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

"What a clever trick!" Xiao Yichen gently scratched Chu Mengmeng's nose, his eyes full of pampering. Last night, Chu Mengmeng revealed her plan, and Xiao Yichen couldn't help but admire her clever ideas.

The next morning, Chu Mengmeng deliberately had two dark circles under her eyes and pretended to be frightened in front of Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao. She tightly grasped the handkerchief and said in a trembling voice: "Aunt, sister, I had a nightmare again last night. Those people... They said they wanted to kill me..."

Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao looked at each other, and a hint of joy flashed in their eyes. Chu Yunyao hurriedly stepped forward to support Chu Mengmeng and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, sister, those people have been caught and will not hurt you anymore."

"But...but I'm really scared..." Chu Mengmeng shrank her body, tears rolling down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string. "I heard that there is someone behind those people. If we don't find out who is behind this, I'm worried that they will come back to retaliate..."

Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes and pretended to be concerned and said, "Don't worry, sister. We will protect you. How about this? We will live here recently and accompany you. This way you will feel at ease."

Chu Mengmeng sneered in her heart, but pretended to be grateful on the surface: "Thank you, auntie, thank you, sister, you are so kind to me!"

Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao thought their plan had succeeded, but they didn't know that they had stepped into the trap set by Chu Mengmeng step by step. They secretly sent people to investigate Chu Mengmeng and finally found that she was inextricably linked to the mysterious ruins outside the city.

"It seems that our good sister has many secrets." Aunt Zhao looked at the survey results in her hand and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

At night, Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao broke into Chu Mengmeng's room. They threw the evidence they had found on the table and said coldly, "Chu Mengmeng, stop pretending! You are not some young lady who is ignorant of the world. What is your relationship with the ruins? What's your magical ability?"

Chu Mengmeng was startled. She knew she was too careless and let Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao catch her. But she remained calm and said calmly, "Aunt, sister, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

"Don't play dumb!" Chu Yunyao pointed at the evidence on the table and said sternly, "If you refuse to tell the truth, don't blame us for being rude!"

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath. She knew that she must not show weakness at this moment. But she knew that she could not compete with Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao by herself. She had to inform Xiao Yichen as soon as possible and discuss countermeasures with him.

"Okay, I'll tell you." Chu Mengmeng pretended to compromise, then glanced out the window casually, signaling him with a look that only she and Xiao Yichen could understand. Xiao Yichen received the signal and left quietly.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with the ruins?" Aunt Zhao pressed on, her eyes full of greed. She couldn't wait to get the secret of Chu Mengmeng so that she could gain more powerful power.

“Actually…” Chu Mengmeng deliberately prolonged her tone, and slowly spoke as Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao waited anxiously, “That relic… is a treasure!”

Just as Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao were listening intently, Chu Mengmeng suddenly changed the subject and her tone became serious: "And the secret of this treasure is related to a shocking conspiracy..."

At the same time, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen came to a hidden courtyard outside the city. There, a mysterious old man was waiting for them. The old man seemed to know a lot of secrets about the ruins. He told Chu Mengmeng that there was another unknown secret hidden in the ruins, and this secret might help them completely solve the threat of Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao...

 The Story of Chu Xiao Chapter 36: Getting Worse (Continued)

The mysterious old man stroked his gray beard, his deep eyes seemed to see through thousands of years. "I have been waiting here for a long time, come with me." After speaking, he turned and walked into the secret room, followed by Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen.

The secret room was dark and damp, and the air was filled with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. The old man lit the torch on the wall, and the flickering flames illuminated the mottled walls around him, which were engraved with strange symbols and patterns.

"This wall records the origin of the ruins and the secret..." The old man pointed at the wall, his voice low and hoarse, "It is said that the person who built this ruins mastered a forbidden technique that could change fate and reverse time. The key to unlocking the forbidden technique is hidden in this relic."

Chu Mengmeng was so absorbed in listening that she couldn't help but reach out to touch the pattern on the wall. Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, rocks above her head fell down, and the entire secret room seemed to collapse.

"Oh no! We triggered the mechanism!" Xiao Yichen grabbed Chu Mengmeng and protected her behind him.

"Ahem..." The old man was hit by the falling rocks, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. But he ignored his injuries and said anxiously, "Quick! Follow me! The exit is just ahead!"

The old man led the way, and the three of them shuttled through the crumbling secret room. Suddenly, a stone door appeared in front of them, with a ferocious animal head carved on it, emitting a chilling chill.

"Oh no! This is the seal of the guardian beast! Once it is opened, the consequences will be disastrous!" the old man exclaimed.

Just as he finished speaking, the stone door burst open and a huge black beast rushed out from the door, opening its bloody mouth and pouncing towards them.

"Mengmeng, be careful!" Xiao Yichen pushed Chu Mengmeng away, but he was unable to dodge and was slapped away by the beast's claws, hitting the wall heavily.

"Xiao Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed and rushed towards Xiao Yichen desperately.

“Don’t come over here!” Xiao Yichen endured the severe pain, struggled to stand up, and stood in front of Chu Mengmeng, “It’s too dangerous, go away!”

At this critical moment, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside the secret room, accompanied by Aunt Zhao's sharp shout: "Kill them all! Don't spare any of them!"

It turns out that Aunt Zhao had been secretly following them and hired a group of killers, preparing to capture Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen in one fell swoop.

Facing the double attack of the beast and the killer, can Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen escape? What is the secret in the ruins?

"Roar--"

The black beast roared, and a fishy smell came towards her, but Chu Mengmeng did not feel any fear at all. There was only Xiao Yichen in her eyes.

