[{"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-351":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},60509,84,"Chapter 351 Uncle Lu Xiangyuan?","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-351",351,"\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan, he isn't playing a prank, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing muttered as she waited for Bai Zihan to show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was well-aware that he wouldn't be scared by someone like Lu Xiangyuan, but she also knew him well enough to know that he might not take this fight seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Bai Zihan, it might just be some insignificant stuff, but for the rest, it was an important fight that might change the influence in the Heaven Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan didn't know for sure either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else began the count in their mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one passed heavier than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the fifth breath, the crowd's murmurs had grown restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the seventh, whispers had turned into open ridicule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like he really ran.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He actually didn't dare show up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Sect Leader's Faction members exchanged bitter, resigned\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>expressions as if they could already feel the political blow crashing down on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Wu Heng's smile deepened, smug and satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there wasn't a fight and perhaps the effect would be less than if Lu Xiangyuan won against Bai Zihan, it was still good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Disciples should come to know that even Bai Zihan, the one feared by many, ran away in fear after challenging Lu Xiangyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Anti-Sect Leader Faction's influence would be unmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Xiangyuan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply watched the empty entrance path with a cold, superior stare. Eighth breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lip curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sneered, his voice dripping with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is Bai Zihan. Truly fitting-no matter how hyped he becomes, a coward remains a coward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiangyuan raised a hand, ready to declare the obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A challenger who fails to appear-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is nothing but-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that very moment-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rippled across the audience with all looking in the other direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, unhurried footstep echoed from the far end of the walkway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unrushed-as if the entire sect wasn't waiting on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversations died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of heads turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elders stopped speaking. All can talk behind his back, but when in front of him, one can't help but swallow those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Bai Zihan-if he seeks revenge against you, no matter how much you look down on him, you can't help but be scared for your life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan walked toward the Dueling Platform with calm and cool composure. Every gaze locked onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan simply walked-each step quiet, but somehow louder than all the noise that came before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stepped onto the final stretch of the walkway, his robes fluttering gently in the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not hurried. Not tense. Not even remotely apologetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally stepped onto the edge of the dueling platform, his gaze sweeping lazily across the thousands of disciples, elders, peak masters, and hall masters seated above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression remained calm-unbothered, almost bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan exhaled lightly and spoke in a tone neither loud nor soft, yet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>somehow every single person heard him clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? I didn't expect so many people to gather here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he tilted his head slightly, his voice carrying a faint, almost lazy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems the Heaven Sword Sect has far too much free time on its hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Outer Disciples, Inner Disciples, Core Disciples... and even Elders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, letting his words sink in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you standing around here watching instead of cultivating. Tsk! Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of outrage exploded through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did he just say?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's the reason we're all here-how dare he blame us?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he insane?! Does he want the entire sect to hate him?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who supported him stiffened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing and Chu Ziyan, who almost always focused on cultivating and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>practicing, were here today to support Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now-he insulted everyone for showing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even they felt a bit angry when they were insulted after they decided to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sacrifice their time to come and support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Elders' faces darkened visibly, their expressions contorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How insolent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does he have no respect for seniority?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He dares to lecture us?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Peak Master Qinglan rubbed her temples, silently wondering what she\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>should do to fix that damn mouth of Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no need to say how insulted Elder Wu Heng and the others felt. They\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just waited for the moment that Lu Xiangyuan would fix Bai Zihan's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan-he was the reason they were here. If not for him challenging Lu Xiangyuan, none of them would be here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet-here he was, criticizing them for not working harder despite him being the literal reason as to why they were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lu Xiangyuan-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression twisted, a sharp vein pulsing on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This arrogant bastard challenged him before everyone, showed up late, insulted the people for coming to see him, and acted as if he were the one\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inconvenienced?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiangyuan's qi flared wildly, ripping through the air in jagged waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was angry because Bai Zihan was still focused on doing other things rather\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>than focusing on fighting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected Bai Zihan to be solely focused on him, but he instead treated it as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the fight with him were his side mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan, you dare make me wait! Come quickly and face your defeat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan finally turned his attention toward the center of the stage-toward Lu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiangyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes met for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's brows slowly knitted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in... genuine confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head, stared at Lu Xiangyuan for a long, uncomfortable second-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he deliberately looked to his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then to his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then behind himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he looked back at Lu Xiangyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint frown tugged at his lips as he asked, voice innocent yet somehow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dripping with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is Lu Xiangyuan still not here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire sect collectively choked. Lu Xiangyuan's face froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan blinked, raised a hand, and politely cupped his fist toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, have you seen him? I was supposed to fight a fellow disciple named Lu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiangyuan today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word hit like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples gasped as if struck. \"U-Uncle?! Did he just-?!\" \"He called Lu Xiangyuan uncle?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he deliberately mocking Lu Xiangyuan or does he really not know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiangyuan's hand trembled from sheer fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had expected Bai Zihan to mock him for his age-after all, Bai Zihan had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>done that and used that as justification to challenge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even prepared his heart before the duel, thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will definitely jab at my age... stay calm, stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was beyond anything he imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slap followed by a kick, followed by being buried alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiangyuan's jaw twitched violently as his qi surged uncontrollably, the tiles\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beneath him cracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You\" he hissed, teeth grinding, \"-are courting death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, why are you getting angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked genuinely startled. Then someone from the crowd called out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Bai Zihan, that uncle is Lu Xiangyuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Bai Zihan blinked innocently. \"You're Lu Xiangyuan? I apologize. You just\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looked a bit... seasoned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He narrowed his eyes slightly, pretending to inspect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know-wrinkles here, wrinkles there... I truly thought you were some\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>elder who came to supervise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps erupted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several disciples physically recoiled while others couldn't help but find this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>situation hilarious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Bai Xueqing and Chu Ziyan winced in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Bai Zihan's ability. Killing the opponent with his word before the fight\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiangyuan could no longer restrain his killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You-shameless-arrogant-Bai Zihan!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual Qi exploded outward, shaking the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan simply leaned back slightly, almost leisurely, as if watching a mild\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tantrum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone thought that finally Bai Zihan was apologizing as indeed, he had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crossed a line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought that Lu Xiangyuan had yet to appear, hence why I waited for him. I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thought he got cold feet and didn't accept my challenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan continued, as if it were really genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't think that the referee Uncle was actually Lu Xiangyuan. However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>please forgive me, for I didn't think that you would look so old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan added. His words were as insulting as they could get, hitting Lu Xiangyuan right where it hurt. Lu Xiangyuan's veins bulged so hard one could draw a map from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd watched with wide eyes, unable to fathom how Bai Zihan was alive\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>considering the level of provocation he had achieved within less than a minute. Hatred. Fury. Shock. Disbelief. And in the center of it all-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood there, the picture of calm, looking at Lu Xiangyuan with the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>same expression one might use when examining a curious insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension thickened like a storm ready to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel hadn't even started-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And already, Lu Xiangyuan had lost all composure.\u003C\u002Fp>",1518,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","66e176510cf1c337338a2f6283ff7ba348b9ab4529ea0c207513486f1e93b003","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-352","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-450",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]