[In the 1,638,339th year, it was already the 190th year since you entered the Time Ancestral Land. It was also the twelfth year since you had been prevented from leaving the Time Ancestral Land.
From the moment you received the instruction, everything began to change. Whereas you had originally been avoiding Red Cloud, Red Cloud began repeatedly probing in reverse, fleeing in the direction opposite yours. That strange feeling eased your heart slightly, but having no choice but to become a blade in another's hand left you unable to feel any joy.]
[Twelve years of pursuit had narrowed the distance between you and Red Cloud. His condition, within the range of your perception, had also grown increasingly weaker, as he was constantly being injured by your ostensible companion.
As for you, you deliberately maintained a normal traveling speed. Whether it was Golden Element Traceless, which consumed golden light, or overburdening Imperial Qi to increase your speed, you did neither. Though it was somewhat slack, you were ultimately not as invincible as this ostensible companion. This act of preserving yourself had not been forbidden by the instruction.]
[Unlike you, after twelve years of pursuit, your other "companion," who had likewise received a compulsory instruction, was far more diligent.
Whether this person was confident in his own strength, disdainful of Red Cloud's supposedly excessive power, or both, was unknown. He traveled at full speed, moving seventy percent faster than you without using Golden Element Traceless. Because of this, the distance between him and Red Cloud was, in your perception, already smaller than yours.
Perhaps he judged strength by speed. Aside from responding twice when you tried to contact him at the beginning, he had no further intention of discussing anything with you. Even now, you had not learned his identity, much less