After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 312 The Weiyar Rope Broke

Chapter 312: Chapter 312 The Weiyar Rope Broke

Shi Yiqing noticed a problem with the wire rig and felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

Shi Yaoguang was unaware of this; she certainly knew that the wire rig on her body was not the same one used in the morning.

Except for those with special functions, wire rigs are all used the same way.

The one she used in the morning was now on Sun Sitian.

Anyhow, they were non-named items; mixing them up wasn’t really an issue.

Since Yaoguang hadn’t noticed anything wrong with the wire rigs, naturally, nobody else paid attention to them.

When the director shouted "action," the clapperboard clapped, and everyone immersed themselves in Yaoguang’s exquisite acting.

The two consecutive fight scenes seemed to turn into Yaoguang’s own show.

Even Wang Zhehai, who had anticipated this, couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up after seeing the effects of Yaoguang’s performance.

The scenes involving Sun Sitian, Yaoguang’s adversary, were not focused on martial prowess and thus, when moderated, were still watchable.

Wang Zhehai watched the scene between the two under the camera and, with enjoyment, squinted his eyes, "Ah, it’s no brag, if it weren’t for my keen eye, you all wouldn’t have the chance to feast your eyes on this..."

Hearing Wang Zhehai’s words, everyone naturally echoed, "Director Wang is right, if it hadn’t been for your discerning eye, our lives would have missed so much fun."

...

As Shi Yiqing watched Wang Zhehai, the assistant director, the scriptwriter, and others having a casual chat, she couldn’t help feeling anxious.

These people didn’t know there was a problem with the wire rig; yet she, the instigator of the trouble, knew.

The tampered wire rig was now strapped to Sun Sitian; if nothing happened, that would be fine, but if there was an accident...

Shi Yiqing didn’t even dare to think about the consequences.

Shi Yiqing had no scenes today, but unusually, she stayed on set, which was indeed abnormal.

Wang Zhehai didn’t notice her, but Ming Yan was observing her in secret.

Seeing her staring at Sun Sitian, who was hung up by the wire rig, with a preoccupied look, Ming Yan thought of something, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition suddenly emerged.

Could it be that Shi Yiqing had become so crazed as to dare sabotage another actor in the crew openly?

Ming Yan thought about it and felt it was unlikely.

Although Sun Sitian was somewhat mouthy and had completely fallen out with Shi Yiqing, such relationships were all too common in social interactions.

If Shi Yiqing was willing to go to such lengths over a verbal spat, then she might as well be the world’s purger, not resting until she had wiped out everyone in the world.

Of course, that was absolutely impossible.

If Shi Yiqing bore a murderous intent, rather than targeting Sun Sitian, the likelihood that she would go after Yaoguang was higher.

Ming Yan thought, and suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

It was not impossible!

With that in mind, he said to his assistant, "Keep an eye on Shi Yiqing, and also check what she has been up to today."

The assistant nodded, agreed, and went to inquire about Shi Yiqing through a familiar source.

Shortly after, he returned to Ming Yan’s side, saying, "Stagehand Xiao Wang said he saw Shi Yiqing loitering outside the props department when he was distributing lunch boxes, but whether she did anything specific, he wasn’t sure."

Shi Yiqing went to the props department; could it be for nothing?

Obviously, that was impossible.

The problem now was, it was unclear what exactly Shi Yiqing had done.

Logically, her motive should have been directed at Yaoguang.

But her gaze was persistently on Sun Sitian; there was clearly some connection.

Or perhaps he had overlooked something...

Just as she was thinking, her assistant reminded her, "Miss Shi and Sun Sitian’s stunt wires were swapped."

Ming Yan raised an eyebrow, "Their wires were switched?"

The assistant scratched his head, uncertain, "I’m not sure if this has anything to do with Shi Yiqing, but their wires were indeed exchanged; Miss Shi used a different one this morning."

As he spoke, the scene between Shi Yaoguang and Sun Sitian had reached the point where they were fighting in mid-air.

Since it was a reality-based subject, the action sequences were quite dangerous, though they wouldn’t normally involve heights that would send someone flying through the air with a spectacular stunt.

Even so, Shi Yaoguang and Sun Sitian hovered about six meters above the ground in front of the green screen.

This scene would later have the green screen edited to look like a small building.

"Don’t get too smug, I’ll catch you by your tail one day!"

"Heh, come at me whenever you want, I’m always ready."

"..."

As Shi Yaoguang and Sun Sitian exchanged intense dialogue, just as they were about to deliver the last line, a crack appeared on Sun Sitian’s face.

Instinctively, she reached out to grab the rope tied to her body, her voice trembling as she said to Shi Yaoguang, "My... my wire seems to be breaking..."

Sun Sitian’s voice wasn’t loud; Wang Zhehai in front of the monitor didn’t hear her through the sound equipment, but he noticed something was off with Sun Sitian’s expression.

Shi Yaoguang heard her clearly, scanning the wire attached to Sun Sitian, her face darkening.

Without even thinking, she knew what was happening.

Someone wanted to set her up.

They had tampered with the wire, not expecting that she and Sun Sitian would swap wires for the afternoon shoot.

If she and Sun Sitian hadn’t swapped wires, the one with the wire about to snap could have been her...

"Ahh—"

Sun Sitian heard the sound of the wire tearing, her first reaction was to stabilize her body and try to hold onto the rope to prevent herself from falling. Despite her efforts, the tearing of the wire continued.

The moment the rope completely snapped, Sun Sitian clenched her eyes shut.

The moment she closed her eyes, her mind automatically played out the scenario of her falling from a height of four to five meters onto the green screen, becoming crippled.

"Wuwuwu~"

Struck by the heartbreaking thoughts, she couldn’t help but burst into tears.

However.

The pain she anticipated did not come as expected.

A fragrance breezed by, and a lean yet strong arm wrapped around her waist, holding her tightly.

Shi Yaoguang, in the split second that Sun Sitian’s wire snapped, leapt towards her, wrapping her waist, slowly bringing them to the ground together.

This all happened too suddenly.

Before Director Wang and others could recover from the shock of the wire snapping unexpectedly, Sun Sitian was already safe and sound.

Sun Sitian felt her feet touch the ground, her heart still fluttering with disbelief.

Cautiously, she opened one eye.

Looking directly into Shi Yaoguang’s smiling eyes.

She instinctively opened the other eye, still seeing Shi Yaoguang’s face before her.

She paused, then, as if finally coming to her senses, clung to Shi Yaoguang and burst into loud sobs, "Wuwuwu~ I was so scared, I thought I was going to die... I was so afraid..."

Shi Yaoguang extended her hand, gently patting her back, and soothingly comforted her, "There, there, it’s all right, no more crying, I will avenge you..."

Hearing this, Sun Sitian stopped crying instinctively, looked up at her blankly, and sniffled, "What, what did you say? Avenge?"

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