CHAPTER 602: CHAPTER 602: A BEAUTIFUL COUNTERATTACK (PART 2)

Seeing Zhang Dafa standing right on the fierce Red Scorpion Queen Xiao Hong’s back, Yue Shan was overwhelmed with shock.

After all, his own men had witnessed Zhang Dafa being forced to jump into Ruo Gully, with everyone convinced that his death was certain; after all, jumping into Ruo Gully meant there was only one way out—death. Yet unexpectedly, Brother Zhang was actually alive, and had even brought back such a huge swarm of Red Scorpions for revenge.

Yue Shan’s expression was gloomy as he shouted lowly.

"Zhang Dafa, you’ve got some nerve, daring to collude with the Red Scorpions and invade our Qinghe City."

Upon saying that, Yue Shan ordered the city gates to be opened.

With a low shout from him, Gang Qi surged forth.

The presence of the King of Soldiers was self-evident, with a sound so thunderous it seemed like thousands of horses galloping.

Yet the Red Scorpions before him, along with Zhang Dafa, remained unmoved; they gathered densely from all sides, suggesting that they had already besieged the entire Qinghe City.

Looking at Zhang Dafa, there was a complete change from his previous, supposedly weak and easy-to-bully appearance. Facing Yue Shan, Zhang Daba sneered.

"Yue Shan, there is always an excuse for those seeking to place blame. We of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce were conducting legitimate business within your Qinghe City, yet you colluded with Changsun Rou of the Underworld Market, framed and slandered me, and almost drove both me and my brother to our deaths. Today, I, Mr. Zhang, am here for revenge."

Yue Shan’s face was full of contempt.

"Zhang Dafa, you are nothing but a second or third-rate mercenary. You think you can handle me just because you have some beastly assistance. Do you have any idea how many mercenaries are in Qinghe City? Not only that, but the Ten Countries’ Representative Team is also in Qinghe City. Your Red Scorpions may look numerous, but how can they possibly be a match for so many experts?"

Having said that, Yue Shan gestured with his hands toward the crowd behind him, especially towards the Ten Countries’ Representative Team and their respective leaders.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Qinghe City is in trouble today. If you can offer your strong support, I, Yue Shan, will surely remember everyone’s kindness."

The leaders of the Ten Countries did not express any stance, but Zhang Dafa was well-prepared too.

He shouted loudly.

"Yue Shan, cut your self-righteous act. What do the Ten Countries’ Representative Team have to do with your Qinghe City? Besides, I’m not alone; I have the support of Medical Buddha."

Saying this, Zhang Dafa, imitating Yue Shan’s gesture, also gave a salute to the leaders of the Ten Countries’ Representative Team.

"Respected leaders, this is a personal grievance between me, Yue Shan, and the Underworld Market, unrelated to the Ten Countries. You are also our guests at the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce on regular days. Here, I also convey a message from Medical Buddha himself—if you can stand by and not intervene in the matter between Qinghe City and the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce today, Medical Buddha will present the taken Red Scorpion Queen as a gesture."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the leaders of the Ten Countries lit up with joy.

To be frank, the leaders of the Ten Countries were all clever people; they had no real connection to Qinghe City or the Soldier Inn, but the Red Scorpion Empress carried an Array Map with ancient array methods, which was extremely important to them.

Nanshe’s Li Mubei was the first to come out and state that he would not interfere in this matter.

After Li Mubei, Dongfang Yu also expressed his stance.

One by one, the leaders all made their positions clear, leaving Yue Shan isolated.

"Yue Shan, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhang Dafa said in a deep voice.

Yue Shan was full of pride.

"Even without the help of the Ten Countries, with myself, Yue Shan, and the mercenary forces of the Soldier Inn, we are more than enough to deal with you."

At Yue Shan’s command, the city’s mercenaries swarmed out.

Under the jurisdiction of Qinghe City Soldier Inn, there were about more than two hundred mercenaries.

