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

Night Fang

The north wind whipped up the shattered snow, lashing against the towering walls of Black Wind City, a low, whimpering roar. This majestic city, perched on the edge of the wasteland, resembled a creeping black beast, devouring the wealth and lives of passing caravans while imprisoning countless innocent victims. The city's lord, "Black Evil," a demon whose hands were said to be stained with the blood of thousands, instilled fear in the region for hundreds of miles with his brutal rule and his elite "Black Wind Guards."

Yet, beneath this suffocating darkness, sharp eyes peered through the veil of wind and snow, gazing upon this sinful city. The New Snow Blade Squad, a team forged in blood and fire, had been lurking outside Black Wind City for three full months.

Granny Bai's figure was hidden in an abandoned mountain temple, half-hidden by snow. Her wrinkled face showed no emotion, except for her deep eyes, as calm as a cold pond, reflecting the distant outline of Black Wind City. She coughed softly twice, the sound extremely low, but clearly heard by the young people around her.

"The time is almost here." Granny Bai's voice was filled with unquestionable authority. "The old ghost Heishan has been irritable lately because of the delay of a batch of 'tribute'. Although the city is heavily guarded, it is still easy for loopholes to appear. Amu, please confirm the information one last time."

Amu was no longer the timid boy who had followed Lin Wei. He had grown taller, his features a calmness and sharpness that belied his age. He wore a plain, gray-brown fur coat, his fingers rapidly marking a crude yet meticulously labeled animal hide map.

"Mother-in-law, everything has been verified." Amu's voice was calm and clear. "Heisha will host a banquet at the City Lord's Mansion tonight to entertain several distinguished guests from the 'Shadow Palace'. This is his most important event in the near future. Most of the core Black Wind Guards will be assigned to guard the core area of ​​the City Lord's Mansion, especially around the banquet hall. The guards at the east, west, south, and north gates will be relatively light, but the density of secret sentries and patrols will be increased."

He paused, pointing to an inconspicuous corner of the map. "The section of the wall to the west of the city, near the abandoned mine, is the weak spot we identified earlier. The bricks there are in disrepair, and tonight's patrol is led by 'One-Eyed Wolf,' a heavy drinker. I've arranged for our informant, 'Old Drunkard,' to try to distract him for a while."

"Very good." Granny Bai nodded slightly and turned her gaze to Zhao Lan. "Zhao Lan, your mission is to clear the way before the 'decapitation'. Once we approach the city wall, you will be responsible for eliminating all visible and hidden sentries in that area. Remember, use your 'silent arrows' and make sure the strike is clean and efficient without raising any alarms."

Zhao Lan, dressed in formal attire, slung a longbow across her back, the arrows in her quiver radiating a chilling aura. Her eyes remained calm as she nodded resolutely, "Don't worry, Mother-in-law. I'll see to it." After countless life-or-death battles, Lin Wei's precision had long been ingrained in her blood. Her self-developed "Silent Arrow" technique further refined the essence of stealth and assassination. The specially crafted arrowhead, wrapped in cork and coated in a sound-deadening grease, could kill a target within thirty paces without producing any sound beyond the bowstring's vibrations.

"Chen Xi." Grandma Bai's gaze finally fell on the girl with a slightly slender figure but lively eyes.

"Mother-in-law." Chen Xi responded. She was playing with a few small metal components in her hands. They were the core parts of her improved "Silent Thunder" and "Tripwire".

"Your mission is the most important," Granny Bai said gravely. "After we infiltrate, your primary objective will be to destroy the defensive formations and mechanisms surrounding the City Lord's Mansion. Those were things that neither Li Xueruo nor Su Mei could completely crack back then, and now, after Black Evil's reinforcements, they're even more formidable. You must disable those 'eyes' and 'fangs' before we reach our intended attack point."

