The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 56 A Perilous Mission

Just as Elo had said, without his protection, his situation would become even more difficult, and Kahn immediately sensed this.

Just the day after Aero and Zuko left, Aozair summoned him and Azura. Although the reason was unknown, it was certainly not a good thing.

The two exchanged a knowing glance as they arrived in front of the main hall. Neither he nor Azura had been informed beforehand.

The arrogant prime minister, seated on the throne, looked no different than before, but under the influence of power, he appeared even more solemn and dignified, and the silent hall made people hold their breath.

He slowly scanned the two people below the stage, finally fixing his gaze on Kahn, and said in a tone that revealed no hidden meaning:

"You saw Airo and Zuko off yesterday, right? Do you know why they left?"

Isn't it just the expulsion order issued by you, you old bastard?

Kahn inwardly grumbled, but outwardly remained calm. Having spent so much time with Azura, his acting skills had reached a decent level.

"Zuk was deported because he violated the rules and offended you."

"That's true, but not entirely. Zuko is my child. If he had only offended me, it wouldn't have been a big deal. And although he broke the rules, I gave him a chance to make amends."

At this point, Ao Zai sighed, seemingly genuinely concerned for Zu Kou.

The next second, his tone hardened again:

"But the most fatal flaw is that, as the future emperor of the Fire Kingdom, he has acted far too cowardly! He didn't even dare to lay a hand on his enemy during the duel!"

"The Fire Nation is now at its most crucial juncture. Unifying the world and allowing everyone to share in our nation's peace and prosperity—this long-cherished wish will surely be fulfilled in my hands!"

"But how can I, and the people of the Fire Kingdom, be at ease with Zuko's disappointing performance?"

"Compared to Zuko, it is my daughter Azura who has performed admirably from beginning to end. Perhaps she is the successor that the people of the Fire Nation are hoping for."

Upon hearing Aozara's words, even Azura couldn't help but show a look of surprise, but she quickly regained her composure and calmly replied:

"Thank you for the praise, Father. I will continue to work hard."

Clearly, Azura hadn't expected Aozai to suddenly say something like that.

What does that mean? Does he want Azura to inherit his throne?

At first glance, Kahn found it somewhat unbelievable, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to make no mistake.

This is probably because the difference in strength between a mage and an ordinary person is more pronounced than the difference between men and women.

Furthermore, the Avatar, who holds a transcendent position in this world, is not fixed in gender when reincarnated; there are both male and female Avatars.

For these two main reasons, men and women in this world are relatively equal, and there have been many female emperors in the history he read as a novel.

Although everything here resembles his ancient hometown, it is clearly just a superficial resemblance; the two are not actually the same.

At that moment, Kahn's strategic vision was fully revealed.

But regardless of the circumstances, he is now Azura's subordinate, having been turned against her, so he should naturally support such a decision.

Kahn then 'firmly' stated:

"Your Majesty is wise; I will fully support Princess Azura!"

"Very good. Actually, I happen to have a good matter on my hands right now that I'd like you to handle; it should be a good opportunity for you to hone your skills."

After chatting for so long, Ao Zai finally revealed his true intentions and got down to business.

"A small contingent has betrayed our country and deserted the army. Your mission is simple—"

Find and wipe them out, make them understand the price of betrayal!

"And if you can accomplish this mission brilliantly, I believe you will be praised throughout the army. Azura, my dear daughter, do not let me down."

"Yes, Father. I promise I will make them fully understand the meaning behind this."

Azura agreed without hesitation, a look of eager anticipation spreading across her face.

Suppress the rebels?

Seemingly sensing the bloodshed behind this mission, Kahn couldn't help but frown slightly. The key was that he always felt that this mission was not as simple as it sounded.

After issuing the task to them, Ao Zai dismissed them.

On his way home, Kahn kept thinking about the true purpose of this mission, which was mainly against the rebels of the Fire Nation army. The very nature of the mission's target sounded rather strange.

"Hey, what do you think?"

At this moment, Azura interrupted Kahn's thoughts. Faced with Azura's question, he asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What, how is it?"

"What do you think about me becoming the emperor of the Fire Kingdom? Although I haven't considered it before, I think it's a pretty good idea."

Azuramo stroked her chin and said, "I have to say, today's summons to Aozai was indeed a pleasant surprise for me."

"Didn't he tell you about this before?"

"No, he probably only tried to lure me in with this excuse after seeing Zuko leave. But this suggestion is indeed very much to my liking, as expected of my 'dear father'."

Although Azura saw through Aozai's scheme, she was genuinely intrigued.

"So, what do you think? Or do you support my stupid older brother more?"

"I?"

Kahn thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I don't really care. Whether the final emperor of the Fire Kingdom is you, Zuko, or Uncle Airo, it's all the same to me."

He was even happier after saying that, because the future emperor could only be one of Azura, Zul'Gurub, and Elo, and all three of them had close ties to him. He could curry favor with whoever became emperor.

It's practically a case of the house winning everything!

With this in mind, Kahn's determination to target Aozai grew even stronger.

Who becomes emperor is not important, but preventing Ao Zai from becoming emperor is very important to me!

"Tch, just wait until I become emperor, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

Azura slapped Kahn on the elbow and said hatefully, "You are all my wings" behavior.

Kahn rubbed the spot where he had been hit, shook his head, and joked:

"Sigh, I don't know if I'll feel good or not, but the people of Fire Kingdom might not feel so good."

"Huh? What do you mean!?"

Another round of playful fighting ensued.

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Before they officially began their mission, Kahn tried to find out some information about their mission objective.

This is not difficult. Don't forget that most of his classmates are sons of high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy businessmen, and they are very well-informed.

He wasn't afraid that Aojae would find out he was investigating, because he could also say that he was making preparations in advance for the mission.

Then, he received some rather bad news and finally understood Aozai's sinister intentions—

The rebels they needed to eliminate on this mission were mostly former subordinates of Airo.

"As expected of you, Ao-jae, you're really good at being disgusting."

Kahn gritted his teeth and said.

(End of this chapter)