The boy looked quite young, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old.
His long, glossy black hair fell naturally over his shoulders, like a black waterfall.
However, despite his young age judging from his face, his physique exudes a strength that belies his age.
He was slightly thin, but his muscles were clearly defined, as if he contained boundless explosive power.
Each muscle is firm and elastic, demonstrating the results of long-term training.
What's even more striking is that the boy was almost shirtless, with no clothing covering his body.
Therefore, her fair, jade-like skin, as delicate as a woman's, was displayed before people's eyes without reservation.
Through the delicate skin, the crisscrossing blue-green blood vessels beneath the skin are clearly visible, like a beautiful map.
But most importantly, it was the boy's stunning eyes.
His long eyelashes fluttered gently like butterfly wings, each blink seeming as if a gentle breeze was blowing.
When he opened his eyes, those dark pupils were like the deep night sky, seemingly containing the mysteries of the entire universe.
The Sun Moon, and stars shine within it, mountains and rivers flow within it, and even the vast and boundless universe is encompassed within it.
The boy glanced at his fist, not at the 16 people around him who had suddenly become alert. His mind went blank, and he didn't know what to say.
"I am...?" the boy asked slowly, his voice low and hoarse, as if he hadn't used his throat in a long time.
He tried hard to speak in complete sentences, but his tongue seemed a little stiff from not communicating with anyone for a long time.
"Who?" After a while, the boy finally managed to utter the word with difficulty, and then fell silent.
He frowned, racking his brains for memories of his identity and past, as if lost in a boundless, misty world.
Otherwise, that one punch alone could have left the unsuspecting young man half-dead.
"May I ask who you are and why you are in this forest?" The middle-aged man, though still shaken by the power of the punch he had just received, forced a calm expression and asked.
The young man remained expressionless, his gaze calm as still water. He merely blinked twice, seemingly disregarding the middle-aged man.
After a moment, the young man slowly spoke, "Sir? Are you speaking to me?" His tone was extremely calm, as if the person before him was nothing more than an insignificant being.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was speechless, unsure how to respond. He couldn't help but wonder: Just who is this young man? Judging from his appearance, could he really be a fool?
But if that were truly the case, how could such a powerful punch be delivered?
The power and speed of that punch were so great that even a seasoned Spirit Saint like myself almost couldn't dodge it.
If it were anyone else, they would probably have been sent flying several meters away!
Thinking about this, the middle-aged man felt that the matter was increasingly strange.
Logically speaking, someone with such skills must be no ordinary person; at the very least, they should be a Soul Master of considerable strength.
However, the boy's words and actions were so different from ordinary people. Could there really be someone in the world who was both stupid and could become Soul Grandmaster? This was simply unbelievable!
But the facts were undeniable, leaving him no choice but to believe them.
After all, the terrifying power contained in that punch was real and absolutely genuine.
"I'm talking about you, sir. Who exactly are you?" The middle-aged man frowned as he looked at the young man before him, wondering to himself, "The more I look at this kid, the more he seems like a fool."
Seeing the boy's bewildered expression, the middle-aged man sighed helplessly and patiently explained.
"I..." The boy opened his mouth, but found that his mind was blank, and he couldn't recall any information about his identity.
After a long while, he stammered out a sentence: "I don't remember who I am."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was taken aback at first, then fell silent. He began to wonder to himself whether the young man had truly lost his memory, or was he pretending.
Or perhaps he's just not very bright?
A flood of questions arose in the middle-aged man's mind, leaving him unable to make sense of it all at once.
However, when he looked up at the boy again, he saw the boy staring at him with a pair of confused and innocent eyes, looking simple and naive.
In an instant, a strong sense of guilt welled up in the middle-aged man's heart.
"Oh dear! What am I thinking about?!"
The middle-aged man couldn't help but slap his forehead, inwardly blaming himself, "This child clearly looks dull and confused, and I actually suspected he was faking amnesia. I was so awful, I deserve to die!"
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man's attitude towards the boy softened considerably.
"In that case, why don't you come with us first? Once you regain your memories, you can leave on your own. Until then, we can take you with us, how about that?"
Although the middle-aged man was reluctant to keep such a time bomb by his side, he still had some ideas, because looking at his dazed and foolish appearance, he was practically a natural bodyguard.
Moreover, this wasn't exactly a scam, nor was it a freebie.
The reasoning behind this is something everyone knows.
Although this seemingly clueless boy in front of me might not know this now, he will eventually find out, and then he certainly won't regret it.
"Good."
The young man glanced into the middle-aged man's eyes and then replied calmly.
"Since you don't have a name, I'll think of one for you."
" Gu Chen, how is it?"
" Di Cang..."
"What emperor?"
"It's nothing, these two characters seem somewhat familiar, maybe it's my name."
"Alright then, it's all pretty much the same anyway. From now on, I'll call you Gu Chen, and your nickname will be Di Cang. Is that okay?"
"Can..."
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Also, I'll give you a slight spoiler.
The protagonist genuinely suffers from amnesia; he's not faking it.
It can't even be called amnesia; it's more like direct Reincarnation.
Similar to Danfeng and Danheng in the game "Bengtie".
Something like that.
Do you understand now?
There are differences, and they can't even be called the same person, but essentially they are the same person.
Gu Chen is Gu Chen, and Gu Chen is also Gu Chen.
The logic is simple and easy to understand, similar to the relationship between the protagonist and the reader of the Legend of the Dragon King in their previous life.