How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Upon hearing the words "Mother Xu," Liu Yin felt a surge of anger.

Seeing that she was no longer as calm as before, Xu Sangou smiled even more smugly.

He shook his head and said in a teasing tone, "It seems that the young princess remembers."

"Is Xu Mama your sister?" Liu Yin asked again with a stern face.

Xu Sangou raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement.

Liu Yin then said, "Back then, your sister betrayed the Prince's Mansion. You were involved in that, weren't you?"

Xu Sangou burst into laughter until his stomach ached from laughing so much that he stopped.

"Yes, that's the idea I gave my sister. If we keep you, we don't know if we'll get implicated. Selling you would bring us a lot of money."

Seeing his arrogant laughter, Liu Yin ignored him.

When Xu Sangou saw that she didn't do what he expected, he flew into a rage and lost his composure, a look of displeasure flashing across his face.

A refined-looking man walked over, glanced at Liu Yin, and then at Xu Sangou, who had calmed down from his manic state: "Boss Xu, don't cause trouble. Little Princess, please rest assured. We won't kill you easily."

Liu Yin glanced at him but ignored him.

The man casually cupped his hands to Liu Yin and said, "I am Wang Qi. Please feel free to give any instructions if you need anything, young princess."

Seeing that he spoke politely, Liu Yin knew that he was sure he wouldn't kill her for the time being, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Sangou muttered discontentedly from the side, "Why are you being so polite? She's just a woman."

Wang Qi ignored his dissatisfaction and turned to make arrangements for the others.

Liu Yin had thought she could rest a little longer.

But Wang Qi cautiously lay on the ground and listened for a moment before quickly getting up and saying to everyone, "Quickly, get on the carriage."

Liu Yin tried to stall for time, but Xu Sangou noticed.

He smiled and said to Liu Yin, "Little Princess, we don't want to drug you anymore, please come in."

Liu Yin looked at him, thought for a moment, and had no choice but to return to the inner box.

Before long, she felt the carriage start moving.

She silently counted to around three thousand in her mind when she heard the sound of horses' hooves outside.

"Stop!" a clear voice rang out.

Liu Yin then heard Xu Sangou's fawning voice: "Oh, good morning, sir. What can I do for you?"

A clear voice asked, "Where are you from? Where are you going? What do you do for a living? Where are your travel permits?"

Xu Sangou showed no sign of worry, naturally taking out his travel permit and handing it to the other party, while explaining, "We are salt merchants from Ancheng. We bought salt yesterday and are rushing back today."

Liu Yin heard the continuous rustling and giggling sounds coming from her.

It must have been that soldier looking through the travel permit.

Not long after, she heard the partition rattle again.

"What's inside?"

"Sir, this is the salt we bought," Xu Sangou replied obsequiously.

Liu Yin wanted to stretch out her hand or foot, making some noise so that the other party would notice.

Unfortunately, Xu Sangou was too cautious. As soon as Liu Yin entered the inner box, he drugged her. At this moment, she could only remain stiff in one position, listening to the people outside opening the box and leaving.

Knowing that the opportunity had passed, Liu Yin could only consider other ideas.

Not long after Liu Yin was taken away, Zhu Mei noticed something was wrong and followed her from outside the window all the way into the woods.

It's a pity that her martial arts skills were far inferior, and she was stabbed by her opponent.

Left with no other option, she had to wait for rescue on the road outside the woods.

After waiting for about half an hour without seeing anyone, she gritted her teeth and followed the cart tracks to chase after the person.

Unfortunately, her wound, though small, was deep, and the constant bleeding meant she couldn't hold on for more than a few minutes in this weather.

She collapsed by the roadside after only a mile or two of chasing.

It wasn't until General He's men found her by the roadside that they sent her back to Yancheng, saving her life.

Zhu Mei, who had been unconscious for two days, cried out as soon as she opened her eyes, "Miss!"

"Zhu Mei." Madam Liu, her face filled with sorrow, helped Zhu Mei up. "Good child, it's alright, it's alright. The general has already led people to look for her."

Zhu Mei covered her stinging wound, regained her senses, and looked at Madam Liu with a face full of apology: "It's all my fault, I didn't protect you well, Miss."

Madam Liu patted her head and comforted her, "It's not your fault. You're still a child. It's alright, it's alright. Jianniang will be fine."

Zhu Mei was helped to lie down by Madam Liu, but before Madam Liu could cover her with a blanket, she suddenly sat up.

"No, Madam, there's a traitor!" Zhu Mei clutched her wound and said anxiously, "I heard that person say to remember to send a message to the people in the city, and not to forget to find an opportunity to kill them."

"Are you telling the truth?" Madam He, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but ask directly.

Zhu Mei didn't react for a moment when she saw her.

"This is General He's wife," Madam Liu said, knowing that she was worried.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Mei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I swear, if I am lying, may I go to the eighteenth level of hell after I die."

Madam He comforted her, saying, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that this matter involves a wide range of issues and requires careful handling."

Zhu Mei nodded: "I understand, Madam."

Seeing that she could understand, Madam He nodded, praised her as a "good child," and then left.

Seeing that she still looked worried, Madam Liu carefully helped her down again and patted her head: "Just focus on recovering, it's alright."

Zhu Mei naturally didn't believe Madam Liu's claim that everything was alright, but since she was indeed unwell, she had no choice but to pretend not to understand and obediently lie down to rest.

As Madam Liu stepped out the door, she saw Madam He's personal maid waiting for her at the entrance.

"Madam Liu, my mistress requests your presence," the maidservant greeted respectfully, speaking in a low voice.

"Let's go." Madam Liu nodded without any surprise and followed.

Upon arriving at the warm pavilion, Madam He was frowning as she looked at a testimony given to her by a servant.

Hearing the noise, she looked up and saw that it was Madam Liu, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Come in quickly and help me take a look."

Madam Liu sat curiously on the couch, flipping through the testimonies on the table: "This is..."

"These are the testimonies of the people who traveled with Rong'er. Can you check them for any flaws?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu hurriedly picked up the testimony and carefully read through it word by word.

The two spent about two hours reading through the manuscript before putting it down.

"How is it?" Madam He asked, rubbing her temples.

Madam Liu sighed deeply and shook her head in disappointment: "There are no loopholes."

Madam He nodded and said, "This proves that what Zhu Mei heard was not a misleading message deliberately left behind by the other party."

Madam Liu frowned: "But the people who came with me are all those who have been with me and Jianniang since Huaicheng. They shouldn't betray us, right?"

Madam He shook her head and said, "No, not everyone knows that Rong'er will come to Yancheng in this world, and not everyone knows about her disguise."