The Bad Girl's Quick Transmigration System: Traveling Back and Forth

Chapter 853 "Victory Celebration Banquet" and "Stage Trap"

As the music ended and the crowd dispersed, the once bustling hall gradually returned to silence, leaving only the lingering scent of perfume and a faint sense of tension in the air. Zhao Hu and Qian Bin did not leave immediately; their faces grim, they quickly returned to the inner hall.

“General, this Lin Xiaowan is no ordinary person. That glance she gave just now suggests she's already sensed something,” Qian Bin spoke first, his tone certain. “The longer we wait, the more complications may arise. We must act quickly!”

Zhao Hu paced back and forth in the hall, his brows furrowed. "Qian Bin, is the plan you mentioned really feasible? Those six women are all highly skilled and extremely vigilant, especially Lin Xiaowan, who is very meticulous. If we act rashly and fail, not only will we alert them, but it will also make them more wary, and they might even do something more detrimental to our army."

A ruthless glint flashed in Qian Bin's eyes: "General, rest assured! I have already made all the arrangements. Those 'friends' from Black Wind Stronghold outside the city are not just kept around for nothing. They are secretive and ruthless, and they are best at secretly investigating and... 'handling' troubles. Let them go and find out first, confirm the true identities and martial arts styles of these six women, so that we can deal with them accordingly."

"Black Wind Stronghold?" Zhao Hu stopped, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes. "Those people are desperate criminals, are they reliable?"

“General, extraordinary times call for extraordinary men,” Qian Bin said, bowing. “I have already promised them a large sum of money, and after the mission is accomplished, I will also provide them with a batch of provisions. With such a generous reward, there will surely be brave men. Moreover, they only care about money and don’t care about the reasons, so they will be easy to get rid of afterward. Even if they are captured, it will not implicate us.”

Zhao Hu pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, as you say. Send the Black Wind Stronghold men to investigate first. Remember, be sure to keep it secret and don't alert them."

"Your subordinate obeys!" A hint of joy flashed in Qian Bin's eyes. "General, rest assured, your subordinate will make the arrangements immediately."

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high. Several dark figures sneaked into the courtyard where Lin Xiaowan and the others lived like ghosts. These dark figures were the Black Wind Stronghold experts invited by Qian Bin, and the leader was a one-eyed man known as "One-Eyed Wolf".

One-Eyed Wolf and his gang, experienced as they were, slipped past the patrolling soldiers and silently approached Lin Xiaowan and the others' window. They held their breath, listening intently to any sounds coming from inside.

Inside Lin Xiaowan's room, she was facing a solitary lamp, holding a silver needle in her hand, seemingly embroidering something. But her ears twitched slightly, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"The fish has taken the bait," she murmured to herself, a hint of wariness flashing in her eyes.

Meanwhile, the five women in the other rooms also noticed something amiss and secretly became on guard.

One-Eyed Wolf and his men lurked outside the window for a moment, but heard nothing unusual. One-Eyed Wolf gestured for his men to split up. Two shadowy figures quietly approached Lin Xiaowan's door, attempting to pry it open.

Just as their hands were about to touch the door, it creaked open. Lin Xiaowan stood gracefully inside, a playful smile on her face: "What brings you gentlemen here so late at night?"

Caught off guard, the two figures were terrified and instinctively tried to attack.

"Hmph!" Lin Xiaowan snorted coldly, her figure rising like a willow catkin, and the embroidery needle in her hand shooting out like a shooting star.

With two soft hissing sounds, the two dark figures screamed in agony, clutching their eyes and collapsing to the ground, blood seeping from between their fingers. Their eyes had been blinded by Lin Xiaowan's embroidery needle!

"Who goes there?!" Upon seeing this, One-Eyed Wolf and his men were both shocked and furious, and they all appeared, surrounding Lin Xiaowan.

"Friends from Black Wind Stronghold, coming uninvited in the middle of the night, do you want to steal something, or... rob us of our money and our virtue?" Lin Xiaowan toyed with an embroidery needle in her hand, her smile icy.

Seeing that Lin Xiaowan was so young yet possessed such skill, the one-eyed wolf was even more astonished and suspicious: "You bitch, who exactly are you? How dare you hurt my brother!"

"Who I am is none of your concern." Lin Xiaowan's eyes turned cold. "Go back and tell your master that if you want to harm us sisters, you'd better think twice about what you're capable of! Get out!"

Before she finished speaking, Lin Xiaowan's figure blurred, weaving through the shadowy figures like a ghost. A few cries of "Ouch!" and "Ah!" rang out as the Black Wind Stronghold experts, before they could even see Lin Xiaowan's movements, clutched their wounds and collapsed to the ground, some dead, some seriously injured.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the one-eyed wolf dared not continue the fight and turned to flee.

"Trying to leave?" Lin Xiaowan snorted coldly, flicked her finger, and a needle flew through the air, striking the one-eyed wolf's hind leg.

The one-eyed wolf let out a miserable howl, stumbled, and nearly fell. He dared not look back, enduring the excruciating pain, and fled in a sorry state with his remaining troops.

