Ji Xinhe kicked the teetering wooden scaffolding at an incredible speed to descend faster. However, the scaffold fell quicker and by the time she reached the middle, it was about to collapse. Ji Xinhe judged the distance, figuring the worst case would be a fracture, so she decided to brace herself for the impact.
How she wished she knew lightness skills at this moment to evade this trap!
Yet at the very instant when the scaffold collapsed with a thunderous crash, Ji Xinhe shut her eyes tightly anticipating the sound of her bones breaking. Instead, her waist tightened as if she were being held in someone's arms.
Ji Xinhe blinked in surprise, and upon opening her eyes, saw the man in the commoner's clothes whom she had been competing against for the flower lantern earlier.
