The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 17 Azura's Intelligence

"Haha, I was just kidding!"

"Hey, really? You're not serious, are you? If it really was a knife, wouldn't Uncle have noticed Grandfather's wound?"

Seeing Kahn's utterly dejected expression, Azura couldn't hold back her laughter any longer and burst into laughter.

".?"

Kahn then realized that he had been tricked.

He was actually relieved; at least he wouldn't be silenced.

But before Kahn could relax for even two seconds, Azura said again:

"Although my grandfather wasn't stabbed to death, his death was definitely related to my father."

Are you messing with my mindset?

wdnmd!

This time, Kahn simply shut his eyes and pretended to be deaf and mute, unable to hear or see anything.

Seeing this, Azura realized she was being silly, so she stopped joking and continued:

"Actually, I was hiding in a corner of the main hall that day and accidentally overheard a conversation between my father and grandfather."

After talking for a while, Azura found that Kahn remained calm and unmoved.

"Hey, are you listening?"

Azura frowned and slapped Kahn, but Kahn easily dodged it, and she missed.

Damn it, you dare to hide?!

Azura's attack this time was a whip kick, which Kahn dodged again, and he jumped out of the living room and into the yard.

After all, he was the one who suffered the loss for breaking things in the living room.

So, in the courtyard, the scene of Azura and Kahn's battle on the training platform was reenacted. Azura used all her skills to pursue him, but Kahn nimbly dodged them all, making it seem as if the two were putting on a show with perfect coordination.

"Hahaha"

After venting her anger, Azura finally realized the problem and stopped, glaring fiercely at Kahn.

Seeing that Kahn remained unmoved, Azura had a sudden thought and sighed deeply:

"I thought my poor brother had really made a good friend, but now it seems he's just naive."

Wiping away non-existent tears, Azura said with a 'disappointed' look:

"I just feel sorry for my great-grandfather."

You're such a dramatic young lady, are you in the entertainment industry?

Finally, Kahn sighed and asked:

"What exactly do you want from me? Is it just to leak secrets so you can send someone to kill me and silence me?"

"Leaking secrets? Oh, well, that was indeed a secret."

Azura belatedly realized what was happening, but after hearing the rest of Kahn's words, her expression turned grim again:

"So you think I'm here to kill you? That's how you see me?"

Hmm, you're in a bad mood?

Kahn was completely dumbfounded.

But seeing Azura's reaction, he understood that Azura probably didn't mean it that way, so he compromised:

"Alright, stop fooling around. What exactly did you come to see me about this time?"

"snort!"

Azura angrily hurled a flame at Kahn, who dodged it, before she continued:

"Although I didn't see how my father killed my grandfather that day, I..."

"stop!"

Kahn interrupted Azura, "Do you think it's too late for me to continue pretending nothing happened?"

Azura sneered, "What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Kahn rubbed his face hard, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed down.

"and then?"

Kahn's performance prompted Azurado to glance at him and continue:

"I was sitting in a corner when I overheard a conversation between my father and grandfather."

That night, Azura's father, Aozai, suddenly requested an audience with the old emperor, Azura, and rebuked Ailo's weak performance in front of the old emperor, requesting that the old emperor remove Ailo from the position of crown prince. However, his actions angered the old emperor.

"How dare you ask me to dismiss my eldest son! Especially since his son's body is barely cold!"

"He's suffered enough, but my punishment for you has only just begun!"

Kahn looked at him strangely after hearing this:

"And then he punished your father for killing Zuko, making him experience the pain of losing a son as well?"

"uh-huh."

Azura spread her hands: "I guarantee it's absolutely true about this."

startled.

What level of idiocy could come up with such a punishment?

He even thought the old emperor was a normal person, and that he had disturbed the peace.

Then, Kahn asked in confusion:

"But Zu Kou is alright, isn't he? This is just a simple question, I don't mean to curse him."

"It doesn't matter, I don't care about him anyway. But that's the crux of the matter!"

"Grandpa is alright, Grandfather is dead, and Father has obtained the throne. It's a happy ending for everyone, isn't it?"

At that moment, Azura suddenly moved closer to Kahn, her beautiful face darkening:

"If Mother hadn't gone missing!"

His normally handsome face looked awkward due to his gloomy expression. Kahn frowned slightly, took a step back without making a sound, and asked:

"By the way, do you know what facial expression management is?"

Azura was stunned for a moment. "What?"

"I'm talking about your expressions. They always look so sinister and awkward, even when you smile. Can't you manage them a little better? You look so good when you smile normally."

"Tch, who cares what you think?"

For some reason, Azura's expression was a little awkward when she said that.

Never mind, it doesn't matter.

Let's continue with our previous topic.

Azura gave a light hum and continued her story.

However, that was all she really knew, because after the old emperor announced the punishment for Ao Zai, he banished him from the palace.

She also slipped away and returned home before Ao Zai, telling Zu Kou what she had seen in the palace, gloating and kindly advising him to run away quickly.

Unfortunately, Zu Kou did not believe her.

But Ershu overheard Azura's words, and after questioning her, told her to go back to sleep and left in a hurry.

When Azura woke up, Zuko was fine, but the old emperor Azura was dead and left a will bequeathing the throne to Aozai. Ershu was missing.

"Something must have happened after my mother sent me to bed! That's the key to her disappearance!!"

Azura paced back and forth in the yard, looking irritated.

"But the crucial question remains unanswered no matter how hard I try to get it out of them. The palace maids and guards know absolutely nothing—they're infuriating!"

Kahn said, "Logically speaking, it's normal that they know nothing about this kind of secret, right?"

"You're right, but I'm really annoyed!"

Azura became increasingly agitated and kicked over a withered potted plant in the yard.

Kahn (taking notes): "Why don't you try asking your father directly?"

As the ultimate beneficiary, it's obvious to anyone that Ao Zai is involved in all of this.

"Father?"

Azura sneered, "Obviously he doesn't want me to know."

She did ask, of course, but her father's answer was, "She left on her own."

A clumsy lie.

Ao Zai's perfunctory attitude towards her was obvious to the naked eye; he was even too lazy to make up a decent lie to fob her off.

Although her father had always doted on her and she liked him very much, this was the first time she felt disgusted with Ao Zai.

A small crack has appeared on the high platform that Ao Zai held in her heart.

Perhaps the joy of gaining the throne clouded his judgment, or perhaps he thought he had Azura firmly under his control, but this time he clearly miscalculated.

He underestimated Ershu's place in Azura's heart, and he also underestimated Azura's own personality.

"If he won't tell me, then I'll find it myself."

(End of this chapter)