A Mangled Hand Is Healing in Winter, Doctor!

Ye Jingqiu transmigrates into a book, but not by choice.

He isn't happy about it.

It's not that he wants to return to his own world. He's just contrarian by nature and hates having things decided for him.

The book says his character is unpopular, a good-for-nothing, and an idiot.

Well, he'll show them. He's handsome, so why wouldn't people like him? He's got a brain, so how could he be a good-for-nothing?

Instead, he becomes the strongest person in the sect, with admirers flocking around him. Anyone who dislikes him gets a withering glare; anyone who insults him to his face gets a slap; anyone who tries to fight him gets kicked flying.

The sect leader thinks this can't go on and decides to have a talk with him.

When the sect leader comes out looking utterly defeated, the senior brother steps forward. “Well? Is Jingqiu willing to change his ways?”

The sect leader hesitates. “You should go talk to him too...”

-

Somehow, a rumor suddenly spreads through the martial world that Ye Jingqiu is a remarkable doctor who treats people through conversation.

A cripple talks with him and runs off at full speed.

A blind man talks with him, then walks straight into a pillar with uncanny accuracy.

Even the dying Lord of the Money House talks with him, then hauls himself up with enough resolve to eat two more bowls of rice.

Ji Shiwu rubs his chin thoughtfully. “Something about this doesn't seem quite right.”

-

Ye Jingqiu has no idea why, but one day a whole lot of people start showing up to see him, calling him a doctor as soon as they open their mouths. Some even pay a fortune just for a chance to meet him.

Ridiculous. Just because they say he's a doctor doesn't mean he has to be one. He's not.

But then all those people leave and recommend their sworn enemies, who bring ten more, then a hundred. Before long, they've even driven up his consultation fees.

Ye Jingqiu: “...”

Are you messing with me?

His fees keep climbing until ordinary people can no longer afford them. Even so, one rich man manages to book an appointment.

Ji Shiwu strolls up to Ye Jingqiu.

At first sight: falls in love.

At second sight: sits down.

At third sight: “To be honest, I've come down with an ailment that anyone could get.”

Ye Jingqiu: “Go out and turn left. The castration clinic is there.”

Ji Shiwu: “...”

Ji Shiwu: “I've fallen in love with someone I shouldn't.”

Ye Jingqiu: “After the castration clinic, there's a cliff next door.”

Ji Shiwu: “...”

Ji Shiwu: “I want to tell you I like you.”

Ye Jingqiu: “Tell me something I don't know.”

Ji Shiwu: “...”

Before they can finish talking, time runs out. Ji Shiwu clutches his chest. “Doctor, I feel even worse than before.”

Ye Jingqiu's lips curl into a slight smile. “Then come back and try again tomorrow.”

Theme: Frugality is a virtue, saving money is a way of life, and making money is what I do