How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yueniang blushed with embarrassment and couldn't help but defend herself, saying, "I...I think he's a talented man, not...not for his looks."

Liu Yin raised an eyebrow, glancing at the man and then at Zhang Yueniang in front of her. After a few glances, the blush on Zhang Yueniang's face deepened. To prevent the man from leaving in shame, Liu Yin had no choice but to withdraw her gaze and say meaningfully, "Is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yueniang raised her hand to cover the embarrassment on her face. Then, as if remembering something, she hurriedly explained, "He brought his friend here and deliberately... deliberately asked the madam to pick me up, saying... saying that he wanted me to sit with him."

As she spoke, the blush on her face slowly turned pale, and her body swayed slightly, as if she could no longer withstand the repeated blows from her husband.

"So? You want me to..." Liu Yin nodded and continued to ask.

"This servant...this servant wants to ask, what would you do if it were you, young lady? This servant...this servant is really..." Zhang Yueniang seemed to have thought of something, and her face showed a look of shame and indignation.

"Simple."

"what?"

Liu Yin's answer surprised Zhang Yueniang. She looked up blankly at the first person who had given her warmth since she arrived, as if hoping to get more explanation from her.

“Just walk up to him openly, be with his friends openly, and tell them openly how you were deceived and sold into a brothel.” Liu Yin looked at her and said carefully, word by word, “He is the one who should be ashamed, he is the one who should be humiliated, he is the one who should be stripped of his human skin. He is heartless and ungrateful, he is the one who doesn’t deserve to be human. You have done everything wrong, so why should you be afraid of him, why should you be afraid of others?”

“I…” Zhang Yueniang seemed shocked by her words. In her twenty years of life, everyone had told her that she should be chaste and virtuous, gentle and obedient, obedient to the three obediences and four virtues, and that she should be obedient to her father, brothers, and husband. She should not do anything to disgrace them, to disgrace the family, to damage her reputation, or to ruin her purity.

But no one ever told her that she was not wrong. Even though she was gullible, it was not her fault, but the fault of the person who deceived her. Even though she was no longer innocent after falling into the mortal world, it was not her fault, but the fault of the person who led her into this hellhole.

She stared intently at Liu Yin, seemingly trying to gain more strength and support from her expression. Of course, she also saw it; Liu Yin's eyes were full of determination, without the pity and sympathy of the past, without contempt and ridicule.

"Of course you're not wrong. Perhaps your only mistake is that you lack broad experience, that you're bound by dogma and your weakness is distorted, and that you've been deliberately cultivated to be obedient. But those are things given to you by others, not the true nature of your soul. So why are you afraid? Anyway, it shouldn't be any worse than it is now."

"But...isn't it said that those who make mistakes will be sold to brothels?" Zhang Yueniang seemed to gain immense strength from these words, her voice was no longer so weak, and her posture straightened a bit.

Looking at her change, Liu Yin was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that her few words could have such a change in Zhang Yueniang. Then, as if she had thought of something, she chuckled and said, "You said it yourself that only those who make mistakes are sold to the lower class. But you only accompanied the guest and told the truth. What did you do wrong? As for the guest losing face, what does that have to do with you? It wasn't you who mocked him, it was someone else."

Hearing this, Zhang Yueniang looked at her ex-husband, took a few deep breaths to encourage herself, and strode over. As she passed a maid carrying wine, she casually picked up the wine pot, poured herself a cup, and drank it down in one gulp.

Liu Yin watched her walk over with great curiosity. Could Zhang Yueniang really be completely changed by just a few words from her? After all, even in her previous life, she had heard countless people get inspired by various motivational quotes, only to revert to their original state in just three minutes. She had only heard of cases where someone was completely changed by language, but had never actually seen one. Now that an example was right in front of her, she was filled with curiosity.

However, before she could observe how things were developing, the maid who had been with Xu's mother came up and said that she hoped to discuss whether she could arrange a program for Xu Yueling. Today, she had been itching to see her younger sister, who had always been overshadowed by her, enjoying great success. She had just finished entertaining the guests and sent someone down to find Liu Yin.

Now that Liu Yin has proven her abilities, Xu's mother treats her like a goddess of wealth, doting on her and expecting her to give her advice every day to make big money. Of course, she wouldn't allow Xu Yueling to offend her again, and Liu Yin naturally doesn't want to be subservient to someone like Xu Yueling as before.

The aunt was the most well-informed and quick-witted person, so she naturally knew that Liu Yin was now Xu Mama's darling. She also disliked the arrogant and shrewish Xu Yueling, so she wouldn't say anything or do anything for her. When she heard Liu Yin's refusal, she just agreed in a low voice and watched Liu Yin leave before turning around to reply.

Liu Yin was unaware of her aunt's inner thoughts, and even less aware that Wen Shuyun, whom she had only met once, and her friend were watching her from upstairs. She walked alone through the bustling crowd and took a side path to the room where Madam Liu was upstairs.

"You're back?" Madam Liu was talking to Madam An when she saw Liu Yin come in and quickly asked with a smile.

"Yes, Mother, Master." Liu Yin responded with a smile, then sat down at the table, poured tea for the two elders, and recounted the story of Zhang Yueniang and Xu Yueling.

“If this Yue Niang can establish herself here, given her character and appearance, she won’t have to worry for at least five years,” Madam An said, glancing at Zhang Yue Niang’s location through the window of the side room.

“That’s true. It’s better to be alive than dead, at least we’re still alive,” Madam Liu replied meaningfully.

Liu Yin did not continue to express her opinion, but instead smiled and brought up another matter: "Zhang Yueniang can only rely on herself, but Xu Yueling, I'm afraid she will hold a grudge if I offend her like this."

"Don't worry about it, Xu Yanyan isn't that short-sighted." Madam Liu didn't seem to care at all.

“Mother Xu has always relied heavily on this eldest daughter, and I’m afraid…” Liu Yin swallowed the rest of her words, fearing that someone might overhear her. But Madam Liu and Madam An naturally knew that she was referring to her status.

"It's alright, we have Xu Yanyan. That person won't do anything without profit. She relied on the eldest daughter only because the younger daughter couldn't stand up for herself. But she was also extremely dissatisfied with the eldest daughter, after all, she was too stupid and too vicious." Madam An comforted Liu Yin and explained.

After being comforted by the two elders, Liu Yin, knowing Xu's mother well, felt relieved. The group, already disliking the environment, naturally didn't want to stay long, and after exchanging a few words, they got up and left.

Liu Yin had no idea that, shortly after she left with Madam Liu, someone she never expected would contact Xu Mama, nor did she know that she was about to face a crisis that would expose her identity.