Chapter 017: Daviel

Before Nayiuxiu could react, Du Fan had already displayed the speed of a wind mage, rushing forward like lightning. With two crisp applauds, the faces of those two mercenaries who had spoken rudely swelled up.
With such speed and skill, those mere third- or fourth-rank mercenaries couldn’t possibly dodge. In fact, in the eyes of those two mercenaries, they couldn’t even see Du Fan clearly—they only saw a shadow rushing at them before being struck.
His overwhelming aura immediately made the surrounding mercenaries feel pressured; some with weaker cultivation even fainted under the force of Du Fan’s unleashed aura!
“Who else wants to get beaten? Go ahead and speak up,” Du Fan said coldly.
After saying that, he retracted his aura.
At this point, the mercenaries in the hall didn’t dare make a sound!
Seeing this, Du Fan headed straight to the counter of the Mercenary Union. The staff there had obviously witnessed his impressive display earlier and quickly asked respectfully upon seeing him, “Sir, how may we assist you?”
“Oh, it’s like this. I want to post a mission through your Mercenary Union—a person search mission,” Du Fan said to the staff.
Coincidentally, the staff member was a young and beautiful woman sitting at her desk, writing something. Unintentionally, Du Fan caught a glimpse of her deep cleavage.
“Sir, who is the person you’re looking for? And what are their characteristics?” the female staff member asked, looking up. As soon as she did, she encountered Du Fan’s intense gaze.
“Hmph,” the female staff member lightly snorted. She sat here every day and had seen many men with such intense looks as Du Fan’s.
Yet, under his gaze, she felt a secret thrill. After all, the man before her was a noble, and judging from his impressive skills earlier, he didn’t seem like some reckless playboy.
Glancing at him again, she realized that this noble young man was actually very handsome.
With these thoughts, she met his gaze again, her charming eyes tinged with a hint of mist.

Seeing the expression on the female clerk’s face, Du Fan secretly smiled.
“Hmm, I’m looking for an elf ranger named Buzhe. This elf ranger has been traveling among human societies. Anyone who can tell me where he is will receive 100 gold coins as a reward! If someone can bring Lord Buzhe to me, my reward will be 10,000 gold coins,” said Du Fan.
At these words, the mercenaries around him immediately became excited. Just information about someone’s whereabouts was worth 100 gold coins! After all, on the roads, even a life-threatening mission might not be worth that much!
Moreover, providing information about someone’s whereabouts required no risk and no level requirements. Such a task was practically a gift from heaven.
However, such a task also had its difficulties. Since a large reward was offered just for someone’s whereabouts, it was likely that those whereabouts would be extremely hard to find.
Still, these people began to carefully consider the situation. Who knew? They might need to inquire about an elf ranger named Buzhe wherever they went from now on.
Thus, with Du Fan’s 100 gold coin reward, almost all the mercenaries on the continent were mobilized to search for the elf ranger named Buzhe.
“Hmm, and also, I’d like to post a message through your mercenaries’ guild,” Du Fan said to the female clerk with a smile. Coincidentally, the clerk’s eyes also met his. With a slight raise of his eyebrows, he made her face turn red instantly.
Poor Queen Naixiu—she had no idea anything about romantic gestures between men and women. She just stood by, quietly listening to their conversation!
“Oh, posting a message through our guild costs 50 gold coins,” the clerk said, her face red.
“Hmm, that’s a bit expensive. 50 gold coins just for a message? Beauty, you should know that one gold coin equals 100 silver coins, and one silver coin equals 100 copper coins. One gold coin is equivalent to a family’s annual food supply!” Du Fan said seriously, staring at the clerk.
The word “beauty” made the clerk tremble inwardly, causing the pen in her hand to shake. “Sir, then I’ll give you 20% off. This is already our lowest price,” she said with a slight tremble in her voice.

