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The morning light filtered through the Crystal Lattice, casting a Light Purple halo over the velvet drapes. As Lucius awoke to the scent of roses, he found a warm Little Luna nestled against his chest.
Luna was clutching the collar of his Silver Thread Embroidered Shoes with her small, glutinous rice-like hands, drool staining the Dark Pattern of his robe, while the soft tufts of hair atop her head trembled gently with each breath.
He attempted to lift his right hand, which had been stiff for three years due to Magic Backlash. His Ice Blue pupils suddenly constricted—his fingers, resembling Withered Branches, curled slightly in the morning light.
"Ah!" Luna's Amber Eyes snapped open, shining like Xing Zi, and her little hand slapped against his Heart.
A Warm Current coursed through his Meridian, and Lucius heard the faint sound of his decayed Magic Circuit sprouting like tender shoots breaking through the soil.
The organs that had turned to scorched earth during the backlash were now gently enveloped by a spring-like energy.
As urgent footsteps echoed down the corridor, Luna had already rolled to the foot of the bed, pretending to sleep.
Third Young Master Lucius Yarlin burst in, holding a dew-kissed Blue Rose. The silver chain binding his hair clinked with his movements. "Brother! Father said he would check my fire Elemental Resonance today..."
His voice abruptly halted.
The boy stared at his brother's fingers trembling slightly on the Jin Bei, while a crystal vase tilted in his arms, scattering Blue Petals onto Luna's face.
The Little One sneezed in anger, leaving a comical mark of flower juice on her nose.
"I'll take my sister out right now!" Yarlin fumbled to wrap up the baby, the belt inlaid with Magic Crystal Stone pressing uncomfortably against Luna's legs.
His ears flushed red as he explained, "She must have slipped in because she smelled the Moonlight Mint I picked. You know how babies love that..."
Suddenly, the Milk Dumpling in his arms reached out and tugged at his dangling Hair Tips, pure Wood Elemental Magic flowing into him through his golden locks.
Yarlin stumbled into a Carved Pillar; last night's fire element Ailina's Burn had surprisingly brought a refreshing coolness to his Meridian—while his brother, who should have been bedridden, was now slowly sitting up with support from the Gilded Bedpost.
The garden of the Glorious Demon Fortress was filled with the aroma of grilled meat and cedar fragrance.
As Qin Si directed the Familiar to move the crystal grill to the Wisteria Pavilion, Luna was nestled on Lucius's lap, nibbling on his Emerald Cufflinks.
The Eldest Son's pale fingers combed through the infant's hair, his cascading silver locks blending almost seamlessly with the small cream-gold head nestled in his arms under the sunlight.
"This is a Moonlight Deer that Third Young Master specially hunted." Qin Si opened the Liujin Liang Jin Food Box, stealing a glance at the Eldest Son's fingertip stained with blood.
Amidst the clinking sounds of the Familiar maidservants arranging the cutlery, Luna suddenly propped herself up, her round belly knocking over a silver plate piled high with meat.
Yarlin hurriedly reached out to catch the falling skewers. "Does little sister want to eat too?" He brought a piece of deer meat dipped in secret sauce close to her lips, only for it to be swatted away by her tiny hand in the next moment.
Luna stared at the shimmering Magic Crystal Powder in the sauce and suddenly erupted into a thunderous wail.
"Can’t Missy eat meat puree?" Qin Si magically produced an Emerald Bowl, stirring the Sweet Fruit Puree with a Golden Spoon that sparkled like stars.
The sight of the baby gnawing on a Toothbone Stick while hanging onto a Lacrima made Lucius's lips curve into a smile he hadn’t worn in ten years.
In the shadow of the Wisteria Arbor, Third Young Master Lucius stared blankly at his brother, who was illuminated by Rihui. He didn’t even notice as drops of secret sauce fell from the deer meat on his Crystal Fork.
As twilight bathed the castle spire, Luna curled up in Lucius's arms, sleeping soundly.
Yarlin tiptoed to drape a Silver Fox Fur over his brother’s shoulders. The touch of his fingertip no longer felt like biting cold but rather the warmth belonging to a living person.
The evening breeze swept through Wisteria petals, brushing against the tips of the baby’s hair. The Eldest Son lowered his gaze, concealing the swirling emotions within his eyes. His Adam's apple moved as if he wanted to say something but ultimately transformed into an almost inaudible sigh.
