After dealing with the three floors below—the Second Layer, First Layer, and basement—Chen Mo finally made his unhurried way up to the third layer.
Beyond the stairway on the third layer was a corridor, with the entrances to three suites lined up side by side.
The first was the suite where Ninth Madam lived, while the other two stood vacant. Chen Mo could not help sighing at how these rich people wasted space. One person occupied such a huge place, and two entire suites were left empty besides.
Shaking his head, he did not use his Spiritual Sense to scan the area. He had already scanned it downstairs and found that everyone on the third layer had remained motionless, all immersed in the Illusion Realm. So, he simply reached out and pushed open the door.
Yet the moment he pushed it open, the woman in her forties standing beside the door looked at him and actually called out, "Hong Ka!"
Her expression seemed to hold relief, perhaps surprise. In any case, it was not a question.
Chen Mo was puzzled and slightly stunned. Never mind her expression—how could this woman speak to him at all? What was going on?
He immediately sensed the formation. Nothing was wrong; it was still there. After sweeping the area with his Spiritual Sense and finding no other problems, he wondered what was going on with this woman. How had she escaped the Illusion Realm without being controlled by the formation?
When his Spiritual Sense had swept across the third layer earlier, this woman had been standing beside the door without moving. He had assumed she was immersed in the Illusion Realm like everyone else. He had not expected her to speak now. It was truly speechless.
While Chen Mo was still stunned, the woman