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

The dense forest was rapidly receding in Xiao Yichen's eyes. He was so anxious that he wished he could grow wings and fly to Chu Mengmeng immediately. The soldiers followed closely. They had never seen the usually calm city lord lose his composure like this. Obviously, the safety of the city lord's wife was above everything else.

"City Lord, look!" A soldier pointed at the open space ahead and exclaimed.

Xiao Yichen suddenly stopped in his tracks, and saw a translucent black barrier standing tall in the open space, emitting an ominous aura. In the barrier, Chu Mengmeng's petite figure had her back to him, and she was slapping the barrier with her hands helplessly, but like a bird trapped in a cage, it was in vain.

"Meng Meng!" Xiao Yichen's heart was broken. He flew towards the barrier, but was bounced back the moment he touched it. A powerful dark force surged out of the barrier, shocking his blood.

"City Lord!" The soldiers hurried forward to support him.

Xiao Yichen didn't care about his own injuries. He carefully observed the barrier in front of him and found that it was engraved with dense magic runes, emitting a frightening dark energy. He knew that this was a powerful magic trap that could not be easily broken.

"City Lord, what should we do now?" a soldier asked anxiously.

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He knew that the more times like this, the more he couldn't lose his composure. He looked around and found that the forest was silent. There was no one else except them.

"It seems that this is a trap set up intentionally by someone, with the purpose of luring me here." Xiao Yichen said in a deep voice, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, as if he wanted to see through the layers of fog and find the mastermind behind the scenes.

"City Lord, do you think it could be..." A soldier hesitated to speak. He knew what the city lord was thinking but did not dare to say it out loud.

Xiao Yichen didn't say anything, but his clenched fists and the cold light in his eyes said it all. He knew that apart from the mysterious dark wizard, no one else would have such ability and courage.

"City Lord, let's try to break this barrier first!" a soldier suggested.

Xiao Yichen nodded, and he drew out the long sword from his waist, and a blazing flame suddenly ignited on the sword. This was his life-long weapon, and it was also the weapon he had used in the battlefield for many years. Now, he was going to use this sword to split the darkness before him and rescue his beloved wife.

"Let's attack together!" Xiao Yichen gave an order, and the soldiers drew their weapons one after another and injected their own spiritual power into them. For a moment, colorful lights illuminated the entire forest.

However, when their attacks landed on the barrier, they were like a drop in the ocean, without causing any ripples. Instead, the barrier emitted an even more dazzling black light, and a powerful repulsive force pushed them back several steps.

"It's useless. The power of this barrier is too strong. We can't shake it at all." A soldier said palely.

At this moment, Chu Mengmeng's terrified scream suddenly came from the barrier: "Yi Chen, be careful!"

Xiao Yichen's heart tightened. He looked up and saw that the space above the barrier suddenly twisted. A figure in a black robe and a hood slowly emerged. He held a black staff in his hand. The top of the staff was inlaid with a huge purple gem, emitting an evil light.

"Dark Mage!" Xiao Yichen gnashed his teeth and said, his eyes full of anger and hatred. The Dark Mage was suspended in mid-air, with a cold smile on his lips. He slowly raised the staff in his hand, and the purple gem burst into dazzling light. A terrifying dark energy condensed at the top of the staff, forming a huge black energy ball.

"Xiao Yichen, you finally fell into my trap!" The dark wizard's voice sounded like it came from the Netherworld, cold and piercing. "Today, I will make you watch your beloved woman die in front of you!"

Before he finished speaking, the dark wizard swung his staff violently, and a black energy ball with a devastating aura blasted towards Xiao Yichen and the others.

"Get out of the way!" Xiao Yichen's pupils suddenly shrank. He roared angrily and swung out a flaming sword with all his strength, trying to block the attack of the energy ball.

boom!

The flaming sword energy collided with the black energy ball, making a deafening explosion. The terrifying energy shock wave swept across, and the surrounding trees were instantly razed to the ground. Xiao Yichen was the first to be hit, and was blown away, falling heavily more than ten meters away, with blood spurting out of his mouth.

"City Lord!" The soldiers exclaimed and rushed forward to protect Xiao Yichen.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Yichen struggled to stand up. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at the dark wizard, his eyes full of unwillingness and anger.

"Haha, it's useless. You are nothing but ants in front of my dark magic!" The dark wizard laughed arrogantly. He waved his staff again, and black lightning fell from the sky, striking towards Xiao Yichen and others.

The soldiers fought hard, but the dark wizard's attack was too powerful. They could not resist at all. One by one, they were struck by black lightning, fell to the ground with screams, and lost their lives in the blink of an eye.

"Ah!" Xiao Yichen's eyes were bloodshot. He watched his comrades fall one by one, but he was powerless to do anything. The anger and despair in his heart almost swallowed him up.

“Hahahaha, despair, wail!” The dark wizard laughed wildly, his voice full of distortion and madness, “This is the end of being my enemy!”

