"Those caught in the game are blind; those watching see clearly. Since you still don't understand, let your father spell it out."
"During these three years undercover on the Demonic Path, you were always cold and aloof. Even when passing messages to me, you kept everything strictly business, without a ripple of emotion. But ever since you met that demon, your messages have been filled with feelings: annoyance, embarrassment, and a great deal of curiosity..."
"And all of that is enough to show that your heart has undergone an earth-shattering change. Eventually, you stopped mentioning the plans to destroy the Demonic Path altogether and instead mentioned that demon every time. He appeared more and more frequently, until you even unwittingly revealed your jealousy of other women. In the end, you even asked me whether you could succeed as sect master without cultivating the Yanqi Sect's technique to complete mastery."
"Let me ask you: have you already given yourself completely to that demon?"
Whoosh!
At those words, Guan Qinghan abruptly raised her head, looking distinctly flustered and guilty.
It was the reaction of someone whose innermost feelings had been laid bare.
"So it really is true. That Blood Rain Demon Venerable does have some beauty to him, to make my daughter care so much and even offer herself to him. How rare."
"No."
Guan Qinghan suddenly spoke, her expression much firmer.
This time, Guan Yuanshan was rather puzzled.
"No what?"
"I did not offer myself. The one who truly offered himself was that demon. After all, I conquered him, and he was the one serving me. I have never lost."
Her firm words were so stubborn that Guan Yuanshan froze, momentarily dazed, before finding himself unsure whether to laugh or cry.
He instantly realized that his daughter was covering her ears