How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

With tears in her eyes, Aunt Liu took Liu Yin's hand and led her into the house. In the middle of the path inside, there was a brazier.

"Come, step over the fire pit to get rid of bad luck." Aunt Liu and Madam Liu took her hands and stepped over the fire pit. "There are clothes prepared in the room. Wash them and change into them. Burn these clothes."

Liu Yin smiled and nodded in agreement. After doing as she was told, she entered the main room, greeted the elders one by one, and then greeted the Zhang siblings.

After exchanging greetings, Aunt Liu said indignantly, "That Shen family is extremely vicious. We were cooperating well with them, how could they stab us in the back?"

"Don't worry about it, Aunt. Everyone has their own ambitions. After this incident, I also have a reason to cut off ties with the Shen family," Liu Yin comforted her with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Aunt Liu asked, somewhat surprised.

“I wanted to cut ties with her family as early as last month. The Shen family is offering lower and lower fees these days, so they probably don’t value my work.” Liu Yin said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Hmph, when I first met Miss Shen, I thought she was not only resourceful but also had a magnanimous heart. Now it seems she's nothing special." Aunt Liu comforted Liu Yin, worried that she would be upset. "Back then, she begged us for it. Now they are the ones who are ungrateful and unjust. Don't be sad because of this."

"Don't worry, Aunt, my books will naturally go to your family's bookstore." Liu Yin nodded with a smile.

Aunt Liu was naturally overjoyed to hear this. She knew that Liu Yin's reputation was growing stronger and stronger. Now that Liu Yin had announced that she would only cooperate with her own bookstore, those towns that were unwilling to let her open a store before would probably have to invite her to go in the future.

Thinking of this, a hint of joy appeared on her face, and she felt relieved: "Don't sit for too long, just go back and lie down to rest."

Liu Yin also felt a little tired, so she nodded and went back to her room.

At night, there was knocking on the window. She sat up, opened the window, and Cui Heng climbed in through the window.

"Young Master." Cui Heng bowed and then stood up.

"I've heard about it from my mother these past few days. Thank you for your help," Liu Yin said, waving her hand to invite him to sit down.

"You're too kind, young master. It's our duty. But what are your plans afterward?" Cui Heng asked with some difficulty.

"What do you mean?" Liu Yin noticed his strange expression.

Cui Heng thought for a moment before saying, "I'm worried that there might be more to this matter. After all, to put it bluntly, the hermit... has still not been heard from since."

"That makes sense." Liu Yin thought for a moment, "How's things going with my uncle?"

Hearing her question, Cui Heng's expression brightened: "We found General He. They faked their deaths and hid in the mountains. It took us a lot of effort to get in touch with them."

"What did my uncle say about my previous suggestion?" Liu Yin asked after thinking for a moment.

"General He would like to see the princess first," Cui Heng quickly explained, "but the general's wife is quite interested in this."

"Auntie?" Liu Yin recalled her mothers' evaluations of her auntie and had a guess in her mind whether Uncle He would agree to her request. She smiled and said, "Since Auntie is here, it seems that it is still possible to achieve your wish at this time."

Cui Heng nodded in agreement: "Then... what does Young Master mean?"

"How is the environment where Uncle is now? Is it possible to develop there directly?" Liu Yin didn't answer him, but instead asked about other things.

Cui Heng thought for a moment before saying, "According to the reply from my subordinates, the location isn't very good; it's deep in the mountains after all."

"I see..." Liu Yin pondered for a long time.

After hearing Cui Heng's details about the number of people, able-bodied men, and weapons on Uncle He's side, he said, "In that case, send a letter to your uncle, telling him to take Yancheng, which is a hundred miles from the border, as soon as possible."

"Yancheng?" Cui Heng paused for a moment before nodding, but couldn't resist asking, "Yancheng is barren and remote, a small city with a small population, where..."

Liu Yin understood what he meant, so she explained directly: "We are still weak now, so it is right for us to keep a low profile. And outsiders may see Yancheng as such, but in my opinion, it is an untapped gold mine."

Cui Heng looked completely bewildered.

Before he could ask any further questions, Liu Yin said, "Once your uncle has taken control of the area, you should take your mother and the others away from here as soon as possible."

"Yes." Cui Heng accepted the order, but still hesitated, "What about the girl?"

“I will leave as soon as possible, you can go and make the arrangements,” Liu Yin said.

"Okay." Cui Heng nodded repeatedly, a look of delight on his face.

"By the way," Liu Yin said to Cui Heng, thinking of Xu Caiwei and the others, "Do you have any way to sneak into the prefect's mansion and rescue the female prisoners he took away from the women's prison?"

"Leave it to us." Cui Heng accepted the order immediately.

After seeing Cui Heng off, Liu Yin sighed deeply, lay back on the bed, and stared at the bed curtains, thinking about her next steps.

This peaceful life lasted for nearly twenty days. During this time, Liu Yin received care from various people, except for Wen Shuyun.

After learning from Xu Yueling that the other party had been concerned about her and even sent her money, Liu Yin kept thinking about visiting her. However, when she finally had time to go, she discovered that the other party had moved again, and she had no choice but to give up.

Later, for convenience, she moved out of the Liu residence and returned to Qingyin Hall to handle miscellaneous matters.

Zhu Mei then came to serve her, leaving only Lan Yan and Aunt Qian to serve Madam Liu.

"Miss, someone has delivered a letter. Please take a look." That day, Zhu Mei knocked on the door and brought in a letter.

After Liu Yin took it, she read it carefully before opening it. Inside were only a few words: "If the matter is settled, you may leave."

Seeing the small, inconspicuous seal in the corner of the letter, Liu Yin couldn't help but smile.

"Zhu Mei." Liu Yin called Zhu Mei over and whispered, "Go and tell Mother that the arrangements have been made and ask her to make preparations."

Zhu Mei had known about Liu Yin and the others' intention to leave for a long time and agreed with it. Especially after witnessing Liu Yin's several imprisonments, she couldn't wait to come and see them. When she heard the news, she couldn't contain her joy.

After seeing Zhu Mei make the arrangements, Liu Yin called Xu Yueling over and told her that she was leaving.

"I see... It's good that you're leaving. Huaicheng is ultimately a place of trouble." Xu Yueling sighed and said.

"I have an idea that I can't tell you right now, but I think you can save some money and stop taking customers so often. I hope you can gradually become invisible in the brothel district," Liu Yin said cryptically.

Xu Yueling was a little puzzled, but she didn't say anything in the end, only nodding in agreement: "I understand."

"If I ever have the chance, I will make sure that brothels disappear from this world, so that my sisters will no longer suffer such humiliation..." Liu Yin murmured as she looked at her, as if making a promise, or as if talking to herself.

"I believe in you," Xu Yueling said with a smile. "You are a person with great ambitions, and you will definitely achieve your goals. We are also willing to wait for you."

Liu Yin held her hand, her eyes filled with tears of emotion. Only now did she truly reconcile with this rival she had always clashed with in her memories, and finally acknowledge each other.