I Became a Great Woman Chef in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties

When Han Li, a special forces instructor, opened her eyes, a blade was already at her throat. She had become an illegitimate daughter cast aside by the Han family in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. Refugees were besieging the estate, while her legitimate elder brother was forcing her into a marriage to pay off a debt. Everywhere she turned, people sneered that women were inferior to men. Gripping the short blade in her sleeve, she smiled. She used modern hand-to-hand combat to break the refugees’ siege, wilderness survival skills to find food and save the estate’s servants, and special forces tactics to train a powerful local militia. When the aristocratic clans condemned her as “unwomanly,” she seized supply routes and broke sieges, giving men of humble birth the chance to earn positions through their abilities. When Northern cavalry invaded, she led a night raid to burn their provisions, winning against the odds and shaking the frontier. From cast-off daughter to regional ruler, Han Li shattered the chains of Confucian propriety. “In this chaotic age, I won’t marry a prince. I’ll be my own queen!”