Admission

[ Weicheng's POV ]

Our names are already posted at the central market with hundreds of names are also listed. The exam is on Monday. As people started to gather too, I left the post and look for herbs that Mu Lin needed for her exam later, the result is on Monday, so there's a huge possibility we will not be meeting her after later.

The moment she passes the exams on Monday she will be admitted inside the Empire to be trained. We will be sending her off and we will go straight ahead to our examination place.

The central market is full of people gathered around today, I have to change the route to avoid a lot of them.

As I had already bought the herbs she needed, the rain started pouring.

I am wearing a light robe today, and given that I am a messy walker, my robe will be filled with mud upon going home. Wrong timing has never been so easy, luck had always been aloof to me.

I had to jump and slowly tiptoe so that Mu Lin would not be mad at me since she's the one doing laundry.

I saw an open house store so I hurriedly took my turn and enter it. An old woman greeted me with surprise, her face is full of cosmetics as her lips are so red. I just shrugged at her and turn my heel, about to leave. The old grungy woman pulled me again and reached for my face.

"Young Master, the cold breeze has brought you to our brothel, we offer joy and warmth to you"

I shrugged and immediately removed her hands off me, I know that I am wearing a men's robe, but I am still a girl. My soul was offended by this.

I was about to leave when the rain started pouring harder, I am doomed.

"Don't you want to see girls and enjoy some drinks?"

She escorted me inside and took me to one of the tables. Men in different statuses and ranges of age are also enjoying the music and the company of women, other's are just drinking with their friends and shouting their achievements.

As I sat, I ordered a chamomile tea and enjoy the music. I also requested to be alone. Women should not be forced to accompany men when drinking. I shrugged.

I took the necklace and looked at it, remembering the scenes of my last days on the tribe, this necklace became my most valuable and the curse of my being. I never knew I had been shedding tears when I heard the music started to play. I rub my eyes and returned to drinking.

A woman who wears a colorful pink and purple dress danced, as her hair is properly knotted in a clean tie with ornaments on it. She really stood out because of her graciousness and elegance. Men revered her explicit beauty. She must be the highlight of this establishment. I carefully watched her as she swayed through the scene and brought her fan as a prop.

Everyone shouted as she watched everyone's attention, I have to agree she's one of the prettiest in the town.

I removed my gaze at her and remember that I need to strategize. I need to think ahead and plan my next steps. If I enter the academy, all the sides of it are prone to the discovery of my identity or may be prone to my plans getting leaked.

I was in my deep thoughts when a commotion happened on stage, the woman was being dragged down by a man whom I think must be already drunk. People are already gathering around to stop the man. But they are not able to get ahead because he's an official.

"That's officer Yao, Yun Clan is fond of him, we cannot be involved with him or it will be our end"

I laughed sarcastically. And breathed deep, what a nut case.

I should not be involved, but the owner of the brothel suddenly pushed the woman as he was being offered teals of silver by officer Yao's people. She tried to run as she was slapped by the officer. My head hurts upon seeing this as I was about to go down and make a scene.

The moment the man touched the girl's arm again, I threw the knife I saw on the nearest table and it landed exactly on his hand, he shouted in pain as everyone turned their eyes on me. I smirked.

I immediately jumped to the chandelier as I go down on the stage, I took the girl's arm as his eye are red from the pain and anger. The blood flows out of his right hand. I don't think he can use a sword or any armor anytime soon after this.

He shouted "who are you? what kind of bastard do you think you are?"

people whispered and gossiped around as I come near him and smiled, I took the knife buried in his hand as he whimpered in pain. The blood flows on the blade as I cleaned his filthy blood off of it and threw it on the floor.

"I can't believe your blood stinks as how filthy you are" I stated calmly.

He was about to attack me again when I dodged him and he kneeled, I step on his hand as he shouted once more.

"w-who the hell are you?" He shouted in pain

"Wei Cheng, Dan Wei cheng form the household of Dan. If you excuse me"

I saw the woman successfully escaped from the Officer and went to my side. I scratched my left eyebrows as if frustrated and sighed. I was about to go down the stage and pull the woman when several men attacked me. I just shrugged and looked at them seriously.

"If you had let me go, we will not go this far"

the first man attacked me which I knocked him off by jumping and pulling his arms and pinned him down, the next man tried to corner me which I dodged right away, I just used basic martial arts to them, I don't think they're this weak.

thinking their tactical and their guild I don't think men from the capital will even reach the standard of men on our tribe. They're just so weak. I was panting already when guards suddenly emerge as I forcefully shake my head in disbelief. I am sure, Teacher Pu will never let this pass.

"Yun Clan guards are here" people started to scram.

I am still holding a man down when one of the guards ordered me to stop, which I just ignored and push him harder to the ground. Some of the guards hurriedly went to my side to arrest me when a man suddenly emerges from my back, making the officer halt in disagreement. Several officials with the Officer pulled out their sword as they point it at the man who rescued me.

Confused as to what was happening I asked,

"Why am I being taken away when the man right here" I point my index to the officer who took the girl "was the one trying to abduct a girl out of her free will?"

the people inside agreed to what I said. I saw the girl escaping from the scene, which made me breathe satisfyingly. I looked at the guards and cast off a small smile.

"you typically harmed the Yao Family by putting a knife on his hands"

"harmed? him? pfft." I sarcastically laughed.

"take him" Yao shouted at the guards as I suddenly jumped out of them and run for my life, the rain had already stopped as I turn from corners of the downtown, someone jumped from the ceiling as he took me from the streets, he pulled me on the corner as I looked at him. We were sitting behind the bush as he tried to put his hand on my mouth, he was the one who rescued me earlier.

"shhh," he said before I could say anything, he's holding my arms to stay still. "as a guy, you have a talkative mouth, do you?" he stated

when the guards passed the direction, I stood up and look at him as he shrugged his dark blue robe off dust and mud from running. His eyes are hazel brown and his skin is fair. He must be a noble's son.

"You are really asking for your death row," he said upon standing up, I just looked at him.

"Why did you save me?"

"I don't, it just happened that you are there"

"you're being chased too?"

he shrugged and left, I saw him smiled passing me. "stop wandering and go home, your family must answer to what happened today"

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as expected, Teacher Pu did not let it pass as he punished me again by reading and copying the empire rules 100 times over. He apologized for the things I entered into and promised to teach me better, the officer did not receive a deep wound, which his family let pass.

"I should've pinned it more to his hand and let him be disabled" I whispered which, Teacher Pu pinched my arms.

"Tssss"

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