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

"Mengmeng, how are you?" Xiao Yichen held Chu Mengmeng's hand worriedly. Her hands were cold and her face was pale. It was obvious that she had suffered serious internal injuries.

"I'm fine," Chu Mengmeng tried to force a smile, not wanting to make everyone worry, "It's just some minor injuries, I'll be fine after a rest."

Su Mubai frowned and said in a deep voice: "The assassins of Shadow Pavilion never strike, but once they strike, they will take someone's life. Since they failed this time, they will definitely come again. We must find the mastermind as soon as possible to ensure Mengmeng's safety."

Lin Wan'er anxiously held Chu Mengmeng's hand: "Who wants to harm you? Could it be..."

Chu Mengmeng shook her head gently, signaling her not to speculate. The Shadow Pavilion acted in secret, and it was not easy to find out who was behind it.

Xiao Yichen analyzed calmly: "The target of the Shadow Pavilion is Mengmeng, and Mengmeng has not had any grudges with anyone recently. The only possibility is..." He glanced at everyone and finally landed on Su Mubai, "It is related to what we are investigating."

Su Mubai nodded in agreement: "Yes, we have been investigating a missing ancient artifact case recently. Maybe it touched the interests of some people, so they want to kill and silence them."

"Ancient artifact?" Chu Mengmeng asked doubtfully, "What is that?"

"It is an ancient artifact with great power," Su Mubai explained. "Legend has it that these artifacts can control time, space, and even life and death."

Chu Mengmeng suddenly realized: "So, those people want to use me to get those artifacts?"

"It's very likely," Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed with a cold light, "We must not let them succeed!"

In the next few days, Chu Mengmeng recovered from her injuries, while Xiao Yichen, Su Mubai, and Lin Wan'er worked hard to investigate the clues of Shadow Pavilion and the ancient artifacts. They visited various antique markets, consulted a large number of ancient books, and finally found some clues.

"According to ancient records, those ancient artifacts seem to be related to an ancient family," Su Mubai said, pointing to a passage in the ancient book. "The family name is very special, called 'Ye'."

"Ye?" Xiao Yichen muttered to himself. He seemed to have heard this surname somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Could it be..." Lin Wan'er suddenly thought of something, "The Ye Family? I remember a few years ago, a mysterious organization appeared in the martial arts world, calling itself 'Ye Ying'. Its style of doing things was very similar to that of the Shadow Pavilion, but it disappeared for some reason later."

"Ye Ying...Ye family..." Xiao Yichen linked the two names together and had a vague guess in his mind, but he still lacked crucial evidence.

At this moment, a carrier pigeon flew in and landed on Xiao Yichen's shoulder. Xiao Yichen took down the letter, unfolded it, and his face suddenly became solemn.

"What's wrong?" Su Mubai asked.

Xiao Yichen handed him the letter: "Read it yourself."

Su Mubai took the letter and saw the following words written on it:

"If you want to know the truth, come to Shilipo outside the city. No one will wait for you after this time."

The signature is: Shadow Messenger.

"It seems that they are deliberately luring us out," Su Mubai said in a deep voice, "This is a trap!"

A gleam of light flashed in Xiao Yichen's eyes: "So what if it's a trap? I want to see what tricks they are up to!" Xiao Yichen's words were full of determination. Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. They all knew that Xiao Yichen was doing this for Chu Mengmeng's safety, but this time the opponent was too powerful, and if they were not careful, they would fall into an irretrievable situation.

"Yi Chen, we must think long-term," Su Mubai advised, "The Shadow Messenger is full of tricks, we can't act rashly."

"I know." Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "But we can't just sit there and wait for death. Since they dared to challenge us, they must have something to rely on. Instead of passively defending, we should take the initiative and perhaps find their flaws."

Chu Mengmeng also stepped forward, held Xiao Yichen's hand, and said firmly: "Yichen is right, we can't be afraid of them. I believe that evil cannot defeat good, as long as we unite, we will be able to defeat them!"

Seeing Chu Mengmeng so determined, Xiao Yichen felt full of strength. He nodded and said to Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er, "Mubai, you stay and protect Mengmeng. Wan'er and I will go meet the Shadow Messenger."

Su Mubai wanted to persuade them again, but seeing that Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng had made up their minds, he stopped talking and just reminded them, "Be careful."

As night fell, Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er dressed up and followed the instructions on the letter to Shilipo outside the city. There was no one here, only a dilapidated land temple standing alone in the night, adding a bit of weird atmosphere.

"It seems that we are here too early," Lin Wan'er looked around and said in a low voice.

Xiao Yichen nodded, signaling her to be alert. The two hid in the dark, quietly waiting for the Shadow Messenger to appear.

Time passed by minute by minute, and just when the two were about to lose their patience, a sinister laughter suddenly came from the land temple.

"Hehehe...you are finally here."

Following the laughter, a figure wearing a black robe and a mask slowly walked out of the temple. In his hand, he held a dagger emitting a faint glow.

"Are you the Shadow Messenger?" Xiao Yichen asked coldly.

“That’s right,” the black-robed figure’s voice was hoarse and harsh, like the cry of a night owl, “You can call me... Night Devil!”

"Night Demon..." Xiao Yichen's heart moved. This name seemed to be related to the "Ye Family" they had investigated before.

"Tell me your purpose," Lin Wan'er stepped forward and asked sternly, "Why do you want to attack Mengmeng?"

The Night Demon sneered, "Why attack her? Because she is the key to opening the seal!"

"Seal? What seal?" Xiao Yichen asked.

The Night Demon did not answer, but raised the dagger in his hand and pointed it at Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er: "You will know soon! Go to hell!"

