229: Mother and child, teacher and student

"Your Majesty."

Tu Nan stepped forward to meet him.

The Emperor nodded and walked straight to the side of the Children.

The Silver Armored Knight stood up in silence.

He spent most of his time in the room accompanying the Two Children, taking over much of the childcare work.

With him there, Tu Nan felt inexplicably much more relaxed.

For example, he made a hammock so that the grass nest could be lifted to a suitable height, allowing the adults to sit on the side and accompany the Children very easily.

Tu Nan also turned around.

Feeling their mother, the Children both woke up, but they just obediently opened their eyes and looked at the adults.

"Have you chosen their names?" The Emperor asked.

"We are just using their nicknames." Tu Nan smiled.

"Then decide now. Names are the connection between Children and the world; they are very important." The Emperor told her, "Imperial Children have their names chosen before they are born."

But these are just your students.

Yet his tone when naming them was clearly as if he were treating them like imperial Bloodline.

However, since The Emperor insisted on caring for his students, Tu Nan could not directly refuse.

She smiled and nodded, but began to ponder inwardly.

"This one shall be called Zhenyu; this one, Ruize."

The Emperor pointed at Little Bird and Little Fish respectively, bestowing names upon the Children.

Tu Nan frowned. These two names...

"Your Majesty, the names you chose sound very 'heavy.' Are they appropriate?"

The Emperor pulled at his gloves one finger at a time and raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"Are my students not worthy of such names?"

Tu Nan found it amusing.

Why did The Emperor's tone sound like he was competing with her?

"Of course they are worthy, it's just that I have some observations as a mother."

She pointed at Little Bird.

"For instance, this child, um, his interests might be a bit different from ordinary people."

Tu Nan suppressed a laugh.

Little Bird had his own unique pursuit of aesthetics. In fact, his interests were similar to Kong Jiamu's, both liking flashy and exaggerated things. However, compared to Kong Jiamu who liked brilliant colors, he preferred shiny things. For example, the Silver Armored Knight's armor...

"So I think it would be better to ask for the Children's opinions and let them choose."

Tu Nan walked to the desk, tore off a few sticky notes, and wrote down several names, including the two The Emperor had chosen.

She returned to the Children's side and showed them to Little Bird first.

"This one was chosen by Your Majesty, Zhenyu. It means being very majestic, making all enemies tremble with fear."

She explained gently and patiently.

"The child is too small." The Emperor disapproved.

Yet both Children widened their eyes and stared intently at the sticky notes in Tu Nan's hand, as if they could understand.

"This one is what Mommy thought of—Chenhui, meaning the morning sun, shining and dazzling, giving people hope."

"Yaoyu—it means beautiful feathers, wishing you never fall from glory."

Tu Nan thought Kong Jiamu might like this name.

After finishing the explanation, Tu Nan folded the three pieces of paper into small squares and placed them one by one beside Little Bird's hand.

"Alright, whichever one you grab is the one." Tu Nan smiled, waiting for Little Bird to choose.

[If there is anything you like, you must express it. A name will be with you for a lifetime.]

Tu Nan had already synchronized the previous explanation to the Children in her mind.

That's right, the Children were too small; understanding language was too difficult for them, but the Soul link could cheat.

[This one! I like this one.]

Little Bird fumbled and grabbed the second piece of paper. It was—Chenhui.

Tu Nan laughed; it was completely within her expectations.

"Your Majesty, look, the child has his own opinion."

"This method is not bad." Behind the Silver Armored Knight's cold armor, the tone revealed made it known that he was watching with great interest.

The Emperor, however, did not express an opinion.

Tu Nan knew that this meant The Emperor also thought it was feasible, so she continued to look at Little Fish.

"Ruize. This is a good name, containing great expectations, hoping that Little Fish can help more people in the future and bring stability to the world."

Little Fish's eyes sparkled; he was moved.

Tu Nan brought out the names she had written.

"Yong'an, this is the name Mommy wants to give Little Fish. I am different from The Emperor; I know Little Fish is a good child who always thinks of others first."

