Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Concerned for her son, Liu's mother went to Qingfeng Escort Agency herself to witness the martial prowess of the chief escort.

Mother Liu spent over a thousand taels of silver, specifically requesting the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) to escort Liu Dong to Jiangnan.

After Liu's mother left, the head镖师 returned the silver notes to Liu.

Liu Qiu: "Take it. You keep half, and give the rest to the brothers in the escort agency. Consider it a reward from your sister, the boss."

The chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) was overjoyed: "Thank you, young master."

Because they were on the same side, Liu Tong did not hide his purpose and went directly to Wu County.

However, the family that raised Liu Ying is no longer here.

According to the neighbors, the family wanted to go to the capital to visit Liu Ying shortly after she left because they missed her.

But they were unlucky; not long after leaving Wuxian, they encountered bandits, and their entire family was killed.

"The whole family was killed?"

Liu Dong chuckled, "What a coincidence!"

It was clearly a case of murder to silence witnesses.

Liu Dong instructed the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) to search for the family's former servants, since it was impossible for all the servants to have died.

The chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) was very efficient, and within two days he found one who had slipped through the net: it was Xiao Tao, Liu Ying's original personal maid.

Having obtained important information from Xiao Tao, and after analyzing it, Liu Tong concluded that Liu Ying was not his biological cousin.

According to Xiao Tao, two people came to the mansion a few days before the Liu family came looking for them.

The two men were business associates of the master, and they had been discussing matters with him in his study for the entire afternoon.

The next day, the master took his family on a boat trip on the river to enjoy the scenery.

The young lady somehow ended up in the river. The master was furious, believing that Xiao Tao had failed to take good care of the young lady. He threw her into the river and ordered Xiao Tao to rescue the young lady, or she would not be allowed to board the boat.

Although Xiaotao could swim, she didn't have much strength and soon ran out of energy, sinking into the river.

Fortunately, she was swept to the shore by the current and rescued by someone.

Xiao Tao fell seriously ill. After recovering, she rushed back to the manor to see if her mistress had been rescued and was alright.

But she did not enter the mansion; she saw her mistress from afar outside.

Xiao Tao was certain that it wasn't the young lady she had served for nearly ten years.

Although that person looked somewhat similar to their young lady, she was definitely not their young lady.

However, the master and mistress both recognized that person as their daughter, and told others that the talented woman was their daughter.

Xiao Tao felt terrified. She didn't think of any conspiracy, but only assumed that a monster had harmed her original mistress and taken over her identity, deceiving the master and mistress.

Xiaotao was very timid. She knew she was no match for the monster and worried that it would kill her if it found out.

Xiao Tao then fled back to the countryside.

Later, when news came that the master's family had been killed by bandits, she thought they must have been killed by a monster, which made her even more anxious and afraid, and she became even more careful to cover up her disguise.

She hadn't expected that someone would still come knocking on her door; thankfully, it wasn't one of the monster's henchmen.

Xiao Tao asked, "Are you exorcists?"

Liu Dong smiled and said, "Yes! Don't worry, the monster will definitely be eliminated and won't come back to harm you."

Xiao Tao was overjoyed and repeatedly chanted "Amitabha Buddha".

Liu Dong: "I am a Taoist."

Xiao Tao: "..."

Xiao Tao quickly corrected herself, "Amitabha!" Liu Dong couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He gave Xiao Tao fifty taels of silver and sent her away.

Now it's clear: Liu Ying isn't the child born to Madam Liu, but rather the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect members discovered that the Holy Maiden resembled "Liu Ying," and further discovered that "Liu Ying" was actually the daughter of an earl's family. They then devised a plan to substitute one person for another.

Whether the White Lotus Cult had something on the master or offered him huge benefits, they persuaded him to cooperate with the White Lotus Cult, abandoning the daughter he had raised for over ten years and having the Holy Maiden take her place.

The Holy Maiden entered the capital and became Liu Ying, using the Liu family's connections to get to know several princes.

She will become a prince's consort and then an empress. At that time, the White Lotus Sect will reap the fruits of victory.

Liu Dong rubbed his head: What a nuisance! How unlucky is the Liu family to be targeted by the White Lotus Sect.

The imperial court deeply abhorred the White Lotus Sect, and any family that was associated with it would be executed along with the entire clan.

Liu Tong ordered the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) to lead a group along the riverbank to search for the real Liu Ying. Oh, her name before she returned to the Liu family was Shang Yunrou.

Since Xiao Tao didn't die, there's a chance Shang Yunrou might also survive.

Fortunately, Shang Yunrou is indeed still alive.

However, she lost her memory and married the young doctor who saved her.

The couple has a pretty good relationship.

Liu Dong asked the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) to deliver a little beggar he had met a few days ago to Shang Yunrou.

The little beggar was the youngest son of Master Shang. He escaped being killed by the "bandits" by being hidden in a hidden compartment of the carriage by Madam Shang.

The little beggar was unaware of Master Shang's scheme to harm someone; he only thought that Liu Ying was a relative of his own and that Shang Yunrou was his older sister.

The little beggar was overjoyed to see that his "older sister" was still alive.

Although Shang Yunrou had no memory of it, she still took in this younger brother.

Besides, she didn't take them in for nothing; the person who brought the little beggar left them two thousand taels of silver, saying it was property left behind by the Shang family.

With this money, Shang Yunrou's family and the little beggar could live a comfortable life.

Liu Dong gave so much money because she had observed Shang Yunrou's husband.

He is a kind and honest man who respects and loves his wife and would not embezzle money belonging to his wife and brother-in-law.

Liu Tong has a good eye for things; Shang Yunrou's husband is neither a greedy person nor a pedantic one.

If his wife uses his money to buy a house or land, he won't pretend to be virtuous and spend her money while acting as if he's been insulted.

Shang Yunrou's husband accepted his wife's financial support for the family with magnanimity, and he treated his wife and brother-in-law even better.

Of course, he wouldn't freeload; Shang Yunrou's husband was a skilled doctor who earned money by treating patients.

The money I earn each month isn't much, but it's not a small amount either.

For an average family, this amount of money is enough to cover their expenses for a month.

Shang Yunrou never returned to the Liu family in her life, but she lived a very happy life.

She and the little beggar never knew they were not siblings until their deaths. They supported each other throughout their lives, and their children were like family to them.

After leaving Wu County, Liu Dong and his group of镖头 (chief镖头, a type of镖师, a kind of bodyguard/escort) rode at full speed to Jiangnan.

This is the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect. Everyone must be extremely careful when investigating information about the White Lotus Sect.

The chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) has a wide network of connections and knows many petty thieves and scoundrels.

These people have their own information channels and know quite a lot of information.

Liu Qiu didn't hesitate to shower people with money, and these people were overjoyed, clutching the silver ingots she threw down, completely unconcerned about the bumps that appeared on their heads. (End of Chapter)