Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 28 28: Shadows of the Past

Hearing Bai Zihan's voice, everyone turned toward the source.

Bai Zihan stood at the entrance of the garden, his expression twisted in irritation.

While others might see this as him being angry due to these Bai Clan mbers approaching his fiancée, in reality, he was angry because he, Bai Zihan, had to co here to help Chu Ziyan.

His presence, while not particularly domineering, carried a certain arrogance—though those who knew him understood it was just his usual attitude.

Chu Ziyan glanced at him, her expression unreadable.

(So he finally decided to show up, huh?)

Chu Ziyan was certain that Bai Zihan wouldn't show up at all, yet he did, which added so points in her opinion—although that would be until she learned that Bai Zihan was forced by his sister.

Bai Clan mbers began to flatter him at his presence, with so already fleeing the scene, wanting nothing to do with the problematic child of the Bai Clan.

Others were also planning to do the sa.

(It's like he's so kind of plague.)

Chu Ziyan thought when she saw many of those people who had been pestering her run away at the speed of light.

The people she had difficulty trying to chase away were imdiately leaving at the re presence of Bai Zihan.

Although that could just show how bad a reputation and personality Bai Zihan had, at the mont, she felt good about this trait of his.

Bai Jian, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Zihan, I was just speaking with your fiancée," Bai Jian said with a smirk.

Although he didn't like dealing with Bai Zihan most of the ti, today wasn't a situation where he could easily back down.

"Hah?"

Bai Zihan sounded irritated as he looked around.

"And I reckon that you all are here for the sa reason as well?"

Bai Zihan said as he glared at them.

They didn't know what to say and rely nodded in agreent.

Sigh!

He didn't sigh because of their answer. Rather, even with so many people gathered here, Bai Zihan knew that they had failed.

Just looking at Chu Ziyan's face, Bai Zihan knew that they could never succeed in seducing her even if he gave them three years.

She looked more like she was ready to beat them up—just as she had beaten him years ago—rather than soone who could fall in love.

(Useless!)

He thought.

"If so, then you should all leave!"

Bai Zihan directly commanded them as if he owned the Bai Clan's garden.

Bai Jian turned toward Bai Zihan with a composed smile.

"Ah, Zihan. No need to be so aggressive," Bai Jian said smoothly.

"We were rely having a friendly conversation. After all, Miss Chu is going to be part of our Bai Clan. Isn't it only natural for us to get to know her better?"

So of the other Bai Clan geniuses nodded in agreent, feigning innocence.

"Cut the bullshit, Jian," Bai Zihan said coldly.

"I know exactly what you're all thinking."

A brief silence fell over the group.

Bai Zihan let out a low chuckle.

"I don't care what fantasies you have, but let give you a piece of advice—leave it alone while I'm still being nice."

Bai Zihan didn't want to deal with them anymore, and if he didn't help Chu Ziyan while they were still harassing Chu Ziyan, then he knew that he would be called again by Bai Xueqing.

Since that was the case, and these useless fools weren't going to succeed anyway, he wanted them to give up right then and there to avoid wasting his ti.

"What? Still not going?"

Bai Zihan asked, now visibly annoyed by the lack of obedience from these people.

One should know that he, Bai Zihan, was always domineering in the Bai Clan, and no matter how strong one was, they had to listen to him.

(Just because you think my position is unstable, you want to be disobedient?)

Bai Zihan thought.

"Hah! Just because I have been behaving particularly well these days, you now think that you can go against ?"

(Lies!)

Everyone thought as Bai Zihan lied through his teeth about being on his best behavior.

If he had truly been on his best behavior, he wouldn't have made trouble for those Heaven Sword Sect disciples.

"Especially you, Bai Jian. I don't think you've forgotten, have you?"

Bai Jian's fingers curled slightly, but he kept his face calm.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Bai Jian replied nervously.

"Oh? Maybe I should remind you," Bai Zihan said, tilting his head.

"Don't you rember begging to spare you? And I did—on the condition that you'd obey whatever I said. What? Have you forgotten already?"

The surrounding Bai Clan mbers stiffened as they all knew what Bai Zihan was talking about.

Even Chu Ziyan raised an eyebrow as she wasn't aware of such an interesting thing.

Bai Jian's eyes darkened, but he kept himself composed.

"That was a long ti ago!"

Bai Jian yelled as his hand trembled.

"Was it? Just a little boy who got a bit stronger, and now you think you can go against ?"

Bai Zihan said, poking a finger against Bai Jian's forehead.

Bai Jian's jaw tightened.

Indeed, he was once just a boy who was thoroughly bullied and humiliated by Bai Zihan.

Of course, it wasn't just him. Perhaps almost every Bai Clan mber of his generation had suffered at least once at the hands of Bai Zihan.

Before cultivation, Bai Zihan was much stronger than others, and talent didn't matter much because all of them couldn't cultivate.

But Bai Zihan had always been the heir and, as such, wielded much more authority than others.

It didn't help that he was nurtured well due to being the heir and also because of his doting mother, who spared no resources to help him since birth.

They, the Bai Clan's younger generation, knew that Bai Zihan was the heir and soone that they had to listen to.

Therefore, Bai Zihan could do whatever he wanted to them, and during that period, they were indeed helpless against Bai Zihan—to the point that they are still scared of Bai Zihan to this day.

They might be powerful, much more powerful than Bai Zihan, but their ntal scars made them fear Bai Zihan, despite them insulting and backbiting him in his absence.

This was especially true for Bai Jian, who had likely suffered the most under Bai Zihan's hand.

While Bai Zihan didn't always resort to violence, he treated the Bai Clan mbers like servants, often pushing them around, and Bai Jian, in particular, found himself blad for things he hadn't done—things that were actually Bai Zihan's fault.

This treatnt was what drove Bai Jian to work relentlessly to escape Bai Zihan's bullying and the suffering that ca with it.

It was also the reason why he beca obsessed with the position of heir—so that one day, Bai Zihan would understand the pain of losing everything and suffering like he did.

"Zihan, don't think you can threaten like before. I'm not that sa person anymore. I've changed!"

Bai Jian declared, his voice firm with newfound resolve.

(This ti, I'll overco my trauma!)

In the past, he would have been too afraid, his instinct forcing him to bow down before Bai Zihan due to the scars of his previous humiliation.

Even now, deep down, he knew he was stronger than he used to be, but the mories of his tornt would have usually made him hesitate.

But today... Today, sothing had shifted.

Bai Jian felt a surge of courage he hadn't felt in years.

The ti had co for him to finally confront the shadows of his past and break free from the chains that Bai Zihan had once wrapped around him.