The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 115 Conflicts, Contradictions, and the Mother of Faces

The atmosphere at the dinner table was relatively harmonious, but as the conversation went on, it gradually became a little awkward, and silence began to spread.

Ultimately, their purpose in coming here was not to sit and chat idly. Their problems were still unresolved, a fact that everyone except for Kii knew, including the person involved, Noriko (Ershu).

"No matter how you look at it, it still feels unbelievable."

Finally, Noreiko broke the silence, looking at Zuko and Azura, she smiled and said:

"When I was suddenly told that I actually had two more children, I thought Norren had some kind of illness. Before you came, I had some doubts in my heart."

"But now, I think those things might actually be true."

"I don't have any memories of you, but when I see you, I always feel a strange sense of warmth and familiarity, as if a voice is telling me that you really are my children."

"Mother."

Hearing Noriko say this, Zuko was clearly pleased, but Azura seemed indifferent, even frowning with some disgust.

"Although I don't know why I chose to forget you all, but..."

"Bang!"

"That's enough!"

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Azura slammed her fist on the table, abruptly interrupting Noreko's speech. The violent jolt caused the tableware on the table to rattle and shatter the peaceful atmosphere of the room.

Azura's sudden change of expression caught everyone in the room off guard, and they all looked at her in surprise. Little Kii, in particular, buried herself in Noreco's arms in fear, shrinking her head and looking at her in terror.

"Azura, what's wrong with you?!"

Seeing the frightened Aiken family, Zuko shouted at her, but Azura ignored him and instead stared at Noriko, coldly retorting:

"You clearly know nothing, yet you spout all sorts of nice things. I thought you were playing house! Should I give you a round of applause?"

"I feel so nauseous I'm about to throw up!"

Instead of spouting useless nonsense here, let's get down to business and stop wasting everyone's time.

After saying that, Azura spat dismissively, turned and left, leaving everyone looking at each other in silence.

After being harshly scolded by Azura, Noreiko was at a loss for words, and Aiken began to gently comfort her. Zuko was also embarrassed, feeling both angry and helpless, unsure of what to say.

"I'll go check on her."

Kahn was also somewhat uneasy about the situation. After all, this was a family matter of the Zuko family, and he had no right to interfere. He could only nod to them and then follow Azura away.

Azura, who stormed off in anger, hadn't actually gone far. She stopped at the corner of Aiken's house. When Kahn caught up with her, Azura's expression wasn't as angry as when she left. She was just leaning against the wall, her brows slightly furrowed, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Kahn didn't say anything, but instead leaned against the wall a short distance away, just like Azura, and quietly kept her company, closing his eyes to rest.

Just as he said before, there is currently no room for him to interfere in the issues between Azura and the others.

Azura glanced at Kahn out of the corner of her eye, but didn't say anything, quickly immersing herself in her own world again.

After a while, Zuko and Aiken, along with their family of three, came out of the house. Kahn asked Aiken:

"Are you ready?"

Aiken nodded in reply:

"Since things have already come to this point, it's better to resolve them as soon as possible."

Despite the conflict just now, Noreco didn't seem to care much. After seeing Azura outside, Noreco seemed to want to go up and say something to her, but Azura didn't want to listen. After noticing the commotion, she immediately hid far away, making Noreco look disappointed and give up the idea of ​​talking.

Aiken did not comment on this, or rather, he was not in a position to comment at the moment.

Compared to Kahn, an outsider, Aiken's current status and situation are obviously much more awkward.

Little Gii was clearly frightened by Azura's previous behavior, and stayed close to Aiken and Noreiko the whole way, occasionally daring to raise his head to peek at Azura before quickly shrinking back.

"Um, is Azura alright?"

Zuko leaned closer to Kahn and asked in a slightly embarrassed voice.

After calming down, Zuko realized that he had been too harsh on Azura, but he was too embarrassed to apologize to her. So he went to Kahn to subtly inquire about Azura's situation.

However, looking at Azura hanging far behind the rest of the group, Kahn could only shake his head and say:

"I don't know. But I can tell she's not as agitated as before, so she should be alright, right?"

He was not good at understanding people's hearts, let alone figuring out Azura's thoughts, which was the most difficult thing in the world. Being able to see this much was already his limit.

Despite this, Zu Kou still breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good."

The entire journey was speechless.

After a long and silent journey, the group finally arrived at the outskirts of Worry-Free Valley.

Zuko and Azura silently surveyed the forest before them, a place where spirits resided, their eyes filled with curiosity and scrutiny. Noriko, on the other hand, seemed somewhat uneasy and leaned slightly closer to Aiken.

At this moment, Aiken took Noreco's hand to comfort him, then looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Valley of No Worries before him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

His life has been changed twice here, and now he is about to experience a third change.

"Speaking of which, finding the Mother of Face is definitely not an easy task. Are you sure we don't need to prepare anything?"

Aiken asked Kahn, puzzled.

Every new quarter, the Mother of Face may randomly appear on one of the three lakes in Worry-Free Valley at any time. To see the Mother of Face, you not only need luck, but also considerable perseverance and patience, and even be prepared to stay in Worry-Free Valley permanently.

However, they didn't seem prepared at all; they looked more like they were on a picnic.

"There's only one thing you can rest assured about."

Kahn laughed:

"I'm fairly confident when it comes to matters concerning the gods, so this shouldn't take too much time."

"All right."

Although he didn't understand where Kahn's confidence came from, Aiken nodded and chose to believe him.

Kahn had traveled to and from Worry-Free Valley twice, and Aiken had even lived there for a long time. Both of them were very familiar with the environment of Worry-Free Valley. Under their guidance, the group quickly arrived at the shore of one of the lakes.

The lake, clear and calm as ever, reflects the deep blue sky, as if it were a gateway to another world.

That's not wrong. The aura of the spirit world constantly emanating from the lake indicates that this is indeed a gate—a gate connecting to the spirit world.

"Leave the rest to me."

Kahn stepped forward, sat cross-legged by the lake, and entered a meditative state. The others, seeing this, lowered their breathing, afraid of disturbing him.

Spirit control is the art of communicating with deities.

He immersed his spirit in the lake, sensing the presence of the Mother of Face's spirit, and followed the lake's spirit passage deeper and closer. Although he had only encountered the Mother of Face on her journey halfway there last time, he was still quite familiar with the route.

A moment later, everyone was suddenly jolted awake as the scene before them abruptly changed, with countless faces appearing on the lake, the grass, the tree trunks, the branches, and the bodies of animals.

The calm lake surface began to ripple, eventually transforming into a surging, towering wave that rose into the sky, forming in mid-air a strange, enormous body, as if woven together from water-like vines—

Mother of the Face!

All eyes turned to the deity, their expressions varied, and Aiken even knelt down respectfully to show his piety.

However, He simply lowered his head, turned his gaze to Kahn who had stood up, and said:

"Spirit Master, it's you again?"

(End of this chapter)