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

The sky was illuminated blood red, and a deafening roar echoed over the ruins, as if some ancient beast was about to break out of the ground. Everyone looked in the direction of the roar in horror, their hearts in their throats.

“Not good!” Old Man Tianji’s expression suddenly changed, and his already wrinkled face was now filled with even more worry. “The power of the seal is weakening, we must stop them immediately!”

Before Chu Mengmeng could react, Tianji grabbed her, tapped his toes, and quickly rushed towards the direction where the loud noise came from. Seeing this, Xiao Yichen followed closely, leaving Aunt Zhao, Chu Yunyao and others far behind.

The three of them rushed all the way and finally arrived at an underground palace deep in the ruins. The gate of the palace had collapsed long ago, and the rubble was piled up like a mountain. A strange light could be vaguely seen flashing inside.

"There's no time to explain, just follow me!" Old Man Tianji said, and rushed into the palace first.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and followed him in. The interior of the palace was extremely spacious, and the walls were engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint light that illuminated the entire space. In the center of the hall, an ancient book floated, emitting bursts of heart-pounding breath.

"That's it!" Old Man Tianji pointed at the book and said hurriedly, "That's the key to controlling the power of the ruins!"

Xiao Yichen flew up and took the book down. The pages were yellowed and seemed to be made of some unknown animal skin. There were some strange words and patterns densely recorded on it, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"What kind of text is this?" Chu Mengmeng asked curiously.

"This is ancient writing, and I can only understand part of it." Xiao Yichen frowned and flipped through the pages carefully. "It records a method that can control the power of the ruins, but it requires specific conditions to activate."

At this moment, a sinister laugh suddenly echoed in the hall.

"Hahaha, it's true that after searching for a long time, I finally found it without any effort!"

Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao appeared at the palace gate, followed by several men in black, emitting a cold aura. They were the "black shadows" who had been operating in the dark before.

"Why are you here?!" Chu Mengmeng asked in surprise.

"Hmph, if you want to know why we are here, why not ask your good sister!" Aunt Zhao sneered, her eyes full of resentment.

It turns out that Chu Yunyao has always hated Chu Mengmeng. She is jealous of everything Chu Mengmeng has, and even more jealous of Xiao Yichen's love. In order to avenge Chu Mengmeng, she secretly colluded with Black Shadow and promised to help Black Shadow get the power of the ruins in exchange for Black Shadow's help to get rid of Chu Mengmeng.

“Are you crazy?!” Chu Mengmeng looked at her sister in disbelief. “Do you know what you are doing? Once the black shadow obtains the power of the ruins, the whole world will fall into chaos!”

"So what?" Chu Yunyao showed a crazy look, "As long as I can make you suffer, I will do it even if it means destroying the whole world!"

Seeing that Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao were about to attack Chu Mengmeng, Xiao Yichen flashed and stood in front of Chu Mengmeng, looking coldly at the people in front of him.

"If you want to hurt her, you have to get past me first!"

A war is about to break out...

As soon as Aunt Zhao finished speaking, the walls around the hall suddenly cracked, and dozens of black shadows rushed out like ghosts, surrounding everyone. These black shadows were erratic, wielding sharp blades in their hands, exuding a chilling murderous aura.

"Quick battle, quick decision!" The black-clothed man in the lead gave an order, and the shadows rushed towards Chu Mengmeng and others like a tide. Xiao Yichen stuffed the ancient book in his hand to Chu Mengmeng and whispered, "Protect yourself, and this book!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already flown up and rushed into the group of shadows like a cheetah. He was agile and his moves were fierce. Every time he attacked, he could take away a shadow, but there were too many shadows, and they kept coming one after another, as if they could never be killed.

Although Chu Mengmeng was worried about Xiao Yichen's safety, she knew she couldn't panic. She hugged the ancient book tightly and looked around, looking for a chance to escape.

