Armipotent

Chapter 1316 Tang Xiulan

One issue was solved, and Tang Shaoyang was at ease to resolve the remaining issue. They had their peace, at least, for another twenty years. He was on the elevator, rubbing his forehead.

“Is there something wrong?” Zhang Mengyao noticed and asked. The others turned their heads toward Tang Shaoyang as well. The biggest problem was resolved and yet he had the face as if there was a bigger issue than the war.

“Yes, how should I name my first daughter?” Tang Shaoyang did not hide his concern. In fact, he needed their help on how he should name his firstborn. Should he follow the name of the elven, or should her daughter have a Chinese name just like him? He explained what was in his mind, and that troubled the others too but Alton.

“I think she should follow your name, Your Majesty. With how complicated your relationship with the Elven Kingdom is. It will only be good if you follow your tradition instead of Lady Ava’s tradition,” The old man gave his thoughts on the naming. It would be weird if the Emperor’s daughter followed his wife’s tradition in naming.

“Why don’t you discuss it with Ava instead? I think it would be better if you talked it out with her instead of asking us,” Li Shuang voiced her opinion.

Tang Shaoyang nodded and headed toward where his daughter was. It was almost morning but he felt like it was more than a few days. The battle took a huge toll on him for sure, not the injuries but the mental toll. Even though he ended up winning the battle, he was under mental stress for a few hours during the battle.

Ava put her trust in him and decided not to evacuate with the others. She and his first daughter stayed in the main base, in their room. Delia and Elinova stayed in the same room with Ava, and they noticed his arrival. They put their fingers on their lips, telling Tang Shaoyang not to make noise.

Elin walked toward Tang Shaoyang and whispered, “Ava and our daughter are just sleeping.” Both could not hide their joy that Tang Shaoyang won the battle.

That did not stop Tang Shaoyang from looking at his daughter. He nodded and did not make noise, coming into the room soundless. His daughter was folded in the white blanket, having her eyes closed. For the first time in the last few months, Tang Shaoyang found peace. His tense shoulders relaxed as a smile formed on his lips. He felt like everything he did in the last few months was worth it.

The mother and daughter were sleeping, and he decided not to stay longer, so he woke them up. He left the room and was greeted by Elin, “Are you hungry?”

“Yes. It’s been a long time since I ate human food. Can you prepare something for me?” He barely ate in the last few months because food did not really matter anymore for Tang Shaoyang. In the last few months, he either did not eat or ate roasted beast meat, whatever he hunted. There was no seasoning or anything.

“Do you want a quick hotpot? I don’t have anything prepared for others,” Elin did not have anything prepared in her refrigerator after knowing the upcoming big battle. No one expected the battle would be over in a few hours, especially after knowing their opponent was the God Ranks. She was ready to evacuate with the others, and if not for Ava, she would not stay here.

She had the meat, veggies, noodles, and other toppings for the hotpot. The broth was easy to make as well because she prepared the spices for the broth separately. She had them ready, just needed to put them into the boiling water.

It was almost morning, the sun was not up yet, but almost, a morning hotpot, “Why not? It’s probably much better than what I have been eating in the last few months.”

Elin turned toward Delia and winked at her, “You will be on duty to watch them. I will bring your portion up if you are hungry.”

Elin brought Tang Shaoyang to her kitchen, which was just three floors below, on floor twenty-two. He was surprised even though she prepared the table for the hotpot with a hole for the pot. She poured the water into the pot and the spices afterward. While waiting for the water to boil, she prepared the veggies, noodles, meat, and other toppings on separate plates.

Tang Shaoyang really did not expect her to learn the recipe. His eyes focused on the pot as the soup’s aroma was so good, so flavorful.

Elin mixed the soup with the ladle, turning toward him, “Do you like it spicy right?” He responded with a nod as Elin threw chilies into the pot, the sliced chilies. Then Elin put the noodles followed by the veggies and mushrooms.

