Mei Terumi had been very unhappy with Haku's performance lately. After Haku made another mistake and infuriated her, Mei simply let the boy go and told him to stay at the Small Wooden House.
When Nawaki saw Kurenai Yuhi arrive, he had the sense to slip out of Xuan Zhe's room on his own.
The moment Xuan Zhe saw Kurenai Yuhi, his head began to ache faintly.
Whenever this woman came, another source of trouble was sure to follow before long.
Sure enough, Kurenai Yuhi had barely settled into her seat before Mei Terumi stormed in.
She had returned to the Small Wooden House and found Kurenai Yuhi missing. A moment's thought told her that Kurenai must have gone to see Xuan Zhe.
While she was busy teaching her apprentice, Kurenai Yuhi actually wanted Xuan Zhe all to herself.
Mei Terumi could not stand for that.
The two of them began arguing back and forth right in front of Xuan Zhe.
Faced with this scene, Xuan Zhe used his usual method-making both women submit obediently to him.
Although the scene was rather embarrassing, Xuan Zhe could not worry about that now.
Fortunately, Nawaki had read the room and left early. Otherwise, if he had stumbled upon this scene, he probably would not have been able to handle it.
Xuan Zhe's prowess in this regard was absolutely the standard every man aspired to. No one could compare.
Meanwhile, Tsunade at the Gambling Den had no idea what Xuan Zhe was doing. She was still carrying on like a spendthrift woman.
Senju lost miserably in the first few rounds. But the more she lost, the more fired up she became, without the slightest thought of stopping. She kept feeling that she could turn things around in the next round.
Xuan Zhe had