Not until her head was shielded by his arm, and the instant she was embraced in his arms, feeling his body heat, his breath, his strength, his embrace, did she experience a surreal illusion!
As the world spun around, only his face, only the depth of his dark pupils, remained the single true color in this strange world.
When Yu Zexiao leaped down, he was accelerating, so even though Jian Anning fell first, Yu Zexiao managed to overtake her. It was quite coincidental that he had just observed how a stunt double could jump without injuring themselves and had followed suit. He stretched out his arm, cradling the back of her head to prevent it from hitting a rock. Then, holding her tight to prevent them from separating.
Fortunately, when Yu Zexiao threw himself at her, he had calculated the angle precisely, cradling her head with his arm as they rolled down the slope sideways. The rotating in the air was over in a flash; afterward, Yu Zexiao clung to her as they slanted towards the steep slope and with a "thud," Jian Anning’s leg hit the ground first, causing her to whimper in pain. The intense collision almost separated them at that moment. Jian Anning groaned, only feeling her head bump into his chest, her impact causing him a slight pain. But the soft yet firm sensation seemed like the only safe harbor she could rely on.
Although it looked steep, the slope did have an angle and a slanted surface, causing them to rapidly roll downwards after hitting the ground.
It must be said that in TV dramas, such scenes are common. Especially in martial arts novels, cliff-jumping is practically routine. However, the reality of falling off a cliff is indeed not a pleasant experience. Aside from the sharp little stones that painfully prick you, the friction from bent branches and crevices of rocks during the rolling also caused her so much pain that she nearly saw stars.
Especially since her leg was still in pain, not knowing what had happened to it—she might even have a fracture! The two of them rolled down, soon plunging into the bottom of the valley until the impact of Yu Zexiao’s vest against a tree finally lessened the blow. Yet, even so, the tree, as thick as a bowl, snapped from their collision!
Such a forceful impact left both of them in great discomfort. When they finally came to a stop, the world was completely spinning. Yu Zexiao, already dizzy from rolling while holding her, was hit so hard that he felt terribly sick, as if his insides were churning, and all his organs were shifting around—almost making him vomit the dinner from the night before!
During filming, he never threw himself at Jiang Xuanqi to save her, instead, he used a stunt double. But here, he had truly lunged forward, wrapping his body tightly around Jian Anning, tumbling down together! Even he didn’t know why, when he saw her falling, his first reaction was to jump down without a second word! Perhaps it was because they had been filming this scene over the past two days, and he hadn’t felt anything wrong about jumping. It seemed—his body had made the judgment before his mind could rationalize!