"Want to escape? Not that easy!" Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao teamed up to attack Chu Mengmeng. Although they did not have the powerful strength of the black shadow, their moves were also very vicious, and every move was aimed at Chu Mengmeng's vital points.

Chu Mengmeng dodged left and right, surrounded by danger. At this moment, she suddenly found that Elder Tianji had disappeared. "Elder Tianji?!" She exclaimed, but there was no response.

"Don't waste your energy. He can't save himself!" Aunt Zhao sneered, "Today, none of you will leave here alive!"

While Chu Mengmeng and the others were trapped in the underground palace, a series of strange events began to occur in the city. A strong wind suddenly blew on the originally peaceful streets, the street lights flickered constantly, and pedestrians panicked and fled everywhere. Some buildings collapsed for no reason, as if an invisible force was ravaging the city.

"How could this happen?" Xiao Yichen, who was investigating the shadow's whereabouts, was puzzled. "Could it be that the shadow is causing trouble?"

He immediately contacted his companions who stayed outside and asked them to find out the situation as soon as possible. However, the response he received was even more disturbing: all the communication equipment in the city had failed, the power system had been damaged, and the entire city was in chaos.

"It seems that we have to solve the problem here as soon as possible!" Xiao Yichen was extremely anxious. He knew that the reason why the black shadow created such chaos was to distract their attention and buy time for their actions in the underground palace.

At this moment, Chu Mengmeng suddenly exclaimed: "I know who the black shadow is!"

She pointed to an illustration in an ancient book and said excitedly, "Look, isn't the person in this picture exactly the same as the black shadow we encountered before?"

Xiao Yichen looked carefully and found that the figure in the illustration was very similar to the leader of the black shadows, except that the person in the illustration looked older, and his eyes were full of pain and struggle, which was completely different from the cold and ruthless eyes of the black shadow leader.

"Could it be that..." Xiao Yichen's mind moved, "The black shadow was originally a human, but his mind was distorted by the power of the ruins?"

This discovery made Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen realize that only by completely solving the problem of the ruins can the threat of the shadow be truly eliminated. They decided to go deep into the ruins to find the key to controlling the power of the ruins, and the disappearance of old man Tianji made them feel the complexity and urgency of the matter.

The battle in the underground palace is still going on, and chaos is spreading in the city. All this seems to indicate that a bigger storm is coming... Chu Mengmeng pointed at the weathered face in the illustration and said in a firm tone: "We must stop this! We can't let more people turn into monsters like Black Shadow!"

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and nodded solemnly: "You are right, only by finding the key to controlling the power of the ruins can we completely solve the problem." He clenched the ancient book in his hand, with a flash of determination in his eyes, "Mengmeng, let's go, to the depths of the ruins!"

The two men no longer wanted to fight, and with the help of Xiao Yichen's sharp sword moves, they tore a hole in the encirclement of black shadows and rushed into the darkness deeper into the ruins.

Deep inside the ruins, it was cold and damp, with a smell of decay in the air. The walls were covered with strange patterns, as if silently telling something. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen moved forward cautiously, taking every step with extreme caution.

They encountered all kinds of traps, some places would suddenly shoot poisonous arrows, some ground would collapse, and some walls would spray flames. Fortunately, Chu Mengmeng was very smart and could always find danger in advance and find ways to resolve it, and Xiao Yichen was very skilled in martial arts and could always protect Chu Mengmeng's safety.

However, Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao followed them closely and constantly attacked them. They seemed to be very familiar with the ruins, and they could always find shortcuts to catch up with Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, and their attacks were ruthless and deadly.

"Damn it, why are they haunting me?" Chu Mengmeng said breathlessly while dodging Aunt Zhao's attacks.

While Xiao Yichen was blocking Chu Yunyao's sword moves, he said in a deep voice: "Their goal should be to prevent us from finding the key to controlling the power of the ruins."

At this moment, the ground beneath Chu Mengmeng's feet suddenly collapsed, and she screamed and fell down. Seeing this, Xiao Yichen jumped down without thinking.

