Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

The corridor was deep, like the throat of a giant beast, swallowing up all the light. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen walked quickly through it, their heartbeats were particularly clear in the silent environment.

"Mengmeng, are you okay?" Xiao Yichen held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly and asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, it's just..." Chu Mengmeng hesitated to speak. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put it into words.

They had just escaped from the trap set by Lin Yuxin, and the black-clad ally helped them out, saving them from being killed. But Chu Mengmeng always felt that the black-clad man's appearance was too strange, and his timing and his eyes made her feel uneasy.

As if to confirm her uneasiness, there was a sudden commotion at the end of the corridor, accompanied by messy footsteps and shouting, and a strong sense of oppression came over her.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!" Xiao Yichen's face changed and he immediately realized that the situation was not good.

He took Chu Mengmeng and hid in a secret room beside the corridor. As soon as they closed the door, they heard dense footsteps outside. Through the crack in the door, they saw dozens of practitioners in black clothes surrounding the corridor, and everyone had a cold murderous intent on their faces.

"Xiao Yichen, Chu Mengmeng, I know you are in there, come out and die!" A cold voice echoed in the corridor, with undisguised murderous intent.

It’s Lin Yuxin!

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and saw despair in each other's eyes. They never thought that Lin Yuxin was so cunning and had already laid a trap here.

"What should we do? What should we do now?" Chu Mengmeng asked anxiously. The innocence of the past disappeared, replaced by deep fear.

"Don't be afraid, Mengmeng, I will definitely protect you." Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, his eyes were firm, but his clenched fists were trembling slightly, showing his inner nervousness.

At this moment, the door of the secret room was suddenly kicked open from the outside, and a figure in black appeared at the door. It was the black-clad ally who had helped before!

"You..." Xiao Yichen looked at him in disbelief, his eyes filled with anger and disappointment, "Why did you betray us?"

The man in black sneered and took off the black scarf on his head, revealing a familiar face.

"Are you surprised? Mr. Xiao, Miss Chu, it's been a long time."

Chu Mengmeng exclaimed: "It's you! You were at the auction that day..."

"Yes, it is me." The man in black interrupted her, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "I forgot to introduce myself. My last name is Zhang, and I am a butler under Miss Lin."

"So you are also Lin Yuxin's man!" Chu Mengmeng immediately understood that they had fallen into Lin Yuxin's trap from the very beginning, and the so-called "ally" was just a pawn to paralyze them!

Despair overwhelmed them like a tide...

Chu Mengmeng's voice suddenly stopped, and despair was like a huge web that tightly wrapped around her. From the chance encounter at the auction to the timely appearance of the man in black, everything was a trap carefully woven by Lin Yuxin, and they, like two butterflies that strayed into a spider web, could only watch themselves sink deeper and deeper.

"Smart, Miss Chu is indeed smart." Butler Zhang clapped his hands, with undisguised mockery in his tone, "It's a pity that you found out too late."

As soon as the voice fell, a slender figure slowly walked out from the shadow at the end of the corridor. She was wearing a purple dress, with long black hair draped over her shoulders. There was a cold smile on her delicate face, like a blooming poppy, beautiful but deadly.

"Long time no see, Mr. Xiao, Miss Chu." Lin Yuxin's voice was like ice beads falling to the ground, crisp yet icy cold.

Seeing Lin Yuxin appear, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's hearts sank to the bottom. They knew that they were doomed today.

"Lin Yuxin, what exactly do you want?" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, his tone full of anger and powerlessness.

"What do I want?" Lin Yuxin chuckled, a trace of resentment flashing in her eyes, "I originally just wanted to take back everything that belongs to me, but you insisted on going against me, so don't blame me for being cruel!"

She walked closer step by step, and every step seemed to step on the hearts of Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, making them almost breathless.

"Do you think you can compete with me with your cleverness? How naive!" Lin Yuxin stopped in front of them, looking down at them with disdain in her tone, "I tell you, your plan failed from the beginning. Everything you do is under my control!"

"Impossible!" Chu Mengmeng shook her head in disbelief, "We clearly..."

"Mingming what?" Lin Yuxin interrupted her, a trace of mockery flashing in her eyes, "Mingming found helpers? Mingming destroyed my plan? Don't be naive, Miss Chu, those are just smoke bombs I deliberately released, just to lure you here and catch you all in one fell swoop!"

Despair, like a pool of stagnant water, surrounded Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen tightly. They leaned against the cold wall, with no way to retreat or escape.

"Mengmeng, don't be afraid. Even if I die, I will protect you!" Xiao Yichen held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly, giving her the final comfort.

Chu Mengmeng didn't say anything, but just leaned her head on his shoulder, feeling his body temperature and his last tenderness.

Just when everything seemed hopeless, there was a commotion at the end of the corridor. Then, a deep voice echoed in the corridor: "Whoever dares to touch them, first ask the sword in my hand if it agrees!"

 Chapter 174 The Abyss of Despair

The sound was like thunder, exploding in the silent corridor. A trace of astonishment flashed across Lin Yuxin's face. She turned back suddenly and saw a figure in a black cloak appearing at the end of the corridor.

The cloak covered the man's face, revealing only a pair of hawk-like eyes. In his hand, he held an ancient long sword, with a faint cold light flowing on the sword, like a sleeping dragon that could wake up at any time.

