The two of them continued to walk towards the depths of the mountain forest, the valley was quiet, and occasionally the sound of unknown birds could be heard from afar, and the dense foliage was connected above their heads, so even if the sun was shining outside, the mountain forest was still dark and cool.

But even so, climbing the mountain was still very tiring, Xu Feihang began to sweat profusely only halfway through, and Uncle Lin in front of him also felt a little dry. He turned back to Xu Feihang and said, "Are you thirsty, do you want to drink some water first?"

Xu Feihang nodded, he forgot to bring water before going up the mountain, thinking about how comfortable it would be if he could drink a sip of iced mineral water now. But in the mountains, no one will bring mineral water when they go up the mountain, even Uncle Lin walked into the mountains and forests empty-handed, and they naturally have a way to find the water source in the mountains and forests.

Uncle Lin left the mountain road and began to walk towards an overgrown slope next to it, to be precise, there was no road on this side, if Xu Feihang came alone, he would not know that there was a water source hidden in the slope.

Walking down the slope to the bottom, Xu Feihang began to hear the sound of gurgling water, and a narrow mountain spring flowed out of the crevice of the rock. The water is as clear as a mirror, and only a short section of it is revealed to the surface, and it is not known where it comes from or where it will eventually flow.

Uncle Lin took the lead in holding a handful of spring water, and drank it clean in one sip, the moment the sweet mountain spring water flowed into his stomach, the dry mouth in his mouth disappeared all at once, Uncle Lin continued to drink a few more handfuls, until he felt a feeling of fullness in his stomach and stopped, he straightened up his body, and his mouth made a satisfied sound.

This scene is too similar to the scene in Xu Feihang's memory, when he was a child, he followed his father up the mountain, and he would also drink mountain spring water in such a rock crevice. Especially at noon, my father would always find a place with mountain spring water to sit and drink a little mountain spring water after eating, which was the most delicious drink they had at that time.

Now, such a scene appeared again, Xu Feihang's mind turned over a lot of memories, he slowly squatted down, held some clear spring water with the palm of his hand, and the moment he drank it in his mouth, Xu Feihang actually tasted a bitter taste.

Although the spring water in front of him was completely comparable to frozen mineral water, Xu Feihang only drank a little bit and didn't drink it anymore, and the mixed tastes in his heart made him no longer able to taste the original taste of mountain spring water.

Uncle Lin thought that Xu Feihang had drunk enough, so he walked up the slope again and set off along the mountain road, and they were still a long way from the top of the mountain.

"Hanghang, I didn't expect you to be admitted to Yangcheng University, it's a famous school," Uncle Lin praised as he walked, it is not easy to produce a college student in their mountainous area, let alone be admitted to a prestigious university. So knowing the school Xu Feihang attended, Uncle Lin was happy for him from the bottom of his heart.

"It's okay, it's not as good as you say, uncle," Xu Feihang smiled modestly, he never felt that it was a very powerful thing for him to be admitted to Yangcheng University.

"You said you still studied computers? That's high-tech, I didn't expect that we could have a talent like you here, if your father knew, he would be..." Uncle Lin blurted out the words in his heart, he felt that the computer was indeed too far away from him, just by listening to the name, he knew that it represented the most advanced technology, far from being comparable to a lumberjack like himself. Xu Feihang's father was also a lumberjack like himself, but it was a pity that he couldn't see his son become so promising.

Uncle Lin sighed heavily, everyone in the mountain remembered the accident ten years ago, because the safety rope broke, Xu Feihang's father fell from a tree more than ten meters high, and his flesh and blood fell on the spot, his death is undoubtedly the bad news of all the lumberjacks living in this valley.

Since then, some of the loggers have chosen to change careers and leave the mountains altogether. And he still stayed, because the things that had been passed down from his ancestors could not be easily parted with, but later he had to check the safety rope every time he climbed the tree.

Xu Feihang didn't mind Uncle Lin mentioning his father, the purpose of his coming back this time could be said to be a kind of remembrance of his father, not to mention that his current situation was actually known to his father for a long time, "Maybe Dad's spirit in the sky has seen all this," Xu Feihang said with a smile.

Uncle Lin nodded, "Hanghang, you have to live well in the future, so that your father can rest in peace." ”

Xu Feihang replied heavily, "Hmm..."

It was close to noon when the two of them climbed to the top of the mountain forest, and Xu Feihang looked up to see that the tree king that covered the sky and the sun was still standing on the top of the mountains as before.

Ten years is just a flick of a finger for this tree king, Xu Feihang can't see any changes in his body, and even the leaves on the canopy seem to be exactly the same as ten years ago.

Father said that this tree king has a history of 1,000 years, and it is so quietly watching the changes in the human world, the next generation is born, and the previous generation dies, in the eyes of this tree king, it has long been a common thing.

Xu Feihang raised his head and looked at it for a while, and then said to Uncle Lin, "Give me the safety rope, I want to climb to the canopy." ”

Uncle Lin showed a slight hesitation on his face, after all, Xu Feihang had been away from the mountain for ten years, and his current experience in climbing trees might not be as good as when he was a child, so it was a very dangerous thing to venture to climb the tree king. "Are you sure, are you really going up?" Uncle Lin asked worriedly.

Xu Feihang knew Uncle Lin's worries, but in fact, in his heart, the scene of climbing the tree king when he was a child had been played thousands of times, and he still remembered how he climbed up step by step under his father's protection, and even remembered the way his father taught him to tie the safety rope clearly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Lin, I have a sense of proportion," Xu Feihang replied with great certainty.

Xu Feihang took the safety rope and tied it to himself with a very skillful technique, this scene made Uncle Lin stunned without even looking at it, because Xu Feihang's movements were like that of an experienced lumberjack.

The corners of Uncle Lin's mouth gradually showed a smile, and now he was even more proud of Xu Feihang, because although this young man who walked out of the mountains was already an undergraduate student of a prestigious university, and he still studied a computer major that represented high technology, he did not forget his roots at all, and in front of the tree king, he became the most simple son of a lumberjack.