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

As night fell and the lights came on, the once warm town was now shrouded in a shadow of uneasiness. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen returned home and sat exhausted on the sofa. What happened in the basement weighed on their hearts like a huge rock, lingering.

"Yi Chen, tell me, why did those men in black seal the portal in the basement?" Chu Mengmeng broke the silence with a hint of trembling in her tone.

"I don't know either," Xiao Yichen frowned, "but my intuition tells me that this matter is definitely not simple." He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the flashing lights in the distance, his eyes full of worry.

Chu Mengmeng also stood up, walked to Xiao Yichen, and gently held his hand, "No matter what happens, we have to face it together."

Xiao Yichen turned around and hugged Chu Mengmeng into his arms, "Well, let's face it together."

However, fate always plays tricks on us unexpectedly.

Chu Mengmeng suddenly felt a palpitation, as if something important was slipping away from her. She pushed Xiao Yichen away, her face pale, "My magic... is gone..."

Xiao Yichen's heart was shocked, and he quickly grabbed Chu Mengmeng's hand, "What did you say?"

Chu Mengmeng tried to gather her magic power, but found that no matter how hard she tried, she could not feel the slightest magical fluctuation. "My magic is really gone..." Her voice trembled, and her eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Xiao Yichen also tried to mobilize his magic power, but also got nothing. His face became extremely ugly, "How could this happen? Could it be those men in black..."

Just then, a quick knock on the door interrupted their thoughts. Xiao Yichen hurriedly went forward to open the door, only to see the twins standing at the door panting, their faces full of panic.

"Dad, Mom, something's wrong! Our magic..." Xiao Xiao said breathlessly, while Xiao Yao tightly grasped the corner of her brother's clothes, with tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong with your magic?" Chu Mengmeng's heart instantly rose to her throat.

"Our magic... is gone too..." Xiao Yao finally couldn't help crying.

As the night deepened, the town seemed to fall into an eerie silence. However, behind this silence, there was a disturbing undercurrent quietly surging...

Fear spread like a plague in the town. At first, only a few children complained of headaches and said they saw strange things, and the adults just thought they were playing around. But soon, more and more residents showed similar symptoms. Some people suddenly forgot who they were, some talked to themselves in the street, and some said they saw terrible hallucinations and ran away in fear.

"Oh my God, what happened to Lao Wang?"

"He seems to have forgotten who I am..."

"My kids keep saying there's a monster in the house, but we don't see anything!"

"Is it a plague? What should I do..."

Panic spread among the crowd, and people ran around like headless flies. The originally peaceful and tranquil town now seemed like purgatory.

Xiao Yichen's father, an old man who was usually serious but always able to keep the situation stable at critical moments, frowned and was worried. He was an experienced adventurer when he was young. He had been to many mysterious places and witnessed all kinds of strange events, but he had never seen such a weird scene.

"Old man, what is going on?" Xiao Yichen's mother asked anxiously, "Our children, and the residents of the town, they..."

"Don't panic, I'll go investigate." The old man said in a deep voice. He took out an antique compass from the drawer. The compass needle was spinning wildly, as if guiding something.

The old man followed the compass and came to the entrance of the basement. He carefully observed the surrounding environment and found some subtle traces of magic. These traces of magic were very hidden and could not be detected by anyone who was not very proficient in magic.

"It's really here..." the old man muttered to himself, he pushed open the door of the basement and walked in.

Deep in the basement, the old man discovered a hidden magic circle. This magic circle exudes an evil aura, and it is this magic circle that seals the magic power of the town, causing the residents to experience various strange symptoms.

"Who is it? Who is behind all this?" The old man clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anger and confusion. He felt that there seemed to be a huge conspiracy behind all this, and the target of this conspiracy might not just be this town...

At the same time, Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng also began to look for a solution to the problem. They looked through all the magic books at home, but could not find any records about removing the seal.

"Are we really helpless?" Chu Mengmeng slumped in the chair, her eyes filled with despair...

Gaze into the Abyss

Chu Mengmeng's fingers gently brushed across the yellowed pages of the book, and the ancient magic symbols seemed to come alive, dancing with strange lights in front of her eyes. The study was eerily quiet, with only the sound of turning pages and the increasingly heavy breathing of the two people.

"No, still no..." Chu Mengmeng closed a thick magic book weakly, despair surged into her heart like a tide. Ever since the magic power of the town was sealed, she and Xiao Yichen have been looking for a way to lift the seal. They have looked through all the books on magic in the house, but still found nothing.

Xiao Yichen walked to her side, gently held her cold hand, and comforted her softly: "Don't be discouraged, Mengmeng, we will definitely find a way."

"But, we've been searching for so long and there's no clue at all..." Chu Mengmeng's voice was choked with sobs, and her usually lively eyes were now covered with a shadow.

Seeing his beloved wife so depressed, Xiao Yichen's heart was like being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and he felt a wave of pain. He knew that Chu Mengmeng was not only worried about him, but also worried about the safety of the entire town and the residents who were deeply affected.

