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

"Young man, you are finally here..." The old voice echoed in the empty wilderness, but no one was seen. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stood back to back, looking around vigilantly. The joy of escaping from the ruins was diluted by this sudden voice, and was replaced by endless doubts and uneasiness.

"Who is it? Come out!" Chu Mengmeng summoned up the courage to shout, but her voice sounded particularly weak in the empty wilderness.

The only response she got was the whistling wind. Xiao Yichen clenched the sword in his hand, his face solemn. He knew that the real test had just begun.

At this moment, the originally clear sky suddenly darkened, and a strong wind blew, with flying sand and rocks. Chu Mengmeng was startled by this sudden change and tightly grasped Xiao Yichen's sleeve.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiao Yichen comforted her softly and protected her behind him.

A hunched figure slowly approached in the strong wind. He was a thin old man wearing a ragged grey robe, with wrinkles all over his face, but a pair of cloudy eyes sparkling with brilliance.

"You are..." Xiao Yichen stepped forward and asked with a fist.

The old man did not answer, but just looked at them deeply, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the ruins.

"follow me."

The old man only left three short words and walked into the ruins. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, and although they were full of doubts, they still followed.

Deep inside the ruins, Chu Mengmeng accidentally touched a mechanism, and a secret compartment slowly opened, revealing an old diary. The diary paper had turned yellow, and the handwriting was blurred, but Chu Mengmeng recognized it at a glance, as it was her great-grandfather's handwriting.

The diary records the secrets of the ruins and the origin of the black shadows. It turns out that the ruins were built by the ancestors of the Chu family to seal an evil force, and those black shadows are part of the sealed power.

"So... that's how it is..." Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself, her heart filled with shock and fear. She realized that the responsibility she shouldered was more important than she had imagined.

At the same time, Xiao Yichen was dealing with Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao. In order to obtain the treasures in the ruins, Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao teamed up to deal with Xiao Yichen. Although Xiao Yichen was a martial arts expert, he was outnumbered and had several scars on his body.

"Brother Yichen!" Seeing Xiao Yichen injured, Chu Mengmeng's heart felt like being stabbed by a needle, the pain was unbearable. She rushed forward desperately and stood in front of Xiao Yichen.

"Mengmeng!" Xiao Yichen was horrified and tried to pull Chu Mengmeng away, but was knocked back by Aunt Zhao with a palm.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Yichen covered his chest with his hands, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Hahaha, Xiao Yichen, today is the day you die!" Aunt Zhao laughed wildly, with a vicious light flashing in her eyes.

"Don't even think about hurting Brother Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng stood in front of Xiao Yichen with a firm look in her eyes.

"Hmph, you don't know your own limits!" Aunt Zhao sneered and was about to take action when suddenly the entire ruins began to shake violently... The violent shaking made everyone unstable. Aunt Zhao and Chu Yunyao also temporarily stopped attacking and looked around in confusion. "What's going on?!" Aunt Zhao asked sharply. She could feel the ground shaking under her feet and the stone wall above her head dropping dust. The entire ruins seemed to be about to collapse at any time.

"You must have triggered some mechanism!" Xiao Yichen endured the pain, pulled Chu Mengmeng up, and vigilantly observed the changes around him. He noticed that some strange patterns began to appear on the originally flat ground. Those patterns emitted a faint green light, and they continued to extend and intertwine like living things.

"Hahaha, Xiao Yichen, you guessed it right! In order to deal with you, I spent a lot of money to consult an expert, and finally found a way to open the ultimate defense of this relic!" Aunt Zhao laughed proudly, pointing at the glowing lines and said, "See? As long as these lines are connected together, the entire relic will become a huge tomb, burying you here forever!"

Chu Yunyao also showed a sinister smile, looking at Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen with eyes full of resentment: "Sister, if you want to blame someone, blame it on your bad luck. You took away everything that belonged to me! You can go to hell with this pretty boy!"

As Aunt Zhao finished her words, the glowing lines seemed to be injected with life and grew wildly. In a blink of an eye, they covered the entire space and surrounded Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen.

Chu Mengmeng looked at this strange scene in front of her, her heart filled with fear and despair. Are she and Xiao Yichen really going to die here?

At this moment, an old figure suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking the glowing lines.

"Stop!" The mysterious old man shouted sternly, and slammed the cane in his hand into the ground. A powerful force spread out instantly, forcing the glowing patterns back a little.

"Old thing, who are you? How dare you ruin my good thing?!" Aunt Zhao was furious when she saw this, and cursed at the mysterious old man.

However, the mysterious old man seemed not to have heard her words. He just concentrated on controlling the power in his body to resist the erosion of those glowing lines.

"Young man, hurry up! We can't stay here any longer!" The old man tried his best to force those lines back a distance, then turned and said to Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen.

“But, you…” Chu Mengmeng looked at the old man’s shaky figure, her heart filled with worry.

