"Okay, thank you, doctor." Li Jia nodded, then pulled at the old man who was still reluctantly watching Liang Bo. "I've spent the last few years traveling the world, searching for the joys of life. Today, I've met you by chance here. How about I give you a free divination?" The old man didn't seem to care whether Li Jia believed in it or not. After speaking, he took out a divination stick from his painting box behind him and smiled as he handed it to Li Jia. "One, young man."
Li Jia glanced at the old man and then at the divination stick container. After a moment's thought, she reached out and took one. "Since I'm just killing time anyway, let's see what he has to say." She handed the stick to the old man and sat there smiling, waiting for his interpretation.
The old man took the fortune slip, put it back into the container without even looking at it, and looked up at Li Jia. "Young man, things are about to change here. Since you did it for your family, I have nothing more to say. Here's a painting for you for free."
The old man didn't interpret the fortune slip. Instead, he casually picked up his easel and, within a minute, sketched a beautiful landscape painting with charcoal. He also wrote a cryptic inscription at the signature section, signed his name, applied glue, and gave it to Li Feng. Before Li Feng could say anything after receiving the painting, the old man had already gotten up and packed up his painting box and easel. "Beautiful Florence, see you later!" the old man said, slinging his painting box over his shoulder and carrying his easel away from his stall.
Holding the landscape painting the old man had given him, Li Jia watched the old man's retreating figure, a strange feeling rising in his heart. He had been inexplicably drawn to an old man, then inexplicably listened to a bunch of things he said, and finally inexplicably received a landscape painting as a gift. Thinking about what had just happened, Li Jia himself found it strange. Holding the painting the old man had given him, Li Jia shook his head, not taking the old man's words to heart. Besides, the old man's words were all inexplicable and nonsensical. In the end, Li Jia himself didn't know why he had listened to the old man's words at all.
Holding the old man's painting rolled into a tube in her hand, Li Jia returned to the small manor. Compared to the manor two days ago, it was now quiet again, just like when Li Jia first came here. On the surface, the Dragon Dance Party was not making any noise, but Li Jia could clearly feel that dark clouds were gathering over the Dragon Dance Party and a storm was about to break!
Three days later, Li Jia, Ai Xiaoyue, Xiaolong, and four other members selected by the elders boarded a plane bound for Shanghai, China. The plane would stop in Rome for half an hour before transferring to Shanghai, with the entire journey taking about fourteen hours.
Li Jia and Xiao Long sat on either side of Xiao Yue. Two members of the Dragon Dance Club sat in the row in front of them, and two more sat in the row behind them. Xiao Yue, who was holding the urn, was completely surrounded by Li Jia and the others. Before arriving in Rome, everyone was relatively relaxed. However, when the plane landed at Rome Airport, all five people, except for Li Jia, including Xiao Long, were on edge, constantly watching the passengers boarding the plane in Rome.
Before leaving, Li Jia said something to Elder Yu Xianming: "Kaman is waiting here to meet someone." Actually, Li Jia didn't know who Kaman was going to meet, but it was unlikely that he would come to Florence from his own stronghold without something very important. Li Jia guessed that Kaman was coming to Florence to meet someone, and this person was likely someone directly related to the Dragon Dance Association, someone from within the Dragon Dance Association, or someone from the Dragon Dance Association's enemy. In short, it should be one of them.
Li Jia was unaware of the extent of the impact his words had on the Grand Elder. When Li Jia returned to the Dragon Dance Party, he faced an almost uncontrollable situation, which led to his subsequent outburst of anger and caused him a huge problem!
The half-hour layover in Rome felt more nerve-wracking to Xiaolong and his companions than half a year. Until takeoff, no suspicious individuals appeared in the cabin. The plane took off again, accompanied by the sweet voice of the flight attendant. This time, the flight would last about twelve hours, and the plane would land directly in Shanghai.
Long-haul flights are very tiring, and most of the passengers gradually drifted off to sleep after takeoff. Only Xiaoyue and Li Jia, who were beside her, remained wide awake, engrossed in their magazines.
After a tense wait, the plane finally appeared before everyone at Shanghai Airport. When disembarking, Li Jia and the others walked at the very back. As arranged by Yu Xianming, people arranged by Hong Guang from City B would come to pick them up. After all the passengers had left, Li Jia stood up from her seat and was the first to walk out of the cabin, followed by Xiao Yue and Xiao Long. The four core members of Dragon Dance followed at the very end.
As soon as Li Jia stepped out of the airport terminal, she saw a row of people standing in the distance. The person at the head was clearly an old acquaintance of hers. "Mr. Li? What are you doing here?"
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