Three Kingdoms: From Penniless Street Vendor to Unifier

System, Three Kingdoms, unification, and going home. This story does not follow the historical timeline! Please don’t complain!

Modern street vendor Duan Yunfei and his beloved dog, Dahuang, are caught in a car accident and transmigrate into the Three Kingdoms era, when Dong Zhuo is wreaking havoc. He activates the “Flavors of the Jianghu” street-stall System, earning public support through food and summoning talented figures from across the dynasties, such as Yue Fei and Liu Bowen.

When he first meets Lu Bu, his cooking is mocked. In a moment of danger, he summons Yue Fei to fight Lu Bu to a draw, and the two become sworn brothers. With the System’s help, he aids Lu Bu in driving off Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei at the Alliance of Caozhou, quickly making a name for himself. He then sees through Wang Yun’s beauty trap, helping Lu Bu win Diao Chan and kill Dong Zhuo, but they are separated amid the chaos in Luoyang.

From then on, he wins the people over with food, snatches up famous generals such as Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, recruits Jiangdong talents like Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, and cleverly takes Hebei and Jingzhou. He defeats Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs and gradually unifies the Three Kingdoms. Along the way, he saves Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, incurs Zhou Yu’s enmity, and ultimately ascends the throne. With a fragment of the key to returning home in his hands, he faces the ultimate choice: hold on to his hegemony or return to the modern world.

This is a legend of wielding a wok spatula like a blade and using popular support as armor, of discussing heroes over wine amid the chaos of the Three Kingdoms and winning the realm through food.