“Well, you’re quite clever. That’s great. What’s your name?” Du Fan suddenly said again with a smile.
Here we go, asking for someone’s name already. The female clerk suddenly remembered—she really didn’t want to say it, but yet she blurted it out, “Sir, my name is Daviel.”
“Well, Miss Daviel, I need you to help me with a few things. Take a look and see what needs to be done,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“Well, sir, first, you need to add 10,140 gold coins. Then, you need to give us your contact information so we can reach you when there’s news,” Daviel said, wrinkling her nose.
“Okay.” Du Fan took out the corresponding card and gold coins from his ring and placed them in front of Daviel.
“Sir, and your contact information too,” Daviel said again.
“From the Duke of Green’s residence, Du Fan. Or, if anyone finds Lord Buzhe, they can also go to the Siluo Province, in the city of Doha, to find me. I’ll pay an additional 1,000 gold coins for that,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“Wow, so you’re Duke Du Fan!” Hearing this, Daviel’s eyes instantly filled with countless hearts.
It could be said that right now, in the hearts of unmarried girls in the Gavin Empire, Du Fan was the man who appeared most frequently in their dreams—more often even than the emperor, His Majesty Fisher!
With his status as a duke, control over a province, a kind heart, and a beauty that reached the pinnacle of perfection, what was most precious was that this great duke was still in his teens and had no partner yet.
In the future, when Du Fan announced his marriage to Naixiu, countless women in the Gavin Empire would likely cry secretly at night.
“Yes, I am Duke Du Fan.” Du Fan hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from Daviel.
“Duke Du Fan, it really is you! You’re the Duke Du Fan who scared away the Silver-Sheathed Sword Saint. You’re the Duke Du Fan who took control of an entire province at a young age. You’re the Duke Du Fan who conquered nine cities in just one night,” Daviel said repeatedly.
“Yes, it’s me,” Du Fan replied, stunned. How did this woman know him so well?
Du Fan himself didn’t realize that through a series of events, he had already become the dream man of young women and an idol in the hearts of young men in the Gavin Empire!

“Duke Du Fan, I want to ask—did you ask for my name just now to ask me out? Earlier, you stared at me intently; were you trying to seduce me? Oh, Duke Du Fan, if only you said so, my whole being, my whole heart, would belong to you! Right this night!” Davier said, her face flushed red.

Damn it! Du Fan felt a chill in his heart. He had just teased that female clerk out of boredom, never expecting it to lead to such serious consequences!

“Du Fan, you were trying to seduce her!” Before Du Fan could react, Nai Xiu next to him let out a scream.

Hearing Nai Xiu’s scream, Davier immediately became panicked. Thinking about her own words, she sat down hard, hugged her head tightly, and leaned over the table.

“Ah, Nai Xiu, my dear, when I’m dealing with work and interacting with her, I have to look at her, right? How could I know that this beautiful lady would misunderstand my intentions? I’m truly being wronged!” Du Fan quickly wrapped his arms around Nai Xiu and said.

With Du Fan’s words and actions, Nai Xiu became skeptical and stopped pressing further. Seeing her calm down, Du Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

But just then, that Davier came back with those deadly words, “Sure, Duke Du Fan. I clearly saw you winking at me.”

These words made Nai Xiu, who had just calmed down, explode in anger again!

“Du Fan! Explain yourself!” Nai Xiu screamed once more.

That scream carried immense power. Some of the lower-ranked mercenaries covered their ears and crouched on the ground, clutching their heads. Even the glass items in the mercenaries’ guild shattered under the sound of her scream!

“Nai Xiu! Listen to me! At that moment, a speck of dust happened to fall into my eye. My eye hurt, that’s why I blinked! She misunderstood me!” Du Fan also shouted loudly.

“Is that true?” Hearing Du Fan’s explanation, Nai Xiu became skeptical again.

“I swear by the God of Light! I, Du Fan, if there’s even one lie in what I said just now, may thunder strike me five times!” Du Fan even swore by the God of Light in front of everyone.

As he took the oath, Du Fan thought to himself, “God of Light, huh. Archbishop Anthony said that no miracles have appeared on the continent for tens of thousands of years. It’s unclear even if this God of Light exists or not. Since I’m taking an oath in your name, it should be fine, right?”
Watching Du Fan swear to the God of Light, Naixiu believed him. After all, in Naixiu’s eyes, the God of Light held a status similar to that of the Goddess of Nature in Du Fan’s heart!
But Naixiu had no idea that in Du Fan’s mind, the God of Light was merely a deception.
Just as Du Fan finished taking the oath, Naixiu’s emotions calmed down again. Meanwhile, as Daviel was heartbroken, the sound of horse hooves came from outside. From the rhythm of the hooves, it seemed as though an entire army had surrounded the mercenary guild.
Soon, a man’s voice was heard, filled with uncontrollable anger. He shouted word by word, “Who dares to kill two knights from my Lionheart Family in the imperial capital?”
Hearing this voice, Du Fan smirked in his heart. Wasn’t this the voice of his old friend, Randy?
Unexpectedly, the Lionheart Family was quite quick. They had come after him even before the royal guards arrived.
Normally, such a serious murder in the imperial capital should have been handled by the royal guards tasked with protecting the city. But the people from the Lionheart Family had arrived first.