The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 154 New Members

Why is Ailo so gossipy in every world?

Kahn groaned inwardly as he fled from Elo in a sorry state, returning to his residence to share the information he had obtained with An Ang and the others.

The next day, Tuofu and Anang went to Laogai Lake and confirmed that Dai Li's brainwashing was carried out at the bottom of the lake. They even dived in and witnessed the scene of them brainwashing the palace maids.

With this evidence, all that's needed is to strike on the day of the banquet and catch them off guard.

However, to An Ang and the others' utter surprise, before the operation, Kahn brought two very familiar faces.

"Let me introduce you. This is Airo, the former Great General of the Fire Kingdom and the elder brother of the Fire King. The other is Zuko, the prince of the Fire Kingdom."

Hello.

Zu Kou stood there somewhat awkwardly and gave a stiff greeting.

After successfully overcoming the physical and mental struggle, Zuko finally rediscovered his true self and took the initiative to ask Kahn to bring them to meet with Anang and the others.

He and Ai Luo also brought some gifts this time—two members of Dai Li's team who were responsible for secretly monitoring An Ang and others.

Unfortunately, the gift doesn't seem to have helped ease the current tense atmosphere.

"I said, can someone explain this situation to me?"

Tof's voice was weak, pitiful, and helpless again, but Katara, who usually explained things to her, didn't respond. Instead, Katara glared at the two of them and said:

"Kahn, why did you bring them here?"

Anang and Soka also raised their weapons and looked on guard, but they had expected this situation to occur.

Airo said sincerely:

"I know we made mistakes before, but my nephew has now seen the error of his ways and realized his true mission. I hope you can forgive us and give us a chance to make amends."

Zu Kou also spoke to An Ang:

"I originally thought my mission was to capture you and use my Avatar powers, so I did it without hesitation, even considering it the meaning of my existence. But now I know that was wrong; it was just a will imposed on me by Aoza."

"I now understand that as the prince of the Fire Kingdom, my true mission should be to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Arrogant One, restore peace to the world, and make the Fire Kingdom a peaceful country. I think our goals should be the same."

Ailo and Zuko's remarks left Anang and the others looking at each other in disbelief. Their once formidable rivals had suddenly changed their attitude completely, even saying they wanted to cooperate with them, which sounded unbelievable.

Soka leaned close to Kahn and whispered:

"Were they also brainwashed by Dai Li? Or did you brainwash them both?"

Kahn said, both amused and exasperated:

"I don't have that much ability. Rather, it's more accurate to say that Zu Kou's previous behavior was due to Ao Zai's brainwashing."

Because Ailo had never helped Zuko fight against them, and when they were with the Arctic Water People, Ailo had fought General Zhao to protect the Moon Goddess, so they had a fairly good impression of Ailo.

However, they did not fully trust Zu Kou, who had once gone to great lengths to capture An Ang.

Katara, in particular, harbored a deep resentment towards Zuko for defeating her and forcibly taking An'ang away from her when they were in the Arctic Oasis of the Gods, where Zuko used the alternation of day and night to his advantage.

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Kahn had no choice but to step forward and say:

"Do you know how Zuko got the scars on his face?"

Kahn's question successfully drew everyone's attention. The scars on Zuko's face were indeed eye-catching, as they were clearly burn marks from flames, and such scars on a fire master were obviously unusual.

Kahn asked Zuko:

"Do you mind if people know about this?"

"It's okay."

Zu Kou shook his head and said:

"But since this is about me, let me explain."

Zuko began to recount the origin of the scars on his face, and everyone fell silent. Although they had been saying how cruel Aozai was, it wasn't until they heard Zuko's story that they truly understood that.

They found it hard to imagine what kind of person would deliberately use the lives of a squad of soldiers as bait to capture a city, and they also found it hard to imagine what kind of father would leave a hideous scar on his son's face or expel his son from the country.

Furthermore, when Zu Kou was expelled, there were still three years until An Ang was born. In other words, Zu Kou drifted at sea for a full three years for a vague and unattainable goal.

After hearing Zu Kou's story, they even began to understand why Zu Kou was so determined to capture An Ang.

"The Flame King, what a terrifying person he is."

Katara murmured incredulously.

It's hard to imagine how cruel a person who is so cruel to his own children would be to others.

An Ang possessed exceptional empathy; as the person being pursued, he not only completely forgave Zu Kou but also expressed some sadness, saying:

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you had that kind of past."

Zu Kou was also surprised that An Ang would apologize to him instead. He scratched his head and said:

"It's okay, all of that is in the past. I should be the one apologizing for pursuing you for so long."

An Ang laughed:

"I don't care anymore, and besides, you saved me before, didn't you?"

"Huh?!!" ×n

Everyone was taken aback by these words, wondering where they came from.

Anang confessed to everyone that once, Takala and Soka fell ill and needed to hold frozen tree frogs in their mouths to be cured. However, while searching for frozen tree frogs, he was accidentally arrested by General Zhao. Fortunately, Zuko came to rescue him wearing a mask, and the two of them escaped together.

Neither Anang nor Zuko had told anyone about this, and even Airo was unaware that Zuko had had such an experience, which greatly surprised him.

Zu Kou explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"I just didn't want General Zhao to catch him."

In any case, Zuko's original experience, coupled with the incident exposed by Anang, finally changed everyone's original opinion of Zuko, and they finally agreed to Zuko and Airo joining.

With the matters concerning Zuko and Airo's joining the group concluded, the group moved on to the next task: dealing with the members of Dai Li that Zuko and Airo had brought with them.

First, they confirmed that Chancellor Changfeng was indeed Dai Li's controller, who concealed the existence of the war from the emperor and secretly controlled everything in Yonggu City.

The good news is that the emperor was not completely sidelined. Changfeng only controlled Yonggu City. The generals and troops outside Yonggu City were not under Changfeng's control; they were simply kept in the dark about the true situation inside Yonggu City.

In other words, as long as Changfeng and Dai Li are dealt with, and the truth is told to the emperor, the situation can be quickly salvaged.

Receiving such good news made everyone feel a little more relaxed.

So next, it's time to cause a ruckus at the banquet.

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)