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- 1 In the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao Visits My Tavern Three Times from the Start 人在三国,开局曹操三顾酒肆 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Qin Tianwei became the manager of a tavern. He had planned to live a quiet, uneventful life, until one day a man calling himself "Brother A Man" came to the tavern. Cao A Man: "Brother Qin, what do you think of Cao Cao?" Qin Tianwei: "Cao Cao? He's suspicious by nature and likes other men's wives, but he's a man of great ambition, a true warlord of these troubled times!" Cao A Man: "??? The second half sounds pretty good. Who let slip that I like o 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Three Kingdoms: The Cao Family's Qilin, Master of Both Letters and Arms 三国:曹家麒麟,文武双全定江山 He transmigrates and becomes Cao Ang, Cao Cao’s eldest son. He is handsome and dashing, with the air of a well-read scholar, so no one believes he possesses extraordinary martial skills. Having lived two lives, he has the cunning of a demon. How could he let Boss Cao start out with no foothold? On the eve of the Eighteen Route Lords’ campaign against Dong Zhuo, Cao Ang defeats the bandits of Gepi in Runan and Yingchuan, gaining tens of thousands of able-bodied men to serve as his foundation. He 513Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 3 Three Kingdoms: Old Cao, I'm Really Not a Strategist 三国:老曹,我真不是谋士 Lin An transmigrates and becomes a displaced refugee. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself lying in a tent in Cao Cao's camp. Is Cao Ren about to attack Xinye? Though struggling to make ends meet, he comes up with one brilliant plan after another. Even Cao Cao's retainers are left bowing their heads in astonishment. Mr. Lin, are you Wolong or Fengchu? Wolong and Fengchu? They are nothing special. How could they possibly be mentioned in the same breath as me, Lin An? 27Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 4 The Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao’s Chief Military Advisor 三国之曹老板的首席军师 Su Kun transmigrates on the eve of the Battle of Wancheng, becoming a low-ranking registrar under Cao Cao. The boss has just one night left before making a fatal blunder. With Su Kun's help, Cao Cao turns the tide, escapes Wancheng, and saves the lives of Cao Ang and Dian Wei. Su Kun becomes Cao Cao's military adviser and gradually makes a name for himself in the campaigns to conquer the Central Plains: defeating Yuan Shu, destroying Lü Bu, subduing Zhang Xiu, slaying Yan Liang at Baima, killing 356Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 5 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and I Start from Scratch and Make It Big 三国:我和曹老板白手起家干大事 Synopsis: [No System + Not a brainless power fantasy about crushing weaklings + Lighthearted + Witty + A battle of wits] Xiahou Xuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and has a chance encounter with Cao Cao. At the time, Cao Cao has failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and is fleeing in a panic when he meets Xiahou Xuan, who comes to his aid. Mengde has nothing to his name: no official post, no money, no food, and not a single soldier. With Xiahou Xuan's astonishing talent to help him, he stead 648Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 6 Three Kingdoms: I’m the Cao Clan’s Confucian Sage, and I Fight Anyone Who Disagrees 三国:我!曹家儒圣,不服就干 [Lunyu-Style Brawling + Confucian Dao + Decisive and Ruthless + Pure Adrenaline + Multiple Heroines + Summoning] Reborn as Cao Ju, the son of Cao Cao, he gets the strongest Tyrant Confucian System from the start. He forges virtue into a sword and the Dao into a bow, becoming a sage of morality. In 193 AD, the Cao family moves to Yan Province. Tao Qian sends his subordinate Zhang Kai to escort them, with treachery in mind. Cao Ju wins people over with virtue, then massacres Zhang Kai and his five 177Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 7 Three Kingdoms: An Orphan from the Start, Cao Cao Teaches Me to Become Emperor 三国:孤儿开局,曹操教我做皇帝 Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, Chao Rui becomes an orphan. By chance, Cao Cao has just suffered defeat at Wan Castle and lost his eldest son, Cao Ang. Lady Ding storms out in a rage. Overwhelmed with grief, Cao Cao sinks into the lowest point of his life, then unexpectedly meets Chao Rui. Though only eight years old, Chao Rui speaks with startling insight, answering every question smoothly and at great length... Cao Cao is utterly astonished, and immediately develops a fondness for the talented b 1.3kReads8.6Score12414d adds
- 8 Three Kingdoms: Making a Living Under Lü Bu from the Start 三国:开局吕布手下谋生 From the start, he struggled to survive as a subordinate of Lü Bu, powerless to turn the tide, yet he risked everything to protect his former lord's family. He aided Cao Cao, governed Yuzhou, fought Yuan Shao, pacified Hebei, and repelled foreign tribes, all while fulfilling his oath to be a king like Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi. 6.9kReads8.4Score32414d adds
- 9 Three Kingdoms: I Said Nothing and Became the Army Advisor 三国:一言不发,我成了军师祭酒 “I, Xu Shu, swear to Heaven: after joining Cao Cao's camp, I will never offer a single plan or strategy for the rest of my life!” Young Xu Fu transmigrates into Xu Shu. Because of his oath to Heaven, he unexpectedly obtains a Diary System. All he has to do is write in his diary to receive all kinds of generous rewards. [Summer, 208. The east wind is about to blow. Zhou Yu will set fire to Red Cliffs, and Cao the Widow will flee along Huarong Trail. I'm getting out of here first!] [Autumn, 208. H 2.9kReads9.0Score38514d adds