Most of them were ordinary martial artists, with several dozen having condensed the Wuji Seal. As for an expert like Yue Shan, there was only one.

The mercenaries charged into the Red Scorpions and a bloody battle ensued.

Yue Shan soared into the air like a hawk and swooped towards Zhang Dafa.

Zhang Dafa was not panicked.

He knew his strength was no match for Yue Shan and that he must confront Yue Shan step by step.

The Red Scorpion Empress, also known as Xiao Hong, took the lead and charged forward.

Her scorpion tail whipped like a lash, hissing through the air, and Yue Shan, a long-renowned King of Soldiers, had strength not to be underestimated.

In a fight with Xiao Hong, they seemed evenly matched.

Yue Shan was also taken aback by the formidable strength of this Red Scorpion Queen before him.

He let out a cold snort and with a flash of cold light in his hand, a Heavenly Weapon landed in his grasp.

This Heavenly Weapon was precisely the Mid-grade Heavenly Weapon that Changsun Rou had gifted to Yue Shan.

The Mid-grade Heavenly Weapon was exceedingly sharp, its blade-light flickering, forcing even Xiao Hong to retreat repeatedly.

With a hiss of cold light, Xiao Hong’s armor was sliced through.

Seeing Xiao Hong at a disadvantage, Zhang Dafa hurriedly called out to Xiao Hong to come back.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yue Shan taunted.

"Zhang Dafa, if you dare, come and face me. Didn’t you say you have the support of the Medical Buddha? You’re no match for me, let alone the Medical Buddha stepping in."

Zhang Dafa cursed.

"You’re not even worthy of Medical Buddha’s intervention."

Having said that, Zhang Dafa also leaped into action; he picked up a weapon dropped by a mercenary on the ground and swung it towards Yue Shan.

At the city gate, many leaders from the Ten Countries witnessed this scene and shook their heads secretly.

This Zhang Dafa was really hitting a rock with an egg, looking for his own death.

Changsun Rou, standing beside them, sneered in her heart. Zhang Dafa really didn’t know whether he was alive or dead, daring to compete with Yue Shan.

Yue Shan was a notorious veteran King of Soldiers, while Zhang Dafa was merely a most ordinary, low-level mercenary, not to mention that Yue Shan now had a Mid-grade Heavenly Weapon from the Underworld Market in his hands.

It wouldn’t take more than three moves for Yue Shan to surely slay Zhang Dafa with his blade.

"Hey, should we take action to help? I don’t think Brother Zhang is a match for Yue Shan."

Hong Xuan and others also saw the confrontation between Zhang Dafa and Yue Shan in the crowd, and Hong Xuan was very anxious.

Hong Xuan, along with Feng Luochen and Dongfang Yong, could be considered members of Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

With both Underworld Market and Soldier Inn teaming up against Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, they were quite dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do since Feng Bailing didn’t allow them to intervene.

Dongfang Yong frowned.

"This guy is overestimating himself; even if we went up to help, it would only be a swift death."

However, Feng Luochen let out a soft exclamation.

"Why do I feel like Brother Zhang’s strength has actually gotten stronger?"

After Feng Luochen said this, others also paid attention and indeed, they thought Zhang Dafa and Yue Shan had a huge disparity in strength and would lose after only a few moves.

However, Zhang Dafa was surprisingly valiant, managing to hold his ground against Yue Shan for dozens of exchanges.

It turns out that this time when Zhang Dafa fell into Ruo Gully, although he was severely injured, it was a blessing in disguise, especially after he faced those wooden figures at Wood Gate.

Those wooden figures were left by Tian Jizi, and the techniques they used against challengers all came from Tian Jizi.

After facing the wooden figures for several rounds, Zhang Dafa was defeated each time, but he learned a lot, and his physique greatly improved after drinking some Monkey Wine given by Feng Bailing, laying a solid foundation for this battle with Yue Shan.