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Aelia's fingertip lingered in Luna's hair, tracing the crescent moon birthmark, while Qin Si had already turned the screen, cradling the gilded stove.
The maid's hair was speckled with unmelted snowflakes, yet her smile was brighter than the fire opal in the hearth. "The young master just used Ice Spike to form a Starry Array! When the Lord returns from the Northern Territory, we must hold a banquet..."
"The Magic Castle Heir should indeed be celebrated." Aelia placed Luna into the cradle adorned with Moonshadow Vine, and the crystal curtain produced a cool sound as it brushed against her wrist.
Qin Si did not notice that as her mistress touched the curtain, ice crystals began to form into thorn shapes along her fingers.
The violent wind and snow howled outside on the terrace. As Qin Si adjusted Yao Xia for the third time, a silver spoon suddenly clattered to the ground.
Aelia watched as the maid's trembling fingertip dipped into the medicinal soup. In the violet ripples floated three iris petals—exactly like the deadly weapon foretold by the Chasing Shadow Butterfly that pierced the heart of the Ice Butterfly.
"Everyone leave." When the last Yao Tong disappeared at the end of the spiral staircase, Qin Si suddenly knelt heavily on the ground scattered with Xing Xu.
Moonlight filtered through ice cracks in the dome, illuminating her pale face. "This morning, while shopping, I saw Lord's Frostwolf Chassis turn into Emerald Alley..."
Aelia's hand that had been rocking the cradle abruptly froze, and Moonshadow Vine instantly bloomed into thorny black roses.
Qin Si choked back sobs. "That mansion bore a Golden Sparrow Emblem. A woman by the window held a boy resembling Lord Mei Yan; the knight referred to her as..."
Suddenly, a Liuli Lantern Shade exploded, sending sparks flying that scorched marks onto Qin Si's skirt.
Aelia's wrist glowed red with eighteen moonstones as she recalled her wedding night when Leonard had carved a Double-Headed Iris from ice. In that moment, all those vows transformed into ice shards piercing her palm.
"The Goldfinch is an emblem of the brothel in the capital." Luna's loud cry shattered the frozen time, and in her eyes, galaxies suddenly rolled backward, swallowing all of Aelia's bloodline's writhing black snakes.
The Lady of the Fortress tore apart her ice crystal necklace from around her neck. Broken diamonds on a velvet blanket formed a map of the Northern Territory—Leonard, who should have been patrolling in the snowy plains, was marked at coordinates pointing directly to the capital's red-light district.
Qin Si suddenly covered her mouth.
Following her terrified gaze, Aelia saw Luna gripping the edge of the Cradle, the originally Silver White talisman paper now seeping dark stains like ink.
The baby Chubby pointed towards the family crest above the fireplace, where faint gnawing sounds could be heard from behind the shield.
"Get the Eagle Bone Knife," Aelia instructed, shoving Luna into Qin Si's arms. As Gilded Hem swept by, a Blood Magic Pattern emerged beneath the carpet.
At the moment the crest was pierced by the Moonstone, dozens of Ice Crystal Irises exploded, revealing the Curse Doll hidden in the Hidden Layer—its body sewn from Snow Ferret Fur bore Aelia's Birth Rune.
Luna suddenly reached out her tiny hand to grasp the Cursed Doll.
The baby's Palm and Crescent Moon Birthmark erupted with Strong Light, causing the Snow Ferret Fur tainted with Black Magic to disintegrate into Ashes, leaving only the Blood Diamond embedded where its heart once was, humming with Zhen Chan.
Aelia used the Eagle Bone Knife to pry open the diamond, revealing the curled-up corpse of an Ice Butterfly—the leader of the thirty-seven Strangled Butterflies foretold in prophecy.
"Clean it up," Lady of the Fortress said as she wiped the blade of Hei Xue, unaware that as Qin Si retreated with Luna, the Star Pattern Ice Crystal in the baby's hair was absorbing the remaining curse.
