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

"I know where you can find the power you need..." The woman's voice was like a faint orchid in the valley, with a hint of etherealness, but it was clearly heard by them. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen exchanged glances, their hearts filled with doubts and expectations.

"Please tell us what price we need to pay?" Xiao Yichen asked cautiously. He knew that the acquisition of power was often accompanied by risks.

The woman chuckled and shook her head. "Price? No, I don't need anything from you. I just hope that you can use this power to help those in need."

She paused and continued, "On a mountain not far from here, there is a forgotten magical spring. It contains powerful magic that may help you break the shield."

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were shocked, as if they saw a ray of hope. They thanked the woman and immediately set off for the mountain.

The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk on, with jagged rocks and crisscrossed vines, as if a huge net was trying to block their way. Chu Mengmeng accidentally tripped over a stone and was about to fall, but Xiao Yichen quickly supported her.

"Be careful," he said softly, his eyes full of concern.

"Well, thank you." Chu Mengmeng smiled gratefully and continued to follow him forward with difficulty.

Along the way, they encountered various obstacles, sometimes sudden storms, sometimes attacks by ferocious beasts, but they supported each other and overcame the difficulties one by one with firm beliefs and extraordinary wisdom.

Finally, they arrived at the foot of the mountain the woman had mentioned. Looking up, they saw the top of the mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

"We're here." Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "The magic spring should be there."

They began to climb to the top of the mountain. The higher they went, the stronger the magical elements around them became, and a strange energy fluctuation filled the air.

After a difficult journey, they finally reached the top of the mountain. In front of them was a huge circular platform. In the center of the platform, a clear spring was flowing quietly, emitting dazzling light.

"Is this the magic spring?" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed. She could feel the powerful force contained in the spring water.

However, when they approached the spring, they found that the spring was surrounded by a translucent energy shield, emitting a powerful pressure that made it impossible to get close.

"It seems that it is not so easy to obtain this power." Xiao Yichen frowned and muttered to himself.

He stretched out his hand and tried to touch the energy shield, but was bounced back by a powerful force.

"This energy shield..." Xiao Yichen pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "This is a seal!"

As soon as Xiao Yichen finished speaking, Chu Mengmeng felt a strange energy wave emanating from the spring. The energy wave carried an ancient and mysterious aura, as if telling a forgotten history. She subconsciously held Xiao Yichen's hand tightly, and their eyes met, and they both saw firm faith in each other's eyes.

"Let's try it together!" Chu Mengmeng said, mobilizing the magical elements in her body. Streams of pure magic power flowed out from her palms, turning into dazzling rays of light, converging towards the energy shield.

Xiao Yichen was not to be outdone. He formed seals with his hands and muttered something. An ancient spell came out of his mouth, carrying a mysterious power that intertwined with Chu Mengmeng's magic power, forming an even more powerful energy shock wave that hit the energy shield hard.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the entire mountain seemed to tremble, and the energy shield fluctuated violently, causing ripples, as if it would break at any time.

"Come again!" Chu Mengmeng shouted softly, and worked even harder to mobilize the magic power in her body. Beams of light shot out from her hands like sharp swords, constantly hitting the weak points of the energy shield.

Xiao Yichen kept changing his spells, guiding the direction of the energy shock wave, trying to find a flaw in the seal.

As time passed, beads of sweat oozed out of the two men's foreheads, but they did not relax at all. They still gritted their teeth and persevered, with only one thought in their minds: they must break the seal and gain the power of the source of magic!

Finally, under their repeated attacks, a tiny crack appeared on the energy shield. Then, the crack grew larger and denser. Finally, with a "bang", the entire energy shield shattered and turned into starlight that dissipated into the air.

The seal has been lifted!

An even more powerful magical energy gushed out from the spring, wrapping Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen in it. They felt a warm and powerful force surging into their bodies, quickly nourishing their bodies and souls, allowing their already powerful magic power to reach a higher level.

The two of them bathed in this magical energy and had happy smiles on their faces.

"We succeeded!" Chu Mengmeng said excitedly. She could feel that this force was enough to help them break the castle's shield and rescue the trapped people.

Xiao Yichen nodded, with a determined light in his eyes, "It's time to go back."

Holding hands, they turned and walked down the mountain towards the castle. However, just as they were about to return home, a low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded behind them:

"Who are you? Why do you want to break the seal and release this power?"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were startled and slowly turned around to see a mysterious woman in a black cloak standing not far behind them. The woman's face was hidden in the shadow of the cloak and could not be seen clearly, but the powerful magic emanating from her body made Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen feel an invisible pressure.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yichen stepped forward, protecting Chu Mengmeng behind him, and asked in a deep voice.

"Haha, I should be the one asking you this question," the mysterious woman laughed, "You trespassed into the forbidden area and released the seal. Do you know your crime?"

"Forbidden area? Sealed?" Chu Mengmeng frowned slightly. "This is clearly a holy place that our town has guarded for generations. How come it has become a forbidden area? Also, when you say sealed, do you mean this powerful magical power? This power can obviously help us, why should we seal it?"

"You ignorant child!" The mysterious woman's tone revealed a hint of anger. "This power is too strong. Once it gets out of control, the consequences will be disastrous! What do you think you are doing? You are playing with fire and getting burned!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes. They knew that now was not the time to explain. The most urgent task was to rush back to the castle as soon as possible, use this power to break the shield and rescue the trapped people.

