Three Kingdoms: I Reject Cao Cao from the Start, for I Aim to Rule the World

After transmigrating to the late Han Dynasty, I became a low-ranking soldier in the coalition against Dong Zhuo, and from the start I was thrown into a life-or-death crisis!

In the coalition camp, Yuan Shu made things difficult and wanted to execute Guan Yu, the future Martial Saint.

Li Ling stepped forward and debated the scholars, wagering his own head on Guan Yu's victory!

"Pour the wine. I'll be right back!"

Before the wine had even cooled, Hua Xiong's head was on the ground!

The battle shook the land. The warlord Cao Cao poured the wine himself and offered Li Ling the high-ranking post of army clerk, recruiting him in front of everyone!

Faced with a temptation that would drive scholars across the realm wild, Li Ling slowly shook his head under the gaze of the crowd.

"Thank you for your kindness, General Cao. But we do not follow the same path, so we cannot work together."

Cao Cao's smile froze. "Oh? And how do you and I follow different paths, sir?"

Meeting his gaze, Li Ling's lips curled into an unreadable smile as he spoke, one word at a time:

"Your ambition, General, is to become a renowned minister of your age."

"But my ambition... is the realm itself!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.