How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

When Liu Yin returned home, she saw her mother, who had also returned. Seeing that Liu Yin's complexion was not good, her mother quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Yin had no choice but to recount the events. Madam Liu's expression immediately changed; she never expected her worries to come true.

"This..." Madam Liu frowned, her mind racing with calculations.

"Mother, don't worry. If it doesn't work out, you can just go with her," Liu Yin said, trying to comfort her, worried that she was overthinking things.

After thinking for a moment, Madam Liu recounted what she had discussed at the Zhang family. As she spoke, Liu Yin was reminded of Yuan Mingyou and the power behind him.

"Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Liu Yin thought for a moment, then suggested that she needed to rest. Madam Liu didn't say anything more and had to let her go.

Liu Yin returned to her room, took out the token, thought for a moment, wrote a letter, and then found Mei Wu, handing her the token: "Take this token to Guining Escort Agency and give the letter to the man named Zuo Mingyuan there."

Mei Wu didn't ask any more questions, nodded in agreement, hid the token and letter, and hurried out.

That evening, a pebble suddenly knocked on Liu Yin's window.

Liu Yin put on her coat and opened the window. Sure enough, Yuan Mingyou was already waiting outside.

"I want to go to the capital, but I'm worried the emperor will recognize me. Is there any way to do that?" Liu Yin didn't mince words and asked directly.

Yuan Mingyou, as if he had been prepared, said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Seeing that he seemed unsurprised, Liu Yin suddenly had a guess in her heart. She said politely to Yuan Mingyou, "Okay, then I'll trouble you. Also, please send someone to escort me all the way, as Mei Wuneng is not capable enough."

"Of course, no problem, don't worry." Hearing this, Yuan Mingyou couldn't help but show his joy. He knew that this meant Liu Yin was finally willing to accept them.

The two discussed the arrangements in detail before Yuan Mingyou turned to leave. Just as he was about to leave, Liu Yin suddenly asked, "Why did you send me to the capital?"

Hearing her say that, Yuan Mingyou paused, and after a long while, he stiffly turned his head and asked, "What did you say, Master...?"

Liu Yin had no intention of continuing the charade with him, so she sighed and said directly, "Your acting skills are really terrible."

Yuan Mingyou froze, a hint of embarrassment rising on his face: "I...I..."

"Can't you say, or don't you want to say?" Liu Yin raised an eyebrow and continued to press.

"I'm sorry, young master, but you'll find out about this when you get to the capital." Yuan Mingyou wanted to be direct, but remembering his master's instructions, he could only offer a tactful reassurance.

"Alright, I understand. You can go back now." Seeing this, Liu Yin had no choice but to wave her hand and let the other person leave.

Only after the other person left did she lie down on the bed, filled with suspicion.

The next day, early in the morning, Madam Liu looked at her and hesitated several times before Liu Yin, thinking of her decision, said, "Mother, I have decided to go to the capital."

"What!" Madam Liu was extremely shocked, then said worriedly, "Sword Maiden, you can't return to the capital."

"Why?" Liu Yin was a little puzzled by Madam Liu's attitude. She didn't understand why Madam Liu was so opposed to her going to the capital.

Madam Liu was speechless when asked the question. After hesitating for a long time, she finally said, "Sword Maiden, you don't need to worry about anything else. If you go to the capital or the palace, everything you pursue will become nothing but smoke and clouds, and you will never see it again."

Liu Yin didn't know what her concerns were, but since the other party was unwilling to say, she didn't press further. However, in response to Madam Liu's worries, she explained, "Don't worry, I was just helping to teach her along the way."

Liu Yin hesitated for a moment, but decided to keep the fact that the emperor had ordered her to perform in the palace a secret.

Madam Liu didn't say anything more, but her worries remained buried deep in her heart.

When Liu Yin went to class, she told Li Linfeng about her decision, and he happily agreed. They also made a date to depart in seven days.

Time flies, and the seven days soon arrived.

That day, Liu Yin packed her luggage, took her musical instruments, and then, along with Mei Wu and another female martial artist, Liu Xuemei, sent by the Guining Escort Agency, she arrived.

"Mother, then I'll be going." Liu Yin came to Madam Liu's side, comforted the worried Madam Liu, and then said she was leaving.

Knowing she couldn't stop her, Madam Liu could only nod.

Liu Yin then took another box and handed it to her: "This is the manuscript I wrote. There is only one volume of the story left. I will send it to my aunt when I return from the capital."

"Okay." Madam Liu picked up the box and nodded vigorously.

It wasn't until long after Liu Yin's carriage had left that she wiped away her tears and returned home.

Since arriving in this era, Liu Yin has never left Huaicheng. Firstly, she is indeed very busy, from initially being busy changing her identity to later being busy with writing competitions. Secondly, her identity is indeed not very free.

Now that she had finally seen the ancient countryside, she was immediately intrigued.

The tea stalls by the roadside, the passersby, the primitive villages, and the peddlers wandering the streets and alleys—each one was enough to surprise her, not to mention the even more primitive and rustic natural beauty.

Even the most beautiful scenery can become tiring after a day, not to mention that most houses and clothes in this era are actually gray and similar, which makes her feel even more bored.

After traveling for almost a whole day, they finally stopped in front of a post station.

"Master Liu, let's rest here for the night and leave tomorrow morning." Li Linfeng had already instructed Fu'an to assign a maid to serve Liu Yin. At this moment, the maid brought a stool and helped Liu Yin out of the carriage.

Liu Yin had been traveling by carriage all day and was already exhausted with a sore back. After getting off the carriage, she naturally stretched her muscles and bones. Only after she had recovered did she follow the others into the post station, completely unaware that her actions were being observed by others.

"What are those people doing?" the man upstairs asked his servant.

"It looks like Li Linfeng?" His servant looked around at the people below until he saw a familiar face. "That person is his lackey, Fu'an."

“Li Linfeng? What’s he doing here?” The man frowned, but before the other could answer, he remembered the letter from the capital and said with a frown, “Just a treacherous official, yet you trusted him too much.”

"Young master," the servant hurriedly interrupted him, looking around before advising, "Master has instructed us not to interfere."

Upon hearing this, the man had no choice but to withdraw his scrutinizing gaze and silently sit back down at the table.

Li Linfeng and his group had no idea that there was someone on the second floor who knew them. After Fu'an communicated with the post station officials and booked rooms, he invited the group upstairs to rest.

After resting, Liu Yin changed her clothes and went downstairs to eat.

But before she could even sit down, a painful groan rang out from beside her.

She turned her head and saw a pregnant woman dressed in simple cotton clothes being held down in a corner by several elegantly dressed maids, who seemed to be forcing her to eat. The woman was groaning while clutching her stomach and seemed to be trying to explain something, but the maids ignored her completely.

"Didn't you see how upset she was?" Liu Yin frowned and stepped forward to ask.

“You…” One of the pretty maids was about to put her hands on her hips and scold her, but when she saw that she was a woman in the group of officials who had just treated her with respect, she lowered her hands, coughed a few times and said, “Replying to this young lady, our aunt has this problem. She has to be forced to eat. We feel sorry for her, but for the sake of the young master, we have no choice but to force her to eat something.”

"You..." Liu Yin felt that the other party was treating her like a fool. Just as she was about to retort, Liu Xuemei tugged at her clothes and stopped her.

After Liu Xuemei pulled her to her dining table, Liu looked at her with a puzzled expression, sighed deeply, and explained, "Miss, this is a case of wife-selling; we can't interfere..."

“Selling one’s wife…” Liu Yin was stunned.