"Mommy hopes that you will keep yourself safe and sound first."

"This is Mommy's selfishness. But Little Fish must still choose for himself."

Her tone was even gentler. Compared to Little Bird, that arrogant and mischievous child, Little Fish always tried his best not to cry or make a fuss, attempting to take care of everyone, regardless of the fact that he was just a little baby.

[Mommy...]

Little Fish's call was milky and soft.

He tried hard to frown and think for a long time. Several adults waited seriously for a little baby to make a decision.

He picked up the slip of paper representing responsibility, and Tu Nan sighed very lightly in her heart.

Then she could only accept the child's choice.

But Little Fish threw that paper away and grabbed "Yong'an" tightly again.

[Mommy! I... I think Mommy is the most important.]

[No, you are the most important, silly child.]

Tu Nan leaned over directly to kiss him, then kissed Little Bird, and took the chosen slips of paper from their hands.

"Your Majesty, look?"

The Emperor only asked her: "What about the surname? Tu?"

Tu Nan shook her head and revealed a carefree smile.

"The surname is Lan, Your Majesty."

The Emperor did not understand the origin of this surname, but he nodded directly.

See, The Emperor was just this tolerant.

He did not help his subjects snatch the Children, but instead directly placed these Two Children under Tu Nan's name.

Although perhaps it was just that he was unwilling for these Two Children to have a stronger connection with powerful officials.

Lan was a little thought of hers, the only remaining connection she had with Blue Star.

Wait?

She suddenly thought of the conversation with the System. Her uniqueness.

She stroked the Children's little hands, and a trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in her eyes.

This was, of course, her greatest uniqueness.

She was a Soul from another world, from Blue Star where the Four Divine Beasts existed; she had seen the ancient legends of this world.

Intersection.

Her existence was a kind of intersection between these two worlds.

Next time, she would ask the System this question, if It could answer.

"Lan Chenhui, Lan Yong'an. Alright, these are the full names of you two little ones."

"Tu Nan."

The Emperor called her name very blandly, causing her to turn around unprepared, only to be struck in the face by a question.

"You can communicate with the Children, right? There is a special energy field vibrating."

"I had discovered it before."

"Is this your Talent? I previously thought it was the ability of one of the Children."

He was naturally referring to the communication between Tu Nan and Ao Ao and Miao Miao.

The Silver Armored Knight's armor vibrated slightly; indeed, this should be surprising.

After all, she had no Rank, so it made no sense for her to have a Talent skill.

The Emperor was truly The Emperor.

Tu Nan didn't expect that he had discovered something was wrong long ago.

And now, through the process of elimination, he believed this was her ability. Although in reality, the core of this ability was just Tu Nan.

If he could discover the conversation between the System and Tu Nan, it was naturally possible for him to discover the fluctuations of the conversation between Tu Nan and the Children.

However, there were so many accounts with The Emperor that Tu Nan couldn't feel afraid at all. She was just curious.

"You are not surprised?"

The Emperor looked at her strangely.

"Surprised at what? I was just confirming."

"It is only natural that you have some hidden cards, given that you have made it this far."

"...I can only communicate with the Children." She explained.

"That is very useful. Next time, test the distance. And see if this distance changes as the Children grow up."

"Speaking of which, can the Children start taking classes now? Will you relay the information?"

The Emperor was only concerned with how to utilize this ability.

No... the point you are concerned about is so off-base. Tu Nan almost couldn't keep up with his train of thought.

And isn't this too cruel to the Children? They are still so small; is it necessary to be this urgent? She felt a bit sorry for the little ones.

"Oh, right. There is a strategic meeting later; you will attend it with me."

"I will sleep for three hours; you prepare, together with James."

The Emperor spoke as if he were giving instructions for a trivial matter, as if having Tu Nan attend the strategic meeting was about as important as naming the Children.

After he finished speaking, he took the Silver Armored Knight and went directly into the bedroom. He closed the door.

?

Such an important matter, what would it hurt to say a few more words?

Tu Nan was going crazy.