A flicker of determination flashed in Chen Xi's eyes. "Mother-in-law, I've thoroughly studied the notes left by Xue Rou and Sister Su Mei. Combined with my experience over the past few years, I'm 70% confident. Even if we can't completely paralyze them, we can slow their reactions, buying us enough time." Her tone was filled with confidence, a confidence born of countless days and nights of research and actual combat experience. Her refined stealth techniques allowed the team to move like ghosts through complex terrain, while the endless traps and mechanisms were a nightmare for the enemy.

Granny Bai looked at the three young men before her, a mixture of emotions welling up in her heart. They were the sparks of the Snow Blade team, and her greatest hope in her later years. She gently patted their shoulders: "Remember our Snow Blade motto: Win with wit, defeat the enemy with speed, and if you miss, retreat unscathed—but this time, we will not retreat. We must succeed! For our fallen sisters, and for the suffering people of this land!"

"Yes!" Zhao Lan, Chen Xi, and Amu responded in unison. Their voices were not loud, but full of resolute power.

The night was as dark as ink, the wind growing fiercer. Like four shadows blending into the darkness, the new Snow Blade Squad silently slid towards the icy walls of Black Wind City.

2. Silent Infiltration

West of the city, near the abandoned mines. As Amu had said, the city walls looked rather dilapidated, with gaps between the bricks wide enough to fit a finger. The wind and snow seemed even more violent here, the swirling snow flakes hitting my face painfully, but also perfectly concealing the team's tracks.

Like a nimble night owl, Zhao Lan was the first to break away from the group, using the shadows and raised rocks at the base of the wall to quickly climb upwards. Her movements were so light and graceful that they made almost no sound, save for the occasional rustle of snowflakes falling from her feet.

Soon, she reached the top of the city wall. Behind the battlements, two guards, dozing with their necks hunched over, clutching spears, appeared in her sight. Zhao Lan's eyes flashed, and her right hand shot out like lightning, pulling two specially crafted "silent arrows" from her quiver.

She didn't draw her bow, but instead employed a more subtle technique—a flicking arrow. Using the force of her body twisting, the two arrows shot out like two streaks of black light, precisely aiming for the throats of the two guards.

"Puff... Puff..." Two barely audible muffled sounds, quieter than the sound of falling snowflakes, slammed down. The two guards didn't even have time to groan before their bodies collapsed, blood gushing from their necks, quickly frozen by the cold wind.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhao Lan flashed, stalking the city walls like a ghost. Her eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, revealing any hidden sentry. Her arrows never missed their mark, and each strike meant the end of a life, all in absolute silence. In the space of a single stick of incense, every sentry, both visible and hidden, along this hundred-meter stretch of wall was annihilated by her silent arrows.

At the designated location, she sent an extremely weak signal towards the bottom of the city wall - three short and one long bird calls, which was the cry of a night owl that she imitated with a special technique.

At the foot of the city wall, Granny Bai, Chen Xi, and Amu saw the signal and sprang into action. Chen Xi pulled a few tools from her leather pouch and quickly set to work at the base of the wall. With a swift flick of her fingers, she deftly removed a few loose bricks, revealing a hole barely wide enough for one person to pass through. This was the perfect opening she had found, based on information Amu had provided and her own understanding of the building's structure.

"Hurry!" Chen Xi shouted in a low voice.

Granny Bai was the first to get in, followed by Amu, and finally Chen Xi. After she got in, she quickly reset the wall tiles, and from the outside, there was almost no trace of it.

Inside the city lay a narrow, filthy back alley. The air was thick with the stench of cheap liquor and livestock excrement. Amu was clearly very familiar with the place. He lowered his body, gestured "Follow me," and quickly led the group through the intricate alleyways.

His knowledge of Black Wind City far surpassed anyone's imagination. He knew the patrols' blind spots, which alleys led to which places, which corners held dogs, and which windows might harbor prying eyes. This was intelligence he had gathered bit by bit, over countless days and nights, risking his life.

