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.

herb Shadowroot. He remembered working with a similar herb when trying to cure Curtis, but that one had been harmless with a localized

different and far more dangerous, and even a minute of exposure could be fatal to an ordinary person. Doctors familiar with its properties would usually

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

the impression of someone chronically ill. The man said, "Thank you for your concern,

was also a traditional medicine practitioner, and he approached cautiously. However, he noticed that the man had already dug out the Shadowroot and carefully placed it into

Felix stated matter-of-factly after a

art of

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 steady, calm

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said as he turned

out, "Wait! I'm Lemuel Morris.

Dragonia's top master healer. He remembered how the government had desperately searched