[{"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-486":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},60244,84,"Chapter 486 End of Wen Haoyu","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-486",486,"\u003Cp>This was what an experienced political schemer was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with evidence laid bare before the entire Imperial Court, he still refused to admit fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched desperately for loopholes, for distortions, for anything he could twist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the crystal-clear projection of the Memory Crystal Mirror, his words were dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, it was undeniably the Azure Sun Holy Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recording showed Bai Zihan entering the Sect openly. The mountain gates. The disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders. Many among them were well-known figures-recognizable faces who had attended gatherings and competitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the elder conducting the experiments had revealed far too much within the recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no room left for doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Wen Haoyu tried to deny it-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu still did not think it was hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had Li Jianhong, Zhao Wutian, and even the Emperor on his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he did not admit guilt, as long as he maintained defiance, there was still a sliver of hope that power could reshape truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu's gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward Li Jianhong first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhao Wutian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw made his blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were no longer confident nor did they dare look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer seeming to want to shield him with subtle nods or calm authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianhong's expression was stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wutian's jaw was tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's face was unreadable-but his eyes had grown colder. Worse-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding court no longer held condemnation toward Bai Zihan. That tide had reversed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes aimed at Wen Haoyu now were filled with something far more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dared to commit such evil... and still had the face to complain when invaded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what their expressions seemed to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ministers looked as though they wanted to strike him down where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sect leaders stared as if looking at filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who had previously supported the Azure Sun Holy Sect now kept their distance-subtly shifting their bodies, as if proximity itself might taint them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could understand what Wen Haoyu had been thinking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had fled and hidden himself, he wouldn't get caught..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had returned to the Imperial Court, and that too to accuse the Bai Clan as though he were the victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though he were the innocent one wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would not just be the Bai Clan he faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be every Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere within the grand hall had turned one hundred and eighty\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments ago, Bai Zihan had stood alone beneath hundreds of condemning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu stood isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subtle fluctuations of spiritual intent in the hall had changed direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were no longer pressing toward Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were pressing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed to provide an explanation-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed to twist fate one final time-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bead of sweat slid slowly down his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since the trial began-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chair scraped violently against the marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xing stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usually refined patriarch of the Chu Clan no longer carried diplomatic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual aura surged outward, not attacking-but pressing heavily upon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu like a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wen Haoyu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice boomed across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you get the audacity to accuse the Bai Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each word struck like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You committed such vile acts-experimenting on children-and you still dared\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to stand here pretending to be wronged?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes blazed with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did your conscience get eaten by a dog?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collective intake of breath followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such crude words were rarely spoken within the Imperial Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one rebuked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many silently agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should have been eaten,\" Chu Xing continued coldly, \"Only someone without\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a conscience could do what you have done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu's lips trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I had no knowledge of-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shout cut him off like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare claim ignorance? You were the Sect Leader of Azure Sun! You dare\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tell us you knew nothing of the underground chambers beneath your own Sect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grounds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dripped with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think we are fools?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other clan leaders who had previously remained silent, mostly from the Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan's alliance, now voiced their opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, if the recording is authentic-and it appears indisputable-then\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this is not a minor offense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kidnapping children. Conducting forbidden experiments. Such crimes shake the foundation of the Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is allowed to pass with light punishment, what message does it send?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must investigate this properly and give the Azure Sun Holy Sect the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>harshest punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs of agreement spread rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide was irreversible now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Azure Sun Holy Sect must be held fully accountable. Those responsible\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>should face death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death sentence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall, once aligned against the Bai Clan, now thundered with condemnation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>toward Azure Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And as for Bai Zihan-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes shifted unconsciously toward the youth standing calmly beneath the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dragon throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He should not be punished. He should be rewarded. He exposed a festering rot\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within the Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another clan leader spoke up firmly, \"If not for him, how many more children\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would have disappeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He did what the Imperial Court failed to uncover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was dangerous-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anything,\" the elder continued, \"the Bai Clan rendered a service to the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nods followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some who had previously supported the Zhao and Li Clans now maintained careful neutrality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Public sentiment had flipped completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments ago-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan had stood as a criminal awaiting sentencing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood as a potential hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Haoyu felt the shift like a blade sliding across his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual intent in the hall was no longer ambiguous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was murderous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered back half a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is slander... distortion... you cannot condemn an entire Holy Sect based\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on one recording-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his voice no longer carried force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate. Above all- Alone!\u003C\u002Fp>",1032,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","8d4f9b6d2dcbd256892a910fb428f035b941ac1d55b37b7ba9d81d5102886ff6","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-487","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-485",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]