Chapter 62: Come and Claim It, What You Desire

"Hahaha~"

"Look, is that your daughter?"

Seeing Gao Erzhuan running over while shouting, Xia He, who had already subdued Gao Lian, tilted her head and smiled charmingly.

"Tell me, as one of the heads of the four major families and a regional director of the Company, you wouldn't want to lose your composure in front of your daughter, right? Especially in a situation like this~"

With that, she reached out a finger and stroked Gao Lian's chin.

The task Xia Ye had given her was very simple: restrain Gao Lian. As the leader of the Company and the Gao family for this operation, all orders obviously came from him.

Once this guy was restrained, the personnel from the Company and the Gao family would scatter like loose sand, knowing only to follow the previous orders to block the immortals, completely incapable of any effective coordination.

For their operation this time, this was crucial!

"Ugh..."

At this moment, feeling the rampaging desires surging within his body and desperately suppressing the urge to act wildly in accordance with them, Gao Lian shifted his eyes with great difficulty and saw his daughter charging toward him.

"Don't, don't come over..."

He didn't know why Gao Erzhuan had appeared here, and his mind no longer had any space left for thought. He only knew that the woman behind him was exceptionally terrifying, and her abilities were unfathomable. He absolutely could not let his daughter get any closer!

However...

"Director Gao, hold on tight. The desires inside you right now are right at the limit of your endurance, so don't make up excuses and say you can't hold back anymore~"

That charming voice slipped into his mind once again, making him break out in a cold sweat.

Immediately after...

Swish!

The woman's aura vanished. When she reappeared, she was already standing right in front of Gao Erzhuan. Gao Lian's eyes split open with rage as he wanted to stop her, but the entanglement of his desires left him completely unable to move an inch.

"Don't, don't touch her..."

Squeezing these words out from between his teeth, Gao Lian could no longer make a sound. But just when he thought the other party was going to attack his youngest daughter, she didn't make any aggressive moves and simply started talking.

"You must be Director Gao's daughter?"

"It seems like you carry the aura of that 'Ghost Immortal' fellow on you. Did he let you go?"

"This..."

Gao Erzhuan froze for a moment, looking back and forth between her and her father not far away, growing instantly vigilant.

"Hahaha~ Don't be so tense. I bear you no ill will; I've merely rendered your old man temporarily unable to move. You know how it is in the current situation... He's a bit of trouble~"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Erzhuan wanted to rush over to check on the situation, but she was abruptly called to a halt.

"I advise you not to go over there. Without external interference, he might still be able to hold on, but once there's too much disruption, something nobody wants to see is bound to happen."

"What on earth did you do?!"

Hearing these words, Gao Erzhuan did not dare to act rashly. She knew that the world was full of extraordinary people and countless bizarre arts; furthermore, she had heard the words her father had squeezed out from between his teeth, so she stopped in her tracks.

"You don't need to worry, though. Your old man's endurance is quite impressive. Once the matters here are concluded, the technique will naturally lift. Just do your best to keep anyone else from getting close to him." Xia He narrowed her eyes and instructed.

Shortly after...

"Hoo..."

Gao Erzhuan's thoughts raced. She quickly calmed herself down and turned her gaze toward this fourth "masked person."

"The 'Ghost Immortal' you mentioned is that guy wearing the 'fiend mask,' right? You two should be companions. Now that he's run into big trouble, don't you want to go rescue him?"

This could be considered quick thinking on her part, hoping to trade intelligence about that fellow for the lifting of the technique.

"That guy? Trouble? Hahaha~ Out of all of us, he is the least likely person to ever run into trouble. You're overthinking it~"

Xia He smiled faintly, her thoughts stirring as she snapped her fingers...

Snap!

Tu Junfang, having already finished his business, appeared beside her. Assisting in controlling the situation on Gao Lian's side was their shared assignment.

"You're alright?"

"You managed to escape?"

Seeing the appearance of the "fiend mask," Gao Erzhuan was stunned once again. She had assumed this fellow had found a way to flee, but she saw him shake his head.

"I've already taken care of that guy."

"What???"

Although she could tell that these suddenly appearing individuals were extremely strong, she hadn't expected them to be *this* strong. A chill involuntarily gripped her heart, making her feel that the current situation had probably slipped beyond everyone's control!

However...

"Huh?"

Just as Gao Erzhuan was feeling helpless, her gaze shifted. In her field of vision, several figures had suddenly appeared—various immortals were cautiously approaching from behind the two "masked persons."

Judging by their vacant gazes, it wasn't hard to tell that they were no longer acting of their own volition but were being manipulated. Realization dawned on her instantly:

"Could it be that 'Old Meng' from the Northwest?"

As for the identities and specific information of the other temporary workers, Gao Erzhuan was fully capable of checking them at will, but she was well aware of the Company's concerns and had deliberately refrained from looking them up to avoid trouble.

Therefore, up until now, she only knew—through Director Zhao's phone call—that this "Old Meng's" ability was roughly similar to a "beast tamer," and she had followed the vine to find his phone number. That was all.

As for what a "beast tamer" was, true to the name, they were a type of acquired otherworldly practitioner whose method focused on "driving beasts and birds." Such practices had flourished in the past, but due to their inherently low ceiling and lack of future potential, they had gradually declined.

However, being able to become a temporary worker for the Company meant that this "Old Meng's" ability wasn't as simple as it seemed. Judging by his ability to manipulate immortals—even if only the lowest-ranking ones—he truly possessed unique traits!

Clearly, however, neither Tu Junfang nor Xia He were people who could be dealt with so easily. Having undergone modification, both of them possessed hyper-sensitive senses. They instantly perceived the movement behind them and vanished from the spot.

Instead of clashing head-on with those immortals—which would be utterly meaningless—the two utilized the concealment function of their masks to merge into the shadows. For them, accomplishing the mission was all that mattered.

At that moment...

Beside the dying giant serpent, in the sole patch of quiet amidst the uproar, a wisp of Qi drifted, and two figures abruptly materialized.

"They are all my patients, just like you once were. What do you think?" Xia He asked softly with a faint smile.

Two years prior, while traveling through the Northeast, he happened to catch sight of the serpent's shadow within these mountains. Its aura was already weak, as if its days were numbered.

Its only wish at that time was to hold on until the arrival of this great tribulation; it wanted to make one final struggle and fight for a chance at life!

"Mmm, they are very good..."

Though Liu Tianhong's aura was faint at the moment, its powerful spiritual sense had been perceiving the changes all around. It could sense the miraculous nature of those four individuals, something it had never seen before...

A smile inevitably appeared on its face.

"You might... actually pull it off."

It recalled the promise Xia He had made two years ago, and that once heaven-reaching vision.

Yet, over these past two years, feeling the forcibly retrieved life continually slipping away, it had comprehended much, and its mindset had undergone a drastic transformation. It no longer wanted to fight for anything; it felt too tired—so tired that...

It just wanted to "rest" sooner.

"If I had met you sooner... If you had come earlier... That would have been wonderful... What a pity..."

Time and destiny; it had no regrets.

"Come take it... the thing you want..."