Jian Mo

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Background / History

Life on Earth and transmigration

After graduating, Jian Mo returned to his hometown and opened a veterinary clinic. His earlier training included an internship at a pet hospital, and he later tells the beastmen that he studied for nineteen years. No animals were staying at his clinic when he disappeared 1 5 74 84.

Jian Mo entered the beastfolk world while trying to lure a cat with canned food. The familiar park surroundings gave way to forest, and the apparent kitten he picked up proved to be a beastfolk cub. He subsequently developed a severe headache and acquired unfamiliar memories and language knowledge; he never established exactly how his transmigration or these changes worked 1 2 3 5.

Joining the Riverside Tribe

Wu Jiong brought the sick Jian Mo home and cared for him while questioning him about his origins. Unable to explain himself clearly, Jian Mo was accepted as a wandering sub-beastman. Once he recovered, he began cooking and cleaning because he wanted to contribute rather than remain dependent on his host. By the tribe’s next documented food distribution, he was explicitly included as a member 4 5 10.

His medical work began when he explained that a veterinarian treated sick animals. The beastmen immediately fetched Hong Qiu for an examination, despite Jian Mo’s concerns about unfamiliar physiology and the lack of medicines and instruments. He and Wu Jiong subsequently made medical tools together, while local gatherers taught him about medicinal herbs 6 17 33 34.

Establishing his practice

Jian Mo treated competitors and visitors at the Hunting Gathering, where patients began addressing him as a doctor. His practice expanded as he obtained anesthetic, tested local remedies, and gained experience with beastmen and sub-beastmen. He generally charged outsiders modest quantities of supplies according to treatment complexity, while continuing to treat patients regardless of tribal origin 41 63 94 96 98.

His dental work and technical advice earned the Jintuo Tribe’s support, including a complete set of metal medical instruments. Its members tried to recruit him as their priest, but he affirmed that he and Wu Jiong were together and that he wanted to remain with him. Jian Mo’s proposed separate clinic was intended to keep consultations from taking over their home, not to move out 130 135 136.

Further study and return to Earth

Although experienced in surgery, Jian Mo remained dissatisfied with his understanding of beastfolk illnesses and local prescriptions. He exchanged knowledge with Xing Yi and Xing Jiu: they explained diagnosis and medicinal principles, while he taught surgical disinfection, tissue adhesions, and rehabilitation. He copied prescriptions and kept detailed notes so he could review unfamiliar material 445 446 447 453.

In the extras, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong reached modern Hua Country, where the Abnormal Affairs Administration registered them and helped Jian Mo consult Shi Wen about his incomplete transformation. During this return to Earth, Jian Mo also studied human medicine and consulted doctors. After returning to the beastfolk world, he introduced acupuncture and moxibustion and combined his new learning with traditional witch-doctor knowledge. By then, his students were practicing as witch doctors across several tribes 526 530 534.

Appearance

• Human appearance: A young, handsome man over 1.8 meters tall. His notably fair skin and clothing distinguish him from local tribespeople 27 95 116 118.
• Medical attire: Wears gloves and a mask while treating patients, making his appearance especially unusual to observers unfamiliar with his methods 118.
• Beast features: Develops retractile claws and feline ears during his gradual transformation. At one point, he has four ears, and his new cat ears remain unretractable much later in the story 220 337 428.
• Juvenile form: Appears in cat form after Shi Wen’s intervention in the extras; the provided passages do not specify its coat color or markings 530 531.

Physical Transformation

Personality

Jian Mo is conscientious about patient welfare and strongly attached to his veterinary training. He brings medical supplies to competitions as a precaution, citing his school oath to protect animals’ health. He accepts patients from other tribes and asks Wu Jiong to investigate whether someone hesitating outside his home might be worried about payment or another obstacle 41 96.

He is affectionate toward animals and cubs but does not let that affection override safety. He holds children, tells stories, and enjoys petting beast forms, yet also supervises children who have eaten unsafe food and forbids the cubs from sharing Jiujiu’s meals or riding him in flight. His fondness for fluffy creatures coexists with a doctor’s willingness to impose unpopular restrictions 14 88 105 213 214.