"Xiao Yichen, how are you?" Chu Mengmeng helped Xiao Yichen up and asked anxiously.

Xiao Yichen only felt a sharp pain in his chest and a sweet taste in his throat, but he resisted the discomfort and comforted him, "I'm fine, just a minor injury."

"You said you were fine, but you vomited blood!" Chu Mengmeng's tears suddenly welled up. She took out her handkerchief and hurriedly helped Xiao Yichen wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Don't worry, I'm thick-skinned and won't die." Xiao Yichen forced a smile, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

"It's already this time and you're still joking!" Chu Mengmeng glared at him in reproach, but couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

At this moment, Aunt Zhao rushed in with a group of men in black. She looked at the scene in front of her, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes: "Xiao Yichen, I didn't expect that you would have this day! Today, none of you will leave here alive!"

"Aunt Zhao, why are you doing this?" Chu Mengmeng looked at the elder in front of her in disbelief, who once cared for her so much, and didn't understand why she had become so vicious.

"Why? Hahaha..." Aunt Zhao seemed to have heard a huge joke. She laughed up to the sky, and her laughter was full of resentment and madness. "The Chu family's property should have belonged to Yao'er and me. It was you who took away everything from us!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Chu Mengmeng scolded, "Grandpa and grandma clearly treat us sisters as their own granddaughters and have never favored anyone!"

"Shut up!" Aunt Zhao roared, "What do you know? You know nothing! If your parents hadn't died young, everything in the Chu family would have belonged to Yao'er! And you, you are nothing more than a burden, a stumbling block that takes away Yao'er's happiness!"

Chu Mengmeng was deeply hurt by Aunt Zhao's words. She had never thought that in Aunt Zhao's heart, she was such an existence.

"That's enough, Aunt Zhao!" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him and looked at Aunt Zhao coldly, "Everything you did was just out of your greed and jealousy. It has nothing to do with Mengmeng!"

"Humph, you still dare to be stubborn even when you are about to die!" Aunt Zhao snorted coldly and ordered her subordinates, "Kill them all! Don't spare any of them!"

After receiving the order, the man in black immediately rushed towards Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, waving his sword.

Facing the double attack of wild beasts and men in black, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stood back to back, trusted each other, relied on each other, and escaped danger time and time again.

……

At the same time, Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er were also actively collecting evidence in the city, preparing to expose the crimes of Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao.

"Brother Su, look at this." Lin Wan'er handed a document to Su Mubai, "I found this from the Chu Group. It's an investigation report on the car accident that the Chu couple had. It shows that the accident was not an accident, but a man-made one..."

Su Mubai took the document and read it carefully, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

"It seems that Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao are even more cruel than we thought." Su Mubai said in a deep voice, "We must find evidence as soon as possible and bring them to justice!"

"Yes!" Lin Wan'er nodded firmly, with a gleam of justice in her eyes.

Just as they were about to uncover the truth, a bigger crisis was quietly approaching. This crisis was not only related to the fate of Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, but also to the safety of the entire city... The blood stained the ground red. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stood back to back, and their breathing became rapid. The men in black attacked one after another like a tireless machine. Xiao Yichen's swordsmanship was sharp, and every move hit the vital point, but he was helpless because the opponent was outnumbered and he gradually felt exhausted. Chu Mengmeng used her flexible body to shuttle through the crowd, looking for opportunities.

"Mengmeng, be careful!" Xiao Yichen shouted, and saw Aunt Zhao had circled behind Chu Mengmeng at some point, holding a dagger in her hand, and was stabbing towards Chu Mengmeng.

At the critical moment, a black shadow flashed by, Aunt Zhao screamed, and the dagger fell to the ground. An old man with white hair and wearing coarse linen clothes appeared beside Chu Mengmeng at some point, holding a short knife in his hand, and the blade was stained with blood.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area!" The old man spoke in a loud voice, his eyes as sharp as torches, scanning everyone present.

Aunt Zhao covered her injured arm and stared at the old man with resentment: "Who are you? How dare you ruin my good deeds!"

"Hmph, I shall remain nameless, and I am Old Man Tianji!" The old man snorted coldly, and a powerful pressure emanated from him. The men in black suddenly felt suffocated and took a few steps back.

"Old Man Tianji?" Aunt Zhao's face changed. It was obvious that she had heard of this name. "Why are you here instead of staying in your Tianji Pavilion?"

"I came here today to prevent a catastrophe!" Old Man Tianji said, turning his gaze to Chu Mengmeng, "Girl, come with me, I have something to tell you."

Although Chu Mengmeng didn't know who the old man Tianji was, she could feel that he had no ill intentions. She glanced at Xiao Yichen, and when he nodded, she followed the old man Tianji to the side.

"Girl, do you know the secret of this relic?" Old Man Tianji asked straight to the point.

Chu Mengmeng shook her head. Although she had been here several times, she knew nothing about everything here.

"There is a powerful force sealed in this relic. Once this force is released, it will bring disaster to the whole world." Elder Tianji said in a heavy tone, "And you are the key to unlocking the seal!"

Chu Mengmeng was shocked. She didn't understand how an ordinary person like her could be related to a seal.

"Don't worry, I will help you." Old Man Tianji seemed to see Chu Mengmeng's doubts, "Now, I need you to go to a place with me..."

Before Elder Tianji finished speaking, he heard a loud earth-shaking noise in the distance, as if something was about to break out of the ground. Everyone present looked in the direction of the sound in horror, and an ominous premonition came to their hearts...