The Golden-Needle Martial Champion: I Heal with My Left Hand and Slay Gods with My Right

The story unfolds through the eyes of Li Yunfei, a miracle-working physician skilled in the art of “Flying Needles.” He can save lives, but also kill without a trace. This military text holds the key to the security of the Dayong Dynasty’s borders. To obtain official credentials for entering the Western Regions, he takes the martial arts examination and competes for second place with Liu Ruyan, his fated rival, who is disguised as a man. They clash before they come to understand each other.

Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager falls gravely ill and offers a reward to the finest physicians in the land. Li Yunfei is summoned to the palace and saves her with golden needles, but is thereby drawn into the struggle for the throne between the Crown Prince and the various princes.

In the capital, he meets Su Muqing, a woman of exotic charm, and Ye Lingsu, who bears a blood feud. The fates of all four become tightly bound together by the military text, imperial power, and feuds in the martial world.

With peerless medical skill and martial prowess, Li Yunfei navigates both the imperial court and the martial world. He saves countless lives but is also decisive in killing. Using his [epiphany] golden finger to continually push beyond his limits, he gradually grows from a physician who only wants to live freely into a top martial arts graduate with the fate of his country at heart. In the end, he leads an army to pacify the Western Regions, finds the military text, and uncovers the ultimate mystery of his own origins.