Flying Daggers: I'm a Doctor in a Small Town (The Original Novel of the TV Series Small-Town Remedy, Starring Xiao Zhan)

The story of a small-town doctor's comeback and his philosophy of life. Based on more than 15 real cases, it teaches ordinary readers about medical basics and offers professional doctors fresh perspectives. A tribute to The Good Doctor and Grey's Anatomy: a different kind of medical story, with the same compassion at its heart.

Liu Zhengliang, a doctor who had drifted to Beijing, was dismissed by his hospital after something went wrong during an operation he performed as a freelance surgeon. He had no choice but to return to his hometown, a small city in Northeast China. A doctor who had made a mistake, he was assigned to the emergency department by the president of Seventh Hospital, who believed in valuing talent.

In this small city, where life moved slowly and people supported one another even as undercurrents swirled, everyone seemed to have a past they kept hidden. They had witnessed the city's glory and tasted the bitter fruits of its decline, but none had stood still. Gradually, Liu Zhengliang, who had initially felt out of place, began to fit in.

This is the story of a doctor's comeback after making a mistake, as well as a series of bittersweet dramas about ordinary people in Northeast China. Through medical diagnoses that bring both worry and relief, the protagonist puts his original goal into practice: helping people get good medical care for very little money. He also shares a philosophy of life: sometimes, the second-best solution is the one we need.