Lucius's fingertip lingered atop Luna’s head, and delicate silver light seeped through her infant hair, dyeing his withered knuckles in hues reminiscent of early snow. "It’s nothing," he said, and as he spoke, it felt as though rusted gears in his throat had been soaked in honey, bringing forth a clear spring from vocal cords that had been scorched by Ailina's Burn.
Yarlin's Crystal Fork clinked against the Gilded Plate with a sharp sound.
The young boy hurriedly wiped away the splashes of Secret Sauce that had landed on his eyelashes. The Blue-Violet Pupil shimmered in the morning light, like butterfly wings. It had been ten years since his elder brother had been trapped by the Magic Backlash on the Gilded Couch, and he had not heard such a warm and gentle voice since.
Luna suddenly grabbed Lucius's flowing silver hair, the Cream Gold swirl brushing against his chin, making him laugh.
The baby’s garbled Yi Ya wove a fine web in the Wisteria Pavilion, stirring up the Dust that had solidified in time into swirling Gold Dust.
The Eldest Son’s Pale fingers brushed against his sister Luna, who was smeared with fruit puree, when suddenly her small hand grasped his index finger, guiding it toward the sunlight streaming outside the Wisteria Arbor.
"Is that... the migration season of the Blue-Winged Butterfly?" Lucius's voice was wrapped in a dreamy morning mist.
His silver eyelashes trembled in the wind. For the first time in years, his gaze followed the baby's direction up to the Dome—magical creatures spiraling around the Castle Spire were shedding Phosphor Dust, dyeing the Noon sky into a flowing Liuli Lantern.
Yarlin's Crystal Cup poured out half a pool of Wisteria Flower Dew.
He gazed at his brother Lucius, illuminated by sunlight; the Azure Gray Death Energy that lingered beneath his cheekbones seemed to dissolve inch by inch, as if washed away by a warm spring.
Suddenly, the boy became aware that Luna was holding onto his brother's finger, her Palm radiating an Emerald Color Halo, resembling some kind of Ancient Healing Spell mixed with the unique milky scent of a baby.
"Yay!" Luna suddenly bounced up on Lucius's knee, causing half of her Star Pattern swaddling to come undone.
Her amber eyes reflected the new curve at her brother's lips—a smile more fragile than that of the Blue-Patterned Butterfly Wings—but it made the baby dance with excitement, nearly toppling off the stone bench.
Yarlin hurriedly reached out to catch her, but his Magic Crystal Stone-inlaid Xuanbing Bracers collided with Lucius's suddenly raised Gilded Staff.
He stared blankly as what should have been a withered arm steadily supported his sister. The Sapphire Forehead Ornament that hung from his brother’s silver hair clinked out a sound like Qing Yue, reminiscent of the first silver fish leaping from a cracking glacier.
"Be careful." Lucius lifted Luna to eye level. The baby’s excited kicking shook off ten years' worth of Wisteria Withered Leaves accumulated on his shoulder.
Those leaves, eroded to charred black by Magic Backlash, surprisingly burst forth with Emerald Color new life at the moment they touched sunlight, swirling down into Yarlin's trembling Palm.
Luna suddenly leaned in close to her brother, sniffing at his nose, and with her small hand covered in Sweet Fruit Puree, she slapped it against the menacing scar that snaked from his forehead down to his chin.
Yarlin gasped, the sound caught in his throat, as he noticed the dark purple Curse marks fading to a light pink along the baby’s fingers, reminiscent of the tender petals of a Poisonous Rose rejuvenated by Chen Lu's touch.
"I want... a butterfly..." Milk Dumpling suddenly blurted out clearly, startling the Familiar maid into knocking over the Crystal Flask.
Lucius's icy blue eyes suddenly sparkled as he lifted his Twin Legs, which had not left the bed for three years. The soft-soled boots embroidered with a Star Moon Pattern barely touched the Ground, and ripples spread across the Magic Barrier of the Wisteria Pavilion.
Yarlin watched as his brother carried the baby towards the flower bushes and suddenly realized that the Shadow Spell that had long entwined around Lucius's ankles was now being scorched into Qing Yan by Luna's swaying Silver Bell Anklet.
The boy, unaware of his surroundings, crushed new leaves in his Palm, and as Emerald Juice dripped through his fingers, he tasted the salty wetness on his lips—so this was what it felt like to cry while smiling; the Mage's Bloodline exuded the coolness of Moonlight Mint.
Luna twisted into a jubilant cloud in her brother's arms, and every garbled "Fei Fei" she uttered made Lucius's Back straighten a little more.