On the way, they nearly encountered patrols several times, but they were able to avoid them safely thanks to Amu's advance warning and Chen Xi's temporary minor interference (such as making a sound like a mouse escaping or making a lantern suddenly go out).

Chen Xi's stealth skills were on full display. Her steps were light, her breathing was long, and she could even adjust her pace to the sounds of her surroundings, minimizing her movements. She also carried some special powder, which she sprinkled on the ground or in the air to mask odors and interfere with the hounds' sense of smell.

About half an hour later, they arrived at a relatively wide street outside the City Lord's Mansion. The number of guards here was noticeably greater, their armor clanging and torches blazing, a stark contrast to the dark alley just now.

The City Lord's Mansion is a huge building complex, covering a vast area with towering walls. Standing at the entrance are two rows of Black Wind Guards holding heavy axes and with ferocious faces, giving off an intimidating aura.

"Mother-in-law, the outer courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion is just ahead. The core node of the defensive formation should be beneath those inconspicuous stone towers in the outer courtyard." Chen Xi pointed at several dark shadows vaguely visible within the walls of the City Lord's Mansion and whispered, "I need to sneak in before I can take action."

Granny Bai nodded. "Be careful. Zhao Lan, you're responsible for covering Chen Xi. If she makes a move, it might trigger the alarm. You must immediately eliminate the guards who rush out. Amu, you continue to monitor the surroundings, especially the patrols inside the City Lord's Mansion and at both ends of the street. I'll provide support here."

"Understood!" The three of them went their separate ways.

Chen Xi moved silently, like a gecko, clinging to the cold wall and quickly vanishing into a dark corner. Zhao Lan, on the other hand, found a relatively secluded rooftop, climbed up, and hid behind the tiles, longbow in hand, arrow ready, his eyes fixed on the direction Chen Xi had disappeared and the entrance to the City Lord's Mansion.

Time passed by minute by minute, each second like torture. Amu nervously observed his surroundings and kept using gestures to convey information to Granny Bai - everything was normal, no unusual movements for the time being.

Suddenly, a faint "clicking" sound, like the sound of a malfunctioning machine, could be heard from the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion. Then, the crystals atop several stone towers, which had been flickering with a faint red light, suddenly flickered a few times before completely extinguishing their light!

"It's done!" Grandma Bai was delighted.

Almost at the same time, there was a commotion in the outer courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion!

"Alarm! Alarm! The defense array has failed!"

"What's going on? Go check the tower!"

"There's an assassin! Protect the city lord!"

The shrill cries broke the tranquility of the night. The light of the torches suddenly became denser, and countless dark shadows rushed to the outer courtyard from all parts of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Do it!" Grandma Bai growled.

Zhao Lan was already poised for action! Like an arrow released from a bow, she unleashed a barrage of arrows! This time, she wasn't aiming for silence, but for ultimate speed and lethality!

"Swish, swish, swish!" The sound of arrows piercing the air was endless! Several Black Wind Guards who rushed to the front fell to the ground, with feather arrows stuck in their throats or between their eyebrows! Zhao Lan's archery was so precise that it was terrifying. Every arrow hit the enemy's vital points with unerring accuracy!

Her shooting effectively delayed the guards, buying Chen Xi precious time to retreat.

Soon, a thin figure rushed out from the shadows of the City Lord's Mansion wall. It was Chen Xi! Her face was pale, and it was obvious that breaking the formation had consumed a lot of her mind and energy, and she might even have encountered some difficulties.

"Let's go!" Chen Xi ran to Grandma Bai and said hurriedly.

"Retreat to the designated location!" Grandma Bai made a prompt decision.

The three of them joined Amu, no longer hiding their bodies, and quickly rushed along the pre-planned route towards the deep inside of the City Lord's Mansion - the direction of the banquet hall! Their goal was clear: to take advantage of the chaos and strike directly at Huanglong!