking whether he was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, the almighty Fifth Prince-one of the closest to being the next Emperor- bow and apologize to a mere mortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed an even greater humiliation than being beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he could at least understand losing to Bai Zihan, whose strength and status were undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apologizing to a mortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was beyond comprehension for someone who has always treated Mortals as lesser being.\u003C\u002Fp>",1241,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab74bff8d51c7308d694d39d2427d54ad57f54c8a33e55a3e940d0b6106895c5","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-332","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-330",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]