The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 542

Felix asked, "How much longer?"

Jeffrey checked the time before responding, "About an hour and a half."

"I'm going to take a walk around. I'll be back in an hour," Felix said as he stood up.

The Saphira family had only sent Jeffrey since this was supposed to be a fight between the younger generations. After all, the Crayden family would not dare try anything

underhanded against Jeffrey.

If that were to happen, it would inevitably lead to an all-out war between the families- something even the Elders' Council could not mediate.

aroma of the rare medicinal herb Shadowroot. He remembered working with a similar herb

a minute of exposure could be fatal to an ordinary person. Doctors familiar with its

secluded spot in the hills, where he spotted a man crouched

to look at him, his face pale and sickly, giving off the impression of someone chronically ill. The man said, "Thank you for your concern, but I'm well aware of

wondered if the man was also a traditional medicine practitioner, and he approached cautiously. However, he noticed that the man had already dug out the Shadowroot

after a quick assessment of the man's

"Impressive! You've mastered the art of diagnosis at

man patted his stomach, his complexion growing even paler. He explained, "I poisoned myself deliberately. I'm researching an antidote-following in the footsteps of the ancient healers who tested herbs on themselves." Felix's instincts told him this man was an extremely skilled healer. Despite his sickly appearance, his eyes maintained a

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for the interruption," Felix said as

I'm Lemuel

the government had desperately searched for Lemuel to treat Lionel's illness, only to come up empty-handed. "I'm Felix Zeller,"