Initially withdrawn and timid, he becomes noticeably more outgoing after settling into the tribe. He is attentive to Wu Jiong’s feelings and reassures him when jealousy arises. Professionally, he acknowledges his limitations, seeks instruction, and warns patients when he cannot identify a condition or offer safe treatment 131 427 438 445 497.

Abilities & Skills

Veterinary Medicine and Diagnosis

• Original specialty: General-practice veterinary medicine. He states that he is better at treating ordinary animals than beastmen and sub-beastmen 118 397.
• Examinations in different forms: Often examines beastmen in beast form because larger mouths and bodies make some structures easier to inspect. He does not require sub-beastmen to transform for routine examinations 43 95 465.
• Clinical observation: Keeps patients under observation when needed, including the children who ate raw meat recovered from a river 105.
• Follow-up care: Travels to reassess patients and teaches owners how to continue treatment at home 247 428.
• Limits: His early foundation in beastfolk internal medicine is weak. He cannot diagnose every illness and sometimes recommends another practitioner rather than attempt a dangerous procedure 438 445 448.

Surgery and Wound Care

• Procedures: Removes trapped debris, cleans infected wounds, sutures injuries, treats fractures, removes tumors, and revises scars 74 187 316 447.
• Preparation: Uses anesthetic, disinfection, masks, gloves, and prepared instruments; teaches other witch doctors why surgical disinfection matters 187 447.
• Transformation precautions: Avoids making an injured patient transform when doing so could worsen a fracture or split fresh stitches 187 447.
• Postoperative care: Explains tissue adhesions and rehabilitation to Xing Yi and identifies Long-Tailed Beast sinew as absorbable stitching material 447 455.

Dentistry

• Tooth extraction: Treats broken baby teeth, painful adult teeth, and severe decay 43 94 95 118.
• Reputation: His ability to relieve longstanding toothache attracts patients from distant communities 448.
• Limits: Lacks local facilities for root canal treatment and reluctantly uses extraction when safer tooth-preserving treatment is unavailable 291.

Medicines and Experimental Treatment

• Local pharmacology: Learns herbal uses from gatherers, collects private prescriptions, and tests them before incorporating them into treatment 17 98.
• Controlled comparisons: Tests Furball Beast powder against ordinary herbs, then compares heated and unheated powder to check whether sterilization affects its usefulness 98.
• Record keeping: Counts hairs on selected bald patches before a month-long ginger trial and instructs Dan Guan to stop if irritation develops 380.
• Formulation: Develops an effective cold prescription and experiments with a scar plaster made from medicinal liquid and processed Kunzhi Tree sap 285 472.
• Later methods: Introduces acupuncture and moxibustion after further study on Earth, initially testing relatively safe treatments 534.

Obstetric Care

• Pregnancy examinations: Encourages prenatal checkups and examines pregnant sub-beastmen 248.
• Instrument preparation: Arranges for several sizes of obstetric forceps to be made before an emergency requires them 249 250.
• Difficult delivery: Diagnoses Shan Yan’s twin pregnancy and uses forceps to reposition and deliver the first obstructed fetus rather than pulling by hand. The supplied account ends before the second twin is born 272.

Cooking and Food Preservation

• Everyday cooking: Makes meat-and-tuber patties, starch pancakes, roasted meats, steamed buns, flower rolls, and other meals using local ingredients 5 29 158 290.
• Desserts: Prepares ice cream, nut candy, ginger milk curd, nut butter, and biscuits 74 178 380 438.
• Preservation: Air-dries vegetables, dries or salts ginger, and stores prepared sweets 10 178 380.
• Respect for others’ knowledge: Shares processed garlic powder without revealing Kuang Ning’s family recipe 158.