Outside, a Frostwolf's low growl echoed. Aelia quickly swept the Cursed Doll Remains into a Dark Compartment; as blood-stained curtains brushed past the terrace, eighteen feathers from a Demon Owl spontaneously ignited to ash.
The moment Leonard stepped into the chamber, accompanied by Wind and Snow, the Requiem from the Crystal Chandelier abruptly ceased.
His Liujin armor still bore remnants of Blue Blood Fern Spores unique to the Northern Territory, while his Palm dropped a golden ticket to the royal opera house.
"I heard your son awakened the Starry Array?" Lord said dismissively to Qin Si as he personally tied his wife’s Snow Fox Cloak.
Aelia gazed at his collar where Yan Zhi Hen faintly showed through and suddenly recalled how ten years ago he had returned her to safety, covered in blood after rescuing her from a beast.
Luna suddenly let out a sharp, loud cry.
Leonard's outstretched hand toward the baby froze in mid-air—his armor's gap had dropped a goldfinch feather, which was being scorched by the star pattern barrier that rose automatically around the cradle.
Aelia pressed her temples, feeling her heart race, as the moonstone bracelet reflected the fleeting crimson in her husband's pupils.
As the clock struck seven, Qin Si trembled as he brought over a calming potion.
Aelia pushed aside the spoon that pressed down on her jade earrings—this was their agreed-upon signal of danger.
The Lady of the Fortress stroked the newly engraved serpent pattern on the inside of her earrings, recalling the hidden royal mark beneath the golden sparrow emblem. Suddenly, she hurled the bowl of medicine at the demon owl circling outside the terrace.
As the glass shattered, she heard her own voice, calm to a chilling degree: "That woman with the goldfinch... is she the last bloodline of the Black Rose Family?"
Leonard's cloak suddenly billowed without wind, and ice crystals seeped from the gap in his armor, forming chains.
Aelia took a half step back, and behind her, the crystal wall reflected her husband's shadow twisting into a two-headed demon wolf form, while the star pattern around Luna's cradle silently spread throughout the entire room.
The ice crystals at Aelia's fingertips refracted shards of light in the moonlight, resembling her currently shattered trust.
The goldfinch feather leaking from Leonard's armor was still burning, twisting into a rose emblem of the red-light district in the capital as it danced in the air.
"Ten years ago, when the Black Rose Family was judged by Sanctuary," she heard her voice sound like a blade soaked in icy spring water, "you said you witnessed their last baby girl being taken away by a beast."
The shadow of the demon wolf on the crystal wall suddenly elongated. As Leonard raised his hand, an ice mist obscured his neck's mark.
Luna suddenly burst into giggles, grasping the guardian charm at the edge of the cradle and waving it in the air. The silver-white rune collided with the ice mist and transformed into a blood-red arrow, pointing directly at the bronze candlestick in the southeast corner of the chamber.
The Moonstone Bracelet of Aelia shattered in response.
Eighteen gemstones spun and embedded themselves into the surface of the candelabrum, forming an Iris Pattern. Amidst the clicking sounds of the mechanisms, Luna, cradled in Qin Si's arms, suddenly reached out with her tiny hand, her chubby fingertip pressing against Aelia and Mei Xin.
Countless memories of Leonard's Last Night surged into her mind like a violent wind and snow— a woman wearing Goldfinch earrings grooming herself before a Magic Mirror, where a boy resembling Leonard by seven parts practiced Ice Magic; in the basement of Ankeli, the surface of a Magic Mirror inlaid with black Obsidian shimmered with the souls of thirty-seven Ice Butterflies; finally, at the full moon tonight, a curse beam erupted from the Magic Mirror, freezing the entire Glorious Demon Fortress into an Ice Coffin.
"Madam!" Qin Si's exclamation jolted Aelia from her prophetic illusion.
The maid pointed in terror at Luna's hair— the Crescent Moon Birthmark was absorbing the scattered energy of the Moonstone, illuminating the Infant Swaddling like a transparent crystal cocoon.
Leonard's Sword suddenly emitted a hum.