When the Eldest Son finally tilted his head to catch the complete beam of light piercing through the vines, a swarm of Blue Patterned Butterflies resting in his silver hair suddenly fluttered their wings, scattering the charred Ashes settled in the Magic Circuit into drifting golden dust.
On the rose garden path where Twilight began to settle, Yarlin deliberately lagged half a step behind.
He watched as Luna grasped a strand of her brother's silver hair like a reins while Lucius's Pale neck bore dark purple backlash marks that were fading to a Mother-of-Pearl sheen at the collar dampened by the baby's drool.
The boy suddenly recalled the crystal vase shattered that morning—when his brother's fingers curled in the morning light, did those Blue Petals embedded in his Palm also carry the sharpness of a broken curse?
Luna suddenly let out a kitten-like whimper, interrupting Yarlin's swirling thoughts.
Determined, she shoved her saliva-covered Toothbone Stick into Lucius's lips. In her brother’s astonished sigh, she laughed, revealing two Milk Teeth.
This overly vivid expression triggered the Defensive Spell hidden in Eldest Son's sleeve automatically, but it only pointed out a fleeting Xing Mang from baby Mei Xin.
As the last ray of sunlight sank into the Magic Castle Spire, Yarlin saw his brother using his regaining consciousness right hand to snap off a Blue Rose.
The bud that should not have bloomed in Twilight suddenly opened at the moment it touched Luna's hair tips, shedding pollen that wove a flowing galaxy between the three of them.
At the corner of the flower path, a rose startled a group of Azure Wing Fireflies, their trailing light forming chaotic runes in the twilight.
Luna's grip on her brother's collar tightened, the emerald color of her reflection revealing a distant tower with a window that abruptly went dark.
Wisteria petals fell softly onto the crystal grill, and Yarlin's fingertip, ignited by a dark purple flame, suddenly shook violently.
The boy turned sharply, seeing Qin Si rushing from behind the rose wall, her skirt held up as a crooked maid's hat precariously balanced a sprig of mistletoe.
"Eldest Son!" Qin Si stumbled on the stone steps before the pavilion, her pearl-embroidered apron smeared with blue iris powder. "Those bastards in the apothecary withheld your starlight grass, saying San Madam wanted to save it for beauty tea..." Her voice choked as she looked at Lucius sitting in the wicker chair, tears welling in her reddened eye sockets. "You... you can go out now?"
Seizing the opportunity, Luna scrambled up her brother's collar, her little feet knocking over a fruit bowl filled with Liujin.
Honey-coated amethyst grapes rolled to Qin Si's feet as the baby let out a pitiful sob. Pink Luna rubbed against Lucius's neck, drooling on the moonstone button at his collar.
"I want meat! Meat!" Milk Dumpling's sudden wail startled a Blue Patterned Butterfly resting on the Wisteria Arbor.
Yarlin fumbled to raise the roasting fork, secret sauce dripping onto Luna's waving little fist, instantly provoking louder protests.
Lucius's pale fingers brushed against his sister's tear-soaked eyelashes, the silver light lingering on his fingertip leaving a snowflake mark on her Mei Xin.
The baby's sobs abruptly ceased, and her wide amber eyes reflected the starry pattern that suddenly lit up at her brother's cuff—twelve crystal dishes emerged from thin air, gently lowering a bubbling bone broth pot onto the stone table.
"Go fetch some cedar charcoal." As Eldest Son nodded to Qin Si, the blue light flowing through his silver hair caused three wisteria flowers to fall.
The maid gazed dreamily at his gesture of tapping his fingers on the table; the crystal grill automatically disassembled and reformed into a stewing pot stand adorned with ice crystals.
Yarlin’s roasting fork crackled with dark purple flame. "Has Big Brother’s ice magic recovered?" The boy didn’t notice the tremor in his voice, just as he didn’t see Luna secretly entangling his dangling silver chain hair ornament with her golden hair.
As the Wood Elemental Magic flowed through his Hair, his Fingertip uncontrollably burst forth with a dozen fireballs the size of pomegranate seeds, painting the Twilight in a flickering orange-red.
"Fei Fei!" Luna excitedly patted her brother's knee, completely forgetting her earlier cries.
The fireballs reflected in her Pupil, forming a swirling kaleidoscope, until Yarlin hurriedly shaped them into Little Rabbit forms.
The fluffy creature made of Magic Flame bounced in front of the infant but was frozen into an Ice Sculpture with a snap of Lucius's fingers.
