I glanced back and instinctively swallowed. At that moment, Yang Sisi and I were no more than fifty centimeters from the edge of the cliff. For safety reasons, I shouted to Instructor Ma, "We can't retreat any further! If we do, we'll both be dead!"
Yang Sisi looked back, then grabbed my arm and used it to get up. She said to Coach Ma, "Ignore him. We're about 50 centimeters behind. Can I step back another 30 centimeters?"
"It's almost done... Give it a try. But be careful, if it really doesn't work, I can fix it with post-processing."
Yang Sisi nodded, and she grabbed my arm again. At this moment, I finally sensed her tension, but I didn't know what drove her to risk her life to take the perfect photo. Perhaps it was her pursuit of freedom and perfection, while my mindset was truly outdated compared to hers. I simply couldn't accept such a challenging behavior.
I knew this wasn't the place to argue, so I could only cautiously cooperate with Yang Sisi, inching backward. But the next second, my worst fears came true. Yang Sisi seemed to have stepped on a pebble, tripped, and fell backward sideways...
Terrified, I didn't have time to think or weigh the situation. I instinctively reached out my left hand to protect her. But that gesture caused me to lose my balance. In that terrifying moment, my right hand gripped the nearest tree branch, transferring all my weight to it. With a series of screeching sounds, Yang Sisi and I finally regained our footing.
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