Divine Seal: The Shadow Legion, I am the Shadow Lord.

The moment Li Xin saw who it was, her brows furrowed tightly. She said, "Lin Jialu, I should be the one saying that. What bad luck to run into you here!"

It can be said that Li Xin and Lin Jialu are both rare beauties among the younger generation in Haoyue City, but their styles are completely different.

Li Xin has a straightforward and spirited personality; her beauty is full of vitality and sharpness, like a rose with thorns.

Lin Jialu, on the other hand, is a typical young lady from a wealthy family, possessing a beauty that is both intelligent and intellectual.

She had fair and delicate skin, a medium and well-proportioned figure, and long, light blue hair that flowed smoothly down her back.

With delicate eyebrows and a fine nose, her light blue eyes are clear yet slightly aloof, and her facial features are softer and more refined, easily giving people a sense of vulnerability that makes them want to protect her.

"You want to fight again, don't you?" Lin Jialu's eyes flashed with anger as she took a step forward.

The two were less than a meter apart, and the tension instantly filled the air.

Upon seeing this, the two young men who had entered the weapon shop with Lin Jialu quickly stepped forward and flanked her from both sides.

Both of them were dressed in light and sturdy warrior leather armor, with swords at their waists, clearly Lin Jialu's bodyguards and attendants.

Although magicians possess incredible destructive power, their bodies are relatively fragile, making them most vulnerable to close-range ambushes.

Therefore, it is common knowledge on the continent that excellent mages are always accompanied by trustworthy squires or warrior companions.

"Ladies, please calm down!" the older soldier on the left quickly said.

"You were just punished by the Governor and the City Defense Commander for the conflict you had at the West City Market last month. Your confinement period hasn't been over for long..." He tried to remind the two young ladies to restrain themselves with the previous lesson.

"Hmph!" Li Xin and Lin Jialu both snorted angrily from their noses almost simultaneously.

They glared at each other fiercely, neither showing any intention of backing down.

Yunxuan sighed as he looked at the scene before him, then turned slightly to Li Xin and whispered, "Sister Xin, she is... the second host of the Ghost Mask."

Upon hearing this, Li Xin's body trembled violently. Her gaze towards Lin Jialu shifted from anger to astonishment, and finally, she could only accept it helplessly.

It really is her?!

This guy was chosen by that ghostly mask, just like me?

This world is so small!

At this moment, Lin Jialu also noticed Yunxuan next to Li Xin.

Yunxuan's handsome face, which leans towards a dark aesthetic, and his mature demeanor beyond his years, made Lin Jialu's eyes light up.

This type of boy does fit her aesthetic preferences quite well.

She pursed her pink lips and then said, "I didn't expect you to have this hobby, liking young boys. But aren't you way too much older than them? An old cow eating young grass, don't you have any shame?"

These words were sarcastic and provocative; normally, Li Xin would have exploded.

However, before Lin Jialu could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped.

Looking at Yunxuan's face, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before and the impression was extremely deep.

Then she remembered the ghostly mask that had suddenly appeared more than four months ago.

The figure I saw through the mask gradually overlapped with the face of the boy in front of me!

It's him!It's really him!

A fleeting look of undisguised astonishment flashed across Lin Jialu's pale blue eyes.

It turns out that the "commander" foretold by the mask was actually in Haoyue City, and was even by the side of Li Xin, his "mortal enemy"!

Li Xin kept a close eye on Lin Jialu's expression and understood that Lin Jialu had also recognized Yun Xuan's identity.

Although they have not fully inherited the Ghost Mask, the hosts cannot sense each other like Yunxuan.

But each inheritor "recognized" and remembered Yunxuan's existence through the mask.

"Hoo..." Li Xin took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart.

There are more important things to confirm now.

She stepped forward and said, "Lin Jialu, let's put the previous matters aside for now. I have something very important to discuss with you."

Her gaze swept meaningfully over Yunxuan before returning to Lin Jialu.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jialu frowned, but she already had a guess in her heart.

"Then... let's talk first." Lin Jialu nodded, her cold tone softening slightly.

This matter was indeed more important than their personal grudges, and Yunxuan's appearance also aroused her great curiosity.

The two guards beside her looked at each other, both somewhat bewildered.

Just moments ago, the two young ladies were at each other's throats and on the verge of arguing.

Why the sudden change of topic, wanting to "have a chat"?

The atmosphere changed so quickly!

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Lin Jialu agreed; it was good that they could communicate.