Farming, Tools, and Teaching

• Cultivation: Grows vegetables and medicinal herbs, uses fermented fertilizer, and expands the household’s cultivated land 209 290 428.
• Crop trials: Obtains rice through the Cypress Branch Tribe and plants uncertain seeds to determine whether they are chilies 285 288 392.
• Pest control: Arranges for cubs and Jiujiu to guard the vegetable fields, rewarding their work with shredded jerky 214.
• Technical contributions: Suggests charcoal-making and furnace techniques and helps design scissors and other metal tools 135.
• Community planning: Discusses separating living and work areas and paving the Riverside Tribe’s sandy road with stone 334.
• Education: Shares medical knowledge with other practitioners and eventually trains students who become witch doctors in multiple tribes 447 453 534.
• Limits: Is initially inexperienced at farming and remains less skilled than Wu Jiong at weaving and sewing 196 320.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Early medical kit — Fishbone needles, wooden tweezers, shell scalpels, cloth gauze, and long bandages made with Wu Jiong 33.
• Metal surgical instruments — Forceps, knives, scissors, and needles supplied by the Jintuo Tribe; later supplemented with differently sized forceps and reforged instruments 135 250.
• Metal stethoscope — Uses it for clearer auscultation and demonstrates it to Xing Yi and Xing Jiu 445.
• Medical notebook — Records diagnostic explanations and prescriptions for later review 446 453.
• Flower wreath — A confession gift made by Wu Jiong to never wither 130.
• Earth belongings — Arrives with a phone, umbrella, keys, earphones, tissue, and food can. Wu Jiong retrieves them; the phone soon becomes unusable because its battery is exhausted 4.

Relationships

• Wu Jiong — Host, caregiver, collaborator, and eventual partner. They confess their feelings and share their first kiss after Wu Jiong gives him a wreath. Jian Mo later explicitly reassures him that he comes first in his heart 4 33 130 497.
• Jiujiu — Flying-Winged Beast raised with Wu Jiong’s help. Jian Mo feeds, treats, rewards, and disciplines him; Jiujiu becomes jealous when Jian Mo kisses another young Flying-Winged Beast 27 178 214 511.
• Ying’ao — A wounded Flying-Winged Beast Jian Mo names and feeds. Initially independent and reluctant to accept food, Ying’ao later brings him fruit and carries him during a medical emergency 302 307.
• Qing Kuo — Early gathering guide and close friend. Helps Jian Mo navigate tribal life, obtain a replacement knife, and find land for forage grass 8 158 392.
• Ye Luo — Friend and practical adviser on gathering, food, and herbs. Also helps Jian Mo understand the tribe’s quiet support for his transformation 86 184 203 429.
• Ban Ming — Enthusiastic younger tribesman who calls him “Brother Jian Mo,” fetches patients, invites him on outings, and helps care for Jiujiu 6 73 126 307.
• The tribe’s cubs — Patients, listeners, and helpers. They seek affection and stories from him, while he supervises their health and gives them safe work guarding the fields 88 105 137 214.
• Xing Yi and Xing Jiu — Fellow medical practitioners and teachers. Exchange diagnostic and medicinal knowledge with Jian Mo in return for instruction in surgery and related care 445 446 447 453.
• Shi Wen — Doctor who assesses Jian Mo’s incomplete sub-beastman development and supervises his return to a juvenile form 526 530 531.
• Ji Xun and Mo A — Friends and neighbors. Jian Mo helps with their move, cooks with them, and discusses strengthening ties with other tribes 424 438 475.

Notable Quotes

“It's not that I'm softhearted. We took an oath at school to protect animals' health.” 41

“Most importantly, I like him. So please don't bring up finding me another partner or anything like that.” 136

“To tell the truth, I'm actually better at treating animals than beastmen and sub-beastmen.” 397

Trivia

• “Doctor Jian Mo” initially sounds strange to him because he is accustomed to “Doctor Jian,” whereas the beastfolk do not separate surnames from given names 218.
• Despite his veterinary background, he has never personally milked an animal when he first attempts to milk a Pack-Pack Beast 63.
• Before developing claws, he is the only person in Wu Jiong’s household who must rely entirely on tools for tasks others can perform with claws, wearing out their stone hoes unusually quickly 86.
• During his adjustment to cat form, he asks to learn feline hunting techniques from Congzai—who dislikes veterinarians because he was once neutered 531.