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

The crystal ball was suspended in the air, like a night pearl, and its soft light illuminated the entire palace. Chu Mengmeng walked around it curiously, and touched it lightly with her fingertips. A warm energy flowed along her fingertips, making her shudder.

"This power is so magical!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed.

The guardian of the ancient ruins stroked his beard and said slowly: "This power comes from the ancient mythical beast. Only those with good intentions and strong will can control it."

Under the guidance of the guardian of the ancient ruins, the city guardians began to explore this power. They sat cross-legged around the crystal ball, trying to feel and guide this energy. Xiao Yichen quickly entered the state, an invisible energy flowed around him, and a faint golden light could be vaguely seen. Su Mubai also gradually mastered the essentials, controlling the energy to condense into a small white lotus.

Chu Mengmeng was a little confused. She tried hard to concentrate, but she felt that the energy was like a naughty child, circling around her and refusing to be obedient.

"Mengmeng, don't be anxious, take your time." Xiao Yichen encouraged gently.

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath, calmed down, and tried to guide the energy again. This time, she felt as if her fingertips touched something, and a strong suction force suddenly pulled her in.

"Mengmeng!"

Xiao Yichen and Lin Wan'er exclaimed at the same time, only to see that Chu Mengmeng's figure had disappeared, leaving only an empty space in the place where she was.

"What's going on?" Su Mubai asked hurriedly.

The guardian of the ancient ruins looked solemn, examined it carefully, and said, "She must have accidentally triggered the guardian's defense mechanism and was trapped in an independent space."

"Defense mechanism?" Lin Wan'er was extremely anxious. "Will Mengmeng be in danger?"

"This space is used to test the guardian's character. As long as she is determined, there will be no danger." The guardian of the ancient ruins explained, "However, if she cannot pass the test, she will be trapped inside forever."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen became extremely anxious. He clenched his fists, his eyes full of worry and self-blame.

"I'm going to save her!"

Su Mubai also said firmly: "I'll go too!"

The guardian of the ancient ruins nodded, pointed to a stone slab under the crystal ball and said, "Stand on it, and I will guide you into that space."

Xiao Yichen and Su Mubai stood up without hesitation, and runes lit up around the stone slab, covering them. The next second, the two disappeared in the palace, leaving only Lin Wan'er and the guardian of the ancient ruins waiting anxiously.

After a while of spinning, Xiao Yichen and Su Mubai came to a strange space. It was a white world with no boundaries, no direction, only nothingness.

"Meng Meng!" Xiao Yichen shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the empty space, but there was no response.

Su Mubai released his mental power and carefully explored the surrounding situation. He frowned and said, "It seems that there is some kind of restriction here. My mental power cannot penetrate it."

They anxiously shuttled through the white fog, looking for Chu Mengmeng. After an unknown amount of time, a faint light appeared in front of them. They were immediately delighted and hurriedly ran towards the light.

The light became brighter and brighter, and finally, they saw Chu Mengmeng standing in the center of the light. She didn't seem to be injured, but she looked a little dazed, and was looking around curiously.

"Mengmeng, are you okay?" Xiao Yichen quickly stepped forward, pulled Chu Mengmeng into his arms, and checked her up and down, fearing that she was injured.

"I'm fine, what's wrong with you?" Chu Mengmeng was confused by Xiao Yichen's nervous look, "Also, where is this place? Why are we here suddenly?"

"I'm glad you're okay." Xiao Yichen finally breathed a sigh of relief and stroked her hair gently. "You suddenly disappeared just now, and we were scared."

Su Mubai also came over and said with a smile: "Yes, it took us a lot of effort to find you."

Chu Mengmeng then remembered what happened before. She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and said, "I don't know what happened. I just felt like I was sucked in by a force, and then I came here."

"You must have accidentally triggered the guardian's defense mechanism." Su Mubai explained, "Luckily you're okay. We'll take you back now."

The three were about to leave when suddenly, the white light around them began to flicker violently and the space began to shake violently.

"Oh no, the space is about to collapse, we have to leave here quickly!" Su Mubai's face changed and he said hurriedly.

The three held hands and rushed towards the space crack with all their strength. At this moment, a huge rock fell from the sky and was about to hit Chu Mengmeng.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen shouted and pushed Chu Mengmeng away, but he was hit by a stone. He groaned and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Yi Chen!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed, her eyes suddenly red.

Seeing this, Su Mubai quickly released an energy shield to block the attack of falling rocks, then pulled the two of them, and tried his best to rush out of the space crack and returned to the palace.

In the palace, Lin Wan'er had been waiting anxiously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the three people return safely.

"Mengmeng, are you okay?" Lin Wan'er hurried forward to check on Chu Mengmeng.

"I'm fine." Chu Mengmeng shook her head and looked at Xiao Yichen with concern, "Yichen saved me..."

"I'm fine, just slightly injured." Xiao Yichen shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Seeing this, Lin Wan'er finally felt relieved. She took out her notebook and wrote down in detail what had just happened so that she could better study and prevent similar situations in the future.

The guardian of the ancient ruins looked at everything in front of him, with a complicated look in his eyes. He slowly said, "It seems that you need more time and practice to truly master this power."

"We will try our best." Xiao Yichen said firmly.

“Although the power in the treasure is strong, it must be used with caution, otherwise it may bring unexpected consequences.” The guardian of the ancient ruins said meaningfully, “I hope you can keep this in mind.”

His words were full of warnings, making everyone present feel a little heavy.

The words of the guardian of the ancient ruins echoed in the palace for a long time. Chu Mengmeng looked at the scars on Xiao Yichen's arm, her heart filled with self-blame and worry. If it wasn't for saving her, Xiao Yichen wouldn't have been injured.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me..." Chu Mengmeng lowered her head with red eyes.

"Silly girl, what are you talking about?" Xiao Yichen gently rubbed her head and comforted her gently, "It is my responsibility to protect you. Besides, this little injury is nothing."

Su Mubai also smiled and said, "That's right. For the battle-hardened hero Xiao, this little injury is nothing more than a tickle."

Lin Wan'er put away her notebook, looked at everyone and said, "Senior Guardian is right. We can't give up just because of a temporary setback, and we can't lose ourselves because of the power. What we need to do is learn to control it, harness it, and make it a weapon to protect the city and the people."

"Wan'er is right." Xiao Yichen nodded in agreement. "This experience is also a wake-up call for us. It makes us understand that the use of power requires caution and responsibility."

The guardian of the ancient ruins looked at the young people in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. He knew that these young city guardians had understood the true meaning of power.

"It's good that you understand." The guardian of the ancient ruins said slowly, "I believe that you can overcome the difficulties, master this power, and become a true guardian."

At this moment, a burst of urgent alarm broke the tranquility of the palace. Red light flickered in the palace, making everyone's face look exceptionally solemn.

"What's going on?" Chu Mengmeng's heart tightened and a feeling of uneasiness surged in her heart.

"It's an alarm from the city's defense system!" Su Mubai's face changed, "A powerful monster is approaching!"

"How could it be so fast?" Lin Wan'er also felt incredible. They had just experienced a test, so how could a new crisis arise so soon?

The guardian of the ancient ruins said in a deep voice: "It seems that the challenge we face is more severe than we imagined."

Xiao Yichen clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with determination: "No matter what kind of enemy it is, we must do our best to protect this city!"

The alarm continues to sound, heralding a greater crisis is about to come. Can the city defenders defeat the new enemy and protect the city?