Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

Chapter 599 - 560: The Umbrella That Stores Souls

However, just as the assistant and the three beautiful women were celebrating the villain Zhou Xiaoer humiliating himself with his own bomb, a sudden turn of events left everyone present utterly dumbfounded.

To their astonishment, Zhou Xiaoer, who had just been blown into three pieces, suddenly regenerated and stood up. He looked at Zhao Rong and said, "Zhao Rong, I never expected you to have a few tricks up your sleeve. You completely deceived me!

"But even though you passed off a counterfeit rocket launcher as the real thing, fooling me into letting it blow my body to bits, I have something to tell you. You may have destroyed my physical form, but my soul remains! It can replicate itself endlessly, so you can never truly kill me..."

When the assistant and the three women saw Zhou Xiaoer—who should have been dead—suddenly revive and make such arrogant claims, they turned to Zhao Rong in horror. "Brother, what do we do? Zhou Xiaoer came back to life!"

The assistant said fearfully, "Brother Zhao Rong, based on what he’s saying, even if we blast his body apart with a rocket launcher, we can’t touch his soul. It will just keep reviving and replicating. What are we supposed to do?"

Looking worriedly at the arrogant Zhou Xiaoer, Lili said, "Brother Zhao Rong, he’s right. Even if we use a rocket launcher to destroy his body, it won’t harm his soul at all. We have to buy a weapon from the Paradise Shopping Cart that can kill souls. It’s the only way we can deal with him. Otherwise, this is all for nothing..."

Yu Lan racked her brain and said to Zhao Rong, "Brother Zhao Rong, didn’t Xuelian just show us that Spirit Rain Umbrella? You can use it now to capture Zhou Xiaoer’s soul! That way, we can deal with this resurrected monster, can’t we?"

Hearing Yu Lan’s suggestion, Xuelian immediately took the Spirit Rain Umbrella from her bag. She opened it, aimed it at Zhou Xiaoer, and said, "Zhou Xiaoer, I’m calling your name. Do you dare to answer?"

Seeing Xuelian pointing the Spirit Rain Umbrella at him and calling his name, Zhou Xiaoer shook his head and firmly refused. "I’m not going to answer," he scoffed. "Only a fool would answer and let you capture his soul."

As he spoke, Zhou Xiaoer laughed inwardly. I see your little trick. You want me to answer so you can suck me into that Spirit Rain Umbrella. Do you think I’m that stupid? I’m far too clever for that. Don’t think you can use such a clumsy ploy to trap me...

However, before Zhou Xiaoer could even finish his thought, he was instantly sucked into Xuelian’s Spirit Rain Umbrella.

Xuelian snapped the umbrella shut, beaming. "Zhou Xiaoer, you fell for it," she said with a laugh. "You thought you were the smartest one here, but you’re actually the dumbest."

Trapped inside the Spirit Rain Umbrella, Zhou Xiaoer struggled furiously. "How did you do that?" he demanded. "You called my name, and I explicitly did not answer! Why was I still sucked into the Spirit Rain Umbrella?"

Xuelian burst out laughing. "Because I was tricking you from the beginning! This Spirit Rain Umbrella doesn’t require you to answer. As long as you make any sound at all after I call your name, it can suck in your soul. So, when I called your name just now, even though you didn’t *answer*, you still *spoke*. And that’s how your soul ended up in here."

Hearing Xuelian’s explanation, Zhou Xiaoer clutched his head and wept with bitter regret. "I never imagined you humans could be so clever! Not just the men, but the women are brilliant too... It’s just my bad luck to have fallen into your hands today..."

When the assistant and the other women saw that Xuelian had so effortlessly subdued the seemingly invincible Zhou Xiaoer, they cheered and embraced joyfully.

The assistant said excitedly, "Xuelian, that was incredible! I can’t believe it. You subdued Zhou Xiaoer so quietly and easily. You’ve been a massive help to Brother Zhao Rong!"

Lili chimed in with praise, "Xuelian, you’re amazing! From now on, Brother Zhao Rong has another powerful ally."

Yu Lan praised her even more enthusiastically. "Xuelian, I think that besides Brother Zhao Rong, you’re now the second-in-command of this team. I feel like your abilities have already far surpassed the assistant’s!"

Even Zhao Rong gave Xuelian a thumbs-up, praising her wit. "Xuelian, you’re incredibly sharp. You dealt with the troublesome Zhou Xiaoer without breaking a sweat. I’m truly proud of you."

Hearing everyone’s praise, Xuelian bashfully lowered her head. Her face flushed as she said, "Actually... I got this Spirit Rain Umbrella from Brother Zhao Rong’s Magic Ring..."

When Zhao Rong heard that the Spirit Rain Umbrella in Xuelian’s hand came from his Magic Ring, he asked in surprise, "Xuelian, that can’t be right. I’ve never stored an umbrella that can capture souls in my Magic Ring. Besides, I have no memory of ever buying a ’Spirit Rain Umbrella’ from the Paradise Shopping Cart. You must be mistaken, Xuelian..."

Hearing this, Xuelian whispered to him, "Brother Zhao Rong, do you remember that one time you bought an adult inflatable... from the Paradise Shopping Cart?"

At her words, Zhao Rong immediately recalled when he had discreetly logged into the Paradise Shopping Cart to buy that... item. Feeling embarrassed, he whispered back to Xuelian, "Xuelian, you have to keep this a secret for me. That sort of thing is... very personal. If everyone finds out, I’m the team leader! I’ll have nowhere left to hide my face..."

But what Zhao Rong didn’t realize was that the assistant, standing right behind them, had overheard their entire conversation.

The assistant quietly asked, "Brother Zhao Rong, I don’t get it. What in the world does buying an inflatable... have to do with a Spirit Rain Umbrella?"

Hearing the assistant’s question, Zhao Rong froze. He turned and said to him, "Assistant, if you can promise not to tell a soul and keep this between us... then I’ll tell you the story behind it."