Chapter 008: Enemy Attack

“And now, the Green family has not only established a force like Du Fan in the north of the empire but also in the south. Even if His Majesty wants to take action against Du Fan, he must consider the entire Green family!” Duke Wade added.
“Grandpa, what do you think then?” Randi quickly asked Duke Wade upon hearing his words.
“On one hand, we must be prepared to defend against the Green family. On the other hand, we still need to see what His Majesty intends,” Duke Wade said.
Hearing Duke Wade’s words, Randi nodded.
“He’s back?” Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Fisher, the current ruler of the Gavin Empire, immediately frowned and threw the flower he was holding away angrily.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Moreover, Duke Du Fan returned with four people—two women and one man,” the subordinates reported. Clearly, Fisher had much more information than the Lionheart family.
“Oh, do you know anything about those people?” Fisher asked right away.
“Yes, Your Majesty. It is said that the two women are extremely beautiful. One of them is an elf, and as for the tall man, according to intelligence, he single-handedly captured dozens of thieves, including some at the ninth level,” the subordinates continued.
“Oh, haha!” Fisher laughed loudly upon hearing this. “It seems that little Du Fan encountered so many good things since disappearing—he’s found some great helpers.”
“The two women didn’t fight, but according to intelligence, when Duke Du Fan returned to Doha City, the four of them came down from the sky. So, it seems those two women are also highly skilled,” the subordinates said.
“Good, good! It’s good that he’s back. Come, issue an order to reward Duke Du Fan generously!” Fisher suddenly lost his frown and burst into loud laughter.
“Grant Duke Du Fan a first-class honor medal and one million gold coins as a reward. All the territories recovered shall be added to Duke Du Fan’s domain!” Fisher declared loudly.
“Oh! Du Fan is back!” Hearing the report, Anthony, who was sitting in a chair resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes gleaming.
“Yes, my lord. It is said that there are three others with the warden—two women and one man,” the priest continued.

“Do you know where Du Fan has gone?” Anthony asked.
“Sir, I haven’t yet found out, but among the three who returned with Warden Du Fan, one of them is an elf,” the priest said.
“An elf? Could it be that Du Fan went to the elves’ territory? That’s impossible—it’s too far away.” Anthony quickly dismissed that idea.
“Then, sir, what should we do next?” the priest asked.
“Get in touch with him and have him return. I want to ask about his experiences,” Anthony said.
“Yes, sir,” the priest replied immediately.
Before Anthony could order someone to contact Du Fan, Du Fan got in touch with Eadlyn first.
While worrying about talent issues, he suddenly remembered the Divine Might Prison. He sent a signal, and soon, strange ripples appeared in the space behind Du Fan, from which Eadlyn stepped out.
After returning to Doha City, Du Fan could naturally sense Eadlyn’s presence, but he had been too busy and forgot to get in touch with her. As soon as Eadlyn appeared, she respectfully said, “Warden, what orders do you have for your subordinate?”
Seeing Eadlyn’s formal attitude, Du Fan frowned.
“Eadlyn, what happened to Randy after I left?” Du Fan asked.
“After the warden left, news quickly spread in the Lanny Empire that Princess Sha had passed away and Prince Gaffield had ascended to the throne. He soon reached an agreement with Christopher and Randy. After signing the agreement, the two set off for the imperial capital. Then, the Lionheart family’s army entered Odinburg,” Eadlyn said.
“Good. I caught a group of thieves. Their identities are quite strange—they’re actually the legendary Bluebloods. Assign some experts to keep an eye on them,” Du Fan said.
“Yes, I’ll handle it right away,” Eadlyn replied respectfully.
“You go. There’s nothing for you here,” Du Fan said.
“Yes, I’ll take my leave,” Eadlyn said. Another ripple of space appeared behind her, and she disappeared again.
After handling matters for three consecutive days, Du Fan received two orders asking him to return to the imperial capital—one from Prince Fisher of the Gavin Empire and the other from Archbishop Anthony of the Gavin Church.
It seems I can’t wait for Moses and the others to arrive, Du Fan thought.
Soon, Du Fan arrived at Rob’s residence only to find that Rob was nowhere to be seen. After asking the servants, he learned that Rob had gone shopping with Lilith.

