[Here's the thing about this 'trick'. It wasn't a trick at all. The rocks were real. The hammer was real. If it had been someone else under that pile of rocks, when the hammer struck down then there was a real possibility of damage. But Xie Lian remained smiling. If there should have been pain, he didn't show it.
The rocks split down the middle, straight to the last one held against Xie Lian's chest. The rocks fell to either side, reduced to rubble. Dust hung in the air as well as a hushed silence as the crowd waited to find out if it had worked or if Xie Lian had been crushed to death.
But as the dust cleared, Xie Lian was found on his feet with a bright smile and looking none the worse for wear. A little dusty of course, there was white in his normally dark hair, his white robes were also covered and he laughed as he patted his chest and caused a cloud to form. That act roused the crowd, gaining him a scattering of claps and laughter. He bowed for them before he turned to the stranger who had helped him.]
Have you done that before? You have very accurate aim. I appreciate you not hitting my face.
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The rocks split down the middle, straight to the last one held against Xie Lian's chest. The rocks fell to either side, reduced to rubble. Dust hung in the air as well as a hushed silence as the crowd waited to find out if it had worked or if Xie Lian had been crushed to death.
But as the dust cleared, Xie Lian was found on his feet with a bright smile and looking none the worse for wear. A little dusty of course, there was white in his normally dark hair, his white robes were also covered and he laughed as he patted his chest and caused a cloud to form. That act roused the crowd, gaining him a scattering of claps and laughter. He bowed for them before he turned to the stranger who had helped him.]
Have you done that before? You have very accurate aim. I appreciate you not hitting my face.