Remembering the main purpose of her trip, she turned to Yunxuan and said, "Little brother, you choose your weapon first."

Li Xin then looked at Lin Jialu and added, "However, we'll have to wait until my brother finishes buying his equipment before we can talk."

Lin Jialu had no objection to this and said, "Okay, I don't have anything urgent to do anyway."

The smell of gunpowder dissipated, replaced by a subtle and complex atmosphere.

Although Li Xin and Lin Jialu stopped arguing, their relationship clearly hadn't improved, as they frequently glanced at Yun Xuan, who was selecting weapons.

The weapon shop owner and staff breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and quickly and enthusiastically stepped forward to greet Yunxuan, introducing the various weapons in the shop.

Yunxuan spent a moment browsing through the dazzling array of weapons before finally choosing a longsword that was entirely white.

The sword has a long, slender blade with smooth lines. It is made of an alloy called "Moonlight Steel," which is both tough and lightweight.

Although it's only alloy-grade equipment, its quality is excellent, and it's more than enough for him now.

Yunxuan casually twirled his sword, finding it quite easy to do.

Seeing this, Lin Jialu, whose light blue eyes were rolling, said, "Now that we have a new weapon, we should at least try it out and see how it feels and how powerful it is, right? Just looking at it isn't enough."

As she spoke, she glanced at the two bodyguards behind her, her meaning clear.

She wanted Yunxuan to spar with them, both as a test of his swordsmanship and to see just how strong he really was.

Yunxuan nodded and said, "Alright."

So the five of them walked out of the weapon shop and chose a relatively open space.

Li Xin leaned close to Yun Xuan and whispered, "Little brother, this is a rare opportunity. How about we bet something with her?"

Yunxuan glanced at Li Xin with a hint of helplessness, shook his head, and said, "We're all family, there's no need for that."

Upon hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but purse her lips and mutter under her breath, "Tch, boring, they don't even take advantage of freebies."

At this moment, the two bodyguards accompanying Lin Jialu had already walked to the center of the open space.

One of them looked at Yun Xuan and asked in a fairly polite tone, "Little brother, which of us do you intend to challenge?"

Seeing that Yunxuan was young and had just bought new weapons and wanted to try them out, they took it as a normal friendly sparring match.

Yunxuan said, "Let's... go together."

Upon hearing this, both escort soldiers frowned simultaneously.

Those who were chosen as Lin Jialu's bodyguards are naturally quite strong and have rich combat experience.

Being looked down upon by a teenager like that was bound to make me feel a little unhappy.

Standing next to Li Xin, Lin Jialu frowned slightly upon seeing this and said, "Isn't he being a bit too arrogant?"

Li Xin crossed her arms, a hint of pride on her face, and said, "Arrogant? Just open your eyes and watch closely."

In the arena, the two guards no longer held back, exchanged a glance, and quickly spread out their formation.

"Boy, watch out!" the squire on the left, wielding a pair of fiery red longswords, shouted.

He then channeled his spiritual energy into his twin swords and began to spin rapidly!

"Whirlwind Slash!"

His twin swords drew blazing arcs on either side of his body, making him appear as if he had transformed into a rapidly spinning, fiery red vortex.

With a howling wind and scorching heat, it crashed violently towards Yunxuan!

Almost simultaneously, the squire on the right, wielding a heavy single-edged battle axe, also launched an attack.

He didn't use any skills, but instead strode forward, raising his battle axe high, ready to strike.

He prepared to deliver a fatal blow after his companion's whirlwind slash disrupted Yun Xuan's formation.

The two worked together seamlessly, one fast and one slow, one harassing and one attacking.

Yun Xuan merely glanced at it calmly, then slid half a step to the side and back like a ghost, avoiding the core impact trajectory of the Whirlwind Slash.

As he dodged, the pure white blade suddenly activated!

The dodge and the activation of the skill were completed almost simultaneously, without the slightest pause.

Immediately afterwards, Yunxuan flicked his wrist, and the moon-white longsword, infused with pure white blade energy, transformed into a white streak of light.

With perfect precision, it probed through the gap between the spinning twin swords, the tip of the sword lightly touching the hilt of the left attendant's right-hand sword!

A crisp "clang!" rang out.

A subtle and ingenious force followed.

The attendant felt a numbness in his right hand, and his spinning momentum was instantly broken.

The fiery red longsword flew out of his hand, spinning and embedding itself in the ground several meters away.