Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

Hearing what Brother Zhao Rong had to say, Yu Lan gasped. She looked at the bald man in disbelief and asked, ”Brother Zhao Rong, are you saying that we’ve caught Zhou Xiaoer? But why didn’t his soul float away from this bald man’s body after we exposed him? How did you manage to catch him red-handed?”

Zhao Rong explained to her, ”What you don’t know is that when I killed the Tree Spirit Grandma just now, I had already driven a Soul Anchoring Divine Needle into this body...”

When the assistant and the three women heard Zhao Rong claim he had killed the Tree Spirit Grandma during the fight, they said in disbelief, ”Brother Zhao Rong, we were watching the whole time. You didn’t kill her during your battle. Why are you saying you did?”

Zhao Rong looked at the man possessed by Zhou Xiaoer, his eyes filled with indignation. ”This guy, Zhou Xiaoer, was hidden far too well,” he said. ”It was only after I killed the Tree Spirit Grandma that I saw his soul trying to leave its host. That’s when I finally understood that all the enemies we’ve faced on this journey were just Zhou Xiaoer in disguise. So, with lightning speed, I opened the Paradise Shopping Cart on my phone. I bought a Soul Anchoring Divine Needle, an item that can pin a soul to its physical vessel. That’s how I trapped Zhou Xiaoer’s soul inside the body of the Tree Spirit Grandma. Now, as long as we kill this body and the soul within it, Zhou Xiaoer will be dead for good.”

Upon hearing this, the assistant and the three women had a flash of insight. So it was Zhao Rong who had spotted Zhou Xiaoer’s soul trying to escape the Tree Spirit Grandma’s body. But how had he seen it with his naked eyes?

Miss Lili curiously asked, ”Brother Zhao Rong, how did you see Zhou Xiaoer’s soul leaving its body?”

Zhao Rong smiled. ”You see, a while back I was on TikTok and saw a video about making a special effect called ’Soul Out of Sheath.’ The idea inspired me, and I wanted to film one myself, but I didn’t know how to work the app’s features. So, I opened the Paradise Shopping Cart and bought a camera called the Devil’s Camera, which is specifically designed to capture souls leaving their bodies. Coincidentally, before I ever got a chance to use it on myself, I happened to capture Zhou Xiaoer’s soul with it. That’s how I discovered his soul was possessing the Tree Spirit Grandma.”

Hearing this, the assistant and the three women finally understood. They exclaimed with feeling, ”To think we searched high and low for him with no luck, only to find him right here! We’ve finally found the real mastermind, Zhou Xiaoer!”

The assistant added with relief, ”If we can capture Zhou Xiaoer, then the main boss behind him, Hong Ju, will surely not escape us!”

Miss Lili nodded, struck a pose, and got ready to fight. Looking at the possessed man, she declared, ”Zhou Xiaoer, since Brother Zhao Rong has exposed you, you should just surrender. Stop resisting, or you’ll lose your life!”

Yu Lan issued her own warning, ”Zhou Xiaoer, you lingering ghoul! Brother Zhao Rong is going to end you today and make sure you can never reincarnate!”

Xuelian was even more direct. She pulled an umbrella from her bag, aimed it at Zhou Xiaoer, and said, ”Zhou Xiaoer, with your paltry little tricks, you don’t even warrant Brother Zhao Rong’s attention. I, Xuelian, can take your soul with just this umbrella.”

With that, Xuelian volunteered, ”Brother Zhao Rong, just give me a chance. Let me use this umbrella to capture Zhou Xiaoer’s soul!”

When the assistant, Miss Lili, and Yu Lan heard Xuelian ask to take on the great villain herself, the three of them immediately protested, ”Brother Zhao Rong, Zhou Xiaoer is the biggest boss we’ve faced on this entire journey! He must be incredibly powerful. Please, you should take him down yourself. Don’t let Xuelian fight him! What if he escapes? Wouldn’t all our efforts have been for nothing?”

Hearing their worries, Zhao Rong reassured them, ”Don’t worry. I’ll tell you the truth, Zhou Xiaoer is actually the easiest one to deal with. He’s just a soul. The only reason he’s been so formidable is that he has been possessing bodies and using the inherent abilities and skills of those walking corpses. Now, don’t underestimate that ordinary-looking umbrella in Xuelian’s hand. That umbrella is a special type that can capture spirits. It’s called a Soul Umbrella.”

When the others heard that the umbrella in Xuelian’s hand was called a Soul Umbrella, they curiously asked her, ”Xuelian, that umbrella you’re holding just looks like one a little girl would use. Why are you calling it a Soul Umbrella? Can it really capture ghosts?”

Xuelian smiled and explained to the assistant and her two companions, ”Actually, I bought this Soul Umbrella from the Paradise Shopping Cart. I originally bought it because I was afraid of ghosts when I slept. I figured I could put it by my bed, and if a ghost showed up in the middle of the night, I could just open the umbrella and suck it inside. That way, I could get a good night’s sleep. I never thought it would actually come in handy to deal with a powerful ghost like Zhou Xiaoer.”

As she spoke, Xuelian took the umbrella, opened it, and aimed it at Zhou Xiaoer. She said with a grin, ”Zhou Xiaoer, I’ll call out your name. Do you dare answer?”

To everyone’s surprise, however, Zhou Xiaoer also pulled an umbrella from his waist. He opened it, aimed it back at Xuelian, and said with a laugh, ”Xuelian, if I called out your name, would you dare answer?”

When Xuelian saw the umbrella in Zhou Xiaoer’s hand, she exclaimed in astonishment, ”No way! That guy has a Soul Umbrella that’s identical to mine!”

Just then, Zhao Rong stepped forward, shielding Xuelian. ”Quiet, Xuelian,” he said in a low voice. ”Don’t say another word. The Soul Umbrella in your hand and the one in his are exactly the same.”

Stunned, Xuelian was utterly confused. ”That can’t be, Brother Zhao Rong! Why is his Soul Umbrella identical to mine? Can he replicate my items?”