I transmitted my voice, "So, I've always felt that Yi Lǜ seems to be waiting for an opportunity."

"Don't you think Yi Lǜ is our real collaborator?"

Niè Xiǎo Chun nodded, "What you're saying seems to be right. Yi Lǜ seems to be acting, but every time she acts, it's just right, and she knows when to stop."

"More importantly, every time she acts, she's promoting the development of the situation."

Qín Xīn also said, "Thinking carefully, Yi Lǜ seems to be trying her best to stop Lǚ Péng, but in reality, she isn't."

I nodded, "So, I want to see what happens after Yi Lǜ is hung up."

"Xiǎo Chun, Qín Xīn, in a moment, you keep an eye on Lǚ Péng. It's best not to let him die."

"Ye Yang and I will watch Yi Lǜ!"

While I was speaking, Lǚ Péng had already thrown the rope over the tree branch. He was pulling on the other side of the rope, tightening it bit by bit, and constantly muttering, "Yi Lǜ, don't worry, people only die three to five minutes after losing consciousness from hanging."

"After you lose consciousness, I'll save you immediately. I won't let a tragedy like Xiāo Hóng happen again."

"Pay attention, see if there are any mechanisms on the tree? Or any hints? You must remember them clearly!"

As Lǚ Péng spoke, Yi Lǜ's feet left the ground.

Niè Xiǎo Chun said, "Look, Yi Lǜ's feet aren't moving!"

Before a person is hanged to death, they will definitely struggle, especially their feet, which will constantly kick.

Not only were Yi Lǜ's legs not moving, but her toes were also drooping. She didn't look like a living person at all.

Lǚ Péng pulled on the rope and said, "She just went up, she won't die immediately. We have to wait, wait and we'll know the result."

I frowned slightly, but saw Lǚ Péng suddenly become manic and said, "I said, wait... wait a minute or two."

"She can't see the markings on the tree until she's between life and death. Wait a little longer, just a little longer."

Niè Xiǎo Chun said, "Who does Lǚ Péng seem to be talking to?"

Xiāo Hóng said, "That's how it was when I was hanging in the tree. Lǚ Péng always seemed to be talking to someone. I thought he was talking to Yi Lǜ."

"Now it seems, he's talking to himself!"

Qín Xīn said, "Could he be haunted by a ghost?"

According to the old saying, if a person is talking to the air, and there are questions and answers, then they are haunted by a ghost.

At this time, you can't disturb their conversation. If you make the ghost unhappy, the consequences may be more serious than you think.

I used my ghost eyes to look in Lǚ Péng's direction. There was nothing around him, but I could vaguely see a shadow on him.

Niè Xiǎo Chun said, "Could he be talking to someone, talking to the person in his mind?"

"He may not only have the Heavenly Secrets Map on him, but also the Nine-Man Prison!"

I was shocked, "The Earth Master's unique secret technique, the 'Nine-Man Prison'?"

Legend has it that the Earth Master has a secret technique specifically for imprisoning ghosts and gods, called the "Nine-Man Prison."

That is, imprisoning an odd number of souls in one person's body. Three, five, seven, or nine are all possible, but the maximum is nine.

There must be some grudges between these people, and they can never cooperate, so they will watch each other, and in the end, none of them can get out of the prison.

The Nine-Man Prison is said to be unbreakable and inescapable.

However, the Nine-Man Prison can also make the person who is the "prison" successful, because the nine people may occupy the other person's body and use their secret techniques from when they were alive.

Ye Yang shook his head, "This isn't the Nine-Man Prison. The Nine-Man Prison doesn't appear on dead people. The person speaking is in the tree."

When I looked up at the tree, I saw a few leaves were shaking slightly.

So, the person really looking at the markings wasn't the person hanging in the tree, but the person standing under the tree.

At this time, Lǚ Péng had already become manic, "Wait a little longer, let me wait one more minute, just one minute. I believe Yi Lǜ can hold on."

"Just give me one minute, one minute."

Ye Yang said, "The Nine-Man Prison isn't on a person, it's outside of a person."

I understood what Ye Yang meant: he was saying that this was indeed the Nine-Man Prison arranged by the Earth Master, but the prison wasn't Lǚ Péng, but within the scope of the ancient tree.

Lǚ Péng always felt that only the person hanging in the tree could see the secrets on the tree before dying.

If he hangs Yi Lǜ up, he will fall into unprecedented self-blame and panic. At this time, if someone stimulates Lǚ Péng, he will definitely become manic, not only missing the secrets on the tree, but also risking other people's lives.

I quietly said to Xiāo Hóng, "Was Lǚ Péng like this last time too?"

Xiāo Hóng nodded, "Yes! Last time, the person who stimulated him was in our team."

"That's right!" I looked up at the leaves, "Last time, someone in your team was trying to get Lǚ Péng to stop. This time, none of us will stop Lǚ Péng, and the person hiding in the tree will have to do it themselves."

As I spoke, I drew out two curved sabers and aimed them at the shaking leaves.

Ye Yang gently pressed me down and said, "Don't move yet. You only have one chance. If you don't hit him, he'll run away. Those leaves might be a smokescreen."