Xu Ke's movements were swift. Just as the old lady tried to step back and distance herself, Xu Ke suddenly stepped forward. He clenched his hand into a fist, raising his knuckle to strike hard at the joint of the old lady's wrist that was holding the child, using the pain to make her release the child.
As Xu Ke had anticipated, the old lady, unprepared for this, had her joint struck and immediately let go of the child. The crowd watched as the barely six-month-old baby fell from the old lady's grip, each person holding their breath, praying that the baby would be unharmed. The baby's mother screamed out in shock.
Xu Ke, prepared for this moment when he struck the old lady's joint, reached out and grabbed the suspenders on the child's overalls as the child fell, rescuing the baby just before it hit the ground.
The moment the child landed safely in Xu Ke's arms, the onlookers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
