Jason was rewarded with a "delicious meat soup" not only because of Tang Qi's wicked sense of humor, but it was also a small gesture of appreciation.
That night, if it hadn't been for Jason's "Tilos Time Dice," Tang Qi would have probably had to exhaust his last trump card in order to keep the suddenly rampant Merada.
He had exchanged for "Temporary Divinity" and "Profanity Blood Curse" from projections of the Master of the Crucible, using up all three Sun Merit tokens. After sacrificing a chunk of the Dark Dominator's flesh, another Sun Merit token was obtained. Perhaps he could exchange it for new witchcraft or some kind of Extraordinary Power from the projections to keep Merada.
Jason's intervention spared Tang Qi from spending his resources.
A bowl of delicious meat soup as thanks was, strictly speaking, insufficient.
