A vine tied around the waist?
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng were both startled when they heard Yuan Gui laugh bitterly and say, "At the time, I fell with him, so when he was pulled into that protruding cave, I was almost pulled in too. But halfway there, Jiang Kuanyu glanced at me, intent on kicking me down."
Unfortunately, despite being shocked, Yuan Gui still clung onto him, until one of the two people welcoming Jiang Kuanyu at the cave's entrance shot an arrow at him.
Yuan Gui couldn't hold on and eventually fell off the cliff.
"I was lucky. As I dangled in midair, my body swaying, that arrow didn't hit a vital spot. And as I fell, because part of me was pulled inward, I nearly fell against the edge of the cliff. Many extending trees grew alongside it, and as I fell, they blocked me several times, reducing the impact."
Therefore, while gravely injured, life's fortune allowed him to survive.
