"Xuan Zhe, I've been around this place several times already, and I haven't seen a trace of blood lotus grass. I reckon that stuff isn't in the swamp at all. If it were, my companions would've picked it clean long ago." Tsunade looked miserable, and her voice lacked confidence.
"Don't rush. Keep looking, and we'll find it eventually." Xuan Zhe smiled. Despite his words, he was anxious too. He had been trying to think of a way all this time, but no matter how he considered it, he could find no lead on that blood lotus grass. Still, he did not lose heart. He comforted Tsunade while continuing to search around the swamp.
"By the way, Xuan Zhe, what happened to your legs? How did they suddenly end up like this?" Tsunade turned to ask him while keeping an eye on their surroundings.
Her question immediately left Xuan Zhe looking embarrassed. He really had not expected Tsunade to bring this up suddenly.
After a moment's hesitation, he decided to tell her the truth. After all, they were husband and wife now. Without making his identity clear, it would be difficult to protect her. If he kept it from her and something happened, even he could not guarantee that he could rescue Tsunade safely.
"It's a long story..." Xuan Zhe told Tsunade everything that had happened after the villagers of Yamaguchi Village captured him, leaving nothing out.
As Tsunade listened, her expression grew darker and darker. She had never imagined that the people of Yamaguchi Village would be so brazen as to attack even a genius like Xuan Zhe. She would have her revenge. Not only would she get justice for Xuan Zhe, but she would also chop the person who killed him into pieces and subject them to a thousand