Aelia turned to press down on the mechanism of the candelabrum as her husband's armor froze. Shan Na slipped into the secret passage.
On either side of the spiraling staircase descending downwards, the Eyes of past Lords followed Luna in Qin Si's arms. When the baby touched the warning runes on the wall, black Black Slime surged forth from those pupils.
"It's a mirror curse." Aelia swung her Eagle Bone Knife to sever the incoming Hei Chao. "We must destroy the Magic Mirror before the Lunar Eclipse." As her skirt swept past the last step, Qin Si suddenly stumbled against the stone wall.
Luna let out a yiya sound from the maid's arms, her small hand gripping Qin Si's collar where a Jade Brooch was pinned, pressing the gemstone into a groove in the wall.
The Bronze Door of the basement opened with a grinding sound of gears, and a chilling wind swept in with Ice Shards.
Aelia's Snow Fox Cloak instantly became covered in Frost Flowers. She gazed at the Diamond Magic Mirror hovering above the altar— its Gold Frame entwined with Thorns dripped Blue Blood Fern Juice, which was favored by Northern Rebels as a Curse Medium.
Luna suddenly coughed violently, and light spots expelled from her mouth coalesced into a Starry Array in midair.
Following the beam of light, Qin Si looked toward the base of the altar and nearly knocked over a silver vial containing Holy Water— seven Ice Crystal Coffins were arranged in a fan shape, within which lay preserved the long-deceased Ladies of the Fortress.
"Is it any wonder that every full moon..." Aelia's White Nails dug deeply into her palm.
On that snowy night ten years ago when she had a miscarriage, Leonard had held up an ice Crystal Coffin, claiming he wanted to preserve their Unborn Child.
The Loud Cry of a baby jolted her from her daze.
Luna struggled to lean out from Qin Si's embrace, and the beam of light emitted from her hair pierced through the black mist on the surface of the Magic Mirror, revealing the dense Curse Runes of Mama within the mirror—at its center, the Ice Butterfly Totem perfectly aligned with Leonard's Chest Armor and Dark Pattern.
"Go fetch the Holy Light Scroll." Aelia inserted the Eagle Bone Knife into the crack of the altar. "I need the one sealed with Dragon Blood from the Seventh Chamber." As Qin Si's figure disappeared into the Spiral Staircase, she suddenly sliced her fingertip, quickly tracing a Tracking Magic Pattern on the back of the Magic Mirror with her blood.
As moonlight penetrated the Earth Rift, Aelia saw her reflection’s neck ensnared by an emerging ice crystal noose.
She smirked as she wrapped three strands of hair around the Rune Pen, dipping its tip into Luna's Swaddling, which was infused with Luna's radiance—this was the only pure energy capable of deceiving Black Magic.
"Madam!" Qin Si stumbled in, clutching a Bronze Box, his Hair Tips entwined with Bing Ling. "The guards say Lord is summoning the council..." Before he could finish, Luna suddenly grasped the Holy Light Scroll's Liu Su.
The seal touched by the baby's palm began to melt away. Qin Si watched in horror as the scroll automatically unfurled, revealing an Ice Spell written with Goldfinch feathers inside.
Aelia's pupils dilated sharply.
She tore off her Necklace and scattered Moonstone Powder over the scroll. The Golden Runes disguised as Black Magic twisted and contorted in the holy light, ultimately revealing the true Iris—a Sacrificial Contract written in the blood of Thirty-Seven Execution Butterflies.
"Draw the tiger away from its mountain lair." She stuffed the real Holy Light Scroll into Qin Si's collar and tossed the counterfeit onto the altar. "Go to the West Tower and ignite Wolf Smoke, just say..." The Strong Light suddenly bursting from the Magic Mirror interrupted her words; within it, Leonard emerged, holding a Goldfinch woman as he entered his chamber on Leonard's Last Night, an ice spike dripping Qin Si's blood from his fingertip.
Luna emitted a piercing Qian Jiao.
