The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 391

"Felix, I'm meeting Nessa's parents soon. If everything goes smoothly, we'll be handing out wedding invitations," Jack revealed.

At the bar, Jack was grinning ear to ear. He was not getting any younger. To him, success in life meant both career and family. With his career already set, marriage was the logical next step. "Am I right, Nessa?" Vanessa smiled and replied, "Don't worry. I get to choose whoever I want to marry. My parents can't tell me what to do."

Though there would certainly be some resistance, she was being truthful. Besides, everything would surely work out once Felix had given her that book of martial arts techniques. "I'm going to use the bathroom," Felix said.

Beer always had a way of sending people to the bathroom. After finishing up and washing his hands, Felix was rounding the corner when someone blocked his path.

Felix stepped aside, but the guy matched his movements and kept blocking him. From his swaying body and the heavy stench of alcohol, it was clear that the guy was drunk. ""Excuse me."

The drunk lifted his chin arrogantly. "What if I don't move? Do you know who I am, huh?" With that, the drunk started ramming his shoulder into Felix.

ran out, and he gave the man a firm shove. Unexpectedly, the drunk stumbled backward dramatically and collapsed on the ground. "Damn, what's taking

just some

Felix was about to leave, Jack sensed something

and called out a few times but got no response. When he checked for breathing, he

After checking the man's pulse, his expression

was indeed dead. But a mere

even

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him with that strange poison. The situation felt eerily similar. "Felix, you've got some nerve for killing my fellow apprentice!" Just as Felix was about

He stood there with a cold stare

Felix could react,