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

Xiao Yichen gently stroked Chu Mengmeng's slightly bulging belly and said softly, "My lady, it's late at night. Go to bed early. I have to get up early to go to the store tomorrow."

Chu Mengmeng nodded gently, but her eyes were full of worry: "Yi Chen, you should also rest early and don't be too tired."

Xiao Yichen smiled gently and tucked the quilt for her: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Night fell over the town, and the lights in every household gradually went out, with only the candlelight in Xiao Yichen's room still faintly shining through. He gently closed the door and left the courtyard quietly.

The moonlight was dim, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and Xiao Yichen was walking alone on the path leading to the woods outside the town. The night wind blew, and the leaves rustled, as if whispering something.

"You're finally here." A deep voice sounded in the silent woods, with a hint of teasing in the tone.

Xiao Yichen suddenly stopped, looked around with a sharp gaze, and asked in a cold voice: "Who's there? Come out!"

"Haha, don't be nervous, I'm just here to end things with you." The figure slowly walked out from behind a thick tree. Under the moonlight, his angular face appeared particularly clear. It was the mysterious businessman.

"It's you!" A cold light flashed in Xiao Yichen's eyes. "We don't even know each other, why do you keep looking for trouble with me?"

"We've never met before?" The mysterious businessman sneered, "Have you forgotten your bloodline? Everything you have should have belonged to me!"

"Who are you?" Xiao Yichen was shocked and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"When you get to the underworld, someone will tell you." The mysterious businessman stopped talking nonsense, quickly formed seals with his hands, and a powerful spiritual energy wave burst out from his body. The surrounding trees were shaking with this powerful force.

"Then let me see what you can do!" Xiao Yichen no longer hesitated, drew the long sword from his waist and rushed forward.

For a moment, the sword flashed, the spiritual power surged, and the two started a life-and-death struggle in the woods. Xiao Yichen gradually gained the upper hand with his exquisite swordsmanship and powerful spiritual power.

However, the mysterious businessman suddenly smiled strangely, muttering something, and an even more powerful force surged out of his body, turning into a black light that enveloped Xiao Yichen.

"What kind of evil magic is this?!" Xiao Yichen only felt a powerful suction force pulling him deeper into the black light. He struggled hard, but to no avail.

"Hahaha, just be my sacrifice obediently!" The mysterious merchant's wild laughter echoed in his ears. Xiao Yichen felt a black screen in front of his eyes and then he lost consciousness.

As the night deepened, the woods returned to peace, with only the black light still flickering, as if foreshadowing a bigger conspiracy that was about to unfold...

 light in darkness

Chu Mengmeng lay in bed, tossing and turning restlessly. In her dream, she was in a state of chaos, with Xiao Yichen's painful cries filling her ears, but she could not see his figure. Suddenly, a warm light penetrated the darkness, and a kind old woman appeared in front of her.

"Child, don't be afraid," the old woman's voice was as warm as the spring breeze, "He is bound by the power of darkness, and only you can save him."

"Who are you? How can I save him?" Chu Mengmeng asked anxiously.

The old woman smiled kindly, stretched out her finger and gently touched Chu Mengmeng's forehead, "Child, you are the chosen one, you have great power, you must believe in yourself..."

Before she finished speaking, the picture fell apart, and Chu Mengmeng suddenly woke up and found herself in a cold sweat. She sat up in a panic, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, and she couldn't breathe.

"Yi Chen..." Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself. She realized that the scene in the dream was not an illusion, and Xiao Yichen must have encountered danger!

As soon as the sky turned pale, Chu Mengmeng hurriedly found her brother Chu Tiankuo. She told her brother about her dream last night and her worries. Chu Tiankuo frowned after hearing it.

"Sister, don't worry, I will send someone to find Yi Chen right away." Chu Tiankuo comforted her.

Chu Mengmeng was extremely anxious. She couldn't wait any longer and decided to go find Xiao Yichen in person.

"Brother, I have a feeling that Yi Chen is in the woods outside the town. I want to find him!" Chu Mengmeng said firmly.

Chu Tiankuo couldn't persuade his sister, so he agreed to go with her. The brother and sister rode on horses, galloping all the way, and soon arrived at the woods outside the town.

"Yi Chen! Where are you?!" Chu Mengmeng shouted loudly, and her voice echoed in the empty woods.

Suddenly, Chu Mengmeng felt a weak spiritual power fluctuation, which seemed to be guiding her. She followed her feeling and came to a towering tree.

The air around the giant tree was extremely cold, and a disgusting smell of blood filled the air. Chu Mengmeng covered her nose, endured the discomfort, and carefully observed her surroundings.

“Sister, look!” Chu Tiankuo pointed at a bloodstain on the tree trunk and said, “This should be Yichen’s blood!”

Chu Mengmeng's heart sank suddenly. She reached out her hand and gently stroked the bloodstain. A piercing pain surged into her heart.

"Yi Chen, you must be here, I will definitely find you!" Chu Mengmeng closed her eyes, released her spiritual power, and carefully sensed everything around her.

Suddenly, she felt a powerful barrier force, covering the giant tree. This force was cold and evil, and it was incompatible with Xiao Yichen's aura.

“Brother, it’s here!” Chu Mengmeng pointed at the giant tree and said, “Yi Chen is trapped inside!”

