Imperial Husband's Twelve Character Mantra!

"Then we'll trouble the Imperial Husband!" Baili Zhou immediately nodded.

In his eyes, to become the Empress's Man, the Imperial Husband must surely possess extraordinary qualities. Since the Imperial Husband intended to take personal action, he might as well observe closely from the side. Perhaps he could gain great inspiration.

Harboring the same thought, the hundred or so kitchen staff set down their tasks and gathered around Lin Xuan. Everyone looked at him with eager anticipation, waiting for his next move.

Lin Xuan remained unfazed by the crowd's scrutiny. With the system's guidance, he could easily recall food pairings. After inquiring about the texture and effects of various ingredients in the kitchen, he personally took up the knife and began cooking.

Possessing Grandmaster-level culinary skills, he was thoroughly familiar with all the kitchen utensils. Not only did he handle them with ease, but his speed was astonishing. In the span of less than half an incense stick's time, he had prepared over a dozen plates of new-style ingredients.

Baili Zhou and the other chefs stared at the ingredients on the plates in shock. They had never even heard of such combinations. Baili Zhou hurriedly sought advice: "Imperial Husband, could you tell us what these dishes you've made are called?"

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "These are Red Bean Taro Porridge, Salty Thunder Python Egg Custard, Teppanyaki Ink Tentacle, Braised Ice Bear Paw..." As soon as he finished, exclamations rang out in the kitchen.

"Incredible! So this is how they can be paired!" "The Imperial Husband has truly opened my eyes!" "Amazing! Amazing!"

Baili Zhou quickly channeled a burst of Azure Blue flame to ignite the stove and said with great eagerness, "Imperial Husband, please!" Lin Xuan nodded and began with the first dish, Braised Ice Bear Paw.

Pfft~

As soon as the dish hit the pot, a rich aroma filled the entire kitchen. Baili Zhou and the others all showed expressions of admiration—this fragrance was intense yet not greasy, something they had truly never smelled before.

"The Imperial Husband is so skilled; perhaps after his guidance today, my cultivation can take another step forward!" Baili Zhou's eyes lit up. He had cultivated through the Culinary Path for three thousand years, but five hundred years ago he had hit a bottleneck without any further breakthroughs. Today, however, he had a strong premonition that he might advance.

Xuanbing Palace, Main Hall.

Donghuang Ziyou sat upright on the Ice Phoenix Divine Seat, looking down at the host of ministers below. These people were all monarchs from the ten thousand kingdoms of North Profound Heaven. Yet before Donghuang Ziyou, they were merely subjects.

Song Yan, the King of Min Kingdom, stepped forward and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, recently the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom of the Tianmo Realm has been restless, causing constant trouble on our borders. I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to send troops against the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom and uphold the prestige of North Profound Heaven!"

Du Yunlong, the Four Directions Divine Martial Great General of Xuanbing Palace, stepped forward with clasped hands and said, "Your Majesty, your subject is willing to lead the troops!"

Donghuang Ziyou said, "This trip, Imperial We will personally lead the campaign against the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom." The ministers below were all startled.

Song Yan quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom is merely a small country in the Tianmo Realm; it is not worthy of your personal expedition." Donghuang Ziyou waved her hand. "It is decided."

Her intelligence network spanned all of North Profound Heaven and even reached the Tianmo Realm. The information she received was naturally more accurate than Song Yan's. According to her knowledge, the reason the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom dared to invade North Profound Heaven this time was that they had gained a great backing. The old demon of the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom, the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord, who had vanished without a trace ten thousand years ago, had appeared!

And the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord's strength was also at the Emperor Realm. If she sent Du Yunlong and the others, they would likely be nothing but cannon fodder. Only by personally leading the campaign could she ensure victory. Moreover, beyond the Nine Heavens all belonged to the Tianmo Realm. Donghuang Ziyou felt that the Tianmo Realm likely had more than just the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom eyeing North Profound Heaven.

