Chapter 65 Instructor's Romance
I heard the sound of a motorcycle behind me. It was Instructor Qi riding a three-wheeled motorcycle with a sidecar and following me . He actually had a small whip in his hand.
If anyone is not walking in line or falling behind, they will be whipped, just like driving a donkey or a horse.
Although it doesn't hurt much, it makes people wonder if Instructor Qi has any special hobbies?
After finally reaching the asphalt road, He Shu had no idea where he was or how far away from the city, he only knew that they were getting farther and farther away from the military camp.
The backpack behind me seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, pulling my shoulders down.
Instructor Yu was carrying a bag of the same weight as theirs. He would rush to the front and then wait for those behind to catch up, without showing any sign of fatigue.
As they walked along, some people's feet couldn't bear the pain anymore and wanted to take a break, but they were ridiculed and whipped instead.
The team, which was originally formed in two parallel rows, became longer and longer. Some people could not walk anymore and slowly began to fall behind, dragging themselves behind.
He Shu and Feng Haoxiang fell behind. In front of them was Ji Wanying. The little girl was carrying a bag of the same weight as them, but no one knew where she got the willpower from, but she didn't say a word.
After walking for about two hours, they came to the foot of a rocky mountain.
Even if some of my classmates are from the city, they don’t know where this place is. It took several hours to get here by car, and it is at least a hundred miles away from the city.
The two instructors asked them to rest here for half an hour. There was water in their backpacks for them to replenish.
Everyone hurriedly opened the backpack to check and found that there was only a bottle of water. The other things looked like sandbags and could not be eaten or drunk.
In half an hour, they will reach the top of the mountain.
Climb up before sunrise. Anyone who is slow will surely face more severe punishment.
Someone took off his shoes and socks, and when he touched his feet, he found that they were all covered with blisters. He was in so much pain that he used the hands he had just used to touch his feet to wipe away tears.
Two large high-intensity flashlights were placed aside. Coach Qi was biting a piece of biscuit , cursing as he ate. He had ridden a motorcycle all the way here, so he was not tired at all.
Half an hour passed quickly and no one was able to get up, so they begged to be allowed to rest.
Coach Qi sat on the motorcycle, cracking his whip and laughing: "Want to rest? Sure, whoever can climb up within the specified time today can rest for a day after returning to the camp."
One day off? The temptation was too great. After only two days of military training, these people had regretted it countless times.
I mentally prepared myself again and again, thinking that if I could just hold on for twenty days, I would be able to return to the beautiful campus and sit in the classroom to attend classes comfortably.
But it’s only been two days, and they feel like they probably won’t be able to hold on until they get back to school…
"If you don't reach the top of the mountain before sunrise, I'm sorry, but training will continue as usual today."
After hearing this, everyone started to climb up the mountain desperately. What's the big deal if the foot hurts? Even if the foot falls off, we still have to climb.
Otherwise, if I continue practicing for another day, I will probably die.
He Shuye and Feng Haoxiang supported each other to stand up and followed the team to climb up the mountain.
This mountain is not particularly high, but it has many rocks and is a bit steep, which increases the difficulty of climbing the mountain.
Instructor Yu led the team and walked in front, groping around the rocks on both sides. Soon, small lights were lit one by one. From a distance, it looked like a star road extending upward.
It turned out that this place had been arranged long ago. They were shown the easiest path to climb and had small solar lights installed for lighting.
When the students following Instructor Yu saw this scene, they were deeply touched and began to help climb to the front to turn on the lights.
The students who fell behind were extremely tired physically and overwhelmed with emotions.
Seeing the light in front of me getting longer and higher, I felt so moved that I wanted to cry.
It was as if the goal that seemed unreachable before was now clearly marked out before my eyes.
Don’t think about anything, just grit your teeth and keep moving forward along the path of light.
"The instructor is quite romantic, isn't he?" Feng Haoxiang let out a weird laugh.
"Let's hurry up and catch up." He Shu tightened the backpack behind him, fastened the buckle in front, and started climbing up.
Climbing up along the small solar lights, watching the lights on both sides being surpassed one by one, it seemed to be a lot easier.
In fact, this is just a psychological effect. The rocks still hurt my hands and feet, and the backpack behind me is still heavy enough to crush me at any time.
Sweat dripped from my head, some flowed down my cheeks, and the itchy feeling was like little bugs crawling on me.
“Hoo~Hoo~”
His physical strength was quickly exhausted, and He Shu felt that with every step he climbed, the feeling of oxygen deprivation in his brain became more severe.
The fourth child, Feng Haoxiang, took off his backpack, sat down on a rock, leaned against the backpack, and waited for He Shu while panting.
He Shu looked behind him and saw that they had fallen behind. Besides Ji Wanying, the only person behind them was Instructor Qi.
Looking up at the eastern sky again, the sky has begun to turn blue, and it won't be long before the sun comes out.
Soon, Ji Wanying and Instructor Qi also caught up. When passing by He Shu and Feng Haoxiang, Instructor Qi snorted, "Waste."
Feng Haoxiang slapped his backpack and shouted with full energy: "Guangyou men are not useless! Brother Shu, let's go! We can't let others look down on us. We have to charge forward even if we die of exhaustion today."
He Shu was so tired that he could hardly move his legs, but he was still amused by the naturally funny tone of the fourth brother's voice.
The two began to climb up again. Later on, their brains could hardly think anymore and only their bodies were mechanically repeating the movements.
Feng Haoxiang no longer had the energy to be funny. In fact, climbing a mountain was a piece of cake for him, because his hometown was full of mountains and he could be considered a child who grew up in the mountains.
But after a day of training, they have to get up in the middle of the night and walk for two or three hours and then climb, carrying 20 kilograms of weight.
It is also a difficult challenge for Feng Haoxiang.
He saw that He Shu could no longer climb and wanted to pull him away, but He Shu knew that this would only drag him down, so he told Feng Haoxiang not to worry about him.
"You go up first..." He Shu took a breath and said, "See how high it is. We can't... be wiped out."
Feng Haoxiang thought it made sense, so he reorganized his bag and passed He Shu: "Good luck, brother Shu. I'll be waiting for you up there."
Feng Haoxiang climbed to the front quickly. It turned out that he had been saving his strength to cooperate with He Shu.
He Shu no longer looked up to see how far he had fallen. He only stared at the lights on his side. Surpassing these small lights one by one became his final motivation.
Even when my palms were scratched by hard stones and my knees were ripped by my pants, I didn’t feel any pain…
Gradually, He Shu no longer even felt tired.
Isn't this how he's lived all along?
Originally his life was like a dark night, but now not only is there a bright light ahead, but there is also someone he wants to surpass.
Behind me, it was no longer pitch black, but there were warm lights one after another.
Whether he wants to climb up or retreat, he will no longer feel lonely...
Time seemed to disappear at this moment, the blue in the sky gradually turned white, and a hint of orange-red light was hidden at the bottom.
Little by little, the colors are slowly blended with great patience.
There were cheering voices coming from the top of the mountain . The voices became more and more numerous, but the tree was still climbing slowly.
When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, He Shu saw Instructor Qi and Ji Wanying standing aside and had not reached the top.
The rising sunlight behind her all fell on Ji Wanying's face. The sweat on her face seemed to be coated with gold in an instant, and slowly slid down with unwilling stubbornness.
"The sun is coming out…"
