Divorced and Back in the Village, the Marquis’s Wife Raises a Household of War Gods

[Rags-to-riches and growth in the early chapters, conquering the world later; female-led throughout, no romance]

After Lin Wanshu dies of illness, she transmigrates into the body of the nominal Marchioness of Xuanwu, a woman with no real standing in the household.

The old Marchioness looks down on her rural upbringing and constantly bullies and torments her.

Her husband, Lu Jingxing, is cold and unfeeling. He married her solely because she was beautiful, without the slightest affection for her.

After transmigrating, she immediately asks for a divorce, empties the entire Xuanwu household of its wealth, and angers the old Marchioness so badly that she suffers a stroke and dies.

An antagonist System binds itself to her by accident and is determined to make her spill blood, forge an unrivaled villainous destiny, and claim the throne as empress.

But Lin Wanshu has no grand ambitions to become empress. She just wants to live in peace and help her family prosper.

Unfortunately, enemy forces and bandits keep sweeping through the village, killing villagers and stealing their belongings.

To protect herself, she has no choice but to lead her family and even the villagers in building up their livelihoods while learning martial arts.

A year later, chaos engulfs the land. When enemy troops raid the village, she leads the villagers in killing them and fleeing south.

But the turmoil never ends, and the various lords seize territory amid the chaos.

Lin Wanshu wins people over wherever she goes, until she finally encounters Lu Jingxing, who is leading an army on a northern campaign.

Eager to distinguish himself, Lu Jingxing mistakes Lin Wanshu, who is leading troops to protect herself, for a rebel and tries to cut her down.

But he is no match for her and is killed instead. Lin Wanshu gains many allies.

And so begins her journey to become empress…