Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li

Author:Mu Su Li [Li, Mu Su]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2025-05-08T14:00:00+00:00

It was around evening then, and the county was being buffeted by a rare blizzard, not unlike the one today. The tavern food stalls packed up early, leaving the streets deathly silent.

At that time, Xue Xian wasn’t maimed yet, so he had full use of his legs, and of course a dragon would never fear the cold. To him, the wind and snow were little more than winter embellishments. Clad in a thin black robe, he strolled through the flurries.

Just as he passed by an alley, someone grabbed his arm.

Xue Xian was a lone wolf in nature. He disliked being too close to others, and he was even more displeased when someone tugged on him unexpectedly. Frowning in annoyance, he turned and saw a middle-aged man in a gray robe who had an oilpaper umbrella in hand. A square medicine chest was slung over his shoulder with a cloth strap. Judging by the footprints in the snow, he’d come from the alley. Xue Xian could no longer recall the man’s appearance clearly, only that he had a beard and a kind face.

The man pointed to the back of Xue Xian’s hand. “Such a deep wound! You have to apply medicine and bandage it, or you’ll end up with a severe case of frostbite. Two days of frostbite in this damp, cold weather, and it’ll hurt every year when it rains and snows. You’ll regret it then.”

The man’s voice had a coaxing tone that lacked formality, as if talking to a young member of his family.

Taken aback, Xue Xian peered down at his hand. The hand in the man’s grip really was injured—the result of a careless brush with lightning. To Xue Xian, the injury was comparable to being scratched by a branch while walking, something one would forget in no time. A couple of days and it’d be as good as new. However, to an ordinary person, it was a horrific injury: The back of his hand had been split open and blood had crusted on the edges of the wound, where the flesh curled outward, exposing the bone beneath.

Without further ado, the man pulled the bewildered Xue Xian along, urging him down the alley. A short trip later, they stopped at a pair of red gates. Xue Xian assumed it was the man’s home since he pushed open one of the gates and shouted someone’s name inside.

“Oh, and bring me the brazier by my desk!” the man added. Then, he opened his wooden medicine chest and began to carefully treat Xue Xian’s wound.

Someone came from inside the building and handed over a small copper brazier. Xue Xian noted the person in question was a middle-aged woman. Like the man, she seemed gentle. Behind her was a young boy about seven or eight years old. His head craned forward as he peered around her. When his eyes met Xue Xian’s, he smiled, then pointed to Xue Xian’s hand.

“You have to keep it away from water for two days,” the boy said in a grave voice.

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