Sasha's body flew straight out, performing a high-difficulty 3,600-degree all-around spiral dive, and then... she landed heavily on the grass with a butt-first brake!
"Bang!"
"Hiss!"
Watching this, I couldn't help sucking in a sharp breath. I subconsciously rubbed my own butt. That had to hurt.
"Uh~ Wh... what an amazing assassin..."
I mean, I'd only stuck out my leg. You were the one who fell in such an absurdly difficult way, right?
The corner of my mouth twitched as I watched Sasha cover her butt and struggle to get up. Despite gritting her teeth in pain, she still glared at me with her hair practically standing on end. I truly didn't know what to say.
"Sasha! Stop fighting. She's Yuxuan..."
"Huh?"
Chapter Eighteen: Things That Had to Be Abandoned
Ning Jing's voice came from inside the room. Then, her figure emerged from the doorway that had been kicked away and stopped beneath the balcony.
"Yuxuan, what are you doing here so late?"
Ning Jing was wearing light blue pajamas. Her long hair, which she had tied up during the day, had come loose and flowed down her back. A hint of tired laziness lingered around her brows and eyes. Combined with the glow of the night, it gave her an especially mature feminine charm.
"Nothing. I was taking a stroll and happened to come here. What... you don't welcome me?"
I smiled at Ning Jing and walked straight into the room without waiting for her answer. Naturally, Ning Jing didn't take my joke seriously and moved aside to let me pass.
"How could I dare~ You're the great Empress, after all. In this Chang'an City, your word commands everyone. Who would dare disobey you? For a mere little woman like me to be favored by the Empress, who is