The quick reflexes of Jiang Yuan's mind were matched by his body's even quicker reactions, as he tried to dodge aside from the reckless onslaught.
Hu Jiu, with a face full of smiles and inward joy, was expecting a "heroic rescue of a beauty" scene to unfold. Little did she expect the young gentleman to avoid her as if she were something filthy; she couldn't stop herself in time and instinctively reached out to grab his cloak as she began to fall uncontrollably.
Everything happened in a split second. Despite Jiang Yuan's rapid evasion, the proximity was just too close. Although she couldn't grab his cloak and fell with a splat, her delicate jade-like hand brushed against him lightly.
In that less than a second, a gust of wind lifted a gap in Jiang Yuan's cloak, and a familiar scent rushed directly into Hu Jiu's sensitive fox nose.
"Thud!"
