[{"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-456":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},60214,84,"Chapter 456 The Arrogance of a Would-Be Ruler","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-456",456,"\u003Cp>Elder Han thought that he could really rule the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Bai Zihan in his hands, forcing the Bai Clan to hand over their precious techniques would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although oblivious to why the Bai Clan still cared about such a cripple, he knew that they would be willing to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Elder Han had never intended to stop there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after the Bai Clan fulfilled their promise, he never intended to keep his word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow, cold smile crept onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the technique was obtained-once that Saint-Grade Sword Technique fell into his grasp he would give Bai Zihan to the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a huge reward for capturing Bai Zihan, and he intended to claim it after obtaining the technique from the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the Bai Clan inevitably discovered the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he fear retaliation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might be furious, but there would be nothing they could do at that point other than deal with the Li-Zhao Alliance who would have Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew for sure that the Li-Zhao Alliance would use Bai Zihan as a bargaining chip to threaten the Bai Clan, forcing them into confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed to do was wait for them to plunge into a full-scale war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's breathing slowed, anticipation curling in his chest like sweet poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Let them fight!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the dust settled, both sides would be exhausted-wounded beasts tearing at one another's throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he agreed to help Li-Zhao Allaince, he didn't intend to keep those words either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will be watching and waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(When both sides are weak...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's smile widened, his eyes narrowing into slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(That will be my time.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, with the Saint-Grade technique in hand and resources accumulated from both sides-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would descend like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not as a sect leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han leaned back into the throne, laughter bubbling softly in his chest, barely restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That glorious day-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(It will come very soon!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in his fantasies, Elder Han reclined against the jade throne, eyes half-lidded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, the future had already unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan kneeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li-Zhao Alliance bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire trembling beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could almost taste it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan watched him quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short, sharp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fu... Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed clearly through the silent hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's daydream shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes snapped open, sharp and irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you laughing at?\" Elder Han demanded, frowning deeply. \"What is so\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan lifted his head slightly, finally meeting Elder Han's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no fear in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only amusement-and pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just thinking,\" Bai Zihan said lightly, his tone relaxed, almost casual, \"how frightening ambition can be... when it grows faster than one's abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan continued, unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You truly believe everything will go exactly as you planned,\" he said, shaking\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his head faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That capturing me and blackmailing the Bai Clan is so simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile widened-cold and mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only things in this world were that easy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan realized that Elder Han was someone who counted his chickens\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before they hatched-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who believed everything would unfold exactly as he imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps succeeding in rising to the position of Sect Leader had made him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>delusional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan took a slow step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know your place,\" he added calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And learn to control your greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's eyes flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You already seized the position of Sect Leader,\" Bai Zihan said, his voice steady\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet you still want more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Biting off more than you can chew will only lead to one ending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\" Elder Han snorted harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted with disdain rather than doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrogant brat,\" he sneered. \"You speak as if you understand the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, sleeves snapping as his aura surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are nothing more than a crippled hostage,\" Elder Han said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A frog at the bottom of the well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elders,\" he commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, several figures stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Restrain Bai Zihan,\" Elder Han ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep him alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curled into a cruel smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will contact the Bai Clan soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders exchanged brief glances, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sect Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two elders stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their footsteps echoed heavily against the stone floor as they closed in on Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zihan, their eyes filled not with caution-but excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is Bai Zihan,\" he muttered, his voice dripping with mockery. \"The\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so-called terror of the battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other elder chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Times really do change,\" he said. \"To think that even someone like him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would end up in such a state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stopped just a few steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Bai Zihan neither resisted nor released any aura, their confidence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When would they ever get another chance like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man whose name once made demonic cultivators flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who even the allies couldn't help but fear. Now standing quietly before them like a lamb to be slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a joke,\" one elder said arrogantly as he reached out. \"Fearsome? Heh. Without cultivation, you're nothing\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other elder pulled out a pair of suppression cuffs, runes faintly glowing. \"Don't worry,\" he said with cruel amusement. \"We'll make sure you're kept\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>very... comfortably.\" They moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan scoffed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silence only emboldened them further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the cuffs were about to close around his wrists-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, searing pain exploded in both elders' chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-UGHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first elder stiffened, eyes bulging in disbelief. \"What is happen-ARGH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second elder let out a strangled gasp as his knees buckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them dropped to their knees directly in front of Bai Zihan, hands\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clutching their chests as if their hearts were being crushed by an invisible\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" Bai Zihan said calmly, looking down at them. \"That is the posture you should use when speaking to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","331a8eb694daa23cc0364e7588345a620a3a612c2c207aa22448421ba4f2fbd5","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-457","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-455",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]