I stepped closer to the rock, my eyes narrowing slightly as I examined it more carefully, and without saying anything further, I bent down and placed both hands against its rough surface.
"If it was blocked," I said, "then we remove it."
I pushed.
The rock did not move.
Not even slightly.
My grip tightened as I adjusted my stance and tried again, putting more strength into it this time, but the result remained the same.
It was heavy.
Far heavier than it looked.
Liu Ruyan stepped forward without a word and placed her hands against the side, her posture steady as she added her strength.
Liu Muyan followed immediately, moving to the other side.
"Together," she said.
We pushed.
The three of us.
At the same time.
The ground shifted slightly under our feet, and the strain showed in our movements, but the rock barely responded.
It shifted—
Only a little but not enough.
I exhaled slowly, stepping back slightly as I looked at it again.