After he finished speaking, the Night Demon flashed and turned into a black shadow, attacking the two people...

The Night Demon's attack was swift and fierce. Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er did not dare to neglect it and used all their strength to resist. For a moment, the swords flashed and the murderous aura was everywhere. Xiao Yichen's swordsmanship was exquisite, and his moves were aimed at the Night Demon's vital points. Lin Wan'er was agile and moved around the Night Demon like a ghost, looking for his flaws. However, the Night Demon's strength was far beyond their imagination. He seemed to be able to predict the attack routes of the two and was able to escape danger every time.

During the fierce battle, Xiao Yichen discovered that although the Night Demon's attack was fierce, it left room for maneuver and did not seem to really want to hurt them. This discovery made him feel moved. Could it be that the Night Demon had another purpose?

"Wan'er, be careful, he is delaying time!" Xiao Yichen reminded loudly while resisting the Night Demon's attack.

Lin Wan'er was shocked when she heard this, and then she realized that she might have fallen into the trap of the Night Demon. She no longer wanted to fight, and her figure flashed and retreated.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The Night Demon sneered, his body turned into a black shadow, and chased after him relentlessly.

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the distance.

"Yi Chen! Wan'er!"

Chu Mengmeng and Su Mubai arrived!

It turned out that Chu Mengmeng was worried about the safety of Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er, so she came with Su Mubai to help. They followed the trail of Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er all the way and finally found this place.

Seeing Chu Mengmeng and Su Mubai coming, a cold light flashed in Ye Mo's eyes. He no longer wanted to fight and turned around to flee into the distance.

"Chase!" Seeing this, Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er immediately chased after him.

Chu Mengmeng and Su Mubai followed closely behind. The four of them chased all the way and finally came to an abandoned factory outside the city.

"Be careful, it's very weird here." Xiao Yichen said in a low voice.

The four of them walked lightly and carefully sneaked into the factory. The factory was completely dark, with only a faint moonlight shining through the broken windows, illuminating the dust and abandoned machines on the ground, making it look particularly eerie and terrifying.

Relying on their keen perception, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen avoided the traps and secret sentries in the factory, went deeper and deeper, and finally came to a heavy iron door.

"It seems that this is their lair." Xiao Yichen said in a low voice.

He motioned Su Mubai to go forward and open the iron gate. However, when Su Mubai's hand just touched the door handle, a shrill alarm suddenly rang throughout the factory!

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!" Xiao Yichen's face changed and he growled.

Before he could finish his words, the iron gate suddenly opened, and dozens of men in black rushed out and surrounded them!

"kill!"

A fierce battle is about to break out!

"Mengmeng, be careful!" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him and swung his sword to fight.

Chu Mengmeng looked at the chaotic scene in front of her and was extremely anxious. She knew she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Chu Mengmeng thought anxiously.

Suddenly, she remembered her golden finger!

"Yes! How could I forget this!" A hint of joy flashed in Chu Mengmeng's eyes.

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath, concentrated her mind, and silently recited the formula. In an instant, a faint golden light appeared around her, and a strange power surged out of her body and quickly spread to the surroundings.

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a strong wind, thunder and lightning in the factory. The originally dark factory building was illuminated by the sudden light. Before the men in black could react to what was happening, they were knocked to the ground by this powerful force.

"what happened?"

"What power is this?"

The men in black panicked, dropped their weapons, and fled.

"Let's go!" Xiao Yichen seized the opportunity, pulled Chu Mengmeng up, and rushed out of the encirclement with Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er.

The four of them ran all the way, not daring to stop for even a second, until they were far away from the factory, when they finally stopped to catch their breath.

"Mengmeng, are you okay?" Xiao Yichen asked with concern. Looking at Chu Mengmeng's pale face, his heart was full of worry.

"I'm fine." Chu Mengmeng shook her head. She felt weak after forcibly activating the golden finger, but fortunately they managed to escape.

"What kind of power was that just now? It was so terrifying!" Su Mubai said with lingering fear. Recalling the scene just now, he still felt a wave of fear.

"That's Mengmeng's secret weapon." Lin Wan'er said with a smile, her eyes full of admiration and envy.

Chu Mengmeng winked at her mischievously without further explanation.

Although he managed to escape, Xiao Yichen still felt a dark cloud in his heart. He knew that this was just the beginning and the real crisis was still to come.

"Where are those men in black coming from? Why did they attack us?" Lin Wan'er asked. This was the question they all wanted to know.

"I don't know." Xiao Yichen shook his head, "But I have a feeling that this matter is not simple."

"Could it be related to the Night Demon?" Su Mubai guessed.

"It's possible." Xiao Yichen nodded. "The appearance of Night Demon is too strange. I suspect he is just a bait to lure us into the trap."

"Then what should we do now?" Lin Wan'er asked.

"Let's go back to the city first." Xiao Yichen said, "We are now in the dark about the enemy. We must find out their details as soon as possible so that we can formulate a countermeasure."

After discussing, the four decided to return to the city first and make plans. However, what they didn't know was that shortly after they left, several men in black appeared again in the abandoned factory.

"The target escaped." One of the men in black reported with his head down.

"Waste!" A cold voice came from the darkness, "Keep chasing! Make sure you find them!"

"Yes!" The men in black took the order and disappeared into the night.

And in the depths of the darkness, a mysterious figure slowly turned around, staring coldly in the direction where Chu Mengmeng and others left, with a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Chu Mengmeng, Xiao Yichen, we will meet again soon."

His voice was low and hoarse, like a call from hell, making people shudder.

What kind of experiments are being conducted in the mysterious organization's laboratory? Can Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen escape successfully?