HELP! These Girls Wants To Kill Me-Chapter 250

"Name?"

"Cang Yue."

"Age?"

"Eighteen."

"First time in the imperial city?"

"Yes."

"Do you want a weekly pass, a monthly pass, or a yearly pass?"

"Is there a difference?"

"There is..."

"The weekly pass costs 1 silver and lets you stay in the capital for a week."

"The monthly pass costs 3 silver and lets you stay in the capital for a month."

"The yearly pass costs 10 silver and lets you stay in the capital for a year."

"That’s it?"

"Yes, that’s it."

"So... young lass. Which one do you want?"

Looking at the petite girl in front of her, the middle-aged woman responsible for handing out the city pass couldn’t help but ask in a gentle voice. Even though she had seen her fair share of people, the small girl in front of her, who looked like a doll, was a rare sight. For a moment, she was even tempted to reach out and pinch her cheeks.

"Umm..." Yang Ze, who has now turned into a small girl, couldn’t help but think for a moment before reaching inside ’her’ robe and taking out ten silver coins and handing them to the woman.

"The yearly pass, please."

"Good." The woman simply nodded in response before taking out a small, exquisite token from the drawer and handing it to Yang Ze before pointing in the other direction.

"Go and register there."

Catching the token absent-mindedly, Yang Ze walked in the direction he was pointed to. Halfway there, he stepped into a puddle.

"Tch..." In that instant, Yang Ze came out of the trance as he looked at his reflection in the water and in that instant, his face turned blue.

What was reflected in the mirror was the figure of a petite girl with dark, long hair that reached her back, tied carefully with an exquisite hairpin. She was wearing a long robe, perfectly covering her figure. The most noticeable thing about her was her small figure that was almost half the size of those around her.

Her small figure, coupled with her young face... If one didn’t know any better, they would have considered her to be a child barely twelve years old. And her flat, petite body didn’t help in this case either.

Her eyes were deep blue, her cheeks were full, and whenever she smiled, two dimples would appear. Her pale white skin, along with her fragile appearance, only made her look like a doll that inspired pity from others.

"Tsk... tsk... tsk..." Looking at his reflection, Yang Ze couldn’t help but click his tongue in annoyance.

When he heard that the Imperial city only allowed women, he didn’t believe it.

It wasn’t until he came here and saw with his own eyes that he realised that she was telling the truth.

For some reason, men were forbidden from stepping into the capital. Though there were a handful of men standing there, they were merely admiring the scenery from a distance. A few of them were painters, while the remaining seemed to be sightseeing. He even talked with them, trying to have a better understanding of this place, but other than the fact that there was a small town roughly twenty miles away from here where the men lived, he didn’t gain much.

Even the small town near the capital was constructed for the families of the women living in the capital. Their sons, husbands, fathers, grandfathers... all of them were staying there.

The more Yang Ze learned about it, the more confused he got. He just couldn’t understand why there would be such a weird rule.

"Meeh... who cares." There was no use thinking about it.

Initially, after learning about this imperial city, he wanted to turn around and go back to Yuyang City to have a good conversation with Lin Meilin. When she gave him this mission, she knew exactly where she was sending him, yet she didn’t say a word to him.

But after thinking for a moment, he decided to grit his teeth and enter the capital.

He had an idea why Lin Meilin had given him this mission. Perhaps she wanted to see just how well he could use his skills to his advantage. Perhaps she wanted to teach him to think on his own.

Yang Ze knew perfectly well that this was a woman-dominated world, and in the future, he would definitely keep coming across such absurd situations. So, instead of always avoiding them, it was better to face them head-on and think of ways to counter them.

He could have used his illusion technique to get into the imperial city and search for the so-called treasure that Lin Meilin wanted, but the biggest problem was that he didn’t know about the so-called treasure or where it was located.

Lin Meilin only told him to get her the treasure, and the only clue she gave him was that after he managed to infiltrate the royal family, someone would give him the next clue.

At that time, Yang Ze only found it somewhat weird, but didn’t think too much about it. In his mind, he would simply join as a guard or any other identity and then get the treasure easily.

But who would have thought that the very first hurdle would be the entry to the Imperial city?

Had he known about it, he would have definitely refused the request and fought with Lin Meilin.

But now that he was here... there was no use turning back.

"Just you wait." Gritting his teeth in anger, he thought about ways to get back to Lin Meilin and finally stopped in front of a woman clad in a black robe.

"Token, please." The woman first glanced at the doll-like girl in front of her before clicking her tongue in wonder. After taking the token, she inscribed something on the back of it and nodded to the small girl in front of her.

"Now, you just need to register."

Before Yang Ze could even register, the woman picked up a piece of paper and a brush, and in no time, a lifelike portrait of a petite girl was drawn on it.

"Okay, your registration is done. Please do enjoy your time in the imperial city." With a gentle smile, she reached out to pinch the girl’s cheek, but paused midway before hurriedly signalling her to move.

"....." Yang Ze couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile. Initially, he wanted to keep a simple, ordinary appearance. But after realising that he needed to infiltrate the royal palace, he decided to go with his current appearance. He didn’t know just how murky the waters in the royal palace were, and joining with an ordinary appearance was going to be an extremely difficult task.