Rob couldn’t be found, so Du Fan brought Nai Xiu along.
“Nai Xiu, both the emperor and the archbishop are urging me to return to the capital. I think we won’t be able to wait for Moses and the others to arrive. How about this: you stay in Doha City while Rob and I go ahead and check things out,” Du Fan said to Nai Xiu.
“Why didn’t you take me?” Hearing Du Fan’s words, Nai Xiu sounded a bit disappointed.
“Actually, I really want to take you too, but as the queen of the elves, I think it’s better to wait for your people to arrive before taking them all to the capital together,” Du Fan explained his reasoning.
His idea was that by waiting for the elves to arrive, Nai Xiu’s status as their queen could be properly recognized. He was considering things from her perspective.
“But Du Fan, although I am the queen of the elves, I am also your wife. If your parents find out you’ve gone to the capital without me accompanying you, I’m afraid they might disapprove of me,” Nai Xiu said softly, looking quite aggrieved.
“Well then, since that’s the case, come with me to the capital,” Du Fan agreed, seeing her upset expression.
“I knew you would agree,” Nai Xiu said with a smile after hearing his response.
“Let’s go find Rob and bring him along. That way, we’ll be safer,” Du Fan said with a laugh.
In Doha City, there weren’t many places to shop. Soon, on a commercial street, Du Fan saw Rob holding Lilith’s hand as they strolled around.
This guy is really quick, Du Fan thought with a smile at the sight of Rob holding Lilith’s hand.
“Du Fan, why have you come too?” As a divine beast, Rob sensed Du Fan’s presence from afar. Before Du Fan could get close, he quickly brought Lilith over to greet him.
Seeing Du Fan, Lilith’s face turned red, seemingly embarrassed. She quickly bowed to him and said, “Good day, Lord.”
“Haha, Lilith, Rob is my brother. Don’t call me ‘Lord.’ Just call me Du Fan,” Du Fan replied loudly.
“Yes, Lilith, just call him Du Fan,” Rob added loudly too.
Sigh, this tiger really doesn’t understand manners, Du Fan thought, feeling frustrated.

As the lord, Du Fan naturally had a group of soldiers following him. Those like Robo who called Du Fan by his name directly were indeed showing disrespect to him in front of his territory and soldiers. Fortunately, Du Fan knew that Robo was just a tiger that had just come down from the mountains. “Well then, I’ll just call you Big Brother Du,” Lilith said quickly upon hearing Du Fan’s words. “Good, you can just call me Big Brother Du from now on,” Du Fan said with a slight smile. “By the way, Robo, I’m planning to go to the capital to handle some matters. How about you come with me?” Du Fan immediately shifted to serious matters. “The capital? What kind of place is it? Is it fun?” Robo asked continuously. In his eyes, the city of Doha was already extremely fun, so upon hearing that they were going to another place, his first reaction was to wonder if that place would be as fun. Hearing Robo’s question, Du Fan started to think carefully. “The capital is the most fun place in our Gavin Empire. Its streets are ten times wider than here, and its goods are a hundred times more abundant! Moreover, even at night, it’s brightly lit everywhere—utterly bustling!” Du Fan quickly told Robo. “Haha, that’s great. Of course I can go to the capital with you, but I have one condition: I want to take Lilith with me,” Robo said to Du Fan. “That’s no problem. But just so we’re clear, once I’m in the capital, I might have to fight people. You’ll have to step in and help me then,” Du Fan said with a smile. “That’s not a problem. If anyone dares to touch you, I’ll beat them to death!” Robo said, raising his fist. And so, a top fighter was taken along by Du Fan on his journey to the capital. When going home to pack, Du Fan left Chenchen behind. “Chenchen, this time we’re going to the capital, so you stay in Doha City. There are some people in the capital you shouldn’t meet, so I’ve arranged for you to stay at home. Also, if anyone comes to cause trouble again, help me deal with them,” Du Fan said to Chenchen. “Ha, no problem,” Chenchen replied. With a skilled fighter like Chenchen left to keep things under control, Du Fan gave further instructions before setting off for the capital. To avoid revealing their strength, the three of them traveled to the capital with one cavalryman and two carriages.

On the third day, the group left the Siluo Province and set up camp to sleep at night. Midway through the night, Naixiu suddenly woke up. Pushing Du Fan aside, she said, “Du Fan, there’s an enemy attack!”
Naixiu and Du Fan naturally shared a tent. Lilith, for some reason, also slept in the same tent as Rob. The remaining fifty cavalry members shared tents of five each, with these tents surrounding Du Fan and Rob’s tents tightly in the middle.
As an elf, Naixiu was naturally much more sensitive to danger, so she detected the enemy threat before Du Fan.
Woken up by Naixiu, Du Fan quickly gathered his mental energy and listened carefully.
Sure enough, he heard faint footsteps coming from about three to four hundred meters to the east. Those footsteps were very light as they touched the ground; without paying close attention, they would be impossible to hear.
Moreover, those footsteps were clearly taken very cautiously, step by step, slowly approaching where Du Fan’s camp was located.
“Heh, I wonder which faction it is that dares to come looking for death!” Du Fan laughed heartily upon hearing such footsteps.
First, Du Fan ruled out the Church—there was no reason for the Church to target him now. The most likely candidates were Fischer and the Lionheart Family.
These two factions were the most likely to take action against him!
Just then, Rob slipped into Du Fan’s tent like a gust of wind.
As soon as he entered, Rob said softly, “Du Fan, someone is sneaking up on us. It seems they have ulterior motives. Should I take them out?”