The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 30 Sense of Crisis

Aozai probably never imagined that he would entrust the task of subduing Kahn to Azura, only to have Azura betray him. He also could never have imagined that the relationship between Azura and Kahn was more special than he had thought.

If nothing unexpected happens, this matter is now over.

That's what they say, but nobody knows what Aozai will think in the future. Now that he's in Aozai's sights, there's no doubt that trouble like this will only increase in the future.

Finally, for the first time, Kahn felt a real sense of crisis.

Although he had always felt insecure about living in a chaotic world, he was actually in the capital of the Fire Kingdom, and all he could see was a scene of prosperity. The so-called chaotic world and war were too far away for him. Even though he always reminded himself of this, these concepts were still just vague and unclear on the surface, and he himself did not feel them very clearly.

But the sense of crisis that Ao Zai brought him was real, even greater than the pressure of being in a chaotic world.

Regardless, Ao Zai is the emperor of the most powerful empire in the world today!

The immense pressure also gave Kahn tremendous motivation, so during this period, Azura, Zukor, and Elo often saw Kahn immersed in training.

"What's wrong with him?"

Zuko turned to Ailo and asked.

Although Kahn had always been very interested in and enthusiastic about learning fire manipulation, this was the first time he had ever seen him work so hard and diligently.

What triggered it?

Who knows?

Airo laughed it off.

The fact that Aozura has taken a liking to Kahn is currently only known to Azura, Kahn, and himself. However, the fact that even he knows about it means that Aozura's plan has already failed before it even began.

The reason he didn't tell Zuko wasn't because he didn't trust him, but because Zuko didn't have the same shrewdness and acting skills as Azura. If Aozai suddenly asked him about it, there was a risk of exposing Azura.

Thinking this, Airo chuckled, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Aozai was still thinking of getting Azura to turn against Kahn, but little did he know that Azura had already been turned against Kahn. It was a double loss.

and also

Kahn, you're something else!

He silently gave Kahn a thumbs up for immersing himself in training.

However, Ao Zai's situation is indeed a problem.

He knew Aozai's character all too well: he would stop at nothing to plunder what he wanted, and he would want to destroy what he couldn't have. Obeying him was a matter of course, while resisting him was a heinous crime.

If Aozai learns that Kahn opposes him, he will probably take some extreme measures.

Of course, Ao Zai wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded to Kahn under his nose; that wouldn't be malicious, it would be foolish. But he couldn't stay by Kahn's side forever.

Thinking of this, Airo looked thoughtfully at the many empty rooms in the courtyard.

It seems not impossible.

Before Ao Zai ascended the throne, he lived in the Crown Prince's Palace as the Crown Prince of Huo Lie Kingdom. However, after Ao Zai took the throne, he lost his status as Crown Prince and naturally moved out of the Crown Prince's Palace. He also dismissed most of the servants in his household and simply dismissed them all, leaving the palace alone with his bag.

However, due to Ao Zai's wariness of him, he dared not let him go too far. He now lives in a house not far from the palace, and can basically only move around within the city and cannot leave the city at will.

That's basically equivalent to house arrest.

However, he was not a pushover. The reason he willingly accepted house arrest was because he reached some agreements with Ao Zai in exchange for certain privileges.

For example, although he cannot leave the city, he can freely enter and exit any place within the city, including the palace, and even the council hall and the imperial study.

Of course, he wouldn't go to those places out of boredom or for no reason.

It seems to be far away.

In short, he is all alone now, so it doesn't matter where he lives.

So he said to Kahn, "I'll be living here from now on."

"Will you stay here with me?"

Kahn was training when he suddenly heard Elo's words and paused for a moment before readily agreeing.

"Of course, no problem."

Anyway, even though Ai Luo doesn't live here anymore, he still comes to teach fire control techniques almost every day. After teaching, if he has nothing else to do, he'll stay for a while, sometimes even until dusk before going back. It's no different from staying here.

If Ai Luo were to stay at his house, it would be much more convenient for him to learn fire control techniques in the future. Moreover, as a fire control master with unfathomable strength, living with Ai Luo would make him feel incredibly safe.

Perhaps when Airo proposed this idea, his safety was also a factor involved.

Thinking of this, Kahn suddenly felt the pressure on him lessen, and even his motivation to train hard decreased sharply.

No, no, no, you don't need to reduce this!

Zu Kou, who was standing nearby, heard their conversation and said with great envy:

"I wish I could stay at the Kahn house too."

That way he could play with Kahn every day, and he could also learn fire control techniques from Elo with Kahn.

But that was impossible. Not only could he not stay there, he could only be taken out to play by Elo occasionally. The rest of the time he had to stay obediently in the palace. As the only son of the Ao Zai, he had all sorts of courses to study.

He wasn't like Azura, who dared to sneak out without restraint.

"That old man wants to live with you?"

Does that mean I'll be running into him every day from now on?!

Azura, however, had some complaints about this. She disliked Elo because Elo's gaze always seemed to see right through her, which annoyed her greatly.

Things have gotten a little better lately, but she's not going to let it go so easily. She can't beat Elo right now, but one day she'll teach him a lesson.

"Then I'll have a guest room too!"

Kahn gave her a strange look. "What are you doing here?"

Then, as if realizing something, he exclaimed in horror, "No way! Sneaking out to play wasn't enough, you actually dared to spend the night outside?!"

"None of your business! Can't I use it for a nap?"

Azura rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

If you want to stay at my house, what does it have to do with me?

"Never mind, whatever."

Kahn shrugged, saying that since his house was quite big, he felt confident.

And so, Kahn went to class, finished class, studied fire magic, went to the library to read books, and played with Azura, Zuko, and the others every day. Terry and May also came over often, and the five of them gradually became a small group.

There was no movement from Aozai's side, because the war had begun and he had more things to deal with, so he didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to a nobody like Kahn.

Airo, however, was unusually concerned about the war and began to go out frequently. According to Azura, Airo had been going to the council chamber every day recently, but she couldn't sneak in and couldn't hear clearly from outside, so she didn't know much about the situation.

Judging from Ai Luo's expression each time she returned, the situation was probably not good. However, she seemed to get used to it or become numb to it, and gradually returned to normal.

In any case, time waits for no one.

(End of this chapter)