People Who Got in the Way

In the end, Li Shiwei did not say much to Li Qi.

She merely stayed with Shen Shuibi and talked for a while. During that time, Li Qi came before the Demon Prince.

Before Li Qi could speak, the Demon Prince spoke first. "You really are something. You've already reached the fourth rank—far beyond what I expected. I was right to regard you as a friend and go to such lengths to save you."

"I told you not to lay a hand on my daughter. Why did you do this?" Li Qi did not respond to that, instead asking his own question.

"I did not lay a hand on her. She came to find me herself. She wanted to save you, but she did not have enough power, so she sought me out. And I... helped you, for the sake of our friendship."

"She entered the demonic path." Li Qi's voice carried suppressed fury.

"Did she? Are you blaming me?" The Demon Prince tilted his head. "I never persuaded her. You know me—I never do such meaningless things."

"Besides, if you ask me, you were the one who forced her onto the demonic path. You put too much pressure on her. She desperately needed to broaden her understanding and find her own road, so she could help you."

"But her experience was insufficient, and her comprehension lacking. She could not see the whole from the small, and even overlooked roads already at her side. In such circumstances, it was impossible for her not to drill into a bull's horn. And once she did, to people like you, that naturally became entering the demonic path. After all, your world is far too complicated. The demonic path is much simpler."

The Demon Prince rarely spoke so much, even directly using the term