"Sorry, we have more important things to do and don't have time to explain to you." Xiao Yichen said, took Chu Mengmeng's hand, turned and left.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The mysterious woman shouted coldly, and suddenly a black staff appeared in her hand. A huge red gem was inlaid on the top of the staff, emitting a strange light.

A black energy beam shot out from the top of the staff, heading straight for Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng. Xiao Yichen reacted very quickly, pulling Chu Mengmeng into his arms, and at the same time dodged the attack of the energy beam.

The energy beam hit the ground, causing it to shake, rocks to fly, and a huge deep pit to be left behind.

"That was close!" Chu Mengmeng was still in shock. She looked up at Xiao Yichen, her eyes full of worry.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiao Yichen patted Chu Mengmeng's shoulder and comforted her.

"Hmph, you overestimate your own abilities!" The mysterious woman snorted coldly and raised her staff again, ready to attack.

"We can't waste any more time." Xiao Yichen said in a low voice, with a sharp look in his eyes.

He protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, quickly formed seals with his hands, and muttered something. A powerful magical energy surged out of his body, turning into a dazzling light that shot straight into the sky.

"Magic teleportation array!" The mysterious woman's face changed slightly, "What do you want to do?"

Xiao Yichen ignored her and focused all his attention on the magic array. The teleportation array gradually took shape, emitting a powerful spatial fluctuation.

"Mengmeng, let's go!" Xiao Yichen grabbed Chu Mengmeng's hand, jumped, and jumped into the teleportation array.

"No!" the mysterious woman shouted, trying to stop them, but it was too late.

The teleportation array shone brightly and instantly swallowed up Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng, disappearing on the spot.

The mysterious woman looked at the empty mountain with a gloomy expression.

"Damn it! They escaped!" She gritted her teeth and said, "But don't think you can stop me like this. I will stop you at all costs!"

……

At the same time, a magic teleportation array suddenly appeared in the open space outside the castle, emitting dazzling light.

"Shh!"

Two figures flew out of the teleportation array and landed steadily on the ground.

It was Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng.

"We are back!" Chu Mengmeng looked at the familiar castle with a happy smile on her face.

Xiao Yichen nodded, his eyes swept across the shield above the castle, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"The shield's strength has been reduced. We have a chance to break it!" he said in a deep voice. "Mengmeng, are you ready?"

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

"Ready!"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind them.

"Want to break the shield? Wishful thinking!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were startled and turned around slowly... "Want to break the shield? Wishful thinking!" The mysterious woman descended from the sky with a mocking smile, and her black cloak fluttered behind her.

"It's you!" Chu Mengmeng recognized her at a glance. She was the mysterious woman who had blocked them on the mountain before.

"We have no intention of being your enemy," Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, his tone calm but with unquestionable firmness, "but if you insist on stopping us, we will never back down."

"What a big tone!" The mysterious woman snorted coldly, and swung the black staff in her hand violently. A powerful wave of magic power swept over instantly. "Just you guys think you can compete with me?"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were not afraid at all. They exchanged glances quickly and understood each other. Xiao Yichen formed seals with his hands and muttered something. Golden runes flew out from his fingertips and intertwined in the air to form a huge light shield, protecting him and Chu Mengmeng.

"A mere trifle!" The mysterious woman sneered disdainfully. The red gem on the top of the staff shone brightly, and a black beam of energy struck the light shield like lightning.

A deafening explosion sounded, and the light shield trembled violently, but it finally withstood the attack. Chu Mengmeng seized the opportunity, and a crystal clear ice bow appeared out of thin air in her hand. She put an arrow made of ice on it, aimed at the mysterious woman, and released her fingers without hesitation.

"Whoosh!"

The ice arrow, with its biting coldness, shot towards the mysterious woman at lightning speed. The latter was slightly startled, obviously not expecting Chu Mengmeng's strength to be so strong, but she reacted very quickly, waving the staff in her hand, and a black barrier appeared in front of her, blocking the attack of the ice arrow.

"Interesting." The contempt in the mysterious woman's eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look. She finally realized that the two young men in front of her were not ordinary people, and it would not be easy to take them down easily.

"Take it!" The mysterious woman shouted and waved her staff. The black magical energy surged like a tide, forming huge black whirlpools around her and sweeping towards Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen.

Xiao Yichen's face darkened, and he did not dare to delay. His hands kept changing, and golden runes flew out and turned into sharp golden blades, heading towards the black whirlpools.

For a moment, golden light and black fog intertwined, explosions sounded one after another, and the entire castle became a magical battlefield. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stood back to back, cooperated tacitly, and started a thrilling contest with the mysterious woman...

The mysterious woman's strength is unfathomable. Although Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen managed to resist with their tacit cooperation and powerful strength, as time went by, their physical strength and magic power were gradually consumed, and the situation became more and more critical.

"We can't go on like this, we must end this quickly!" Xiao Yichen whispered to Chu Mengmeng while resisting the attack.

Chu Mengmeng also knew the current situation, but she understood more clearly that if she wanted to defeat a powerful enemy, brute force alone was not enough. She had to find the opponent's weakness in order to win with one blow!

At this moment, Chu Mengmeng suddenly noticed that every time the mysterious woman launched an attack, the red gem on the black staff in her hand would flicker, and the frequency of the gem's flickering seemed to have some subtle connection with the circulation of the magic power in her body...

"Xiao Yichen, attack that gem!" Chu Mengmeng acted decisively, pointing at the staff in the mysterious woman's hand and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen clasped his hands together without any hesitation, and a dazzling golden light burst out from his body, transforming into a huge golden dragon, roaring and rushing towards the mysterious woman...