Even after Mr. Chen used the money Luo Qian had paid him in compensation to buy an artificial island in the United Arab Emirates, he remained on the European Union's blacklist. Setting foot inside its borders 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 after drinking what seemed like nine bottles of Martell on their last trip back from the United Kingdom, Chen Baozi sensibly sent a loyal subordinate along instead and found an excuse to stay home.
Luo Qian soaked up French hospitality while buying furniture at the exhibition. Anything suitable was his before anyone else could lay a hand on it. These pieces could scarcely be called furniture anymore. Imbued with all manner of ideas, they were works of art in their own right. Art did not come cheap, and by the time his buying spree ended, he had spent several million euros.
He sent Chen Baozi's man home, then returned directly from France to the Immortal Realm. When the majestic mountains of the Western Divine Realm appeared before him, Luo Qian scratched his head in frustration. "Damn it, I forgot again..." Coming back directly from the west meant arriving in the Western Divine Realm. He should have remembered that from his last trip to the United Kingdom.
He did not dare linger. Strathas was still waiting for him in the Broken Range, hoping for a passage leading straight from the mountains to the Heavenly River Water Court. Luo Qian was not sure the Dragon Emperor wanted that passage built, either. Better to steer clear of Strathas and let the whole matter quietly come to nothing.
He flashed to the edge of the Carefree Cloud Sea with