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

The guard's face was pale, and his voice was trembling so much that it was almost inaudible: "Master, it's bad! A group of people of unknown origin appeared outside the city... outside the city. They... they..."

"What are you panicking about!" The head of the Chu family shouted angrily, interrupting the guard's words, "Tell me clearly, what's going on?"

The guard took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "Reporting to the Patriarch, those people... they are wearing black clothes and masks on their faces. They all have a strong aura and are obviously not good people. They... they gathered outside the city and... they threatened to destroy the Chu family and avenge Lin Yuxin!"

"What?!" As soon as these words came out, the whole banquet hall was in an uproar. Although Lin Yuxin had been eliminated, she was the eldest daughter of the Chu family after all, and there were many people who supported her. Now, someone actually dared to openly provoke the Chu family. How could this not be shocking?

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, and a trace of solemnity flashed in their eyes. Sure enough, things were not as simple as they imagined, and Lin Yuxin's remnants finally showed up.

"It seems that we can't rest peacefully tonight." Xiao Yichen said in a low voice, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, but more of determination.

Chu Mengmeng nodded gently, with a determined light in her eyes. She knew that a new battle was about to begin, and she was ready to meet the challenge.

The banquet ended hastily, and the guests left under the escort of the Chu family's guards. The Chu family quickly went on alert, preparing to deal with the impending crisis.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen returned to the room and closed the door. The room suddenly became quiet, in stark contrast to the noise outside.

"Things are more complicated than we thought." Chu Mengmeng broke the silence, "Lin Yuxin's remaining followers are obviously well prepared. We can't take it lightly."

Xiao Yichen walked to the window, looked at the dark night sky in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Since those people dared to show up so blatantly, they must have something to rely on. We must find out who they are and what forces are supporting them."

At this moment, a carrier pigeon flew in from the window and landed on the table. Xiao Yichen walked over, took the note from the pigeon's foot, opened it, and his expression suddenly became more solemn.

"What's wrong?" Chu Mengmeng asked hurriedly, "What did the letter say?"

Xiao Yichen handed the note to Chu Mengmeng and said in a low voice: "Read it yourself."

Chu Mengmeng took the note and saw a few lines of beautiful handwriting on it:

"The remnants of the Chu family and the Lin family are sworn enemies! Today's shame will be repaid a hundredfold in the future! Don't think that you can sit back and relax after eliminating Lin Yuxin. We will make you pay the price!"

The signature is: Avengers.

Chu Mengmeng finished reading it, her brows furrowed, and a cold light flashed in her eyes. This letter was clearly a naked threat!

"Avengers..." Chu Mengmeng muttered to herself, her heart full of doubts, "Who are these people? Why do they want to help Lin Yuxin get revenge?"

Xiao Yichen shook his head: "I don't know yet, but one thing is certain, they have a close relationship with Lin Yuxin, and their strength should not be underestimated."

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and crumpled the note into a ball, with a determined light in her eyes: "No matter who they are, since they dare to threaten the Chu family, we must not sit still and wait for death! We must take the initiative to attack, find out their details, and catch them all in one fell swoop!" Chu Mengmeng's words were full of determination, and Xiao Yichen could feel the burning fighting spirit in her heart. He gently held Chu Mengmeng's hand and gave her a reassuring look. "You are right, we can't wait passively. I have arranged people to investigate the origins of those people outside the city, and I believe there will be news soon."

At night, the Chu family mansion was brightly lit, but the atmosphere was particularly solemn. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen did not rest. They were in the study room, carefully studying every word about the "Avengers".

"According to the information we have so far, the Avengers is made up of a group of people who hold a grudge against the Chu family. They come from different forces and come together for a common goal." Xiao Yichen pointed to a map on the table with some scattered locations marked on it. "These are the areas where the Avengers members have been active. We can find some clues from them."

Chu Mengmeng carefully observed the map, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. "These locations are widely distributed and seem to have nothing to do with each other. What exactly do they want to do?"

"I suspect that the ultimate goal of the Avengers is not just to avenge Lin Yuxin. They may be planning a bigger conspiracy." Xiao Yichen's tone was filled with worry. "The people I sent to investigate found that the Avengers have been secretly collecting something called the Stone of Reversal. This stone has powerful power and is rumored to be able to subvert the order of the entire world."

"The Stone of Reversal?" Chu Mengmeng was shocked. She remembered the black stone she had seen in Lin Yuxin's secret room before. Could it be the so-called "Stone of Reversal"? If the "Avengers" really gathered all the "Stones of Reversal", the consequences would be disastrous!

"We must stop them!" Chu Mengmeng's eyes flashed with determination, "We must not let them succeed!"

