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.

arrived, Felix detected the distinctive aroma of the rare medicinal herb Shadowroot. He remembered working with a similar herb when

be fatal to an ordinary person. Doctors familiar with its properties would usually remove it from the area, even if they did

found himself at a secluded spot in the hills, where he spotted a man crouched near the Shadowroot. He

at him, his face pale and sickly, giving off the impression of someone chronically ill. The man said,

he approached cautiously. However, he noticed that the man had already dug out the Shadowroot

Felix stated matter-of-factly after a quick assessment of the

of diagnosis at such a

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

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for the interruption," Felix said as he turned

I'm Lemuel Morris. May I know

He remembered how the government had desperately searched for Lemuel to