Guan Yidao's voice suddenly arose, and Qi Yue nodded.
"Okay."
The two worked well together and quickly cleared away some of the tightly compacted stones.
Finally, Qi Yue felt the button again and easily turned it.
"Click, click..."
After two slight tremors, the stone wall to the right of the button cracked open below.
To the amazement and excitement of everyone, the crack widened sufficiently to allow two people to pass through side by side.
Everyone cheered.
"We are saved, we can live!"
Guan Yidao took two government officials to scout ahead and quickly returned to report that there was a very wide passage below, but they did not know where it led or how long it would take to get out.
Qi Yue was not surprised by this outcome.
The Dayuan Uninhabited Area's mountains stretched on endlessly, covering thousands of miles, but for hundreds of years, people had come and gone.