How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

“Yes, it was you who gave me the money back then. If it weren’t for your support, even if Xue Lang gave away all his wealth, he wouldn’t have been able to come up with so much silver.” Hong Yu replied with a smile without thinking much about it.

Liu Yin immediately recalled a memory: back then, she thought she was a village girl sold by her father. Although she and Hongyu weren't particularly close, she felt sad seeing Hongyu troubled by love, so she took out the money she had saved for a long time and gave it to her.

Later, she was disfigured in an accident and regained her memories of time travel. She always believed that she was a time traveler. During that time, in order to prevent others from discovering her, she was very careful with her words and actions, and almost never interfered in or spoke about anything. Naturally, she forgot about Hongyu's incident.

It was only when she brought it up that I remembered this matter.

Liu Yin looked at her and said with a smile, "We've known each other since childhood, and it's something I've always wanted to do to help you."

Hongyu held her hand, her eyes fixed on her face: "I was so beaten up at the time that I didn't care about you. I only found out from them after I left. Luckily, you're alright."

"It's nothing, look at me now I'm famous all over the country," Liu Yin said.

Hongyu, who was about to shed tears, was amused by her and couldn't cry: "Yes, I said before that although you seem timid and obedient on the surface, you are a different person at heart. I am so happy to see you like this now."

Liu Yin also thought about how she was timid back then because of amnesia and the memories she was implanted with. Even though she couldn't stand some things, she just pretended not to see them.

"By the way, you used to say that you had lost your memory. Now that I see you like this, could it be that you have regained your memory?" Hongyu asked hurriedly.

"Mm." Liu Yin nodded with a smile, but didn't say anything more.

Hongyu didn't press Liu Yin about her background, but simply smiled and asked her, "Will you be staying here from now on?"

Liu Yin gently shook her head: "No, I want to go to Yancheng."

"Yancheng?" Hongyu asked.

“Yes, I’m going over there to take care of something,” Liu Yin said.

Hongyu thought for a moment but couldn't recall where Yancheng was.

On the contrary, it was Young Master Xue standing next to him who said, "Yancheng is quite remarkable now."

"Oh? How so?" Liu Yin asked curiously, as she hadn't heard anything about Yancheng in a long time.

Young Master Xue placed a plate of candied fruit on the table before sitting down and saying, "Yancheng is a great place now. The salt from there is fine, white, and cheap."

"Not only that, I heard that the city lord who governs Yancheng is extremely powerful and kind to the people. He has established schools where anyone, regardless of status or gender, can enroll as long as they have a desire to learn."

"That sounds really good," Liu Yin said with a smile.

Wen Shuyun looked at her and saw a hint of smugness in her eyes that others had not noticed, and couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

"Yes, I heard that he also sent scholars to the surrounding villages to teach the people agricultural classics. Now I hear that Shicheng, which is nearby, has been declared to be under the jurisdiction of Yancheng."

Liu Yin raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected General He to go to such lengths. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Has the news of Shicheng's surrender spread far and wide?"

Young Master Xue paused for a moment before saying, "It's not exactly common knowledge, but I have one or two friends in Shicheng who sent me some news a while ago."

Liu Yin nodded knowingly.

Young Master Xue wasn't a fool; he was, after all, a talented scholar with some reputation in Huaicheng back then, and he immediately thought of Liu Yin's worries.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I see that the Lord of Yancheng is a man of great ambition. If he is truly determined, he should still act with humility."

Liu Yin glanced at him in surprise, then smiled and replied, "That's what I thought too. I haven't heard anything about what happened in Shicheng."

Upon hearing her words, Young Master Xue understood. Although he didn't know what Liu Yin's connection was with Yancheng, he could tell from her demeanor that she must hold a very high position in Yancheng.

The four of them chatted for a long time before parting ways.

Before leaving, Hongyu heard from Liuyin that she would only be staying there for one night, so she prepared dry food overnight and sent it over early the next morning.

"What are you doing..." Liu Yin looked at the basket full of vegetable and meat pancakes and was somewhat moved.

Hongyu stuffed the basket into her arms and said, "What else is there to say? I know you love my pancakes the most. Back then, we were under their control over there, and we only ate them a few times when we were little. You mentioned them a few times afterward, but I never had a chance to make them for you. Now that we have some at home, I made a lot. It's a pity there's not much meat left, otherwise I would have made them all with meat for you."

Liu Yin recalled that when she was young and very beautiful, Xu Yanyan kept a close eye on her. It was difficult for her to even eat meat pies, let alone have a full meal.

Especially since she is the type of person who gains weight easily from eating, not to mention that she is in her late teens and early twenties, which is the age when she can eat a lot.

Once, Xu Yanyan noticed that she had gained a few pounds and stopped her from eating that day. Later, she was so hungry that she cried.

It just so happened that it was the day Hongyu was to enter the brothel. Seeing that she was pitiful, Hongyu went to beg the cook for help.

He took out all the money he had and bought two handfuls of noodles from the cook. He also picked some wild vegetables from the yard and secretly made two vegetable pancakes for her.

Later, whenever she was very hungry, Hongyu would secretly make her pancakes, until Xu Yanyan found out. As punishment, the two of them were starved for a day and a night.

Later, as her studies became more demanding, she stopped waking up hungry, and Hongyu stopped making pancakes for her.

Not to mention, Xu Yanyan made them compete against each other, which made their relationship less close after that, and it was just a matter of saving face.

She never expected that Hongyu would still remember this.

Seeing her tearful and deeply moved, Hongyu couldn't help but smile and give her a push: "Don't act like that. If you're really moved, write a few more books so I can read more of them. I wonder if you'll continue writing the sequel to your 'Collection of Demonic Love'."

Hearing her mention the book she wrote under the name Liu Jianniang, Liu Yin couldn't help but feel as if she were in another world.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I don't know if I'll have the chance to write again in the future. If I do, I will definitely write."

"It's alright, we'll definitely meet again someday if fate allows." Hongyu looked at her and smiled with relief.

Liu Yin understood what she meant and smiled at her, saying, "Yes, it definitely will."

Once inside the carriage, Liu Yin looked at her through the window and waved her hand, saying, "Take good care of yourself."

"Rest assured, sir, I will definitely protect my wife." Young Master Xue looked at his wife affectionately and promised Liu Yin.

Liu Yin waved to the couple before getting into her carriage and leaving.

After watching her leave, Hongyu unconsciously placed her hand on her lower abdomen, only then realizing that she had forgotten to tell her about this.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell her that I wanted her to be the child's godmother."

"It's alright, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Young Master Xue smiled and put his arm around her as they walked home, greeting the villagers along the way.