How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Liu Yin stayed at the inn for about seven more days. When she figured out that the new editions of the Analects had probably been printed and distributed by the major cities, she and Mei Wu packed a few things, sewing some gold and silver into the corners of their clothes and putting away a waterproof tinderbox and a multi-functional knife.

"Miss," Mei Wu opened the window a crack, looked around, and then turned back to say, "the person watching has left."

Liu Yin nodded without surprise before saying, "Okay, get ready, we're leaving."

Mei didn't respond. She carefully tied the strips of cloth she had cut after removing the bedding into a long rope and then sent it out the window.

Fortunately, the inn in Weicheng only had about three floors, and because there weren't enough rooms, Liu Yin and her group chose a room on the second floor with the "earth" designation.

This choice is a pleasant surprise for her now, since even after dismantling the bedding, the rope they make is barely enough to get them down to the first floor.

Mei Wu went down first to help Liu Yin test the rope's load-bearing capacity. Only after she landed safely did he nod to Liu Yin.

Liu Yin tucked the hem of her skirt into her waistband, deftly flipped out of the window, and quickly slid down the rope. In no time, she landed safely.

"Miss, where are you going?" Mei Wucong had never heard of Liu Yin's specific plans since she first learned that Liu Yin was leaving, and now she had no idea where to go.

"Come with me." Liu Yin didn't say much, and quickly pulled Mei Wu toward the place she had already scouted.

They carefully avoided the patrolling guards on the way, running all the way to the city gate.

Mei Wu frowned: "Miss, the city gates are not open yet, we can't get out."

Liu Yin glanced at the city gate indifferently, then pulled her in another direction, saying, "It's okay, we're not going out today."

Mei Wu became increasingly puzzled, but ultimately said nothing. She followed Liu Yin quickly through rows of old houses at the foot of the city wall until they stopped in front of a deserted house.

"Girl? Where is this place?" Mei Wu was even more puzzled.

Liu Yin ignored her and led her around the house for less than half a circle before finding a relatively clean side door.

"Knock knock knock." Three long knocks followed by one short knock, about three or four times.

"Squeak..." After a moment, footsteps came from inside, and then the mottled little door was slowly opened.

An ugly-looking boy, with only half his face visible, looked at her and said, "Come in."

Liu Yin didn't say much, but pulled Mei Wu inside and followed the young man to the dilapidated main house in the courtyard.

There were seventeen or eighteen people sleeping inside at the moment, and they all turned to look at someone who came in.

Mei Wu nervously stood protectively in front of Liu Yin, watching the group of people.

"Are you the one who delivered the letter a couple of days ago?" A middle-aged man dressed in dirty clothes, with a tattoo on his eyebrow, silently emerged from the darkness.

Looking at the tattooed face, Mei Wu's brows furrowed even more deeply.

The middle-aged man didn't even glance at her, only staring at Liu Yin, who was clearly in charge: "You want to leave the city?"

Liu Yin stepped out from behind Mei Wu, looked at him without any fear on her face, and smiled at the man, saying, "Yes, I've heard that there's a Boss Qian here who can help people avoid the city gate guards, so I've come to ask for his help."

The middle-aged man, Qian Laoda, looked at Liu Yin with a furrowed brow: "Why did you leave the city?"

Liu Yin didn't reply to him, but took out a money bag and handed it over: "It's better if you don't know the reason, Boss. Consider this money as toll."

Boss Qian said warily, "No, what if we get implicated if we don't know your purpose?"

Liu Yin frowned, seemingly surprised that the other party would investigate so deeply. However, she knew that her own affairs would inevitably involve the other party. She had originally intended to give the other party some money so that they could find a suitable place to settle down, but she didn't want them to know too much.

Seeing that the other party was unyielding, she sighed deeply before saying, "I was being chased by the prefect, so I left the city at night."

"Prefect? ​​Kill you?" Old Qian was even more puzzled.

Liu Yin hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I have written several books, but the powerful families dislike me. Now they want to kill me to eliminate any future threats. I do not want to die."

"Write a book?" Boss Qian was even more puzzled. He looked Liu Yin up and down, and really couldn't understand what kind of book such a girl could write, or even attract the pursuit of powerful families.

However, before Boss Qian could figure it out, the disfigured boy behind him turned his eyes and looked up to examine Liu Yin carefully. Then, as if he had thought of something, he came to Boss Qian's side and whispered something in his ear.

"You're a hermit!" Boss Qian looked at her incredulously and exclaimed.

As soon as she spoke, seventeen or eighteen people turned their gazes to Liu Yin again. Their eyes were no longer filled with indifference, but rather with admiration and goodwill.

Boss Qian quickly fell silent, gave a wink to the person next to him, and then said to Liu Yin, "Even if everyone comes here, we will definitely do our best to help."

Before Liu Yin could say anything, Boss Qian quickly walked to a water vat in the corner of the room, lifted it up with force, revealing a small black hole behind it.

Boss Qian jumped quickly and disappeared in an instant.

Before Mei Wu could be startled, he poked his head out again and said to Liu Yin, "Everyone, just follow me. Don't worry, I won't harm you."

Liu Yin smiled and said to him, "I'm at ease."

After saying that, they walked to the front of the cave. Boss Qian had already quickly retreated to a more secluded place. Liu Yin did not care about Mei Wu blocking her way and jumped in after him.

Seeing this, Mei Wu quickly jumped in as well.

The cave appears narrow, but inside there is a tunnel about the height of a person and about three feet wide.

Even Qian Laoda, standing among them, had to bend over. He nodded to Liu Yin, picked up the torch that had been prepared beside him, and said, "Let's go."

Liu Yin was not as tall as the other person, and even standing in the tunnel, she was not as tall as the passageway. So she didn't have to feel awkward like Boss Qian. She nodded and pulled Mei Wu, who was coming from behind, to follow the other person and walk forward quickly.

After walking for about half an hour, the path ahead disappeared. Boss Qian straightened up, pushed aside the wooden plank above, braced himself with both hands, and jumped out.

Liu Yin didn't have his strength, but with a push from Mei Wu, she quickly climbed up.

Then came Mei Wu.

Once outside, the mistress and servant discovered that they were at a roadside tea stall outside the city.

"Everyone, we're out now, you should leave quickly," Boss Qian said hurriedly after opening the door and taking a look.

Liu Yin nodded to him and didn't linger. She pulled Mei Wu to leave, but paused at the door before turning to Qian Laoda and saying, "Qian Laoda, you should leave this place as soon as possible. The prefect will definitely guess that I left through your method and will definitely take action against you."

Boss Qian didn't refuse and nodded in agreement: "We'll arrange for people to evacuate immediately."

Seeing this, Liu Yin felt relieved and quickly fled Weicheng with Mei Wu.

They walked all night, until dawn, when they finally managed to avoid the crowds and find a grove to rest.