Reborn as Yuan Shao’s third son, Yuan Shang, the first thing he does after waking is not fight for his father’s favor, but figure out exactly when he’s going to die. The fate he met in his previous life, with brothers turning against each other and his head delivered to Liaodong, was too horrifying to forget. This time, he plans to defy the entire tide of the Battle of Guandu. He’ll keep his suspicious father placated, rein in his jealous mother, use Yuan Shu’s imperial ambitions as a weapon, and starve Zhang Yan of Black Mountain until he’s nothing but skin and bones. While Cao Cao is still writing poetry in Xuchang, Yuan Shang’s blade is already at the heart of Hebei.