He raised his staff again. This time, he locked his target on Xiao Yichen. The purple gem on the top of the staff glowed brightly, and an even more terrifying dark energy was gathering...

Chu Mengmeng was trapped in the barrier, and she was extremely anxious. Through the transparent barrier wall, she watched Xiao Yichen being repelled by the dark wizard's attacks again and again, and the soldiers fell one after another, and the blood stained the ground red. Her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and she could hardly breathe.

"Xiao Yichen, how are you? Don't worry about me, just go away!" Chu Mengmeng shouted at the top of her lungs, her eyes blurred by tears, but her words were blocked by the barrier and could not reach Xiao Yichen's ears at all.

She desperately pounded the barrier wall, trying to break the imprisonment with brute force, but the barrier did not move at all, and instead caused her palms to hurt. She squatted down helplessly, tears rolling down like pearls from a broken string.

Is she going to watch Xiao Yichen die for her? No, she can't just give up like this, she must find a way to save him!

Chu Mengmeng tried to calm herself down, and she began to recall the magic books she had read, trying to find a way to break the barrier. However, she searched through all the memories in her mind, but found nothing.

Just when she was about to despair, a passage once said by a wise man suddenly flashed through her mind: "Everything in the world is interdependent and mutually exclusive. Even the most powerful magic is not invincible. When you encounter a dilemma that you cannot solve, you might as well think from a different perspective. Perhaps you can find the key to solving the problem."

Think from another angle? Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself, yes, she had always focused on how to break the barrier, but ignored the essence of the problem. The dark wizard had set up this barrier to trap her and prevent her from stopping his plan.

So, what if she did the opposite and instead of breaking the barrier, she used the power of the barrier itself?

Chu Mengmeng suddenly remembered that a wise man once mentioned an ancient magic called "Mirror Flower and Water Moon", which can bounce back the caster's own magic power to form a powerful defensive barrier.

Could it be that this magic could be used to break the dark wizard's barrier?

A glimmer of hope ignited in Chu Mengmeng's heart. She concentrated her mind and began to recall the spell and gestures of "Mirror Flower Water Moon". This magic was very ancient and the conditions for casting were extremely harsh, but she had no choice but to give it a try.

"Mirror flowers and water moons, the heaven and earth are turned upside down, in my name, I will reverse the destiny of the world..." Chu Mengmeng muttered to herself, and formed a complex seal with her hands. A powerful magic power surged out of her body and was injected into the barrier.

The barrier began to tremble violently, and cracks appeared on the transparent barrier, like a mirror about to break...

Chu Mengmeng closed her eyes tightly, her slender body trembling slightly, like a candle flickering in the wind. She could feel the surge of magic power in her body, impacting the barrier of the barrier like a surging tide. Ripples appeared on the surface of the barrier, and those runes that were originally indestructible began to flicker, as if they would go out at any time.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yichen felt a glimmer of hope in his heart. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, our hope is right in front of us! Follow me to charge and rescue my wife!"

The soldiers were already blood-thirsty, and when they heard Xiao Yichen's order, they let out earth-shaking roars and rushed towards the dark wizard like a flood breaking through a dam.

The dark wizard snorted coldly, with a trace of contempt in his eyes. He quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something. A black light curtain instantly opened, covering him and Chu Mengmeng.

"You don't know what you are capable of!" The dark wizard's voice came from the light curtain, full of disdain.

The light of the long sword in Xiao Yichen's hand surged, and he took the lead and rushed to the front. The long sword cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and slashed fiercely on the black light curtain.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the black light curtain shook violently, but there was no sign of breaking. Xiao Yichen was knocked back by a powerful force and staggered a few steps before he stabilized his body.

Other soldiers also used their own special skills to attack the black light curtain, but all failed.

Chu Mengmeng could already feel that the magic power in her body was almost exhausted, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted, continuously injecting magic power into the barrier.

"It's almost there, it's almost there..." Chu Mengmeng prayed silently in her heart.

Suddenly, she felt a violent fluctuation coming from the barrier, as if something was about to break out of its shell. Chu Mengmeng was delighted, she suddenly opened her eyes and increased the output of magic power.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the surface of the barrier. Then, the crack spread rapidly, covering the entire barrier in a blink of an eye.

"Not good!" The dark wizard's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that Chu Mengmeng could actually break his barrier.

"Now!" Seeing this, Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed, he raised his sword high and charged again.

"Stop him!" the dark wizard shouted in panic.

Seeing this, several dark wizard's guards immediately abandoned their opponents and rushed towards Xiao Yichen.

"Get out of here!" Xiao Yichen roared, and the sword in his hand turned into a series of afterimages, forcing several guards to retreat.

At this moment, the barrier suddenly shattered, and Chu Mengmeng's figure appeared in front of everyone.

"Mengmeng!" Xiao Yichen was overjoyed and was about to rush over, but suddenly he saw a strange smile on Chu Mengmeng's face.