How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Liu Yin has been lying in bed for seven or eight days, coughing every day, feeling aches all over her body, and occasionally having a high fever in the middle of the night, which is very worrying.

Fortunately, the Dong family, father and daughter, whom she encountered when she sought help, were well-known doctors in Nanshan County. With their treatment, the situation did not escalate to a more serious level.

"Uncle Dong, how is Jianniang's health?" After another examination, Wen Shuyun made an excuse to see Dong Kangwei out the door. After walking about a hundred meters, she asked him in a low voice.

Dong Kangwei sighed deeply before saying, "Miss Cui must have suffered from a cold in her younger years."

Wen Shuyun frowned slightly, immediately recalling the time when she and Liu Yin reunited many years ago, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, five or six years ago, she fell into a river in winter, soaked for half the night, and then froze in the wild for half the night. It took her a long time to recover. Could this be related to that time as well?"

Dong Kangwei nodded before saying, "Although she recovered that day, I imagine the doctor at the time also warned that it would still have a significant impact on her health."

Wen Shuyun nodded and said, "Indeed."

Dong Kangwei continued, "This time she suffered another calamity, and the cold injury she had suffered in previous years flared up all at once, which is why it is so important."

"Is there any good way? Or..." Wen Shuyun hesitated for a moment.

Dong Kangwei said nonchalantly, "I know what you mean. I don't know if there are any better doctors who can help her now, but it seems that it will affect her lifespan and cause more damage to her heart and lungs. I'm afraid she will have to be pampered in the future. We must pay attention to keeping her warm in the cold spring and autumn and make sure she doesn't suffer from cold again."

Wen Shuyun naturally understood his meaning, and his face turned somewhat ugly for a moment. He hated the greedy boatman to the core, but he also regretted that he had arrived too late and had not stopped this from happening.

Seeing that he couldn't recover for a while, Dong Kangwei sighed softly, cupped his hands in farewell, and took his leave.

By the time Wen Shuyun came to his senses, Dong Kangwei was no longer in front of him. He could only sigh deeply and turn to walk back.

However, after walking about ten steps, Wen Shuyun seemed to suddenly realize something and turned to walk outside.

About an hour later, he returned from outside with paper and pen. After writing a few letters in his room, he asked an apprentice at the clinic to deliver them to the post station before taking the snacks he had bought to Liu Yin's room.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw her holding a bowl of medicine, her brows furrowed, looking like she was refusing to take it.

It was rare to see her looking so adorable, so Wen Shuyun couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When Liu Yin saw him come in, she quickly put Wan aside and looked at him, "Why are you here?"

Zhu Mei turned around and saw her placing Wan on the table as if she had thrown away a burden. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at her and complained to Wen Shuyun, "Young master has finally arrived. But you must tell our young lady that good medicine tastes bitter, how can she refuse to drink it?"

When Liu Yin heard her complaining, she snorted softly before saying, "If you ask me, it's the doctor's fault for not being skilled enough. Otherwise, they should have thought of a simpler way to make the medicine easier to take. I don't believe that children can swallow it."

Zhu Mei, looking amused and exasperated, said, "Yes, yes, our girl is only four years old. I should get you some sweet medicine."

Wen Shuyun couldn't hold back her laughter any longer, so she leaned on the table and burst out laughing.

Hearing him laugh, Liu Yin realized he was still there. She blushed, glared at him, turned over and crawled into bed, ignoring them.

Seeing that she seemed genuinely angry, Wen Shuyun couldn't help but rub her nose before opening the snack box.

Zhu Mei sighed softly, took the pastries and brought them closer to her: "Good girl, it was my mistake. Come and try the pastries that the young master bought."

"Hmph." Liu Yin pulled the blanket over her head and gave a soft hum.

Zhu Mei glanced at Wen Shuyun before seemingly unable to suppress a smile and said, "Miss... Young Master Wen is still here."

Liu Yin froze in her cup, then punched herself in frustration before lifting the quilt to reveal her eyes. She looked at Zhu Mei and then at the pastries in her hand: "Bring me the medicine."

Zhu Mei smiled and handed her the medicine, saying, "Here, drink it quickly, it's getting cold."

Smelling the Chinese medicine with its mixed flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, Liu Yin looked like she couldn't stand it. She pinched her nose, drank the medicine in a few gulps, put down the bowl, and quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's sweet, it's sweet, it's sweet."

Zhu Mei stuffed the pastry into her mouth. The soft, glutinous rice cake, no bigger than a fingertip, burst with a sweet taste in her mouth, completely suppressing the bitterness.

"Sigh...she's alive again." Liu Yin sighed deeply as she held the other snacks that Zhu Mei had brought over.

Wen Shuyun was already leaning against the table, laughing.

Liu Yin didn't care about being laughed at. This kind of thing happened every few days. After all, she was really childish when she was sick. She was childish when she had a high fever and annoyed when she was sober. She was used to it. She thought Wen Shuyun was used to it too.

Thinking about it, she looked up at Wen Shuyun.

Well, I guess Wen Shuyun won't get used to it in the short term... After all, he always laughs so hard he can't stand up.

When Wen Shuyun saw her glance at him, he couldn't help but touch his nose again before suppressing a laugh and saying, "How were the snacks today?"

Liu Yin nodded: "This one is good, not too sweet."

“I know you like sweet and sour flavors. There aren’t any in Nanshan County now, but there’s a pastry shop in Weicheng where you can definitely find something to your liking,” Wen Shuyun continued.

"I don't know when I can get to Weicheng. I really don't dare to set off for the time being in my current state." When she talked about going to Weicheng, Liu Yin suddenly felt that the pastries in her hand were no longer sweet.

Wen Shuyun secretly regretted saying the wrong thing, then turned her eyes and continued, "It's good for you to rest. Your books are going to cause a huge uproar these days, so you should stay quiet for a few days."

Upon hearing him mention his book, Liu Yin raised an eyebrow and said smugly, "I let them hunt me down. The powerful families may kill me, but I will destroy their hearts."

Wen Shuyun gave a bitter smile: "What you did was more than just destroy their spirit; you practically wanted to grind the noble families to dust."

"Can you just say this?" Liu Yin raised an eyebrow at him.

Wen Shuyun thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, how could it not be good? It's perfect."

Seeing his sincerity, Liu Yin continued, "Once these books are distributed, it means that the advantage of aristocratic families is diminishing."

“Yes, Princess, as you instructed, you have built libraries in each of the five cities in the Northwest, allowing students to read for free. Now, many students aspire to join you,” Wen Shuyun continued.

"I also want to thank you for donating books, and also for my students." A hint of worry appeared on Liu Yin's face. "I wonder how they are doing now?"

Upon seeing this, Wen Shuyun said, "I'll inquire about it later. Don't worry, they were trained by you, so there's definitely no problem."

Liu Yin could only nod and say, "Indeed..."