"Meng Meng!" Xiao Yichen called out anxiously, but only heard an echo.

He fell to the ground and found himself in a huge stone chamber, which was pitch black. He groped the wall, trying to find the exit, but accidentally touched something cold and hard.

He was startled and quickly took out a tinder to light it. With the faint light, he saw clearly what was in front of him - it was a huge white skeleton, and the empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at him silently.

At this moment, the door of the stone chamber suddenly closed, trapping Xiao Yichen inside. At the same time, the voices of Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao came from outside the stone chamber.

"Xiao Yichen, your little lover has fallen into our trap, just wait for death here!"

"Hahaha……"

Listening to their harsh laughter, Xiao Yichen was filled with anger and worry. He pounded on the stone door, but to no avail. He realized that he was in a desperate situation, and Chu Mengmeng was in an even more dangerous situation...

"Meng Meng!" Xiao Yichen's shout echoed in the empty stone chamber, but received no response. The fire starter in his hand flickered in the wind, reflecting the white bones around him, adding a bit of eeriness and horror.

"Don't shout, she can't hear you." Aunt Zhao's sharp voice came from outside the stone chamber, with a hint of pride, "This is a gift we specially prepared for you."

"What exactly do you want!" Xiao Yichen clenched his fists, the sword in his hand humming, and the sword energy was intimidating.

"We just want you to have a taste of loss." Chu Yunyao's voice was cold and ruthless, "Just like you abandoned me back then!"

As soon as the voice fell, two fierce attacks came at Xiao Yichen at the same time. Aunt Zhao's weapon was a pair of poisoned Emei spears, each move was fierce and went straight to the vital point; while Chu Yunyao used a set of exquisite swordsmanship, with unpredictable moves that made it difficult to defend against.

Xiao Yichen did not dare to be careless, he swung his sword, the sword light danced like a silver snake, and neutralized the attacks of the two one by one. However, Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao cooperated tacitly, one attacking and one defending, advancing and retreating in moderation, and Xiao Yichen gradually felt overwhelmed.

"Xiao Yichen, you can't escape today!" Aunt Zhao sneered, and suddenly changed the move of the Emei Spear in her hand and stabbed it towards Xiao Yichen's chest.

Xiao Yichen dodged sideways, but Chu Yunyao seized the opportunity and stabbed his left arm with a sword. Blood dripped down the sword and dyed the ground red.

"Ah..." Xiao Yichen groaned, endured the pain, and swung his sword to force the two men back, but due to excessive blood loss, his body was a little unstable.

"Brother Yi Chen!" At this moment, an anxious voice came from above the stone chamber.

Xiao Yichen looked up and saw Chu Mengmeng lying on the edge of the stone chamber, looking at him with concern.

"Mengmeng, why are you..." Before Xiao Yichen could finish his words, he was interrupted by Aunt Zhao.

"You damn girl, you didn't fall down!" Aunt Zhao said gritting her teeth, with a hint of murderous intent in her eyes.

"Humph, it's not that easy to catch me!" Chu Mengmeng made a face at Aunt Zhao, then turned to look at Xiao Yichen, "Brother Yichen, don't worry, I'm here to save you!"

After saying that, she leaped into the stone chamber.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen was shocked when he saw this and hurried forward to catch Chu Mengmeng.

"I'm fine." Chu Mengmeng brushed the dust off her body, then took out a packet of medicine powder from her arms and sprinkled it on Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao.

"What is this?!" Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao were caught off guard, their eyes blinded by the powder, and they immediately burst into tears.

"This is chili powder. Huh, let's see how you can still be so arrogant!" Chu Mengmeng said proudly.

"Damn little girl!" Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao covered their eyes and rolled on the ground in pain.

Xiao Yichen took the opportunity to rush out of the stone chamber with Chu Mengmeng. The two ran all the way and finally escaped from the ruins.

However, just when they thought they were safe, an old voice suddenly sounded in their ears:

"Young man, you are finally here..."