The whirlpool formed by stars swirling in the baby's eyes shattered the illusion within the mirror into fragments.
Aelia took the opportunity to throw the fake scroll into the Magic Mirror, watching the Curse Runes devouring the fake Holy Light energy hungrily. When the Zhen Chan bell rang the tenth time from Ground, the Jade Earrings on Qin Si's hem suddenly glowed red. Aelia took one last look at the Magic Mirror that was starting to Crack, and wrapped Luna's swaddling clothes tightly with the Guardian Spell. In the spiraling secret passage, the same Tracking Magic Pattern as the back of the Magic Mirror appeared on her snow-white neck Emerging. When Aelia inserted the last moonstone into the secret passage mechanism, Frostwolf's Frost Wolf's Roar had penetrated three layers of Peacock Stone Tiles. Luna suddenly grabbed her silver hair, and the Xing Hui seeping out from the baby's fingers drew a twisted route map on the Ground - it was the shortcut to avoid the patrol and return to the bedroom. "Go through the Mirror Lake Ice Cave." Aelia used the Eagle Bone Knife to cut Fingertip and smeared the Blood Pearl on Qin Si's trembling lips, "Remember, you never left the bedroom tonight." Luna in the maid's arms suddenly turned her head and spit out Colorful Bubbles in the direction of the altar. Each bubble burst and transformed into Xu Ying who was still in the secret room. When Geng Lou pointed to the third quarter of the night, Aelia held Luna and crushed the Bing Hua of the Window Lattice of the bedroom. Leonard's Xuan Bing cloak swept across her neck, condensing a Frost Mark at the location of the Tracking Magic Pattern. "The Blue Blood Fern in the Northern Territory has bloomed earlier than in previous years." Lord's Fingertip opened an Ice Crystal Rose, with the stamens frozen with broken beast remains. Aelia stared at the new scratches on the Gap in his armor - they were clearly left by the Three-Toed Demon Ape, which is unique to the Black Market Beast Arena. Luna suddenly made a kitten-like Sobbing sound. Leonard paused as he stretched out his hand to his daughter, and the Ice Rose instantly withered into a Water Mist. Aelia keenly noticed that when the mist passed over the Curse Detection Talisman next to the Cradle, the Silver White talisman paper actually showed a strange Indigo.
"How have the children been lately?" Lord asked casually while removing his armor, as Xuan Bing's bracers shattered Ankeli's cursed doll upon hitting the ground.
Aelia adjusted Luna's swaddling blanket, secretly using the tip of her shoe to sweep the blood-stained Snow Ferret fur into the shadows.
"Lucius has been in seclusion in the Ice Cave for seven days." She deliberately wrapped her voice in a layer of sugary concern, watching as the crimson glow in her husband's pupils ebbed and flowed like the tide.
Suddenly, Luna grabbed her father's silver hair. In that instant, the baby's palm glowed, and a crystal brand shaped like a goldfinch emerged from Leonard's nape.
A sudden crash of porcelain echoed from outside.
Aelia caught a glimpse of a servant holding a medicinal dish hurriedly wiping the carpet—the young man's sleeves were dusted with the unique gold dust from Emerald Alley, and a pouch containing a rare blue-tailed lizard from the Northern Territory hung at his waist.
"Be careful, it's hot." Leonard teleported to the servant's side, his palm covered in ice armor pressing on the young man's shoulder.
The boy suddenly convulsed and fell to his knees, dropping the crystal bottle he held. It rolled to Luna's cradle, and the magic lizard's eyeball inside turned toward the baby.
Aelia's moonstone earrings burst forth with strong light.
As everyone was blinded by the holy radiance, Luna had already grabbed the seal charm paper from the crystal bottle—inscribed with an ancient Elvish tracking spell, its handwriting identical to that of Leonard's military orders in his study.
"I have failed in my duties!" The servant struggled to snatch the charm paper away but was blocked by Qin Si with a silver plate.
Leonard formed an ice spike at his fingertip and pressed it against the boy's throat. "Who allowed you to bring that filthy creature near my daughter?"
