Even after Mr. Chen had used the money Luo Qian had paid him in compensation to buy a place in the United Arab Emirates, he was still on the European Union's blacklist. Entering its territory would be walking straight into a trap. Chen Baozi wanted to sneak in with Luo Qian, but Luo Qian flew faster than a plane. Remembering how he had felt as though he had drunk nine bottles of Martell on their last trip back from the United Kingdom, Chen Baozi sensibly sent a loyal subordinate to accompany him and found an excuse to stay home.
Luo Qian soaked up French hospitality while buying furniture at the exhibition. If a piece suited him, no one else was getting it. These pieces could scarcely be called furniture anymore. With all the ideas worked into their designs, they were works of art. Works of art did not come cheap, and his buying spree cost him several million euros.
He sent Chen Baozi's man home, then returned to the Immortal Realm directly from France. When the majestic mountains of the Western Divine Realm appeared before him, Luo Qian scratched his head in frustration. "Damn it, I forgot again..." Returning from the west meant arriving in the Western Divine Realm. His last trip to the United Kingdom should have taught him that.
He did not dare linger. Strathas was still waiting for him in the Broken Range, expecting him to establish a passage straight to the Heavenly River Water Court. Luo Qian was not sure the Dragon Emperor wanted such a passage to exist. Better to avoid Strathas and let the matter quietly die.
He flashed toward the Carefree Cloud Sea like lightning. Once he was sure no one was following him, he went back to the Rare Metal Mine, replenished