A Demigod? A Being Beyond the Saint Elephant Realm

The fact that Qin Shaofeng's identity as an outsider had been called into question never got out.

As for what Qin Shaofeng had done at the Origin Stone afterward, not a word of it got out either.

For one thing, there hadn't been many witnesses, and none of them were ordinary people. They probably weren't the sort to gossip.

For another, Qin Shaofeng had shown enough strength to keep everyone from acting carelessly.

And so, something that could have caused a sensation in Lihuo City passed without a sound.

It seemed to be over, but beneath that calm, unrest was brewing.

As soon as the Ge Family Patriarch returned home, he summoned the family's experts and held a meeting.

Outsiders had no way of knowing what the meeting was about.

Afterward, the Ge Family Patriarch announced that he was going into seclusion, and Ge Baodong was confined to the family estate by his father. Even when Ge Baodong begged his mother, the order was not lifted.

Most people thought it was because Qin Shaofeng had become Grandmaster Qin, and the Ge Family Patriarch wanted to keep his younger son from clashing with him again.

But only the Ge Family Patriarch knew that he had done it to save his younger son's life.

After all, offending a powerful expert usually ended in utter misery.

That didn't mean the Ge Family Patriarch had swallowed his anger, though.

He was waiting for an opportunity. If he ever got the chance to move against Qin Shaofeng, he certainly wouldn't let it slip by.

If the Ge Family Patriarch was like that, then Fang Zai Shan was even worse.

As soon as he returned to his residence, Fang Zai Shan shut himself away, never setting foot outside. If not for the Beast Tide, he would