Your Cause of Death Isn't Just Being Too Ugly, It's More Important That You Chose the Wrong Opponent!

"How about letting Star Platinum try being a dentist?"

After analyzing Joseph's severed hand, Fang Mo offered his suggestion.

"What the hell is a dentist?"

Joseph seemed unable to hold it together. "My hand is broken, okay? If I need a doctor, it should obviously be some kind of surgeon..."

"Come to think of it, have you heard the story of the Three Kingdoms?"

Before Joseph could finish, Fang Mo suddenly brought up something completely unrelated. "The Three Kingdoms period from China's five thousand years of history. Have you heard of it?"

"Uh, I've heard a little about it."

Joseph froze, vaguely puzzled. "Wasn't it some ancient story about warlords fighting for supremacy or something? Why bring that up all of a sudden?"

"There was a famous politician and military strategist in the Three Kingdoms, who belonged to the Cao Wei faction."

Fang Mo began explaining at length. "You may have heard his name: Sima Yi. But in later retellings... his surname became a bit sensitive, so on some platforms, you can't even type it anymore."

"Huh?"

"Of course, that couldn't stump those of us who've spent years living under text censorship."

Fang Mo raised a finger. "Since the Si in Sima is considered equivalent to 'death' by certain people, it got banned. So we started calling this historical figure Living Horse Yi instead, and that gave rise to a commonly used modern idiom... Sima treated as Living Horse Yi."

"What are you even..."

"See? That idiom fits the current situation pretty well."

Fang Mo pointed at Joseph's wrist. "Your hand's broken, and you need emergency treatment. It doesn't matter whether the one treating you is a dentist or a veterinarian... treat a dead horse like it's alive."

"I..."

"Besides, I was just going to have the dentist treat your