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

Lin Wei died in battle, and her body was obtained by Hanbei!

This news spread rapidly around Wangbei City like a sudden plague. At first, whether it was the surviving Great Zhou surrendered soldiers, the captured civilians, or the stragglers who had escaped by chance, they were unwilling to believe it, or rather, they dared not believe it.

Lin Wei, she was a legend in their northern region! She was the one who could single-handedly repel a thousand enemies, the one who always turned the tide in the most critical moments, the "God of Protecting the Nation" who terrified the Hanbei Iron Cavalry! How could she be dead? How could her body be captured by the enemy?

However, when the people of Hanbei intentionally or unintentionally let some captives "see from afar" the special coffin containing Lin Wei's body, when those released soldiers of the Great Zhou who surrendered with a "mission" exaggerated the "tragic situation" of Lin Wei's death in battle on the battlefield, and when Zhao Tianlei ordered people to hang Lin Wei's naked body on the gate of Wangbei for public display, the flame of hope was finally extinguished bit by bit in the face of cruel reality.

Despair, like an icy tide, instantly flooded the hearts of every Great Zhou person who heard the news.

"The Iron Rose, the military god of the Northern Territory... has truly fallen..." A white-haired old soldier slumped on the ground, turbid tears streaming down his face as he muttered to himself, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"It's over... It's completely over now... Even General Lin... The people from Hanbei are about to invade..." A young prisoner cried and held his head, full of fear for the future.

Like wings, the news spread rapidly across the border, along official roads and trade routes, reaching the heart of the Great Zhou. Wherever it passed, panic spread, and rumors abounded. Some said Lin Wei had died of exhaustion, others that she had been betrayed, and some even horrified her after her death by the people of Hanbei. However, the sight of her naked body hanging, blood and white liquid dripping from her lower body, confirmed these rumors. However, each version of the news irritated the fragile nerves of the people of the Great Zhou.

Panic began to spread.

The first to feel the panic were the border states. The once-solid defenses began to falter due to this news. Morale plummeted, and desertions surged. Even some officials, once actively preparing for war, began to hesitate and waver. Lin Wei's presence had been an invisible, solid defense, and now that it had collapsed, the will to resist crumbled with it.

It was half a month later when the news reached the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty - Luoyang.

The prosperous imperial capital remained unmoved by the defeat thousands of miles away. The high officials and nobles continued to live in luxury, and the nightlife in the singing and dancing halls continued. However, the news of Lin Wei's death was like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples that quickly spread and eventually became a raging wave.

The first to receive the confirmed news was the imperial court. When the military official in charge of border intelligence reported the matter at the morning court with a pale face, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into a deathly silence.

"You...what did you say?!" On the throne, Emperor Liu Qian of the Great Zhou Dynasty suddenly stood up, his face instantly turning ashen. The jade sceptre in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter" and broke into two pieces. She couldn't believe her ears.

"Your Majesty... I... I deserve to die! The news... the news is confirmed. General Lin... General Lin died in a bloody battle in Wangbei City. His body... was obtained by Zhao Tianlei, the commander-in-chief of Hanbei..." The Minister of War answered in a trembling voice, sweating profusely and almost unable to stand.

"Wow—"

The entire court was in an uproar in an instant!

"what?!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could General Lin..."

"How dare the Hanbei barbarians bully the Great Zhou!"

"Your Majesty! Please immediately send a large army north to reclaim the general's remains and avenge his death!"

Exclamations, questions, anger, and cries mingled. Many military commanders friendly to Lin Wei beat their chests and stamped their feet, excitedly demanding immediate deployment. Even more civilian officials were pale, their eyes trembling with panic. They might not understand military affairs, but they understood better than anyone what Lin Wei meant to this country. She was the pillar that held the nation together, and now that it had fallen, the sky seemed to be collapsing!

Liu Qian felt dizzy and nearly fell onto the throne. Fortunately, Xiao Mingyue, standing beside her, quickly caught her. Panting heavily, she pointed at the Minister of War, her voice a little hoarse: "Pass... pass on my decree. The whole nation mourns! Confer the title of King Wulie, the King of the Nation! Bury her with honor..." Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered that Lin Wei's body was still in the hands of the enemy! They couldn't even collect her body and bury her!

A huge feeling of humiliation and grief surged into Liu Qian's heart, and she felt a little dizzy!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a sense of panic spread.

The emperor shed tears and the court was shaken. The news of Lin Wei's death in battle could no longer be blocked. It poured into the streets and alleys of Luoyang City like a flood that broke through a dam.

At first, the common people were in disbelief, pouring into the streets to gather information. When the official obituary (which omitted the details of the body's capture, stating only that he had died in battle) was posted, when news of the emperor's weeping grief spread from the palace, and when refugees fleeing the border tearfully recounted the tragic defeat at Wangbei City and Lin Wei's death, the entire city of Luoyang was plunged into unprecedented panic and chaos.

Shops closed, prices soared, and people panicked. The once prosperous imperial capital was suddenly shrouded in gloom and sorrow, with widespread misery.

"General Lin is dead... Our Northern Territory God of War is gone..."

"Oh my God! Will the Hanbei Tartars attack us? Can Luoyang be defended?"

"What on earth is the imperial court doing? Why did they allow General Lin to die in battle? And even let the Tartars abduct his body?!"

Doubts, cries, and curses filled every corner. The morale of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, faced with the news of Lin Wei's death in battle and the humiliation of her body being captured, suffered an unprecedented blow.

Zhao Tianlei, far away in Wangbei City, quickly learned of the reaction within the Great Zhou through his spies. When he heard the news that the Great Zhou emperor had fainted, chaos reigned in Luoyang, and the morale of the troops in the border prefectures was shaken, a satisfied smile finally appeared on his face.

"The effect is even better than expected," Zhao Tianlei said to Agula. "It seems that this 'Guardian God' of the Great Zhou is even more important than I imagined."

"General, your foresight is brilliant!" Agula said in admiration. "The people of the Great Zhou are now in a state of panic, as if they have lost their parents. Our army can seize this opportunity to march south and strike directly at Huanglong!"

"No rush." ​​Zhao Tianlei shook his head, a calm glint in his eyes. "The time is not yet ripe. Our army has suffered heavy losses in this battle and needs to rest and replenish. Besides," he paused, his gaze returning to the direction of the coffin, "her 'value' has not yet been fully exploited. Wangbei City is just the first stop."

His plan had only just begun. He wanted more than just panic; he wanted complete collapse! He wanted Lin Wei's corpse to become the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou, a constant reminder that their patron saint had fallen and their land was about to be completely devoured!

Fire also burst out of Xiao Mingyue's eyes. The Hanbei Tartars will have to endure even more fierce revenge and strong backlash from the Lin family bloodline this time. Her time-travel plan has also reached the final few steps and will be completed!