Li Jinlong, his face blank with confusion, did not go home.
Instead, he went straight to the hospital for a CT scan. Sure enough, some kind of writhing, living plant had taken root in the region of his cerebellar slices.
Upon learning the result, Li Jinlong was completely dumbfounded. He knew he had gotten himself into serious trouble.
After returning home, Li Jinlong still had no desire to sleep. As he stared at the flowers on the windowsill, he faintly felt as if he were being watched.
Remembering the female ghost skull that had emerged from the vines, Li Jinlong broke into a cold sweat and quickly cleared every plant out of his home.
"Humans and ghosts... How is that possible? Could these people be the legendary Ghost Controllers? No wonder He Damin sent three people here. I never thought I'd make such a low-level mistake... There's no choice! I'll just have to temporarily follow their orders."
Having just tasted the benefits of his ability, Li Jinlong only wanted to stay alive. It was like a protagonist in a novel activating his cheat mode—he had no intention of ending his story after only one short chapter.
After inhaling some Demon Essence, Li Jinlong immediately felt full of energy. He turned on his computer and worked through the night to write an application to travel to Mount of Demons Island. Whether it would be approved would depend entirely on the higher-ups' attitude.
"This should work. I'll use offering sacrifices as the reason and take a ship to Mount of Demons... The three of them can board as ordinary employees."
Li Jinlong arrived at the company early the next day.
He went straight to the chairman's office, deliberately tidied his clothes more than three times, then held his proposal and gently knocked