- 10 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Gives Me Diao Chan and Lü Lingqi from the Start 三国:开局曹操送貂蝉和吕玲绮 Lu Fan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and becomes a new recruit under Cao Cao. Beneath the walls of Xiapi, the two armies clash. Lu Fan, who was meant to be cannon fodder, strikes back at fate with all his might. Cao Cao: Was Lu Fan sent by Heaven to help me unify the land? Liu Bei: With Lu Fan's help, restoring the Han dynasty is just a matter of time. Yuan Shao: Lu Fan, come join me. I'll give you anything you want. Diao Chan: Don't worry, husband. I'll take good care of our ho 9.1kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 11 After Liu Bei Abandoned Me, Cao Cao Begged Me to Be His Strategist 被刘备抛弃后,曹操跪求我当军师 [A strategist puts himself in the game, then wins by outthinking Heaven itself.] After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Xian begins serving Liu Bei, a fellow descendant of the Han imperial family, in Pingyuan County. He offers thirty-six ruthless stratagems, only for Liu Bei to accuse him of being an immoral, unjust, and dishonorable man. He goes to Xuzhou to help Tao Qian, but Lü Bu raids their home. Zhang Fei flees on his own, and Liu Xian is captured. He garrisons troops in Xiaop 6kReads8.8Score50814d adds
- 12 Three Kingdoms: The System Ran Away from the Start 三国:开局系统就跑路 Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: the System ran off. Good news: I'm from the same hometown as Cao Cao. Bad news: I arrived just in time for the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Good news: I made it before the Eighteen Warlords' campaign against Dong Zhuo! Bad news: As a strategist, Tang Xian needs to work harder to recruit talent, or life is going to be very difficult... 20.5kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 13 Starting by Joining Liu Bei, I’m Mercilessly Humiliated! 开局投奔刘备,却被无情羞辱! [Ten Thousand Words a Day] [Alternate History + Strategy + Mythology] [Book One of a Trilogy] He transmigrated to a different version of the Three Kingdoms, a world of martial arts, mind cultivation, and secret realms, and became Xu Chu’s younger brother. But Xu Feng was born with blocked meridians, making him a martial arts washout! From the start, he planned to join Liu Bei in exchange for a mind-cultivation technique, only to be mercilessly humiliated and treated as a prop in a performance! E 2.8kReads8.9Score24114d adds
- 14 A Decree from the Underworld 阴司有旨 Before Grandpa died, he gave me a strange ledger. The first page bore four eerie characters: “Filed with the Underworld.” And the entries weren't sums of money, but “lives.” I used that strange ledger to collect debts and settle accounts on Grandpa's behalf, and it was as if I'd become a living judge of life and death in the human world. Somewhere beyond mortal sight, everything had already been decreed... 21.9kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 15 Great Qin: I’m a Teacher 大秦:我是个教书先生 This story is entirely fictional. [History buffs, read at your own risk.] Alternate history (fictional) + no female lead + First Emperor Ying Zheng + completed Try not to take it too seriously, or you'll only make yourself angry... Zhang Yu transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and obtains a Dao-preaching System, helping Qin Shi Huang build a prosperous empire of Qin unlike anything the world has ever seen. Lao Zhao: “Look over there.” Zhang Yu: “What is it?” “That’s my empire.” “...” Zhang Yu turned 2.1kReads9.2Score23514d adds
- 16 Mythic Dungeon: From the Start, I Led the Azure Ox for the Dao Ancestor 神话副本:开局我为道祖牵青牛 [Mythic Treasure Mirror binding successful.] [Current instance: Traveling west from Hangu Pass.] [Reward: A copy of the Dao De Jing personally written by a Sage.] [Current instance: Five-Finger Mountain.] [Reward: The 108 Transformations of the Tiangang and Disha.] [Current instance: The First Emperor’s Tribulation.] [Reward: Ancestral Dragon’s blood essence.] [Current instance: Investiture of the Gods] [Reward: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.] [Current instance: The War Between the Witche 60.5kReads8.6Score4.6k14d adds
- 17 Three Kingdoms: I Am the True Imperial Uncle, Reviving the Han Dynasty for Three Generations 三国:我,真皇叔,三兴大汉 [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Warring for supremacy] [The real imperial uncle] [System] Do all dynasties perish because they grow weak, while the Han alone falls because it is strong? After four hundred years, beacons of war burn across the land. Everything lies in ruin, and the people wail in misery. Thirteen provinces are strewn with bones, so numerous that even the fertile fields beside the roads cannot contain them. Some maneuver through the world of politics, while others roam as heroes wi 42.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
- 18 Three Kingdoms: Xiao Qiao, Call Your Sister In 三国:小乔,把你姐叫进来 Zhou Ye transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes the governor’s son, gaining the Strongest Life-or-Death System. While others spend money, I spend my life! All he has to do is recruit famous generals, strategists, and other renowned figures to earn more lifespan. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited the first-rate warrior Zhao Yun. Complete a history-making mission and receive five hundred days of lifespan...” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited th 33.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 19 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦:始皇帝,我真不吃软饭啊! [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.2kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds


















