The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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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.

detected the distinctive aroma of the rare medicinal herb Shadowroot. He remembered working with a similar herb when trying to cure Curtis, but that one had

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 remove it from the area, even if they did not

scent, Felix found himself at a secluded spot in the hills, where he spotted a man crouched

giving off the impression of someone chronically ill. The man said, "Thank you for

that the man had already dug out the Shadowroot

a quick assessment of the

the art of diagnosis at such a

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

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the interruption," Felix said as

out, "Wait! I'm Lemuel

remembered how the government had desperately searched for Lemuel to treat Lionel's illness, only to