Traveling through the first year of Jian'an, Deng Mu, a modern social creature, landed in troubled times. He had no money and no family background. He only relied on his foresight and extreme resourcefulness to survive in troubled times. At that time, Liu Bei had newly acquired Xuzhou and was surrounded by enemies on all sides. He was trapped in a deadly siege by Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu. He pretended to be Liu Biao's envoy, revealed Xuzhou's inevitable endgame with one word, and followed every step of the way to awaken Liu Bei, who was obsessed with benevolence and righteousness. Predicting Lu Bu's sneak attack and calculating the trajectory of defeat, he lurked in Haixi in advance and rescued Liu Bei's wife and children, and impressed everyone in Guan and Zhang with his miraculous calculations. He abandoned the original version of the useless Longzhong pair, customized a blueprint for a world-defying hegemony, recruited elite Yellow Turban soldiers, and falsely defeated Guo to outwit Wancheng. He helped Liu Bei make a comeback against the odds, tricked the heroes along the way, and climbed to the top of the Han Dynasty step by step.
