Steam churned through the bathhouse. Chief Steward Si lay on a jade bed while Zhang Tie sat cross-legged in midair at the bedside, one finger pressed to Chief Steward Si's forehead.
Their postures were strange, making the scene somewhat eerie. At the same time, more steam silently rose in the bathroom, completely shrouding Zhang Tie and Chief Steward Si in a vast expanse of white mist. Clouds and fog swirled around them. At this moment, even if someone pushed open the bathhouse door and stood at the entrance, they would not be able to see what was happening inside.
Zhang Tie's spiritual energy enveloped the entire courtyard. The two maids had already been controlled by Zhang Tie using a secret method and were in the outer room. At this moment, absolutely no one would come to disrupt Zhang Tie's actions.
Just as Zhang Tie had guessed, Chief Steward Si had indeed been fitted with safeguards and arrangements, given that he occupied such a critical position.
The instant Zhang Tie's spiritual energy entered Chief Steward Si's Sea of Consciousness, he immediately discovered a complete Puppet Worm formed from the bizarre Golden Soul Talisman Poison there. The Golden Soul Talisman Poison within Chief Steward Si was exactly the same as the one in Ji Yuelan's Sea of Consciousness. This also confirmed Zhang Tie's earlier speculation—high-grade Golden Soul Talisman Poison could indeed override low-level Divine Generals, or Divine Soldiers beneath the Divine General rank.
At this moment, if Chief Steward Si truly had a Puppet Worm in his head, then the Soul-Reading Art would absolutely be useless. It would not work no matter what realm Zhang Tie cultivated the Soul-Reading Art to, because that would mean Chief Steward Si's brain was already completely dead. But because the Puppet Worm in Chief Steward Si's