She, as the North Profound Heaven Lord, had to give the Tianmo Realm a show of force, or more devil kingdoms would come to cause chaos in the North Profound Heaven.

Most importantly, she had only taken the North Profound Heaven Emperor Seat four years ago.

A number of her Highness's ministers secretly still didn't have faith in her.

She needed to use this battle against the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom to shut the mouths of everyone who doubted her.

In the end, it came down to one thing: this battle could not afford to fail!

Crystal Palace back kitchen.

"The Imperial Husband is truly a divine person!"

"Watching the Imperial Husband cook is better than reading ten years of books!"

"The Imperial Husband has truly opened our eyes!"

Baili Zhou and the others' praises rose one after another.

Today, they had truly seen what real children's cuisine was.

The exquisite dishes Lin Xuan made were not only tempting in color and rich in fragrance.

They also had a reasonable collocation, with layers of flavor that progressed step by step.

Baili Zhou tasted a few bites and knew these dishes would definitely satisfy the children's appetites.

Lin Xuan said, "Children's diet boils down to nothing more than twelve words: nutritionally balanced, properly salty and sweet, with varied textures."

Baili Zhou and the others immediately committed this Twelve Character Mantra to memory.

They savored it repeatedly, finding endless depth in its meaning.

"Imperial Husband, I have been taught!" Baili Zhou respectfully bowed.

Just those twelve words gave him a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

He could say with certainty that the bottleneck that had troubled him for five hundred years would soon be broken through.

Lin Xuan said, "Write down the methods for making these dishes. When I have time, I'll teach you how to make even more dishes."

He would be taking care of the four children in the future and wouldn't have much time to cook himself.

Having Baili Zhou as his apprentice would save him a lot of trouble.

With Baili Zhou's talent, he basically understood after a single hint, so there was no need to worry about taste issues.

"Yes!" Baili Zhou was extremely excited.

Just by observing these ten or so dishes, he had gained immeasurable benefit.

If he could learn even more methods from the Imperial Husband, that would be a stroke of great luck.

Lin Xuan then had someone bring these dishes to the dining room.

Before they even entered, the four little gluttons inside let out exclamations.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

"I want to eat!"

"Daddy is amazing!"

"Daddy must have made this!"

The four little girls all looked toward the door.

Their eyes were bright and sparkling.

When they saw that it was indeed Lin Xuan leading people in with the dishes, the little girls were overjoyed.

Xuan You jumped down from her chair, raising her little hands high: "Daddy, I want to eat!"

Lin Xuan picked her up and set her back in her chair, placing a meatball made from Purple Shadow Snow Dragon in her bowl: "Don't rush, everyone gets some."

"Oh!" Xuan You looked down at the meatball in her bowl, her little nose twitching; it smelled so good.

Just then, the Heavenly Dog Beast came to Xuan You's feet, raised its head with an expectant gaze, and looked like it also wanted to eat the Purple Shadow Snow Dragon meatball.

Xuan You kicked it away: "Daddy made this, I can't give it to you!"

With that, the little girl stuffed the meatball into her mouth.

"Mmm!"

The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up, her face full of bliss.

"It looks so delicious!"

Xuan Zhu and the other two, seeing how much Xuan You was enjoying it, quickly picked up a meatball and put it in their mouths too.

Instantly, the entire dining room was filled with the children's joyful exclamations.

And at this moment.

The mechanical voice of the system in Lin Xuan's mind suddenly sounded.

Ding!

"Your culinary skills have perfectly conquered the eldest daughter, Xuan Zhu. Reward: Rakshasa Divine Sense!"

"Your culinary skills have perfectly conquered the second daughter, Xuan Xi. Reward: Profound Absolute Heavenly Tome!"

"Your culinary skills have perfectly conquered the third daughter, Xuan Han. Reward: Divine Step Bracelet!"

"Your culinary skills have perfectly conquered the fourth daughter, Xuan You. Reward: Ten Directions Array Diagram!"