The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

"Most importantly, if I run away with this brewer, wouldn't it be easy for you to find me?"

"As long as the new wine is produced there, I can't possibly abandon the entire industry and run away."

"In short, I hope everyone can believe me!"

After the leader's persuasion, the people present finally chose to believe him.

After drawing lots, the leader led half of the people into Dia Pass, and also brought the carriage carrying the winery owner into the city.

The young nobleman strolled leisurely through the city, as if taking a aimless walk, or like an ordinary person who had just entered the city and had never seen the world.

After driving around the city for a while, the leader finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you leading us in circles here?"

Meanwhile, outside Diya.

Because of the leader's prior arrangements, the people outside did not receive any special attention. They left their horses aside and waited for the leader to come out.

Before anyone knew it, a group of well-equipped soldiers slowly walked out of the city.

One man, seeing the soldiers' equipment, remarked enviously, "These are the private soldiers of nobles; their equipment looks far superior to ours."

"This is more than just much better! Our equipment is probably worth less than a tenth of theirs."

The lean man, observing the soldiers' movements after leaving the city, suddenly frowned and warned, "Stop talking. It feels like these soldiers are coming for us."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Yes, we're already moving very fast, and they have no reason to arrest us."

"In this day and age, isn't burning, killing, and looting all quite normal?"

The lean man looked at the menacing army, then at his rabble, and finally sighed, "Forget it. If their target is really us, we won't even have a chance to fight back. If we surrender obediently, we might be spared a beating."

Just as the lean man gave up thinking, the army had already surrounded them.

Inside the city, faced with the leader's questioning, the young nobleman stopped and turned to look at them.

At this moment, he smiled broadly and said jokingly, "Haven't you all heard that if someone asks for help on the journey to the west, that person is most likely a monster in disguise?"

The leader frowned: "Monster? You're a magical beast!"

In the Golden Rooster Kingdom, he had heard that some magical beasts could transform into human form and walk among humans.

I've also heard of female demon beasts that take human form, seducing wandering bards and having unspeakable stories with them.

Of course, these stories were heard from bards.

But he never imagined that one day he would encounter a magical beast that had taken human form.

The young nobleman waved his hand and laughed, "How could that be? I am a human body from head to toe. If you frame me, I'll arrest you."

The leader's expression changed drastically. If the person in front of him wasn't a Warcraft player, then what he said clearly meant he was going to breach the contract.

"You're going back on your word!"

The young nobleman shook his head, making a very elegant gesture. "No, I said I never go back on my word."

"But before I reveal the truth, please allow me to introduce myself."

The two men locked eyes. The young man saw the murderous intent in his boss's eyes, but he didn't care at all.

"Standing before you is Li Xuan, the traveler who will save all living beings and drive away all evil!"

The leader snarled, "I don't care what kind of traveler you are! If you don't hand over your money today, don't even think about leaving here!"

Li Xuan shook his finger and calmly replied, "Look at you, so impatient again!"

As he spoke, he casually pulled out a gold bar and tossed it in his hand.

The leader's eyes gleamed with boundless greed, and he even stepped forward to snatch the gold bars from Li Xuan's hand.

Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough. Just as his hand was about to touch the gold bar, Li Xuan gently withdrew it, leaving the boss empty-handed.

Li Xuan joked, "Don't worry, the gold bars will come, but not now."

"What exactly do you want to do!?"

As the leader roared, he gave a wink to his companions.

They instantly understood and began to scatter to surround Li Xuan, blocking his escape route.

Seeing the group slowly gathering around, Li Xuan didn't take it to heart at all. He slowly said, "I forgot to tell you, the boss you arrested is one of my men, and he doesn't make wine, oh, I mean, he doesn't make wine."

The eldest brother looked on incredulously, "What did you say!?"

Li Xuan shrugged. "That's how it is. You just arrested a tavern owner. The wine he sells is all supplied by me. You've helped the wrong person."

Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he said, "I forgot to tell you, if you had found the right person, you wouldn't have been able to kidnap them. Now it's your turn to atone for your sins!"

The leader roared angrily, "What a joke!"

"We fought bravely on the battlefield for our country, what crime have we committed?"

In Li Xuan's eyes, the eldest brother's explanation was undoubtedly weak and feeble. He had encountered people like this before who would not turn back even after hitting a wall.

He simply smiled and walked toward the owner of the carriage without arguing with him.

As the crew-cut youth watched Li Xuan approach, he immediately assumed a fighting stance, ready to capture Li Xuan.

But Li Xuan acted as if he didn't see the crew-cut youth at all, and didn't even glance at him.

As Li Xuan approached, the crew-cut youth's veins bulged, as if he were under unparalleled and terrifying pressure.

The leader knew the crew-cut youth's fighting prowess well, so as Li Xuan walked towards him, the leader was already looking forward to seeing how the crew-cut youth would perform.

But as Li Xuan drew closer, the crew-cut youth remained motionless, and at this point, the leader began to tense up.

He couldn't help but shout, "What are you doing? The enemy is right in front of us! Defeat him! Don't let him advance!"

Seeing his boss still struggling at this critical moment, Li Xuan was filled with disappointment.

He easily reached the crew-cut youth, stopped, put his hand on the youth's shoulder, and said, "Alright, give up resisting. I can't control whether you desert or not. But many people along the way have lost their families because of you, and you will have to pay the price."

"Alright, we'll deal with the rest once your people are all together."

After saying that, Li Xuan went straight to the boss's side.

After he left, the crew-cut youth felt an unprecedented sense of relief. He never expected to feel fear, and he didn't even dare to have any thoughts of resistance.

As Li Xuan left the crew-cut youth, a clanging sound of metal clashing rang out from all around.

It was the same army that had just appeared outside the gates of Diaguan.

They came to the leader and his men in an orderly fashion, surrounding them with a larger encirclement.