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Yang Shung didn't expect his sister, Yang Xiaoyou, to appear in the Abandoned Lands of the Gods at this time, much less in Shell Town, joining Wang Tao's team.
"Trying to find Shadow and connect with him?" he muttered.
"If not for this, why come here?"
He sneered.
In his past life, Yang Xiaoyou always sought to join stronger teams before Yang Shung rose to power. Later, she stuck to him obediently.
"This timeline is different," he thought.
But he wasn't about to give her an advantage, even by accident. Too many eyes were watching the name "Shadow."
"I can't risk exposing myself before I hit level 10 and extract my skills into reality."
His current identity had to remain hidden.
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More than ten minutes later, Yang Shung returned to Shell Town.
It was already afternoon, and the town was bustling with players.
When he appeared, wearing ghostfire leather armor, the crowd turned their attention to him.
"Shadow! Can I add you as a friend?"
"Shadow! Join our company, and we'll sponsor you!"
"Boss Shadow, I can be your follower!"
"Shadow, meet my sister; she's your biggest fan!"
Ignoring them, Yang Shung activated Flash Shadow Slash, moving 30 meters away and vanishing into stealth mode.
He arranged to meet Lin Xiyu in a secluded spot.
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At the ruins, Wang Tao and his team were waiting.
Behind them stood Yang Xiaoyou, nervously fidgeting with her hands.
When Yang Shung appeared, he glanced at Yang Xiaoyou, treating her like a stranger.
Without a word, he opened his backpack and displayed the items to Wang Tao privately:
"Gold-level warrior armor, good attributes, 300 days of life. I'll sell it for 280."
"Gold-level shooter skill, 550 days of life. I'll sell it for 520."
He listed more equipment, all at fair prices.
Wang Tao scratched his head. "I only have 925 days of life right now."
"That's fine. You can owe me," said Yang Shung casually.
The total was 2200 days, and with the resources of an official guild, repayment was easy.
After the trade, Wang Tao's team was thrilled with their new gear.
"Gold equipment this early? Amazing!"
"My damage output tripled!"
"The boss even let us buy on credit! He trusts us."
But then they noticed something.
"Why no priest equipment?"
Yang Xiaoyou froze.
No one answered.
Before they could ask further, Yang Shung vanished into stealth mode.
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In reality, Yang Shung did have priest equipment—a gold-level scepter and skill book. But he wouldn't let Yang Xiaoyou benefit.
In fact, he planned to find another priest for the team, forcing them to replace her. Her presence risked his future dealings with official players.
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Just then, he received a system notification:
[Player 'Xiaoyouya' has sent you a friend request!]
[Message: Hello, big brother! I'm the priest in Wang Tao's team~]
Yang Shung frowned.
"Acting polite now?" he muttered. "Always impatient when talking to me…"
He ignored the request, neither accepting nor declining.
There were too many friend requests in his list. Singling hers out to reject would only draw attention.
---
Moments later, Yang Shung arrived at the teleportation square in Shell Town.
He planned to head to Yinghuo Town, where Song Fei was located.
This arrogant celebrity, who'd partied all night before the game's launch, was the true reason behind Yang Shung's grudge.
In his previous life, Yang Xiaoyou's betrayal had been orchestrated by Song Fei.
This time, he planned to kill him—both in the game and, eventually, in reality.
"Let's start by teaching you fear, Song Fei," he thought coldly.