[{"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-341":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},60199,84,"Chapter 341 After the Empire Fell Silent","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-341",341,"\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was already too preoccupied with his own thoughts to care about the Second Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't care about palace drama or any of the chaos unfolding around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did realize that without his interference, the Second Prince might have indeed become the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Bai Zihan didn't think so-or rather, he believed that the Second Prince's reign would have been short-lived even if he was successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Chong Sheng, the Heaven-Chosen One, was in the Falling Star Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he might have taken advantage of the chaos from the Imperial conflict to seize the throne himself, or place someone of his choosing upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the Second Prince was destined not to sit on the throne, even if Bai Zihan hadn't intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, there was no use pondering what could have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't much that he had gained from coming to the Falling Star Empire- aside from meeting a Heaven-Chosen One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan knew that Chong Sheng could become a terrifying opponent one day, and the only comforting thought was that Chong Sheng didn't seem to regard him as an enemy-yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stretched slightly, brushing dust off his robes. His expression returned to that lazy indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he turned toward his Clan Member and spoke casually-almost bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've lost all interest,\" he said. \"Let's go back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hit everyone like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield, littered with corpses and the stench of burnt Qi, fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the Imperial Family would now be under the control of Bai Zihan but he wants to leave now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor, who had braced himself for another disaster, blinked in disbelief. After all this... he's just leaving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have seized the entire Falling Star Empire if he wished. The military, the court, even the people-after such a display, none would dare oppose him. Yet Bai Zihan didn't seem to notice... or perhaps, he simply didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor exhaled slowly, relief washing over him. His hands, hidden within his sleeves, trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought this calamity would end with his head rolling across the palace floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite all that had happened, it seemed that things were finally returning to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, Grand Elder is certainly taking his time. He must be growing old,\" Bai Zihan said, noticing that Bai Ren was still not back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else would have dared say such a thing about someone like Bai Ren-an existence akin to a god, one of the strongest in the Desolate Heaven Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan, you've even started speaking behind my back now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren's voice came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dragging two Great Ascension Realm cultivators with him. Judging by their condition, they had been the strongest among the enemy-and likely held the most information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren had kept them alive for questioning; otherwise, they would have long since joined the others in hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan wasn't the least bit worried that Bai Ren had heard his comment. Not like he told a lie anyways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised him was that the Grand Elder had managed to restrain himself -and had kept his earlier request to keep a few alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captives looked like hollow shells, their souls crushed and wills broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, against Grand Elder, anyone would have their will crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan walked closer, his boots crunching against shattered stone and dried blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped a few steps away, expression calm, tone indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me,\" he said softly, \"where is your headquarters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, the older, tried to speak-but only a hoarse wheeze came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other quickly shook his head, trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... don't know,\" the younger one stammered, voice breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's expression didn't change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had expected as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who ordered you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older cultivator swallowed hard, throat moving as if forcing the words out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Elder Shuhai!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Shuhai again,\" Bai Zihan murmured, more to himself than to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he wasn't on the level of other elders and definitely above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued questioning them-methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anyone above Elder Shuhai?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't know,\" one whispered. \"Elder Shuhai is the highest rank person I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head slightly, expression thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan continued asking various questions but the answer left him unsatisfied. Either they didn't know or it was information that Bai Zihan already\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the questioning ended, Bai Zihan looked at them both for a long, silent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... it seems you really don't know anything useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he couldn't even tell whether they were lying or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Should I ask Feilian to perform a Soul Search on them?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an option, but doing so on Great Ascension Realm cultivators-who might not know anything-wasn't worth spending her Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan scrapped the idea of using Feilian; it simply wasn't worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they would open their mouths after being tortured in the Bai Clan if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they are hiding something. He could only hope so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is the person that has fallen for Xie Wanshou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him realize just how crucial Xie Wanshou was-and how important\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the person who took an interest in her must be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even Great Ascension Realm elders were denied entry to the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>headquarters or have their souls and memories tampered with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place so secretive yet Xie Wanshou was allowed in their headquarters though\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she seemed to be blindfolded and had her senses closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like it was back to square one. For now, he could only rely on Xie Wanshou and wait for that mysterious person to contact her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, after this ordeal, he understood one thing clearly-the organization behind all this was terrifyingly powerful, to the point that even the Bai Clan might not\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>be able to face them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly couldn't take them on with his current strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, while waiting for information... he needed to grow stronger. Otherwise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if he did find their headquarters, he might not be able to exact his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan began to walk away, he was truly leaving the place after having destroyed the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor could only suppress the rising complaint in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Bai Zihan was leaving. The palace could be rebuilt, but life could not be\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone was reason enough for gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","470223e03485398b8ca17a6410469eff5401b8c4ce826fc7b615b48327204b53","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-342","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-340",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]