The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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It was noon. Xena and Jordan were having lunch in a private room at one of Avesburgh's restaurants.

"I'm sorry, Xena. My mentor is focusing on researching new medical techniques, and it's been years since he's treated anyone. If not for that, I would've asked him to check on your grandfather," Jordan said.

Xena nodded. "I appreciate the sentiment, Dr. Fielding has already verified that Grandpa's been poisoned with the Phantom Poison. I don't mean anything else by inviting you for lunch. Anyway, I doubt your mentor would be able to do anything even if he were around." Phantom Poison? As one of the best traditional medicine practitioners of the younger generation, Jordan had definitely heard of it before.

"Phantom Poison? Xena, you might have to prepare yourself. Only the miracle doctor has ever managed to cure it, and that was for someone who'd been poisoned for a few days. Mr. Summers Senior has already been suffering from it for a whole year." He couldn't bring himself to say anything else after that.

However, Xena wasn't a simple woman. She wouldn't be so easily defeated. "I have faith that there will be a miracle."

After some hesitation, Jordan said, "It's too far-fetched to place your hopes in the miracle doctor-the chances of finding him are too low. It's also hard to get your hands on the Miracle Card. I do think that you can try your luck with something else, though." Xena indicated for him to continue.

• "My mentor told me that the miracle doctor's apprentice has returned to civilization not too long ago, and it seems this apprentice of his has learned everything he has to teach.

you

doubt it's as easy as you

what the guy's name is or how to reach him. Still, tracking him down will be much

her water and asked him to keep an eye out for her. She didn't hold out much hope, though. The miracle doctor had been within her grasp, but she'd

Four.

texted her and told her he no longer had the Miracle Card. That meant she'd lost her

When Xena saw how conflicted the former looked, she waved a hand. "Speak freely. Joe

evident Xena still had some feelings for him. As long as he put his heart into pursuing her, it probably wouldn't take long for them to make

was Xena's uncle but couldn't just say it aloud. Ted was considered Xena's cousin, so Belle would have to inform Xena

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hadn't told her about it, that meant he could handle it himself. Besides, Ted was indeed obnoxious. Learning his lesson by losing his arm wasn't actually a

there would always be people more powerful than him out in the world. It would be too late if he were to only realize that

and Wendy arrived at a