Something was definitely fishy!
After taking in everything written on the stone in one go, Fu Qian let out a long breath.
He'd known there was something suspicious about Geng Yue dying and coming back to life over and over.
Sure enough, some mysterious being was pulling the strings behind the scenes. Most likely, it was the tree he'd seen.
Now, all the doubts finally made sense.
Thinking back, Geng Yue's first death had been meant to distract him and make him suspect Lu Xing.
The second time, even though he already suspected Huang Yuanchang, Geng Yue had done the opposite and stayed alive. This strange turn of events successfully drew his attention, stopping him from going after Huang Yuanchang right away and wasting more time on Lu Xing instead.
The third time, after he'd become certain that Huang Yuanchang was the Ill Omen, Geng Yue had died again. This time, the goal hadn't been to confuse him, but to draw Lu Jun and the other man's attention. If he'd hesitated for even half a second, the Night Watchers would have trapped him in the restaurant. There was a good chance he'd have ended up fighting them if he tried to leave.
And all the steps that followed had been calculated to ensnare him.
That tree really was an incredibly high-tier being. Its ability to see the whole map was practically omniscient. Fortunately, it wasn't omnipotent and could only interfere within reasonable limits.
Huang Yuanchang really had been a puppet, and knew only a tiny fraction of the truth.
This must have been the true form of Fated Death. Huang Yuanchang's supposed ability to see death and avoid danger had in fact all been arranged by this being behind the scenes.
And its whole purpose was to make the Seed