But I’m Really Not a Rebel

As the youngest associate professor in the history department at A University, Jiang Hui wanted to connect with his students, so he picked a few popular historical novels to use as a starting point for the new semester's course.

One moment, he was diligently preparing lessons and analyzing the plot's inconsistencies. The next, he had transmigrated into the danmei novel he'd just opened.

He hadn't had time to finish reading it, so all Jiang Hui could remember was that the protagonist receiving love was a prince from one kingdom, while the protagonist giving love was a regent from another.

But he hadn't transmigrated into the pampered prince or the powerful regent. Instead, he'd become the leader of a band of outlaws in some unknown mountain valley in a chaotic age.

It took Jiang Hui less than five seconds to go from confidently surveying his surroundings to staring blankly into space and shutting down.

Please, he was an outlaw!

From ancient times to the present, the authorities had only ever dealt with people like him in one of two ways:

Crush them, then kill them all.

Or recruit them, then kill them off one by one.

Jiang Hui squatted on the mountain, having a crisis, while his men gazed at him with eager hope. It was as if, at a single word from him, they would grab their weapons, charge down the mountain, and shout something like, "The heavens are dead; Jiang Hui shall rise!" or "The Great Chu shall prosper; Jiang Hui shall reign!"

...Thanks, but absolutely not.

To stay alive, Jiang Hui had no choice but to lead his men down the one-way road of clearing land, farming, stockpiling grain, recruiting troops, and building walls.

Rule number one for staying alive: build high walls and stockpile grain.

Once the city was built and agriculture, manufacturing, and trade had all flourished, Jiang Hui began worrying about war every single day.

After all, their opponent was the famous God of War, undefeated since taking command of an army. He'd never lost a battle!

Who could have guessed that the unconventional general would find a third way?

Poor Jiang Hui spent months preparing for battle, only to let his guard down for a moment and fall for the enemy's charms.

It's not that our side lacks self-control. The enemy is just too cunning.

"Ahem. It's understandable to be fooled by a man like that, right?" Jiang Hui said, trying to defend himself as he marked up the battle plans in the general's tent.

Theme: Self-reliance and hard work