Mu Qingping felt very angry while Mu Fuping felt very dejected. The reason was that Xia Fei had rejected her very obviously good intentions.
If Xia Fei had really assisted Mu Fuping in the design process, helping her progress farther on the path of the artificer, the Mu sisters would have undoubtedly owed him a big favor.
The Withered Mu Clan was one of the nine strongest clans in the circle. Having the two of them owe him a favor would be an extremely profitable exchange to Xia Fei. One day, he might require the help of the Mu family.
Mu Fuping's fair face, which was as white as snow, turned even whiter. She was the sort who could easily make a man's heart throb—inconspicuous, taciturn, and a face tinged with sorrow.
Before Mu Qingping could rage again, Xia Fei suddenly said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but that I can't."
