The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 184 Reunion: What exactly happened this year?

Inside the Higashikiwaji Temple, Airo is participating in a meeting.

"How many branch locations have responded to us so far?"

"There are only a dozen or so, but there are still some branches that we can't contact for the time being. If we can give them a little more time..."

"We can't wait any longer; if we drag this out, our strength will only grow weaker. What about Zuko's side?"

"It's not going very smoothly. According to His Highness Zukou, only a small number of the rebels are willing to cooperate with us; the vast majority rejected us outright as soon as they heard our name."

Ugh.

Hearing this, Airo couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly:

"We anticipated this, so let Zu Kou return first. We only hope that through this next battle, we can salvage some of our reputation."

"Furthermore, is there still no news from the branch outposts in the Fire Blaze Kingdom?"

"No."

The meeting yielded almost no good news, but the attendees didn't become more dejected; they had simply become numb.

Or rather, given the recent situation, it's already incredibly good news that they can still hold a meeting here.

Just then, a commotion broke out outside, and a moment later, a member of the White Lotus Cult entered the meeting room to report to the leader:

"Avatar and Cain are here. They're outside and request a meeting!"

"Avatar?!"

"Kahn?!"

The meeting room erupted in discussion. Ai Luo jumped up and, ignoring the chair that had fallen to the ground, immediately walked out.

"Are you sure this isn't a den of thieves?"

Tofu said with some doubt:

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that, as you know, the White Lotus Sect has a really bad reputation, so..."

"At least there shouldn't be any problems here, I can be sure of that."

Kahn laughed.

The reason he was able to reply so confidently was because he had already sensed the presence of several acquaintances.

On his way here, he took the opportunity to bring Tofu back into the Supernatural Squad, since Bumi had been captured again and Anang was missing another Earth Manipulation teacher.

Moreover, the Superpower Squad is incomplete without Tofu!

"I never expected them to be hiding in the Dongqihe Temple."

Looking at the familiar architectural style before him, An Ang let out a rare sigh.

Although he was born in Nankiwaji Temple, all the buildings in Nankiwaji Temple have the same architectural style, so coming here feels like returning home.

As they were talking, Kahn suddenly looked ahead and saw an Elo rushing toward them. The moment Elo saw Kahn, his eyes were filled with excitement and joy.

"Kahn, it really is you!"

"Uncle Airo".

Kahn smiled and went to greet him, accepting a big hug from Elo.

Feeling Ailo's slightly excited embrace, Kahn was about to make a joke, but after they parted, looking at Ailo's face, which looked even older, his words suddenly caught in his throat, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

In that instant, he suddenly realized that not everyone could travel through time and space like him and experience a fantastic and wonderful journey.

During the year he was gone, everyone had a tough time.

Seemingly noticing Kahn's change in mood, Airo patted him on the shoulder, looked him up and down, and then teased him:

"Where have you been all year? There's been no change at all."

"At least he's grown a bit taller."

After a moment of silence, Kahn finally managed a slight smile and said:

"But you, how come you've gotten so old?"

"You brat, you really don't know how to talk!"

Airo laughed and scolded him, then gave him another hug.

"Anyway, it's good that you're back."

"Um."

"Let's talk about it later, or we shouldn't keep your friends waiting."

As she spoke, Airo turned to look at An Ang and the others and said:

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Anang and the others quickly said it was alright, and Ai Luo smiled and said:

"Anyway, thank you for coming. Let's go inside first. Avatar, we've been waiting for you for a long time."

He then looked at Kahn and said:

"A lot has happened in the year you've been gone, and the world has changed a lot. You must be prepared to understand it."

Kahn nodded and said:

"That's why I came here."

-

Elo first introduced them to the other elders.

With Bumi arrested and imprisoned, and Zhengzheng out on business, only Airo, Cooper, and Master Piandao were present. During this meeting, Anang and Katara also got to know their water magic teacher.

Kahn inquired about Zuko's whereabouts and was told that Zuko was also handling matters outside.

After a year apart, Zu Kou has become capable of handling things on his own.

After a simple meal, everyone gathered in the conference room. Not only Kahn, but also Anang and others needed to know what had happened this year.

"While you were rushing to the palace after receiving the news, we were also heading to the capital of the Fire Kingdom. But when we arrived, a large army of the Fire Kingdom suddenly appeared behind us, leaving us no choice but to retreat temporarily."

"We later learned that it was an army arranged by Azura."

"After that, Azura suddenly revealed our existence to the world, not only exposing our identities as elders, but also vilifying the entire White Lotus Sect as a terrorist organization secretly trying to overthrow the government."

At this point, Ai Luo's tone was full of helplessness.

Because this series of actions will catch them off guard, they can be said to be completely manipulated by Azura.

An Ang and the others suddenly understood, while Kahn, after listening, asked with some confusion:

"But mere slander shouldn't be enough to turn the White Lotus Sect into the universally reviled group it is today, right?"

"certainly."

Upon hearing this, Cooper, standing to the side, retorted sarcastically:

"The problem is, by sheer luck, what that girl said wasn't entirely slanderous. To be honest, we brought this upon ourselves."

"That's right, this is something we didn't expect either."

Airo smiled wryly:

"The White Lotus Sect is not as pure as we thought. There are indeed some people with ulterior motives who abuse the sect's power for their own benefit. In the end, this is actually our dereliction of duty. We can't blame anyone else for being caught in our weakness."

Biando added:

"It's not actually that bad. Apart from a small part that is true, most of the time it's just that some scoundrels betrayed us, sided with the Fire Kingdom, and cooperated with the Fire Kingdom to smear us."

Cooper sneered:

"But the common people can't distinguish between truth and falsehood. To them, if one thing is true, then everything else must be true too."

Azura's revelation of their existence alongside the White Lotus sect sparked panic throughout the world.

How could a secret organization led by five grandmasters, including important figures from various countries, not inspire fear?

After the initial panic, a large-scale search ensued, revealing some truths. Combined with the slander from traitors, this successfully ruined the White Lotus Cult's reputation.

All of this was simply because Azura casually said a few words.

Using public opinion?

"That's amazing!"

Kahn couldn't help but sigh, never expecting that Azura, in a world where technology was still underdeveloped, already knew how to use the power of public opinion.

Coming to his senses, Kahn suddenly realized that everyone was looking at him strangely.

He scratched his head sheepishly and said:

"Sorry. Please continue."

Let's go see The Flash!

(End of this chapter)