Xiao Yichen nodded, his eyes full of determination. "I will contact other families, expose the conspiracy of the 'Avengers' to the public, and unite all righteous people to fight against this new threat together."

Outside the window, the night is deep, and a bigger storm is quietly brewing...

 Chapter 178 Shadow Reappears

The night outside the window was like a huge black curtain, shrouding the Chu family mansion in an uneasy silence. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stood side by side in front of the study window, both of them looking into the distance, but their thoughts were weighing heavily on their hearts and could not be shaken off.

"We must act quickly," Chu Mengmeng broke the silence, with a hint of anxiety in her tone, "The Avengers' target is the Stone of Reversal. If they succeed, the consequences will be disastrous."

Xiao Yichen nodded gently, a cold light flashing in his deep eyes. "I have sent people to contact other families. They have also realized the threat of the 'Avengers' and are willing to join forces with us to fight against them."

However, things did not develop as smoothly as they expected. Based on the intelligence, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen led an elite team to secretly go to the suspected base of the "Avengers Alliance", but they came up empty-handed.

"Damn it! How did they know we were coming?" A guard in charge of the investigation ran back breathlessly, his face full of anxiety. "We were obviously very careful and didn't leak any information."

Xiao Yichen frowned, and his sharp eyes swept the surrounding environment. The empty room was filled with a faint smell of blood, as if it had just experienced a fierce battle. He bent down, picked up a blood-stained hidden weapon from the ground, and examined it carefully.

"This is the 'Feather Needle' that Lin Yuxin often uses." Chu Mengmeng recognized this hidden weapon at a glance, and her face suddenly became solemn. "It seems that there are still experts among her remaining followers."

For several days, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen led their men to run around, but they still could not catch any trace of the "Avengers". They were like a group of ghosts, always disappearing silently when Chu Mengmeng and others were about to catch them.

"We can't go on like this. We have to change our strategy." Chu Mengmeng sat in the study, tapping the table with her slender fingers, making a crisp sound. "The Avengers know everything about our actions. Someone must have leaked the news."

"Do you suspect that there is a traitor among us?" Xiao Yichen frowned slightly, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Chu Mengmeng shook her head and sighed softly, "I don't want to believe it either, but the current situation forces us to be vigilant. We must find this traitor so that we can completely crush the conspiracy of the 'Avengers'."

Xiao Yichen was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "You are right, we must be more cautious. I will secretly investigate this matter and find out who leaked the information."

As the night deepened, the Chu family mansion fell into silence again. However, beneath this seemingly calm surface, there was an undercurrent, and a greater crisis was quietly approaching. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen realized that they needed to get to know Lin Yuxin's remnants more deeply in order to find the key to cracking this conspiracy, and all this would start with unveiling the mystery of the "Avengers"...

Chu Mengmeng's slender index finger tapped the table lightly, again and again, as if tapping on Xiao Yichen's heart, making him feel more and more that the situation was difficult. Although Lin Yuxin was defeated, her remaining followers were like poisonous snakes lurking in the dark, and could give them a fatal blow at any time.

"What exactly do the 'Avengers' want?" Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself, with a bit of confusion in her tone. "Although the 'Stone of Reversal' is precious, it is not enough to make them so crazy."

Xiao Yichen walked over to her and gently held her hand, trying to give her some strength. "The legend of the 'Stone of Reversal' has been around for a long time. Maybe they have other intentions. We can't use common sense to speculate their intentions."

"You're right," Chu Mengmeng raised her head, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes, "We must find out the details of the 'Avengers' in order to find the key to cracking this conspiracy."

"I have sent someone to investigate Lin Yuxin's background," Xiao Yichen held her in his arms and said softly, "I believe there will be news soon."

However, things don't always go as planned. After a few days, the troops Xiao Yichen sent out found nothing, as if Lin Yuxin and her "Avengers" had disappeared out of thin air.

"Could it be that we are going in the wrong direction?" Chu Mengmeng was a little worried, "Maybe the target of the 'Avengers' is not the 'Stone of Reversal' at all, but something else."

"We can't rule out this possibility," Xiao Yichen pondered for a moment, "but we can't let go of any clues. I still remember when we arrested Lin Yuxin, there was a mysterious man in black beside her. Maybe we can find a breakthrough from him."

"The man in black..." Chu Mengmeng tried hard to recall the scene at that time, "I only remember that he was very skilled and very loyal to Lin Yuxin, and I don't know anything else."

"I will try to find his whereabouts," Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed with a gleam, "As long as I can find him, maybe I can follow the clues and find the hiding place of the 'Avengers'."

As the night deepened, the candlelight in the study flickered, illuminating the two people's slightly solemn faces. They knew that a bigger storm was brewing, and they had to be fully prepared to stand firm in this storm. And finding the mysterious man in black became a key step in their cracking the conspiracy...