Chapter 30: Climbing Qixia Mountain at Night
The heavy rain kept falling on the ground, hitting the green trees on the mountain and making a noisy sound. The wind made a sad "woosh" sound. In Laohe Mountain, Zhang Dadao had already lost his umbrella. Less than an hour after escaping from the Seventh Courtyard, Zhang Dadao regretted escaping on this rainy night.
"Oh, this prison break on a stormy night is really cool, but it's also really uncomfortable!" Zhang Dadao was cold and hungry, and couldn't help complaining.
Laohe Mountain is not high, but the forest is dense. Not long after Zhang Dadao climbed up the mountain, he was tangled up by the branches and it was difficult for him to hold the umbrella. The old-fashioned paradise umbrella that Luo Bo had kept for many years was thrown into the forest on the mountain by Zhang Dadao. It was really heaven. After running on the mountain full of grass and trees for more than an hour, Zhang Dadao finally found a mountain road. The heavy rain made Zhang Dadao's clothes stick to his body tightly, and the wind and rain quickly took away the heat from his body. Even the weather in April, which was not cold, made Zhang Dadao feel very uncomfortable.
In addition, he had not eaten anything at night, which made him feel that he had chosen a bad day, and the timing of the launch was wrong, as he had just missed his meal. Although he ran out of the Seventh Hospital, he felt a sense of freedom and pride in his heart, thinking that the world was so big that he could go anywhere. But once he entered the Laohe Mountain, he was immediately driven away by the heavy rain and branches, and the confusion and helplessness suddenly surged out.
Fortunately, Zhang Dadao was a mental patient and completely ignored his depression. Instead, he took out his cell phone , leaned against a tree and started shaking his fingers. After a while, he found an electronic map.
The phone had no card, so of course it couldn't access the Internet, but Zhang Dadao had downloaded the map in advance. After carefully looking at the map, Zhang Dadao set out again in the rain. The rain gradually subsided, and Zhang Dadao also crossed Laohe Mountain. He followed the stone path down the mountain and saw a group of buildings in the distance.
"Well, that's the Yuquan Campus of Zhejiang University! At my age, it should be safe for me to hide in the school! But I need to change my clothes!" Zhang Dadao looked at the electronic map, thinking about his next move.
Before leaving the hospital, he was not without preparation. He had withdrawn a lot of money before, and now he still had 700 or 800 yuan on him. He also knew that the bank card would not be useful in the future, so he threw it in the hospital corridor. It was just past midnight, and the rain gradually subsided after a period of violence. Now he could barely walk in the rain.
After walking in the dark for a few hours, Zhang Dadao got used to it. He took off his clothes on the stone road wrung them out, and then put them back on. He felt much lighter. The money was soaked by the heavy rain, and there were only two pieces left. Zhang Dadao separated the two pieces of money with some helplessness, and put them on his arm, muttering softly:
"Money is light nowadays, but it's easy to break. It's safer to carry silver and copper coins. They can be used for fortune-telling at critical moments. In this situation, I'm afraid I can't even set up a stall to tell fortunes! I have to think about finding money when I get down the mountain! And I have to hurry up and get the ID card that Old Man Han mentioned."
Zhang Dadao knew that he would be discovered by tomorrow morning at the latest. Although his relatives at home hoped that he would disappear, the hospital would definitely make great efforts to find him! He was afraid that by dawn, the nearby police stations would have received the news. If he wanted to hang around outside in this hospital gown, it would be no different from asking for trouble.
The most urgent thing is to change your appearance and run farther! As long as you don't get caught for three to five days, this matter will almost be over. Then if you can successfully get an ID card, you will be able to make a leap forward.
Laohe Mountain is not a tall mountain. Even in the rain, Zhang Dadao was still very fast. He had already descended Laohe Mountain in the second half of the night. Following the foot of the mountain to the small road at the bottom of the mountain, Zhang Dadao saw Yuquan Road in front of him. To the north of this road was the century-old Zhejiang University, a famous university. Zhang Dadao was quite familiar with this school.
Firstly, it was very close to the Seventh Hospital, secondly, the "failed student" mentioned this school a lot, and thirdly, the students and professors of this school had been treated by the Seventh Hospital. Zhang Dadao was quite familiar with this school.
Nowadays, most schools are considered to be one of the most powerful in the city, and this is especially true for a famous school like Zhejiang University. The housing prices in Hangzhou are so high now, and Zhejiang University actually has five campuses. The Yuquan campus in front of us is the graduate school campus. Those who can become graduate students are already much older than Zhang Dadao. Although Zhang Dadao didn't know this, he gave up the idea of sneaking in after seeing it from a distance.
There are surveillance cameras in this campus, and it is too close to the Seventh Hospital, so it is still a bit dangerous. Zhang Dadao saw that there seemed to be not many people on the road, so he decided to take advantage of the fact that there were few people on the road at this time and run faster and farther along the road. In terms of the speed of escape, it is still much faster to walk along the road than to climb the mountain. If you walk along the road, it will take at most an hour to run from the Seventh Hospital to here. But it took Zhang Dadao nearly three hours to cross Laohe Mountain.
Following Yuquan Road to Yugu Road, Zhang Dadao walked along the eastern section of Yuquan Road, choosing places that were not visible to surveillance cameras. Every time he walked a distance, he had to carefully look ahead, wasting a lot of time. However, it was still much faster than crossing the mountain, but even so, with Zhang Dadao's speed, it was absolutely impossible for him to run far on foot.
Let's not talk about how far he can run. Just the physical strength is a big problem. Zhang Dadao didn't eat last night. After running in the rain all night, Zhang Dadao felt that it was difficult to hold on. Fortunately, he bought new shoes before. If he wore his old pair of rubber slippers, he would definitely still be wandering around Laohe Mountain now.
Zhang Dadao opened the electronic map and looked at it for a while, thinking about where to hide for a day when the sun rises, and also preparing to see where he can find food to fill his stomach. When he flipped through the map and saw a place, Zhang Dadao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked up and laughed, "Haha! Great, I almost forgot about this place! Baopu Taoist Temple is on the top of Ge Ridge! After all, Master Ge and our great grandfather are both one of the four great masters. Ge Hong is the great-grandson of Master Ge, and this master is the great-great-grandson of Master Zhang. We are all grandsons and family. Let's go to his place to ask for money, and he should protect me a little!"
When Zhang Dadao saw this, he immediately made up his mind and headed north along the Qixia Mountain. In the past, few people came to this mountain, but now it has become a scenic spot, and the road is also very well built. Although there were no people and no cars in the middle of the night, it was a good thing for Zhang Dadao. Along the way, he passed by Ziyun Cave, where Ge Hong practiced Taoism in the past, Chuyangtai, and the yellow walls and black tiles in the forest at the foot of the mountain, and the dragon eaves of the gourd stove. Zhang Dadao, who was playing with a blue pencil, saw a blue light in front of him.
"Damn, this place has good feng shui! Old man Ge Hong is quite good at choosing places, eh? Now that Longhu Mountain doesn't even recognize me as a Taoist priest, I'm afraid this Baopu Taoist Temple is also in trouble? I have to think of other ways! This place doesn't look like a crowded place!" Zhang Dadao knew along the way that things were not as he thought. This Baopu Taoist Temple was not a place for spiritual practice. If he wore a hospital gown like this, he would be caught and sent back to the Seventh Courtyard even if he hid in this Baopu Taoist Temple.
