There really is a catch!
After reading through everything on the stone, Fu Qian let out a long sigh of relief.
Just as I thought, there was something very suspicious about Geng Yue dying and coming back to life repeatedly.
Indeed, there must be some secret entity behind it all, most likely the tree I saw.
Many of the previous doubts now make complete sense.
Now that I think about it, Geng Yue's first death was meant to distract me and lead me to suspect Ryu Xing.
The second time, even though I was already suspecting Huang Yuanchang, Geng Yue acted against expectations by not dying, which successfully captured my attention, and I didn't immediately go after Huang Yuanchang, wasting time on Ryu Xing again.