He scoped the soup into his bowl and took a sip of the soup. That was his habit of eating hotpot, tasting the food before going for the meat. His eyes opened wide in surprise as he tasted it. He did not expect the taste would fit into his taste buds for the first hotpot. This was the first time Elin made him a hotpot, so he was surprised by the taste.

“What’s wrong? Too spicy? Not spicy enough?” Elin thought there was something wrong with the base.

“No, it’s perfect. It’s so perfect as if you have made the hotpot for me thousands of times,” He took a slice of meat. He did not know what meat it was, it looked like beef, sliced thinly. He dipped the meat into the pot for five seconds. That was also his habit. Other people dipped their meat in three seconds, his meat must stay five seconds in the pot. That was the perfect time for him.

He had his eyes closed, enjoying the juicy meat. After tasting five different types of meats, he then started to eat the mushroom and the veggies. His problems disappeared when his mind focused on the food. Ten minutes into his hotpot breakfast, the other girls arrived at the kitchen and joined him. That was the best way to eat hotpot, with your family or friends together.

“What is this? Did you find lobster?” Tang Shaoyang found a red lobster claw on one of the plates. At least, he thought it looked like lobster claws. Of course, the size was massive compared to the lobster claw before the game. She must get that claw from the lobster monster.

“It’s not a lobster’s claw. It’s Tree Crab’s claw, they reside on the island to the east. One of the tribes from the Beast Coven wants to stay there, and they discover this Tree Crab. From what I know, they are known as Coconut Crab? Not sure, but their size is three times bigger than that coconut crab,” Elin learned from one of his people. The Coconut Crab was not supposed to be there before, but the beastmen found it there for some reason.

Elin cracked the claw and dipped it into the boiling pots. She did not crack it open and took out the meat. She just let the claw crack and dipped it into the pot, cooking the meat with the shell. That would bring the natural taste of the meat mixed with the flavorful soup that sipped into the crack. The other girls stopped their hands, everyone was looking at the crab, but they were bound to be disappointed, “Make yourself. This is for our husband.”

Tang Shaoyang felt weird a little bit when he heard “our husband”, but maybe because he was not used yet to the thing he brought upon himself, having multiple wives. He smiled, covering his awkwardness with a smile and eagerness, eager to taste the Tree Crab.

After a while, Elin took out the claw that had grown even redder, heated red. With a gentle touch, she cracked the shell in half and presented it on the Tang Shaoyang plate. The reddish-white crab meat was on his plate, and he took the first bite.

“Am I in heaven?” That was the word that came out of his mouth. The taste was something he never had before. It was not like he had eaten all the delicacies since he was dirt-poor before the game. However, that was the most delicious food he ever had in his life. Heavenly, that was the right word to describe the taste.

Tang Shaoyang and the girls emptied the pot. He leaned back on his chair with his eyes closed. That was the moment he had been waiting for in the last few months. Relaxing and good food with his girls, something he missed in the last few months.

“So, what do you think about our daughter’s name? I already have a name for my daughter. I prepared the name a long time ago. However, I am in a dilemma because….” Tang Shaoyang shared his concerns with the other girls. Technically, they were also a mother to his first daughter since they were his wives, all of them.

“What are you concerned about? You can name your daughter any name you want. It does not really matter if she follows your name or Ava’s name. However, I do agree that she should be named after you instead of Ava. You are The Emperor, after all. It’s more appropriate to follow your tradition. But again, no one will dare to complain even if you follow Ava’s tradition to name your daughter. She is the Emperor’s firstborn, no one dares to ridicule her unless they are bored of living!” That was coming from The Queen of the country, Jasmine.

Everyone agreed with her, encouraging Tang Shaoyang to follow his desire, “Unless Ava disagrees with you which I doubt she will disagree with the name given by you. What’s the name you have prepared? Can we hear them?”

“Tang Xiulan!”

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