How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

After seven or eight days, Duan'an persuaded Aunt Hui to stop, and then took Mei Wuhe and some money to say goodbye to Liu Yin and the others.

"Are you really not planning to bring Aunt Hui along?" Liu Yin asked curiously.

"Well, I won't bring her. I need to be independent for a while. If it weren't for worrying about my sister over my bodyguards, I wouldn't have brought Mei Wu along either." Duan An nodded.

“In that case, you should learn some martial arts from Mei Wu along the way, so that you don’t end up being a helpless person.” Liu Yin said with a smile, then took out a package from behind and handed it over. “In addition, you should study hard even when you are away from home. I have asked someone to find some books that are not available on the market. You should study them carefully.”

Duan'an took them and discovered that they were not the books of sages that are currently being promoted, but rather some historical records. She looked up in confusion: "What is this?"

“You must remember that learning from history can help us understand the rise and fall of nations, and learning from others can help us correct our behavior. Reading history books can help you better understand how a country prospers and how it perishes, and it can also help you understand the interrelationship of interests between countries.” After thinking for a moment, Liu Yin added, “I feel that these books are not profound enough. Remember to send me letters often, and I will reorganize the contents of the history books so that you can compare them with the information.”

“Okay, I remember, sister.” Duan’an nodded in agreement.

"Mei Wu," Liu Yin said, looking at Mei Wu again, "I'm entrusting Yu Niang to you. You watch over her; as long as she doesn't die or get hurt, it's fine."

Mei Wu's lips twitched after hearing this, and then she looked down at the young master she would be taking care of in the future before saying, "Don't worry, Miss, I will take good care of Miss Yu Niang."

Aunt Hui, unable to hide her reluctance, with tears in her eyes, repeatedly urged Duan'an, "Girl, I won't stop you, I just ask that you remember your family, don't act impulsively, and take good care of yourself."

"Okay, Aunt, Sister, Aunt, Zhumei, Luanqin, Lanyan, and Zhuqiu, Zhuxia, don't worry, I will take good care of myself." Duan'an said goodbye to each of them.

The group watched her until she and Mei Wude disappeared at the end of the street before reluctantly entering the courtyard.

"Sword Maiden, come here for a moment." Madam Liu took a few steps and said to Liu Yin.

Although Liu Yin was puzzled as to why she wanted to see her, she still answered and followed.

Upon arriving at Liu's room, Liu instructed Aunt Qian to keep watch outside before looking at Liu Yin with a solemn expression and asking, "What exactly are you and Duan'an planning to do? Why did you suddenly send her away to study? She's only seven years old."

Liu Yin had long known that Madam Liu would not agree, which was why she and Duan'an acted first and informed her later. Now, she could only smile and step forward to comfort her, saying, "Mother, this is Duan'an's own idea. She doesn't want to live a mediocre life, so why should I stop her?"

"Don't try to fool me with those words." Madam Liu rolled her eyes at her.

Liu Yin touched her nose before continuing, "Mother, some things are not suitable to be said before they are accomplished. Don't worry, we are doing a good thing."

Liu stared at her for a long time before saying, "Fine, do as you please, I can't control it anyway."

Liu Yin didn't reply, but just smiled shyly before stepping forward to help Liu Shi massage her shoulders.

“Oh, right,” Liu said, remembering something. “Your master knows about the changes in the Li family in the capital and is determined to go there. I can’t stop her. Since you have connections with the young master of the escort agency, why don’t you arrange for some escorts to take her there?”

"Go to the capital?" Liu Yin frowned, then remembered that her master, Madam An, still had some friendship with Li Linfeng. "Master is confused. The things over there have nothing to do with her. Now, who knows what the situation is like? Why should she get involved?"

“Ah…” Madam Liu sighed deeply before saying, “Your master is the most sentimental one. She entered the profession by accident. She has been thinking of Li Linfeng for so many years. Now that she has met him, how could she let go? If Li Linfeng hadn’t refused to take her with him, she would have left long ago.”

“Since Li Linfeng didn’t take her with him that day, he obviously wanted to sever all ties with her.” Liu Yin was full of confusion.

"How could she not know? But someone as foolish as her would probably go through this even if it meant certain death," Liu sighed again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yin could only ask, "Has Mother already tried to persuade her?"

"We've tried to persuade her, Xu Yanyan and I have worn our lips out, but she's still the same," Liu said with a look of disappointment.

"Alright then." Liu Yin had no choice but to sigh and say, "I understand. I'll send someone to the escort agency tomorrow to inquire."

The mother and daughter chatted for a few more minutes. Knowing that Liu Yin always had her own ideas, although she was still worried, she could only pretend that nothing had happened.

After returning to her room, Liu Yin thought about her plans and wrote them down on a piece of paper, noting down everything she needed to do.

Of course, she didn't use the language and script of the Kingdom of Li, after all, to avoid being overheard. Instead, she used Japanese from her previous life.

This is all thanks to her brother, who is a cosplayer. He took her to watch various anime series with original audio from a young age, and later taught her Japanese. Although she has forgotten most of it, she still remembers the generals, which is enough for making plans.

She listed them one by one on the paper, the first being the basic personnel and the territory. Although she had sent Duan'an to travel around and try to find talent, there still needed to be a place to settle them.

This place should not be too barren and remote, nor too close to prosperous and fertile areas.

After thinking for a moment, she took out a geographical treatise from the bookshelf. This geographical treatise was written by a scholar from the previous dynasty.

Although a century has passed and the current division of prefectures and counties differs somewhat, overall there is not much difference.

It wasn't that she didn't want to use the maps of the Li Dynasty, but the maps of various regions were now classified as imperial secrets, and she couldn't get her hands on them, so she had to make do with what she had for now.

After reviewing the information for a long time and combining it with what she had found out, she was finally able to reduce the error slightly.

She flipped through the pages for a long time, until her eyes settled on one spot...

While she was worrying about the territory, the Shen family was causing trouble.

"Master, do we really want to make contact with the hermit?" The bookstore manager looked at Master Shen with a frown and displeasure.

Looking at the recent account books, the head of the Shen family hesitated: "Of course I don't want to give up this golden goose, but the investigation is too strict now. This person is a hot potato. Maybe we should just let it go."

"Alright then." The shopkeeper sighed helplessly. "In that case, let's have Liu Jianniang publish more books. Has she sent over this month's manuscript yet?"

"Not yet, I'll urge them." Master Shen sighed before saying, "Keep inquiring about the hermit's whereabouts, and urge those scholars again to see if you can find a few more talented people."

"Okay." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, and after exchanging a few more words, the shopkeeper took his leave.

As Master Shen watched him leave, his brows furrowed, a calculating glint in his eyes: "Hermit... who exactly are you?"