Pedro asked, "Felix? What brings you here?"

He truly intended to provide Felix proper training. Although Felix couldn't learn acupuncture from him, he had decided to share everything else about medicinal herbs and other aspects of the practice.

After all, Felix was indeed a promising talent who grasped concepts exceptionally well, far better than Pedro's other two apprentices.

Sometimes, he wanted to complain to the heavens—if only Felix could learn acupuncture, he would be the perfect apprentice in Pedro's eyes. Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Felix bow deeply to him.

"Mr. Goff, I clearly understand your sincerity toward me, which is why I must apologize for letting you down."

Pedor was caught off guard, frowning as he asked, "What are you apologizing for? Are you feeling unwell?"

After much consideration, Felix decided to come clean. He had figured out Pedro's personality well enough by now, and delaying would only worsen things.

"No, that's not it. The truth