Luna suddenly giggled.
The baby slapped the saliva-soaked charm paper onto the detection rune, causing two curses to collide and erupt into purple flames.
Aelia took the opportunity to fan the air with her skirt, directing the ashes toward Leonard's boots, which were stained with the unique glowing moss of Emerald Alley.
"It’s... it’s for the Second Young Master," the attendant suddenly pointed to an owl flying past the window, its talons clutching a gift box inlaid with Jin Bian. "The Lord specifically instructed that it be preserved with Long Tooth from the Northern Territory and Xuan Bing..."
Leonard's ice spear instantly pierced through the attendant's right shoulder.
The splattered Blood Pearl vaporized upon touching Luna's cradle, but Aelia caught the scent of Yixiang in the blood—it was the same Nightshade Grass Incense commonly used in envelopes bearing the Golden Sparrow Emblem.
"Take him to the Ice Prison." The Lord wiped his fingers, his movements as graceful as playing a harp.
As the knight dragged away the unconscious attendant, Aelia noticed that the man's boot sole was stuck with a half-dried iris petal—its color matched that of the Blood Diamond at the heart of the Curse Doll.
Suddenly, Luna waved her tiny fists at her father.
The Star Pattern Ice Crystal in her baby hair erupted with strong light, burning the gold dust that drifted from Leonard's armor gap into Qing Yan.
Aelia pretended to cough from the smoke, using a handkerchief embroidered with Counter-curse Rune to catch the ashes—mixed with Black Rose Pollen.
"It’s time to give our daughter a proper name." Leonard suddenly reached out to touch Luna's cradle, and ice crystals formed an Iris Crown in his palm.
Aelia recalled three years ago when he named his illegitimate son: that boy who had been brought into the castle on Blizzard Night, ultimately named Icarus—the sun that fell from mythology.
Qin Si’s hand holding the medicine bowl suddenly trembled.
The emerald necklace around the Brunette Maid's neck was growing hot; it was their agreed-upon danger signal—whenever the Lord tapped on the table in a specific rhythm, it meant he was about to activate some secret spell.
Aelia lifted Luna to eye level with her husband.
The baby's clear pupils suddenly reflected the void behind Leonard—there floated thirty-seven Ice Butterfly Souls, dancing to the rhythm of Lord Fingertip's Sacrifice.
"How about Luna?" she suddenly spoke, using the nickname he had called her when he proposed ten years ago. "You said the moonlight is the purest magic." Leonard's Ice Crystal Crown cracked open, and the falling shards transformed into Goldfinch feathers before they touched the ground.
Luna let out a dissatisfied grunt.
The chubby baby's palm slapped against her father's chest, and a sharp sound of shattering glass echoed from within Leonard's armor.
Aelia's pupils shrank—this was the sound of the Magic Mirror being destroyed, and the Tracking Magic Pattern she had drawn was now burning at her husband's heart.
When the clock struck midnight, Leonard made an excuse to leave hastily, claiming he needed to inspect the barrier.
Aelia gazed at the frost that had formed around Luna's cradle, recalling the scene from ten years ago when he named their Eldest Son: that boy born under the blood moon was named Loki, and Leonard had never even held the bruised infant.
Outside, a Demon Owl suddenly let out a mournful cry.
Qin Si trembled as she handed over blood-stained Jade Earrings—these were taken from an unconscious servant, with an inner side engraved with the same serial number as the Golden Sparrow Emblem.
Aelia held the earrings up to the moonlight and saw tiny inscriptions crystallized on the back of the gem: Dedicated to the newborn Icarus.
Luna's cries suddenly echoed throughout the chamber.
When Aelia picked up her daughter, she discovered that the inner layer of the infant swaddling was stained with indigo powder—the same as that found on Leonard's Boots, which were covered in Glowing Moss.
At that moment, the Moonstone Chandelier suddenly extinguished, and a roar echoed from deep within the castle as an Ice Coffin opened.
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