453: Di Renjie

The young man rubbed his nose and gave an awkward smile. "Um... if I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?"

Tang Ku tilted his head, curled his lip, and replied, "What do you think?"

The young man before him was actually quite handsome. In terms of facial features, he could be considered the dream lover of countless girls. Moreover, his features leaned towards the feminine; with a little makeup, he could almost be described as beautiful.

However, the reckless, don't-give-a-damn air on his face completely ruined his overall aesthetic, making him look just like a street thug or a hoodlum.

The young man shrugged helplessly. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do... Hmm, let me put it this way. When I underwent Transmigration, there was a small hiccup, and I ended up in a place called the Daluo Realm. I made enemies with the Buddhism sect there. The guy chasing me wasn't human, but a humanoid Puppet... Can you understand if I explain it like that?"

Tang Ku curled his lip. "You've said all that, but did I ask you any of those questions?"

"Ah, you didn't want to ask these questions? Then what do you want to ask?" The young man wagged his index finger. "Some things... are not for you to know..."

"Heh, this thick-skinned attitude of yours really has the style of the Buddha back in my day!"

Tang Ku didn't hesitate and reached out to grab the young man.

In an instant, he had already thought of countless variations. If the opponent tried to resist or dodge, he was confident he could keep him firmly under his control. Of course, if this guy was powerful enough, that would be another matter.

However, the moment they made contact, Tang Ku suddenly realized that this young man had absolutely no ability to resist and was pinned to the ground by him.

"I... holy crap... buddy, let go... it hurts... hurts, hurts, hurts... damn it, can't you be a little gentler!"

With his right arm twisted behind his back, the young man yelped in pain.

"Uh... sorry..."

Tang Ku released his hand almost instinctively, because he could feel that the person before him had almost no power at all.

Whether it was his actual body or the energy within him, he was completely and utterly an ordinary person.

"Sorry, I thought you would be an incredibly powerful figure, capable of fighting that so-called Puppet to a standstill..." Tang Ku said with an awkward smile.

"Please, get your facts straight before you start throwing people around!"

The young man rolled his eyes. "To deal with that Puppet, my power has been set back to square one. Well, to put it bluntly, I exhausted all my strength to Seal that guy... and if I want to recover my strength, I'll have to wait a few months!"

"But even if your energy is exhausted, your Physical Body strength should still remain. Why is your Physical Body like that of an ordinary person?"

Tang Ku felt it was inconceivable.

"Who told you my Physical Body is that of an ordinary person? Take a steel blade and hack at me, see if I bleed!"

The young man rolled his eyes. "You used a Diamond Body to suppress me, so of course you'd think my Physical Body is weak. Do you know that in my current state, I would have few rivals in any town in the mortal realm!"

"Oh, so you're not from the mortal realm?"

Tang Ku suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled playfully.

The young man suddenly slapped himself, then winced in pain. "You're trying to trick me again, aren't you? I'm not going to tell you... Hmph!"

Tang Ku immediately got a headache: Damn it, this guy is a tough nut to crack!

Just as he didn't know what to do, a voice spoke up beside him.

"Hmm, certainly arrogant enough... You must come from a prestigious background, and your status and position shouldn't be low. In that original place of yours, you should also be a member of the Immortal Realm!

Hmm, judging by your attire, you probably often mingle in the secular world, but for some reason, you might be a bit tight on cash. Otherwise, you wouldn't buy this... um, what was it called, a knock-off, right? Heh, it seems this clothing isn't the genuine work of a famous master, but a fake!

Furthermore, you must have been following someone's orders to come and help my mentor, but an accident occurred on the way, sending you to another world. Later, because you were being hunted, you barely made it here and finally exhausted your power to Seal it. But now you are homeless and have no way out; if you want to recover your strength safely, you have to find a good backer...

And we, standing right before you, are undoubtedly the best backers. Rest assured, we won't reject you. However, during our future interactions, you will inevitably reveal more flaws. By then, we won't need you to tell us; we'll be able to guess it all pretty accurately...

Oh, right, there's one more question: are you really sent by someone to help my mentor? Heh, I'm afraid only you know the truth about that. Don't forget, you had such a hard time dealing with even one Puppet. Would the 'old man' you speak of really send someone as weak as a chicken to help my mentor? That seems unlikely, no matter how you think about it...

As for us, we won't hit you, scold you, or chase you away; we'll just see how long you can stay with us. After all, if a runaway child is found by an adult, a beating is basically unavoidable! Wouldn't you agree!

As for what you mentioned about leveling up or whatever, I don't know what that's about. Can you explain that to me?"

The young man was stunned. He turned his head and asked Tang Ku in shock, "Where did you get such a monster?"

Tang Ku curled his lip. "You should have heard of his name... The title of the Great Tang's number one detective, how could it be an undeserved reputation?"

The young man's mouth twitched instantly. "You're lying, right? You're saying he's Di Renjie?"

"Is Di so famous in another world?"

Di Renjie also said in surprise.

"Fine, I give up..."

The young man smiled bitterly. "Although this is our first meeting, you were actually able to guess my purpose from various clues. You truly are an eccentric genius... worthy of the title of the Great Tang's number one detective... No, not just the Great Tang, you are the number one detective of all time. That's truly amazing!"

Di Renjie rubbed his nose and smiled slightly. "I just like to analyze things; I'm not worthy of the title of number one detective, and 'number one of all time' is out of the question. After all, I'm still too young and lack relevant experience!"

The young man and Tang Ku gave a thumbs up almost simultaneously. Tang Ku turned his head and chuckled at the young man. "How about it? Is my student presentable enough?"

The young man couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Meeting an eccentric genius like you, I guess I'm out of luck. Fine, I'll reveal a bit of core information to you, but I still won't say what shouldn't be said!"