Transmigrating into a Chaotic Era: Saving the Widow Next Door

Lu Chen, a top military doctor from Huaxia, opened his eyes to find himself in the Great Zhou's northern lands: an unlucky man whose parents were dead, who was buried in debt, and whose door a village bully was kicking in. At death's door, the Benevolent Healer System activated. From then on, a single surgical knife could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. It could also judge yin and yang, and decide life and death. "Want to see a doctor? Get in line. That's fine." "But my consultation fee is a little unusual." The girl next door helped him weave an intelligence network; The county magistrate's daughter paved his way to a brilliant official career; The wandering heroine was his sharpest blade; The enemy kingdom's princess brought him cavalry from beyond the frontier; The former dynasty's princess offered him the mantle of legitimacy; Even the peerless beauty who had lost her husband staked all her wealth and tenderness on him; All he wanted at first was enough to eat and a roof to keep off the rain. But fate had other plans. He saved someone he shouldn't have, obtained a book he shouldn't have, and killed an official he shouldn't have. Then he might as well flip the whole board! From one village to one county; from one commandery to one nation. He opened a clinic, grew high-yield crops, smelted steel and built cannons, and established factories and schools. He held martial contests, brought the martial world to heel, quelled rebellions, and repelled foreign invaders. The wealthy gentry who once looked down on him now knelt trembling before his steps. The powerful families who once treated him like an ant saw their names carved onto tombstones. The foolish emperor on the Dragon Throne asked in a trembling voice, "Minister Lu... what is it you really want?" Lu Chen drew the peerless beauty beside him close, gazed across the vast realm, and smiled. "At first, I just wanted to stay alive." "Later, I wanted everyone on my side to stay alive." "But now..." His fingertip traced the map and stopped at its highest point. "I think it wouldn't be bad to let someone who can keep everyone alive sit in that seat instead."