The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 23

The scream of pain had been heartwrenching. Knowing what a powerful martial artist Xena was, it was easy to imagine how much pain she was in.

When Felix darted over to her, she'd already passed out from the pain. He checked her pulse, and his gaze changed. Her heart had almost stopped beating. Was it because of that move the Menacing Four had pulled?

Whatever it was, his priority was to save her. Felix didn't want to be a doctor who could save the world, but now that this had happened before his very eyes, he couldn't allow Xena to die just like that.

After over ten minutes, he exhaled deeply. "You're lucky you met me!"

The move the Menacing Four had pulled was indescribably evil-the blood they'd spurted out had somehow enveloped Xena's heart. She would've been doomed if Felix had been just a minute later. In hindsight, how could they possibly have used their lives to pull such a dumb move?

Felix had already laid Xena down on the couch. As he looked at her, he couldn't help feeling a little sorry. After all, he was the one who'd lured the Menacing Four over. If not for him, she wouldn't have had to go through this.

When he left the villa, he ran into a fully armed team as they cleared the Menacing Four's bodies. The one in the lead was a beautiful woman who frowned when she saw Felix. She didn't ask him anything, though.

Almost as soon as Felix left, a car pulled over, and a handsome man got out. The smile on his face made people naturally want to approach him.

Belle was surprised to see him. "Jordan Hall?"

His smile widened, and he snapped his fingers. "That's right! Not bad, Belle. You still remember me."

It really was Jordan!

closest to calling Xena his own. Unfortunately, they were just about to make things official when his mentor had taken him away. They'd been in such a hurry to leave that Jordan hadn't even had the chance to leave a message. "What are you doing here?"

criminals. Lady Summers took them out, and I'm here

The Menacing Four?

can head inside with me. I'm a little shy to see Xena alone

that someone had called her twice earlier. She'd ignored the calls because she was carrying out her duty. Now, it looked like those calls

time, but no one answered the door despite the lights in the living room being on. Jordan immediately suspected something was wrong. "Do you know the

never happened before, and

and

the couch, looking like she'd

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"Milady,

become Dragonia's first goddess of war. She was becoming so outstanding that he was starting

check her pulse. Then, he frowned. "Her heart is beating

to him, Felix had already treated her, so she would be fine. Her heartbeat and

good health. Do something, Jordan!" Belle cried. She was panicked, but Jordan's presence

was no

couldn't claim that he'd learned everything Wesley had to teach, he was definitely the cream of the