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

As night falls, the lights are on.

Xiao Yichen handed the letter to Chu Mengmeng, his deep eyes reflected the flickering candlelight, and his expression was solemn. Chu Mengmeng took the letter, and her slender fingers trembled slightly. On the letter, the familiar handwriting told about the terrible things that happened in a distant country, but it was like a basin of ice water, extinguishing the last bit of luck in their hearts.

“How could this happen…” Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself, her pretty face losing all color.

"We can't underestimate the enemy." Xiao Yichen's voice was low and firm. "Since this new force dares to challenge the seal, it must have made all the preparations."

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and tried to calm her surging emotions. The once innocent young lady had become extremely strong after experiencing all kinds of hardships. She held Xiao Yichen's hand tightly, her fingertips were cold, but they conveyed an unwavering strength.

"Yi Chen, we will face it together." Her voice was gentle but full of unquestionable determination. "We are no longer the same as we were before. We still have partners and the power of protection. We will definitely defeat them!"

Xiao Yichen held her hand with his backhand, and the warmth of his palm warmed her coldness. A hint of tenderness flashed in his deep eyes, and then was replaced by determination. "You are right, we still have partners, and we still have the power to protect!"

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the peaceful and tranquil town, with a sense of responsibility in his heart. In order to protect this peace and prevent the darkness from falling again, they must fight again!

"Mengmeng, take good care of the child. I'm going to find my old friends. We need to learn the details of this new force as soon as possible."

Chu Mengmeng nodded and watched Xiao Yichen's figure disappear into the night, her eyes firm and calm.

In the room, the candlelight flickered, illuminating her beautiful and resolute profile. She gently stroked her bulging belly and whispered, "Baby, don't be afraid, your parents will protect you..."

Outside the window, the night is dark and the cold wind is howling, as if foreshadowing that a bigger storm is coming...

After Xiao Yichen left, Chu Mengmeng was not idle. She called the shadow guards and used all her strength to collect information about the mysterious organization mentioned in the letter. Although they lived a peaceful life over the years, they never let down their guard and secretly established a huge intelligence network.

However, facing this emerging force, the intelligence network seems to have hit a bottleneck. The information sent back is fragmentary, and we only know that this organization is called "Touch of Shadows", acts secretly and cruelly, believes in some ancient and evil power, and its ultimate goal is unknown.

"Touch of Shadow..." Chu Mengmeng repeated the name in a low voice, and a chill rose from the soles of her feet.

A few days later, Xiao Yichen came back, his face a little serious. "I contacted a few old friends, and they also knew very little about this 'Touch of Shadow'. It seems that the enemy we encountered this time is not trivial."

"Then what should we do?" Chu Mengmeng frowned slightly, her eyes full of worry.

Xiao Yichen pondered for a moment and said, "Mengmeng, do you still remember what the dean said when we graduated from the Magic Academy? He said that the road of magic is endless, and only by continuous learning can we cope with unknown challenges."

Chu Mengmeng was stunned for a moment, then she understood what he meant. "You mean... we go to the magic academy for further study?"

"That's right." Xiao Yichen nodded. "Although we have mastered considerable magic skills, facing a strong enemy like 'Touch of Shadow', we must improve our strength and learn more advanced magic."

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and her eyes became firm. "Okay, let's go to the magic academy! In order to protect our families and to safeguard world peace, we must become stronger!"

The next day, they arranged everything, bid farewell to their peaceful lives, and set out on their journey again. This time, their destination was the Holy Light Academy, a magical holy land located in the center of the continent.

When they arrived at the entrance of the college, they were filled with emotion as they looked at the familiar archway. They met and fell in love here, and now they are back here to fight side by side for a common goal.

"Let's go, Mengmeng." Xiao Yichen held her hand tightly and stepped into the door they were once familiar with. What greeted them would be more rigorous training and more powerful enemies...

The apprentice guarding the gate looked at the couple in front of him and felt that they had a strong aura, yet they looked strangely familiar. He couldn't help but ask, "Have you two been here before?"

"Long time no see, Carl." Xiao Yichen smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. The clumsy apprentice back then has now become a capable academy guard.

Karl suddenly realized, pointed at them and said in surprise: "You are... Senior Brother Xiao Yichen and Senior Sister Chu Mengmeng? Why are you back?!" The love story of this fairy couple is still a legend that is talked about in the academy.

"It's a long story," Xiao Yichen handed over his application for admission, "We want to continue our studies."

Karl took the application and did not dare to neglect it. He knew that these two were not ordinary graduates, so he said respectfully: "Please wait a moment, I will be back soon."