"Who are you?" Lin Yuxin asked vigilantly. She could feel that the person exuded a strong aura and was definitely not an ordinary person.

The man in black did not answer, but slowly raised the sword in his hand and pointed it at Lin Yuxin.

"Do you want to meddle in other people's business?" There was a hint of anger in Lin Yuxin's tone, but she did not act rashly because she could feel the dangerous aura emanating from the other party, which made her dare not take it lightly.

The man in black still didn't say anything, but just shook his wrist, and a flash of sword light flashed, heading straight for Lin Yuxin's face.

Lin Yuxin was horrified. She didn't expect the other party to attack her so ruthlessly. She hastily dodged to the side, and the sword light almost passed by her nose, leaving a shallow blood mark on her face.

"Protect the lady!" Upon seeing this, Butler Zhang rushed over with several bodyguards and protected Lin Yuxin behind him.

The man in black snorted coldly, his figure flashed like a ghost, the sword in his hand turned into afterimages, and he fought with the bodyguards.

His swordsmanship was sharp and ruthless, and every move was deadly. Although the bodyguards were well-trained, they were powerless against his sword, and most of them fell in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Lin Yuxin knew that today would not end well. She looked deeply at Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, a gleam of resentment flashed in her eyes, then she turned around and fled to the other end of the corridor with the remaining bodyguards.

The man in black did not chase after her. He just watched Lin Yuxin run away coldly, then turned to look at Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, and said in a cold tone: "Follow me!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, and saw confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes. They didn't know who this man in black who suddenly appeared was, why he wanted to save them, and where he wanted to take them.

But at this moment, they have no choice.

The two followed the man in black through the corridor and came to a hidden room. The man in black opened the room and motioned them to go in.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen walked into the room and found that it was simply decorated with only a table and a few chairs. The man in black walked to the table and sat down, motioning them to sit down as well.

"You can call me Ying." The man in black finally spoke. His voice was low and hoarse, making it impossible to tell his age and identity.

"Why did you save us?" Chu Mengmeng asked, her doubts growing more and more serious.

"Someone asked me to protect you." Ying said lightly.

"Who?" Xiao Yichen asked.

"Don't ask if you shouldn't." Ying's tone contained a warning, "You just need to know that someone doesn't want anything to happen to you."

Although Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen still had many questions in their hearts, they also knew that now was not the time to ask. They could only suppress their doubts in their hearts and wait for Ying's explanation.

"What are you going to do next?" Ying asked.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were silent. They didn't know what to do. Lin Yuxin's sudden counterattack completely disrupted their original plan. Now they were in a desperate situation and didn't know what to do.

"We will find a way." Xiao Yichen said in a firm tone. Although he has not found a solution yet, he believes that as long as they do not give up, they will be able to overcome the difficulties.

Ying looked at them, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just stood up and said, "I will send someone to protect you secretly. If you encounter danger, go find them."

After saying that, Ying turned and left the room, leaving Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen alone in the empty room, facing an unknown future.

Although Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were temporarily safe, the confusion and helplessness in their hearts became even heavier. They began to reflect on their actions and think about how to truly defeat Lin Yuxin.

The appearance of Ying was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples, disrupting their original plan, and plunging them into a deeper fog...

The sudden appearance and departure of the shadow, like a whirlwind, disturbed Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's already chaotic thoughts. They didn't understand who was helping them in secret? And was there a more powerful force behind Lin Yuxin?

"Have we underestimated Lin Yuxin?" Chu Mengmeng bit her fingers, frowned, and her tone was full of worry.

Xiao Yichen gently held her hand, trying to give her strength: "Mengmeng, don't worry, we will find a solution."

However, he was no less uneasy than Chu Mengmeng. Lin Yuxin's counterattack came too quickly and too fiercely, which was far beyond their expectations. The mysterious man in black "Shadow" told him that someone wanted to protect them, but who was this "someone"?

They are now like being in a fog, unable to see the road ahead or find the way back.

"We have to figure out what Lin Yuxin wants to do?" Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

"Also, who is that 'Shadow'? Why does he want to help us?" Xiao Yichen added.

The two were silent for a moment, and the room was so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Suddenly, a rapid knock on the door broke the silence.

"Boom boom boom——"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen became alert instantly. They looked at each other and saw vigilance in each other's eyes.

"Who?" Xiao Yichen asked in a deep voice.

"It's me, Aunt Zhang." A familiar voice came from outside the door.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were both stunned. Why was Aunt Zhang here?

Xiao Yichen walked to the door cautiously, looked out through the peephole, and opened the door only after confirming that it was Aunt Zhang.

"Auntie Zhang, why are you here?" Chu Mengmeng asked in surprise.

Aunt Zhang looked panicked and said hurriedly, "Miss, son-in-law, come with me quickly, it's not safe here!"

Before Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen could ask further questions, Aunt Zhang pulled them and hurriedly left the room.

The corridor was empty, with only the dim light illuminating Zhang Ma's anxious back, adding a bit of tension to the atmosphere.

They followed Aunt Zhang through many twists and turns, through corridors, and finally arrived at a remote storage room.

"It's safe here for now." Aunt Zhang panted and said, "Miss, son-in-law, you guys hide here first. I'll lead those people away."

"Wait, Aunt Zhang, what happened?" Chu Mengmeng grabbed Aunt Zhang and asked anxiously.

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Miss Lin...she brought people here and said she wanted to take you back!"