"Don't worry about me, I don't have much time left..." The old man shook his head, a tired smile appeared on his face, "You guys go quickly, remember to stay alive..."

Before he finished speaking, the old man's body suddenly began to tremble violently, and his already hunched figure became even more bent, as if he would fall down at any time.

"Senior!" Xiao Yichen's heart sank when he saw this. He knew that the old man had exhausted all his strength to save them.

"Hurry up! Don't waste my efforts!" The old man urged again, his tone full of unquestionable firmness.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and knew that now was not the time to hesitate. They had to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

"Senior, take care!" Xiao Yichen looked at the old man deeply, then took Chu Mengmeng's hand, turned around and ran towards the depths of the ruins.

What they didn't know was that behind them, the old man looked at their departing figures, with a gratified smile in his cloudy eyes. Then, his body turned into starlight and dissipated in the air...

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen stumbled and ran in the darkness. They didn't know how long they had been running, nor where they were. They only knew that they had to survive, for themselves and for the old man who sacrificed himself to save them...

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen didn't know how long they had been running. It seemed like a century, but it also seemed like just a moment. They carried the unconscious old man on their backs, stumbling in the darkness, ragged and in a state of disgrace. The passages in the ruins were intricate and complex, like a maze. They hit a wall again and again, and fell into despair again and again.

"Mengmeng, put me down. You are too tired." Xiao Yichen's voice was weak, but he still tried to stay awake.

"No, I can't leave you!" Chu Mengmeng gritted her teeth and shook her head stubbornly. Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, but she didn't dare to stop at all.

"Silly girl, we all have to survive, don't we?" Xiao Yichen gently stroked Chu Mengmeng's cheek, his eyes full of pity and love.

"Well, we all have to survive!" Chu Mengmeng nodded heavily, her eyes blurred with tears.

They found a relatively safe place, gently put the old man on the ground, and then sat on the ground, gasping for breath. The long-term running and mental stress had brought them to the brink of collapse.

"Xiao Yichen, do you think we can still get out?" Chu Mengmeng's voice trembled, her eyes filled with confusion and fear.

"Of course we can!" Xiao Yichen held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly and said firmly, "We still have a lot to do. We still have to protect this city together. We still have to..."

At this point, Xiao Yichen suddenly stopped, because he didn't know how to continue. They were in danger now and could die at any time. Those beautiful wishes seemed so far away at this moment.

"Xiao Yichen, I'm scared..." Chu Mengmeng snuggled in Xiao Yichen's arms, feeling his warm body temperature, and her heart felt a little calmer.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Xiao Yichen hugged Chu Mengmeng tightly and comforted her softly, "We will be fine, believe me!"

They just leaned on each other, kept each other warm, and looked for the dawn of hope in the darkness. What they didn't know was that danger was approaching step by step.

Just as they were about to move forward, a huge black shadow appeared in front of them, blocking out the sky and the sun, like a messenger from hell, bringing unprecedented fear and despair...

The black shadow was getting closer and closer, and a fishy smell was overwhelming. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen could see clearly that it was a mutant spider of gigantic size, with eight scarlet eyes flashing with greed, and blood still lingering on its sharp fangs.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, drew out the dagger he carried with him, and stared at the huge monster in front of him vigilantly.

The mutant spider let out a piercing roar, and its eight hairy legs moved quickly on the ground, attacking them. Xiao Yichen was quick-witted and pulled Chu Mengmeng to avoid the attack, and stabbed the spider's eyes fiercely with the dagger.

The mutant spider felt the pain and swung its forelimbs wildly, smashing the surrounding stone pillars. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen dodged in the narrow space, but they were unable to escape the mutant spider's pursuit.

"Xiao Yichen, what should we do?" Chu Mengmeng's voice was filled with tears. She had never seen such a horrific scene.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you!" Xiao Yichen comforted, but he himself was unsure.

The mutant spider seemed to be enraged, it opened its bloody mouth and sprayed out a ball of sticky liquid. Xiao Yichen pulled Chu Mengmeng to avoid it, but the liquid corroded the ground and emitted bursts of white smoke.

"This monster is poisonous!" Xiao Yichen was shocked and dared not be careless.

They fought back to back with the mutant spider, exhausting their physical and mental strength. At this moment, the unconscious old man suddenly groaned in pain.

"Old man!" Chu Mengmeng was extremely anxious, but had no time to care.

When the mutant spider heard the sound, it immediately turned its target to the old man. It approached with heavy steps, step by step, as if the god of death had come.

"No!" Chu Mengmeng closed her eyes in despair, tears silently falling.

At this critical moment, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He stood up suddenly, and a strong airflow burst out from his body, knocking the mutant spider away.

"This...what is going on?" Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were both stunned, watching everything happening before their eyes in disbelief.

The old man slowly stood up, dusted himself off, and said calmly: "Children, it seems we are in trouble."