A few days later, they were placed under the command of Mentor Isaac. Mentor Isaac was an old man over fifty years old, with silver hair, sharp eyes, and a powerful presence. He was once the chief wizard of the Royal Magicians Corps. After retiring, he returned to the Holy Light Academy to pass on his lifelong learning to the younger generation.

"I know you are all excellent magicians," Instructor Isaac glanced at the students, and finally his eyes fell on Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, with a bit of scrutiny, "But in this world, there is never the strongest, only stronger. If you want to defeat the darkness and protect the light, you have to work harder than ordinary people."

Under the guidance of mentor Isaac, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen began a new round of hard training. They practiced magic spells day after day, practiced combat skills over and over again, and their magic attainments improved by leaps and bounds.

However, fate always seems to play jokes on them.

On this day, they were conducting a high-level magic training - controlling the power of elements. Chu Mengmeng was concentrating on chanting the spell, trying to condense the fire elements around her. Suddenly, she felt a strong suction coming from underground, as if to drag her into an endless abyss.

"Mengmeng!" Xiao Yichen noticed something was wrong and wanted to step forward to help, but it was too late.

The ground beneath Chu Mengmeng's feet collapsed, and she screamed as she fell into a dark cave. When she came to her senses, she found herself in a huge underground space. The walls were engraved with ancient magic runes, emitting a strange light.

At this moment, a dazzling light suddenly lit up in the open space in front of her, and a complex magic circle slowly emerged. Chu Mengmeng instinctively wanted to retreat, but found that her body seemed to be fixed and could not move.

The light of the magic circle became brighter and brighter, and a powerful dark force gushed out from the center of the circle and rushed straight into the sky. Chu Mengmeng felt dizzy, and an ancient and evil whisper echoed in her ears.

"Oh no, this power..." Chu Mengmeng had an ominous premonition in her heart. This power was exactly the same as the "Touch of Shadow" mentioned in the letter.

The ground shook violently. Xiao Yichen jumped down desperately. Seeing the scene in front of him, his face suddenly changed. "Mengmeng!" He rushed to Chu Mengmeng, but found that she was unconscious...

"What exactly is this power?" Xiao Yichen picked up Chu Mengmeng, his eyes determined, "It seems that we must find out." Xiao Yichen carefully carried Chu Mengmeng out of the cave and returned to the ground. Karl saw the unconscious Chu Mengmeng and asked anxiously, "What happened to Senior Sister?"

Xiao Yichen frowned and said in a deep voice: "The situation is urgent, take us to see Teacher Isaac first."

In the study of tutor Isaac, the dim light reflected the books in the room, and an ancient atmosphere filled the air. Xiao Yichen told the tutor what happened in detail, with worry and doubt in his tone.

After listening to this, Teacher Isaac was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "I seem to have seen this magic circle somewhere..." He stood up and walked to the bookshelf, flipping through ancient books, as if looking for something.

Time passed minute by minute, Xiao Yichen waited anxiously, Chu Mengmeng was still unconscious. He held her hand, his heart full of worry and self-blame.

Finally, Teacher Isaac put down the book in his hand, frowned, and said: "Found it, this magic circle should belong to an ancient dark sect - Shadow Touch."

"Touch of Shadow?" Xiao Yichen's heart was shocked. This name was exactly the same as the one mentioned in the letter!

"That's right," said Instructor Isaac in a deep voice, "The Touch of Shadows is an extremely dangerous dark sect. They believe in the power of evil and attempt to subvert the world and drag everything into the abyss of darkness. Hundreds of years ago, they once set off a bloody storm, but were later eliminated by the Holy Light Academy and other righteous forces. Unexpectedly..."

"I didn't expect them to revive!" Xiao Yichen clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with anger. "It seems that the enemy we are facing this time is more powerful than we imagined."

"Mengmeng, don't worry," Xiao Yichen looked down at the unconscious Chu Mengmeng in his arms, his eyes full of pity and determination, "I will definitely find out everything and won't let anyone hurt you."

Teacher Isaac looked at the young couple in front of him with mixed feelings in his heart. They used to be the most dazzling geniuses in the academy, and now they have to fight to protect the light.

"Children," said Mentor Isaac earnestly, "I know you are all brave, but the enemy this time is not to be trifled with. You must be careful and act within your capabilities."

"We understand," Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng said in unison, "We will definitely defeat the darkness and protect the light!"

"Very good," Instructor Isaac nodded, "Now, let me take a look at Chu Mengmeng's situation."

He walked to Chu Mengmeng, stretched out his fingers, and a soft light flowed out from his fingertips and slowly flowed into Chu Mengmeng's body.

After a moment, Teacher Isaac withdrew his finger, but his expression became serious, "Not good..."