The masked woman looked calmly at the frozen Ye Ling and asked, "Are there any problems?"
"No, no problems. I'll take you there now," Ye Ling said, snapping back to reality.
In this situation, he could only play it by ear.
"Mm."
The masked woman nodded faintly, without further words, and gestured for Ye Ling to lead the way.
With no other choice, Ye Ling had to steel himself and turn back into the corridor, clearing the path for the masked woman.
Along the way, Ye Ling deliberately slowed his pace, racking his brain to figure out how to break free from his current predicament.
Although he was confident that his ink manipulation was perfect, so much so that even the masked man himself wouldn't be able to tell the difference between him and the jailer...
The trouble was, Ye Ling, fearing that his unauthorized modification of the jailer's thoughts through ink manipulation might trigger a self-destruct program similar to a monitor's, had not altered the jailer's mind.
Once the jailer met the masked woman, he would inevitably defend himself.
And after Ye Ling's encounter with the masked man, he knew that a powerful individual who could become the boss of the monitors would be no pushover.
If the jailer began to defend himself, the masked woman would surely become suspicious.
Once she investigated carefully, no matter how skillful Ye Ling's ink manipulation was, it would be exposed!
"Is there a problem? Why are you walking so slowly?"
The masked woman's voice sounded from behind Ye Ling, urging him on.
"No problem... we're almost there," Ye Ling said, coming back to his senses, knowing he couldn't stall any longer, and quickened his pace.
Soon, they arrived outside the Cell of Calamity.
Before Ye Ling could say anything, the masked woman directly opened the barrier and was about to enter.
Ye Ling quickly said, "My lady, the dungeon is extremely filthy. I fear it might contaminate your noble golden form. Allow me to fetch the prisoner out instead?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, a hint of disgust flashed in the masked woman's eyes, and she said, "You have no business here. Go back."
Ye Ling added, "My lady... isn't this against regulations? After all, the prisoners in this dungeon are all registered. If you do this, it will be difficult for me."
Go back?
Only a fool would let this Seven Pillar expert meet the jailer alone!
With him present, he could still use the ink manipulation remaining in the jailer's body to slightly control the jailer's words and actions. If he left, his identity would surely be exposed.
The masked woman paused upon hearing Ye Ling's words, but said nothing more, and walked directly into the cell.
Ye Ling hurried to follow.
The jailer, who had been knocked unconscious by Ye Ling, was still lying on the cold floor, half of his handsome face swollen and bruised, looking extremely pathetic.
Seeing the jailer's state, the masked woman frowned and then asked Ye Ling, "Did you hit him?"
Ye Ling, confused as to why the masked woman would ask such a thing, replied, "Yes, my lady. Ye Ling was disobedient, so I taught him a lesson."
Bang!!!
As soon as Ye Ling finished speaking, the masked woman kicked him in the stomach, sending Ye Ling flying backward to crash heavily against the wall.
The sturdy wall instantly caved in, with cracks spreading all around.
"Cough, cough..."
Ye Ling clutched his stomach and looked at the masked woman in confusion, "My lady, what is this?"
The masked woman said calmly, "Who allowed you to take the law into your own hands with Ye Ling?"
Ye Ling: "..."
Hearing the masked woman's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards his jailer brother.
So, the jailer's life wasn't easy either...
However, the masked woman did not attempt to kill Ye Ling, and said calmly, "I will take Ye Ling out to ask a few questions."
Ye Ling endured the intense pain and, following the dungeon's regulations, said to the masked woman, "No, no problem. I'll just go through the procedures."
"No need, we'll be back soon," the masked woman said faintly, dismissing Ye Ling's suggestion.
Hearing the masked woman's words, Ye Ling became even more suspicious, feeling that this Seven Pillar expert in front of him was not right.
Despite being the boss of the monitors, she was unusually biased towards Ye Ling.
Furthermore, her sudden arrival to interrogate a prisoner of Calamity level without following procedures was considered a violation of regulations even for a Seven Pillar expert, and the jailer had the right to refuse.
However, Ye Ling was not the real jailer, and he was too lazy to enforce the dungeon's rules. With the mindset of "better safe than sorry," he said, "Understood, my lady, please take Ye Ling with you."
Ye Ling no longer cared what the masked woman was up to. He just wanted to find an opportunity to slip away after the masked woman took the jailer away.
After all, as long as he ran, the monitors couldn't do anything to him.
"Mm."
The masked woman nodded at Ye Ling, then used her spiritual energy to lift the unconscious jailer and walked out of the dungeon.
Ye Ling painfully stood up and followed the masked woman out of the dungeon.
"Ah Liu, why did you suddenly come to this dungeon to interrogate Ye Ling without telling your brother?"
The moment the masked woman, carrying the unconscious jailer, walked out of the dungeon, the masked man who had previously captured Ye Ling appeared at the dungeon entrance, smiling at the masked woman.
The masked woman, addressed as Ah Liu, saw the masked man and her eyes changed slightly. She then said, "Ye Ling took the power of the Primordial Seven Kings in the Primordial Chaos. I want to extract the power of the Seven Kings."
The masked man chuckled, "Such a trivial matter should naturally be handled by the jailers. Why would you personally take action?"
Ah Liu replied, "Matters concerning the Seven Kings are not trivial. I do not feel at ease leaving it to the jailers."
"Is that so?" The masked man looked deeply at Ah Liu and then smiled, "You really do everything yourself, don't you?"
Ah Liu said, "When facing the Primordial Seven Kings, one cannot be too careful."
"Heheheh... Naturally," the masked man smiled faintly. "By the way, Ah Liu... I have a question in my heart, I wonder if you can help me answer it?"
"What question?" Ah Liu asked.
The masked man chuckled lightly, "I don't know when it started, but I've noticed you're a little different from the Ah Liu of the past..."
"Although your aura is the same, I can still see subtle differences. So, can you tell me when you replaced the real Ah Liu?"
Hearing the masked man's question, Ah Liu's eyes shifted slightly, and then she took the jailer, who had transformed into Ye Ling, and retreated back into the depths of the dungeon.
"Heheheh... Ye Ling, this bait, is truly useful... it so easily lured out the mole!"
The masked man chuckled, not at all worried about Ah Liu escaping. He then instructed the jailer, who had transformed into Ye Ling, "Seal off the dungeon and notify the other Seven Pillars to come here... I want to expose her true face in front of everyone."
With that, the masked man also transformed into a beam of light and chased into the depths of the dungeon, leaving Ye Ling alone in his original spot.
Ye Ling stood alone at the dungeon entrance, looking at the dark corridor ahead, and said blankly, "So it turns out... that Ah Liu was one of us?"