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Chapter 35 Bringing Zu Kou into the Game

Although there are many ideas about the fire control technique Kahn, according to Elo, it is best not to innovate rashly before reaching a certain level.

This is not just a matter of innovation, but also a matter of personal safety.

The three elements of air, water, and earth are relatively mild and generally will not cause any harm to the sorcerer, making them quite safe to use.

But fire is different; even without using magic to control it, flames themselves are quite dangerous.

If the Fire Control Technique is used improperly, it can backfire on the user or even harm their companions, making it a sharp double-edged sword.

That's probably why the Fire Kingdom's education emphasizes "restraint." A fire master who can't maintain restraint is quite dangerous from various perspectives.

However, at this point, Ai Luo couldn't help but sigh, saying that nowadays many people only remember the superficial restraint in fire control techniques and behavior, but forget that restraint should also be maintained in thought, even for a country.

Kahn ignored Elo's subsequent personal opinions, nodded, and temporarily abandoned his plan to do fancy tricks in magic, preparing to lay a solid foundation first.

Besides, he already has enough to do. He not only learns fire manipulation from Elo, but also earth manipulation from Kori, and air interception from Tali. He also writes books. In addition, whenever Azura and the others come to visit, he has to spend a lot of time playing with them.

You could say their lives are quite fulfilling.

So the matter was put on hold for the time being. However, recently, Kahn noticed that Zuko occasionally spaced out and showed some unusually depressed expressions, which made him feel that something was wrong.

This afternoon, Zuko stayed for a rare meal, and Azura didn't come to bother him. So, taking this opportunity, after dinner, while the two were resting in the yard, Kahn asked Zuko:

"What's wrong lately? You look so worried."

Zu Kou was stunned for a moment:

"Is it obvious?"

Kahn shrugged. "It's written all over his face. So, what's wrong?"

Zu Kou was silent for a moment, then suddenly his expression became somewhat downcast, as if he had dropped his pretense, and he said:

Yesterday was my mother's birthday, and I missed her a little.

Was yesterday Ershu's birthday?

Kahn was surprised for a moment, then realized why Zuko had become like this, and why he hadn't seen Azura for the past two days.

It seems that not only Zuko, but Azura must also be in a bad mood.

That said, seeing Zuko's expression, Kahn didn't know what to say for a moment.

Regarding Ershu's disappearance, Azura immediately approached him and even brought him into her plan, demonstrating her swift and decisive action.

On the contrary, Zu Kou had never brought up the topic since the incident, and he was not in a position to ask him directly. As a result, he had no idea what Zu Kou was thinking.

However, since Zu Kou brought up this topic himself, it's a good opportunity.

After Kahn collected his thoughts, he asked him:

"Well, I'm not very good at offering words of comfort, but you get my point. So, what are your thoughts on this?"

"What are you thinking?"

"Of course, it's about your mother's disappearance. Something about this seems very wrong, doesn't it? Don't you have any thoughts on this?"

When Azura first asked Aozai, Aozai replied that "Ershu" was dead, but this was clearly just a perfunctory response.

If Ershu were truly dead, there would be no need to conceal her whereabouts so closely. After all, you can't find any secrets on a corpse. Ai Luo told him that Ershu was missing, not that she was dead.

Later, Ao Zai changed his story to say that Er Shu had abandoned him and his sister and left alone, but he still refused to mention anything else.

Mentioning this, Zu Kou said somewhat unwillingly:

"Upon hearing the news, I immediately went to my father to inquire about my mother's whereabouts, but he refused to tell me and instead gave me a severe scolding."

"And then, you just gave up?"

"Of course not!"

Zu Kou immediately denied it loudly, and then explained:

"I want to grow up a bit, learn more, or wait until my father approves of me, then maybe he will tell me."

After saying that, he thought for a moment, then added, forcing himself to speak:

"If that doesn't work, I can find it myself when I grow up."

"I see."

After hearing Zuko's plan, Kahn gave a noncommittal response, but sighed inwardly.

Zu Kou was indeed well-educated by Er Shu. He was polite, valued friendship, and was kind-hearted. Even when facing Ao Zai, his father who was very strict with him, he never had any thoughts of rebellion or resistance and was very obedient.

But Ao-jae is no good person!

Although he didn't have much contact with Ao Zai, you can tell just by looking at what he's done: patricide and usurpation, mentally corrupting his daughter, emotionally abusing his son, and driving his wife away through some unknown conspiracy.

Based solely on what he knew about the other party's deeds, it was clear that Ao Zai was undoubtedly a pure psychopath.

There's nothing wrong with listening to your father, but if that father is Aozai, Kahn thinks there's a big problem.

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, but Ao Zai is the opposite; he only targets his own people. He's a real monster.

When Ershu was around, she could protect Zuko to some extent, but now that Ershu has disappeared, if Zuko continues to live like this, Kahn thinks that Zuko may develop Stockholm Syndrome, or be brainwashed like Azura.

Moreover, Zuko doesn't have the same brains and madness as Azura, so once he gets trapped, it's difficult for him to break free.

The more Kahn thought about it, the more he felt Zuko's situation was extremely dangerous. Suddenly, an idea arose in his mind:

Why don't we bring Zu Kou to our side too?

The term "our side" refers to three groups: him and Azura, him and Elo, and him, Elo, and Azura.

It sounds a bit strange, but it's easy to understand.

His and Azura's combined goal is to find Ershu's whereabouts; their enemy is Aozai.

His partnership with Ai Luo was mainly due to Ai Luo's antagonistic relationship with Ao Zai.

Because their enemies are all Aozai, and because Ailo is aware of Ershu's situation and is tacitly aware of his and Azura's actions, a weak trio has been formed.

Azura and Zuko have always disliked each other. Azura also thinks that Zuko's abilities and intelligence are insufficient, so he has always excluded Zuko from the plan to find Ershu.

Ailo himself had a lot of trouble, and Zuko's identity was sensitive, so he didn't reveal anything to him, thus making Zuko an outsider.

However, considering Zuko's own safety, Kahn felt it was time to let Zuko know some things, and it would be best to make him one of them.

As for whether to bring Zuko into a certain group or to start a new group with Zuko, we still need to think about it carefully.

Thinking this, Kahn suddenly paused.

I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like a playboy.

(End of this chapter)