He Xiaoyao was quick of eye and deft of hand. With a forward and downward flick of the grass rope in his hand, he snared Tan Xiao by her slender waist and pulled, drawing her flying upward before extending his left hand to catch her.
Drenched from head to toe and terribly frightened, Tan Xiao hid in He Xiaoyao's arms and shivered.
He Xiaoyao glanced around. The others were all safe, so he leaped up to a higher vantage point.
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