Lin Xiaowan watched their disheveled retreating figures, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes: "Black Wind Stronghold... it seems that Zhao Hu and Qian Bin can no longer hold back."

Back in her room, Lin Xiaowan immediately called over the other five women.

"Sisters, you all heard what happened just now, right?" Lin Xiaowan said in a deep voice.

“I heard it, it’s the Black Wind Stronghold,” Lin Xuan interjected. “They have some nerve, daring to cause trouble here!”

“They’re just scouts,” Lin Xiaowan said coldly. “The real hunters are Zhao Hu and Qian Bin. It seems our performance was too ‘spectacular’ and has already aroused their murderous intent.”

"So what do we do now?" Bai Mei asked. "Should we strike first and eliminate Zhao Hu and Qian Bin?"

"Okay." Lin Xiaowan shook her head. "Zhao Hu is the supreme commander here, and it's not advisable for us to confront him directly right now. Besides, our mission isn't complete yet."

"Then let's..."

"We'll meet force with force, and water with earth." A resolute glint flashed in Lin Xiaowan's eyes. "Since they've already made their move, we can't just sit here and wait to die. Starting tonight, everyone must be on high alert. Also, we need to speed things up, get what we need as soon as possible, and then leave this dangerous place."

The girls exchanged glances and nodded in unison, "Yes, sister!"

Meanwhile, the remnants of Black Wind Stronghold fled back to Qian Bin's residence in a sorry state. One-Eyed Wolf, enduring excruciating pain, reported the events to Qian Bin.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!" Upon hearing this, Qian Bin flew into a rage, kicking the one-eyed wolf to the ground. "You can't even handle a few women, and you've suffered heavy losses. What use are you to me!"

The one-eyed wolf knelt on the ground, trembling: "My lord, spare my life! That woman...that woman is too powerful! Her martial arts style is very strange, we...we are no match for her!"

Qian Bin was panting heavily, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected Lin Xiaowan to possess such high martial arts skills.

"Get out! All of you, get out!" Qian Bin roared. "If you dare show your faces in front of me again, you'll all lose your lives!"

The one-eyed wolf, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, scrambled away with his remaining soldiers.

Qian Bin paced back and forth in the room, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. The Black Wind Stronghold's failure had thwarted his plans.

"It seems we have no choice but to use the second plan." A ruthless glint flashed in Qian Bin's eyes. "Lin Xiaowan, now that you've been exposed, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The next day, Qian Bin went to find Zhao Hu again.

"General, the Black Wind Stronghold has failed." Qian Bin reported truthfully, head bowed.

"You messed up?" Zhao Hu's face darkened. "What happened?"

After recounting what happened last night, Qian Bin concluded by saying that the Black Wind Stronghold had also tested the strength of these six women. They were all top-tier martial arts masters, at least at the peak of the Profound Realm, and perhaps even at the Earth Realm.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu's face darkened even further: "Useless! Can't even handle a few women!"

"General, please calm down." Qian Bin bowed and said, "Those six women are highly skilled in martial arts. They are not ordinary spies. They should be female generals from the Great Zhou Dynasty in disguise! If we attack them by force, we will suffer heavy losses. We can only outsmart them."

"Outsmart? How do we outsmart them?" Zhao Hu asked.

“General, don’t they like to perform?” A sly smile flashed in Qian Bin’s eyes. “Then we’ll build them a bigger stage. In three days, there will be a victory banquet to celebrate the recapture of our lost territory. All the soldiers will be there. We’ll invite Lin Xiaowan and the others to perform the grand finale at the banquet.”

"A victory celebration banquet?" A hint of doubt flashed in Zhao Hu's eyes. "You plan to make your move at the victory celebration banquet?"

“Exactly!” Qian Bin said with a sinister smile. “There will be many people and eyes at the celebration banquet, so we can set up a trap around the stage in advance. When they come on stage to perform, we will use the traps and poisonous smoke we have set up on the stage, along with archers and those crossbow carts with the most powerful giant winch crossbows that they obtained through secret channels, to specifically deal with Earth Realm experts!”

"An ambush on stage?" A hint of hesitation flashed in Zhao Hu's eyes. "Wouldn't that be too risky? What if..."

"General, there's no 'what if'!" Qian Bin interrupted. "We can set traps on the stage, like mechanisms and poison gas. Then we can have archers lying in ambush all around. If they resist, we'll unleash a hail of arrows! I don't believe they can escape being pierced by a thousand arrows!"

Seeing the ruthlessness in Qian Bin's eyes, Zhao Hu hardened his heart and said, "Fine! That's how it will be! The victory celebration banquet three days from now will be their burial ground!"

"Your subordinate obeys!" A sinister smile flashed in Qian Bin's eyes. "Rest assured, General, I will make the arrangements immediately!"

A meticulously planned trap is quietly unfolding. Lin Xiaowan and the others seem completely unaware, still preparing for their performance at the victory celebration three days later. However, behind their smiles lies a barely perceptible chill and resolute determination.

A new contest has silently begun. This time, it's a test of life and death. The stage will become the battlefield!