So, instead, he chose this appearance that would arouse pity and goodwill in others. In this way, there would be fewer people making trouble for him.

Even though there wasn’t anyone in the entire imperial city that could pose a threat to him, it didn’t prevent him from taking precautions. It was much better to avoid troubles if one could.

Now, thinking about everything that happened, he couldn’t help but wonder if it was a smart choice or not. And at the same time, he marvelled at just how efficient the registration system of this imperial city was.

Thinking like this, Yang Ze didn’t even notice when he stepped inside the city gates and when he did come back to his senses, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes in response.

The scene in front of him was completely different from what he had initially imagined. If he were to put it in a single word, then it would be... ’orderly’.

Before coming to the imperial city, he never thought about what kind of city it would be. In his mind, it was just a bigger version of Yuyang City.

But now...

At the moment, he was at the very bottom of the mountain with numerous streams of water around him. And upon those streams of water, there were numerous wooden boats.

Every single boat had a small hut in it, and a red lantern at the very front, illuminating the surrounding area. Although there were a few roads, the number of women on them was pitifully small. Even the few who were walking seemed to be in a hurry.

"...." Taking a step forward, Yang Ze couldn’t help but raise his hand. The rain that had stopped was beginning to come down again now.

"Tch." Looking around for a while, he hurriedly chose the very first boat he saw and walked towards it.

"This young lady..."

"Where do you want to go?" Even before Yang Ze reached the boat, he heard the voice of the woman who was gazing at him from top to bottom.

"I am new here." Yang Ze spoke in a somewhat low voice. Because of his physique, his voice was already pleasant enough, now coupled with his current appearance as a girl, not a single person was able to notice that it was the voice of a man.

"How about you show me around." As soon as Yang Ze finished this sentence, he threw a silver coin to the woman.

"This..." Looking at the silver coin, the woman’s eyes lit up as she hurriedly stood up on her boat with a fawn and invited the girl with great enthusiasm. Usually, it would take her a week to earn a single silver coin. Who would have thought that a seemingly cute little girl would be this generous?

"Jump in... It is going to rain again." Without waiting for Yang Ze to reply, she grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him on the boat before pushing him inside the small hut.

"Uh!?" It was only then that Yang Ze came back to his senses before shaking his head with a smile.

Sitting on the small table that was placed at the window of the hut, he silently looked at the scenery outside.

Looking outside the window, he saw that the rain was beginning to get heavier. In just a few breaths’ time, his vision was filled with heavy rain, obstructing him from seeing anything further.

He heard the sound of rain... the cold sensation on his skin and the pleasant fragrance of the rain as his eyes went in daze. At the moment, he didn’t want to think... didn’t want to speak... didn’t want to do anything. He just wanted to sit and listen to the rain. If it were upto him, he would have loved to stay like this forever.

Sitting like this in the rain gave him a sense of peace and calm that he had always lacked in his life.

And just when he was enjoying the silence, the room to the hut crack opened as the burly figure of a woman in her forties walked inside with a gentle smile on her face.

"????" Yang Ze didn’t say a word but simply looked at her in confusion, wondering what she was doing there instead of rowing the boat.

As if sensing his thoughts, the woman replied with a smile.

"It is not possible to go anywhere in this rain. The waters are turbulent, and it is extremely difficult to travel."

"Besides... didn’t you say you wanted to take a look around?"

"Even if we were to go, I doubt you would be able to see anything."

"Let’s just wait for the rain to slow down. Then I will take you around the city."

Yang Ze thought for a moment before nodding in response. Just as the woman said, it was impossible to go or see anything.

"How about we talk?" The woman didn’t mind the girl’s silence.

"From the looks of it, you look like a young lady from a respected family. What are you doing here?"

Listening to her, Yang Ze was annoyed at first. Not only was she disturbing his peace, but she was also bombarding him with irrelevant questions. Initially, he wanted to ignore her, but thinking for a moment, he decided to talk.

"From Yuyang City."

Yang Ze replied in a flat tone.

"I wish to enter the royal palace."

His words instantly made the woman’s eyes narrow into slits as an expression of horror appeared on her face that she quickly hid. But how could Yang Ze not notice it? Confused, he wanted to ask her more, but before he could, the woman hurriedly stood up and walked outside the room, leaving behind a single sentence.

"I will arrange for food and drinks. You should take a rest. Once the rain stops, we will leave." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"...." Yang Ze couldn’t help but tilt his head in confusion, wondering about her extreme reaction, but didn’t think too much about it.

It took the woman fifteen minutes to come back with a steaming hot dish and some juice that she placed in front of the girl before leaving in a hurry.

Yang Ze didn’t mind it. On the contrary, he was glad that the woman wasn’t disturbing his peace.

It took almost two hours for the rain to slow down, and once it did, Yang Ze felt the boat moving.

"So... it is time, huh!" Taking a deep breath, he looked around him with some nervousness and expectations.

It was finally time for him to understand what was so special about this damned place.