Just then, a hurried knock on the door broke the silence in the study.

"Come in." Xiao Yichen said in a deep voice.

The door was pushed open and Li Yunfei walked in with a tired look on his face. His originally high-spirited face was now covered with gloom and his eyes were bloodshot.

"What happened, Yunfei?" Xiao Yichen asked hurriedly. His intuition told him that something bad must have happened.

"My company..." Li Yunfei took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "My company was plotted against. All projects were forced to stop and the funding chain was cut off. Now..."

"How could this happen?" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed, "Is it those new forces who are behind this?"

Li Yunfei nodded weakly and said through gritted teeth: "They used magic to tamper with my business data and spread rumors to slander my company. Now the entire industry regards me as a plague god and avoids me as much as possible..."

"These despicable villains!" Chu Mengmeng slammed the table angrily. She knew that these new forces had been secretly accumulating strength in an attempt to subvert the existing order, and Li Yunfei's company was only the first target in their plan.

"It's too late to say anything now..." Li Yunfei slumped in the chair with a hollow and confused look in his eyes, "I'm done, completely done..."

Seeing their friends fall into despair, Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng felt powerless. They realized that this crisis was more serious than they had imagined. The enemies they faced were not only the new forces hidden in the dark, but also the unknown evil force that sealed the magic power of the entire town.

"We must find a way to remove the seal as soon as possible." Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed with a gleam of determination, "Only in this way can we turn the situation around and protect the people we want to protect."

Chu Mengmeng nodded, her eyes gradually becoming firm. They walked out of the house and decided to go to the town to investigate again, hoping to find some new clues.

As the sun sets, the streets are deserted and every household has its doors and windows closed. The laughter and joy of the past have disappeared, replaced by a dead silence.

"Old man, do you know this area..." Chu Mengmeng was about to ask an old man passing by about the situation, but found that the old man had empty eyes and was muttering some strange words to himself.

"Don't waste your energy." Xiao Yichen held her hand and whispered, "The residents of the town have been affected. They don't remember anything now."

Chu Mengmeng's heart sank, and she was surrounded by an unprecedented sense of despair. Is there really no way out? Can they only watch the town go to ruin and watch their relatives and friends fall into the abyss of pain?

Just then, an old voice came from behind them: "Are you looking for a way to lift the seal?"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen turned around suddenly, and saw an old man in a grey robe and leaning on a cane standing behind them. His face was full of traces of time, but his cloudy eyes sparkled with wisdom.

"you are……"

The old man smiled slightly, but did not answer their questions. Instead, he slowly said, "Come with me. I know everything you want to know..." After that, he turned and walked deeper into the alley...

The old man walked slowly but steadily, and the sound of his cane hitting the bluestone slabs echoed in the quiet alley, as if knocking on the hearts of Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen. They followed the old man through the narrow alley and came to an abandoned church on the edge of the town. The church gate had long been decayed, and the walls were covered with vines, exuding a gloomy atmosphere.

The old man motioned for them to wait for a moment and walked into the church. Soon, a faint candlelight lit up in the church, illuminating the mottled walls and dusty seats. The old man stood in front of the altar and turned to look at them, his cloudy eyes seemed to see through everything.

"I know you want to lift the seal and save the town and your loved ones." The old man's voice was low and hoarse, but it carried a strange magic that made people want to believe him.

"Do you really have a solution?" Chu Mengmeng asked anxiously, with a gleam of hope in her eyes.

The old man nodded, but did not answer directly. Instead, he slowly said: "The power of the seal comes from the abyss. If you want to remove it, you must rely on a more powerful force." He paused, and his tone became serious, "I can teach you, but you must pay a price."

"What's the price?" Xiao Yichen frowned slightly, feeling a little uneasy.

"Give up everything you have now, your family, friends, and even your name, and follow me to a faraway place to learn real magic." The old man's tone was calm, but unquestionable.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other in shock. This condition was too harsh for them to accept. Giving up everything meant leaving behind their young children, elderly parents, and all the people they cared about, and living an anonymous life from now on.

"Is there no other way?" Chu Mengmeng's voice trembled and her eyes were full of struggle.

The old man shook his head and said firmly, "This is the only way. The power of the seal is increasing. If you don't make a decision soon, the whole town will be swallowed by darkness, including your loved ones."

His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting their hearts hard. Yes, if the town and their loved ones were gone, what would be the point of having such great power? However, it was too difficult for them to abandon everything...

"Give me some time and let us think about it." Xiao Yichen held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly, his tone heavy.

The old man nodded silently, turned and walked towards the secret door behind the altar, and disappeared into the darkness. The church fell into silence again, with only the swaying candlelight illuminating the uneasy faces of Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen. They hugged each other tightly, and each other's body temperature was the only comfort at this moment.

"We..." Chu Mengmeng choked up, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Xiao Yichen gently stroked her long hair, lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "I know this is difficult, but we have no choice." His eyes gradually became firm, and his tone revealed a determination.