"Where is he…"
Standing steadily on top of a tall tree, Yusheng's purple eyes scan all over the place trying to see if he can catch a glimpse of anything unusual.
While most of the silver mask covers Yusheng's left face, along with the left eye that is usually closed, the material that the silver mask is made of allows him to see through it as long as he injects some Qi energy.
And what he is trying to do is to catch a glimpse of assassins, since they are the main possible cause for the danger on Wang Ling's life, if not, bandits, accidents or any natural disaster would be the reason.
If luck is on his side, it will be best if Yusheng can detect and notice the carriage Wang Ling is using to travel around.
After all, for a person who can't even stand up for a long time because of the effect of the supposedly incurable illness, riding a horse or basically using Qi to swiftly travel around is out of question.
Although, for an extremely intelligent person, there is a high chance that Wang Ling will choose the lowest possibility of travelling; in order to confuse the people who will be targeting or observing his movements.
"... a day has already passed… I still can't find him…"
With one last sweep around the entire place, Yusheng jumps off from the tall tree with his thick long hair and black robes swaying chaotically around him. And when he is almost at the bottom, his feet land on a normal sized branch before he leaps off to another tree.
With Yusheng's perfect control of Qi, the tree branch doesn't break from the heavy impact and large weight. And when he is about to land on the next tree, a loud whistle escapes from his lips.
Neigh!
When the loud sound of a strong horse resounds, along with the rushing footsteps from the direction where Yusheng is facing, a wide smile graces his lips.
At the same time, Yusheng's momentum doesn't slow down a bit and he continues to rush forward, using the trees to swiftly move around.
Soon, a strong pure black stallion can be seen rushing forward with its robust legs powerfully running on the ground with powerful steps.
At the same time, the beautiful strands of it's black silky mane sway in the air, displaying such a pleasant and beautiful image.
And when the beautiful stallion gets closer, instead of leaping on another tree, Yusheng leaps straight toward the horse, twisting in the air before skilfully landing on top of it.
"Good boy."
The horse continues to run without stopping before turning in a swift and skillful manner as Yusheng guides it towards another direction, planning to continue searching and figuring out Wang Ling's location rather than taking a rest.
Even though Sun can't give any guidance for the sudden prompt, with the reason for it being only an intern System instead of a full timer, the two of them still know that Wang Ling is close by.
At least, they are in the range of Wang Ling's location, so Yusheng has enough time to reach him within the limit of three days.
"That man is so courageous…"
Yusheng can't help but murmur with a bit of admiration in his voice after figuring out that Wang Ling has been staying in the land of the Su Empire instead of being in the Wang Empire, particularly when there is war going on between both the Empires.
I wonder what the reason is for Wang Ling to come to my Empire.
After all, powerful or not, there should be a reason why the man had put his life in great danger for going to another Empire.
Soon, time quickly passes and it is the last day of the warning prompt.
"Sun, is there any hint or emergency skill you could use to at least receive a helpful clue to locate where Wang Ling is?"
Standing on one of the rocky boulders in a mountain, Yusheng can't help but finally ask the System in his mind while both of his eyelids keep twitching non stop.
Even though he has spread his people to different places to search, there isn't any positive news about Wang Ling's location.
This isn't good, the cause and effect of altering a situation that should have happened has started to show its result and consequences.
Only a few days after coming back, there is already a butterfly effect. Although Xing Gen died in the previous life, at least Wang Ling life wasn't in grave danger of dying during this time.
It was my mistake for having the wrong assumption.
It's good to be slapped in the face early on since sometimes, people miss the most common but important matters and for Yusheng, his mistake is assuming that nothing bad will happen to Wang Ling.
And it was without Yusheng's intervention and help that the man had survived a few years in the previous life.
"My Dear Host… this is a part of my test too…"
So, I can only follow whatever arrangement the Main System Core has already decided for me.
Yusheng can only sigh after hearing the helpless voice of the system in his mind, before quickly getting over it and swiftly focusing on how to find Wang Ling before it's too late.
Nonetheless, a few seconds later, Sun's hesitant voice started speaking in his mind again.
"My Dear Host… I could try to do something… but I'm not sure if you would like it…"
"What is it?"
Yusheng instantly asked without showing any hesitation.
"You have already figured out that there is a special reason why Wang Ling is part of my main task to protect, right?"
"Yes."
"Host, there is also a main reason why I had chosen you among the others in this world. You see… the two of you have a special connection…"
Yusheng's eyebrow can't help but wrinkle, while his heart starts speeding up with dread along with bad premonition that he wouldn't like to hear what the System is about to reveal.
"Just get straight into the point."
"This world has certain special elements that are unexplainable. Host and Wang Ling have a similar wavelength, forming a special connection between the two of you. Host… you are getting what I am trying to say right?"
Yusheng can't help but stagger over, almost falling off the rocky boulders, as his eyes widen in utter disbelief as various thoughts emerge in his mind.
And after a while of confusion, suspicion and various complicated emotions, he finally takes a sharp breath.
"Host… are you alright? I didn't try to hide it from you… really, I just considered that it's far better for you to see it rather than being told."
"I'm not alright."
Yusheng uses his right hand to cover half of his face before displaying a dark smile that mere words alone can't explain.
"I really don't feel alright…"
Yusheng whispers those words again as his chest rapidly rises and falls because of the overwhelming emotions that he feels, before it suddenly stops as hard steel like emotion flashes in his purple eyes.
"But it's better this way… I will be able to prepare myself more."
No matter what important information I have learned, my decision before is still the same… I won't forget the reason why I desperately desired to come back to this life again.
"Do it."
"... Alright Host, I will release the seal and start the connection. Don't worry though… I will make sure that it will remain undetected, I just won't be able to seal it back anymore."
"I appreciate it."
Sun has started releasing the seal he had put over the young man, using it as a connection to guide them where Wang Ling is.
At the same time, Yusheng has taken off the silver mask on his face, displaying the open left purple eyes without an ounce of hesitation.
"There is no need to complicate our already difficult situation."
Soon, the soul mark, in the white part around the purple eye with red dots, begins to glow as the special connection starts to give Yusheng a special sensation.
And a few seconds later, he swiftly turns his head in a certain direction.
"... Towards the west… and it appears to be close too."
So… I am on the right track along the way, huh...
Without wasting a single second, Yusheng puts the silver mask inside his robes before leaping off the rocky boulder. At the same time, he directly lands on top of the beautiful black stallion standing just underneath.
"Let's go."
Yusheng has finally gotten a lead on a certain person. It's finally time to meet the person who appears to have a certain connection with him in some special way.