Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

Lili stepped forward. ”Zhou Xiaoer,” she said, her voice steady, ”use your rocket on me. After all, our assistant is a man. If he stays with the team, he can still help Zhao Rong protect Yu Lan and Xuelian.”

Yu Lan pushed Lili aside and yelled at Zhou Xiaoer, ”Don’t you dare shoot Lili! She’s our big sister. If you have to shoot someone, shoot me!”

Xuelian stepped forward. She straightened her back and glared at Zhou Xiaoer, shouting, ”Zhou Xiaoer! Death comes for everyone, but a loyal heart shines through history! Even if you kill me with that rocket... eighteen years from now, I’ll be a hero once more!”

Seeing the five members of Zhao Rong’s group actually competing to die in his place, Zhou Xiaoer burst into a wild, arrogant laugh. ”You bunch of idiots! Who said I was only going to kill Zhao Rong with my rocket? I’m going to kill all five of you, get it?”

With that, Zhou Xiaoer pulled the trigger. A powerful rocket shot out, streaking toward Zhao Rong and his companions.

When the assistant and the three women saw the rocket flying right at them, they shut their eyes tight, bracing for death.

Ever since I started following Brother Zhao Rong, I’ve traveled all over the land, the assistant thought. I’ve seen all sorts of strange things and beautiful women. If I die now, it will have all been worth it. I’ve truly experienced what life has to offer...

With her eyes closed, Lili pictured Zhao Rong’s face. Zhao Rong... even if I die now, I’ll die happy. To die with you means we can be a loving couple even as ghosts, an object of envy for all...

Yu Lan closed her eyes, her own thoughts racing. Zhao Rong, we may not have been born on the same day, in the same month and year, but we can ask to die on the same day, in the same month and year. Today, I can finally do it...

Xuelian was already fantasizing about their life after entering paradise. Paradise is so peaceful and safe, with endless feasts and boundless luxury... The three of us will surround Zhao Rong, drinking and enjoying ourselves every day. We’ll live happily without a single worry, no longer needing to rush around completing missions...

However, just as everyone was waiting for death, a violent explosion suddenly rang out. After the blast subsided, the assistant and the three women were astonished to find themselves completely unharmed.

Zhou Xiaoer, on the other hand, had been blown into three pieces.

At that moment, Zhao Rong burst into laughter. Looking at Zhou Xiaoer’s scattered remains on the ground, he said, ”The devil may rise a foot, but righteousness rises ten. Zhou Xiaoer, you’re still too naive. Did you really think a rocket you bought from the Paradise Shopping Cart could kill us all? Let me tell you, this was just you destroying yourself. You blew yourself up with your own weapon.”

Seeing that they hadn’t died, the assistant and the three women rushed forward and excitedly hugged Zhao Rong. ”Zhao Rong, how were we not killed by the rocket? It’s a miracle!”

The assistant stepped forward and patted himself down, finding no wounds or shrapnel. He curiously asked Zhao Rong, ”Brother, I clearly heard a huge explosion and the sound of a rocket firing... so why am I not injured at all?”

Zhao Rong smiled and explained, ”Assistant, didn’t you see? When Zhou Xiaoer tried to fire at us, the rocket never left the launcher. It just exploded right in the tube.”

When Lili saw Zhou Xiaoer’s body blown into three pieces, the remains of the launcher still clutched in his arms, she grinned from ear to ear. ”You reap what you sow! Those who curse others get cursed, and those who kill others get killed... Zhou Xiaoer brought this on himself. He tried to kill us with a rocket, but he never imagined he’d end up blowing himself to bits with it.”

Staring at the shattered launcher, Yu Lan curiously asked, ”Zhao Rong, logically, everything from the Paradise Shopping Cart is sold to the gods, so the quality should be flawless, right? Why did the launcher Zhou Xiaoer bought backfire and kill him? It’s completely illogical and doesn’t seem like something from the real Paradise Shopping Cart.”

Zhao Rong explained with a smile, ”Yu Lan, did it not occur to you that I had already contacted the people at the counterfeit Paradise Shopping Cart website?”

Hearing this, Yu Lan asked curiously, ”Zhao Rong, what do you mean? Is there another Paradise Shopping Cart website besides the real one? A knockoff site that sells fakes?”

Zhao Rong nodded. ”You guessed right, Yu Lan. There is a counterfeit Paradise Shopping Cart website. It specializes in selling fake goods. Zhou Xiaoer just assumed that what he bought was the same quality as the items we usually get, so he let his guard down completely. Little did he know he was on the counterfeit site and had bought a counterfeit rocket launcher. That’s why when he tried to fire it at us, it backfired and blew him to smithereens. Such a tragic death...”

Finished speaking, Zhao Rong looked to the heavens and let out a long sigh. ”A villain is always a villain, and heaven will always deliver its punishment.”

Listening to Zhao Rong, it all clicked for Yu Lan. She gave him a huge thumbs-up, completely in awe. ”Zhao Rong, you’re a genius! I knew you’d find a way to beat him, but I never imagined you’d use such a brilliant deception. You tricked him into visiting a counterfeit website to buy a fake rocket launcher just so he would kill himself! That’s on another level. It never even crossed our minds. Zhao Rong, I’m so impressed!”

Xuelian stood beside them, looking at Zhao Rong with admiration. ”Zhao Rong, your methods for victory truly know no bounds! It’s beyond anything we could have imagined. So creative it’s mind-boggling. We’re truly astonished and impressed.”

The assistant also chimed in with his admiration, ”Brother Zhao Rong, in this world, there’s no one I admire but you. The way you deal with bad guys is just so unpredictable, always striking where they least expect it. You truly conquered the enemy without even fighting.”