Chu Mengmeng mobilized all the spiritual power in her body and quickly formed seals with her hands. A golden light surged out from her palms and turned into a sharp sword, slashing fiercely at the barrier.

There was a loud "boom" and a gap was created in the barrier. Chu Mengmeng and Chu Tiankuo didn't have time to think and rushed in immediately.

The scene before her made Chu Mengmeng freeze in place...

Chu Mengmeng rushed into the barrier and saw Xiao Yichen, who was covered in blood. He leaned weakly against the roots of a giant tree. His clear eyes were now shrouded in a strange black aura, emitting a heart-pounding chill. Opposite him stood a man in a black cloak. His face could not be seen clearly, but from the dry hands exposed under the cloak, it could be seen that this man was either a demon or a devil.

"Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng rushed to Xiao Yichen desperately and checked his injuries anxiously. There was a deep wound on Xiao Yichen's arm that was visible to the bone, and blood was still pouring out, staining a large area of ​​his clothes red.

"Mengmeng, don't come over! It's dangerous!" Xiao Yichen weakly tried to push Chu Mengmeng away, but was unable to move.

"Who are you? Why do you want to hurt Yi Chen?" Chu Mengmeng raised her head and glared at the mysterious man in black.

The man in black laughed coldly, "Little girl, are you the eldest daughter of the Chu family? You are a love-struck seed. However, you will go down to accompany him soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black swung the black whip in his hand and attacked Chu Mengmeng. Chu Mengmeng reacted quickly, drew the soft sword at her waist, and blocked the attack.

"Brother, please take good care of Yi Chen for me!" Chu Mengmeng shouted to Chu Tiankuo behind her, then waved her soft sword and fought with the man in black.

The black-clothed man was much stronger than Chu Mengmeng, and Chu Mengmeng gradually fell into a disadvantage. At the critical moment, Xiao Yichen, who had been silent all the time, suddenly jumped up, and a golden light burst out from his body, knocking the black-clothed man back several steps.

"You...you actually..." The man in black looked at Xiao Yichen in horror, as if he had seen something incredible.

Xiao Yichen stood up slowly, the dark aura gradually faded from his eyes, replaced by a look of determination and resoluteness. "You are neither a human nor a demon, what on earth are you?"

"Hmph, you want to know? Then go and ask the King of Hell!" The man in black became angry and attacked Xiao Yichen again.

Xiao Yichen endured the severe pain in his body and fought a desperate battle with the man in black. The two of them fought back and forth, each move was fatal, and it was difficult to tell who would win for a while.

During the fight, Xiao Yichen keenly discovered that although the black-clothed man's attack was fierce, he deliberately avoided his chest. This discovery made Xiao Yichen's heart move, could it be that... the black-clothed man's weakness was in his chest?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yichen deliberately exposed a flaw to lure the man in black to attack his chest. The man in black was fooled, and the long whip in his hand, with a sharp gust of wind, went straight to Xiao Yichen's heart.

At this moment, Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed, and his figure moved sideways like a ghost. At the same time, the long sword in his hand stabbed out like lightning and hit the black-clothed man in the chest.

“Ah!” The man in black screamed and looked down at his chest in disbelief. There, a long sword gleaming with golden light pierced his heart…

 Chapter 201 Light in the Darkness

"Who... who are you?!" The man in black covered his chest, his voice hoarse, his eyes full of disbelief. He never thought that after planning for so long, he would eventually fall into Xiao Yichen's hands.

Xiao Yichen didn't say anything, just looked at him coldly, waiting for his answer. He knew that this man in black was definitely not an ordinary demon, and he had many secrets hidden in him.

“Cough cough…” The man in black coughed violently, with a trace of black blood flowing out of the corner of his mouth. “You…you don’t have to be so proud…I…I’m just a chess piece of his…You…you’ll never guess the real mastermind…”

"Who is it?!" Xiao Yichen's heart tightened and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

The man in black smiled bitterly, his eyes revealing a trace of sadness and resentment, "He...he is yours...yours..."

"Puff!" Before the man in black could finish his words, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his body fell to the ground weakly, without any breath.

"Brother! Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng and Chu Tiankuo hurried to Xiao Yichen and asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

Xiao Yichen shook his head, indicating that he was fine, but his face was extremely solemn. The words of the man in black before his death kept echoing in his ears, like a spell that could not be shaken off.

"He is mine... mine..." Xiao Yichen murmured to himself, and suddenly a figure flashed through his mind - someone he thought he would never see again.

"Could it be... him?!" Xiao Yichen's heart was filled with shock. If it was really him, then everything would make sense. But why would he do this?

"Yichen, what's wrong with you?" Chu Mengmeng noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Yichen and asked with concern.

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and suppressed the doubts in his heart. Now was not the time to think about these things. He turned around and gave Chu Mengmeng a reassuring smile, "I'm fine, I just remembered something."

"That's good." Seeing that Xiao Yichen was unwilling to say more, Chu Mengmeng did not ask any further questions. She just held his hand and stayed by his side silently.

As night fell, the originally quiet town was shrouded in a shadow because of the sudden battle. Xiao Yichen stood in front of the window, looking at the dark night sky in the distance, his heart filled with uneasiness.

The identity of the man in black, his last words before his death, everything, was like a fog, tightly surrounding him. He knew that a bigger storm was quietly approaching...