When Qin Si returned holding Cedar Charcoal, he saw Third Young Master Lucius feeding his sister soup with a melted Ice Rabbit.
Luna, puffing up her cheeks, bit down on her emerald spoon. Whenever Yarlin tried to pull back his arm, she rubbed her newly grown Milk Tooth against the boy's Wrist adorned with Magic Crystal Stone, making soft grunts like a young beast guarding its food.
"Miss's sweet fruit..." The maid's words were barely out when Luna suddenly sprang up on Lucius's lap.
Her Chubby fingers precisely poked into the bone broth pot, and amidst gasps from everyone, she pulled out a tenderly stewed leg bone from the Xinghui Deer.
Light Gold Magic Dust spilled from the infant's fingers, turning the originally dark broth into a Galactic Whirlpool.
As Twilight dyed the Wisteria flowers an indigo Azure, Luna clutched Brother San's silver chain Hair Ornament while letting out a Lactation Burp.
Qin Si knelt beside the Qingyu Table, slicing the Golden Rind Melon into wafer-thin pieces with a Thin Blade made from Moonlight Shell. The sweet juice collected in an Emerald Bowl, forming a small starry lake.
"Miss, try this." The maid scooped up a spoonful of fruit puree glistening with Pearl Luster and waved it in front of Luna with Xing Xu's Silver Spoon, creating tiny Halos.
The infant suddenly released Yarlin's Hair Tips; her Amber Eyes followed the swaying spoon, turning into two small suns as her Pink nose twitched closer to the delicious treat.
Lucius's Pale fingers brushed against the edge of the stone table, and the ice-crystal armrest immediately wrapped itself in a Velvet Blanket.
He watched as Sister dove into Qin Si's arms like a newborn Little Beast. When the fruit puree-coated Silver Spoon touched her Milk Tooth, she let out a satisfied grunt, curling her Little Luna Toes joyfully in her swaddling.
"Eat slowly." Yarlin used Fire Magic to warm the damp cloak that Ye Lu had soaked, gently wrapping it around Luna's restless little legs.
The boy didn't notice that his golden hair was being grasped by the baby, as Wood Elemental Magic seeped through his Hair and into his Meridian, soothing the faint red marks left by Ailina's Burn from his fire spell practice the night before.
Suddenly, Luna lifted her face smeared with fruit puree and beamed a smile at Brother San, sparkling with fragments of starlight.
Yarlin's Fingertip ignited with Dark Purple Flame, bursting into a dozen Ying Huo insects, illuminating the Emerald Patterns swirling in the baby's eyes—clearly a reflection of Lucius's sleeve adorned with Xing Mang Curse.
"It's time for a new teething bone," Lucius's voice mingled with the steam rising from the pot.
He tapped his Spoon against Liujin, and the half-eaten Star Elk Leg Bone in Luna's grasp suddenly glimmered with faint Golden Runes.
The baby grumbled in discontent but obediently released the saliva-soaked old bone and instead embraced the newly offered ice crystal bone stick—dusted with powder of Starlight Grass resembling fine snow.
Qin Si paused in her task of wiping the stone table.
The maid gazed at the dark remnants of medicine at the bottom of the pot, feeling a sourness in her throat more intense than Wisteria flower nectar.
She recognized those crushed Blood Spirit Mushrooms, gathered last year while she knelt on the Ice Field during Winter Night. At this moment, the frost newly formed on Eldest Son Pale's neck silently narrated the Zhen Chan of Magic Circuit.
"Would you like another bowl of soup, brother?" As Yarlin stood up, he accidentally knocked over a Crystal Cup, spilling Violet Wine across the Azure Jade Brick like a shattered galaxy.
The boy hurriedly wiped away the wine stains that splattered onto his brother's sleeve; the Coldness he felt reminded him of the glaciers in Northern Territory that never melted.
Lucius's fingers clasped around his fox fur coat turned pale blue, but his Ice Blue Pupil reflected his sister's adorable bone-chewing demeanor. "The Meteor Vine on the East Side of Magic Castle needs trimming." As he spoke, leaves of Starlight Grass fell from his sleeve, caught by the night breeze and drifted toward Luna. The baby suddenly reached out to grab one and popped it into her mouth with a crisp crunch.
Yarlin gazed at his brother’s silhouette almost merging with the moonstone Obsidian Pillar and suddenly noticed that Wisteria entwined around Gilded Staff had bloomed into Ice Crystal Flowers.
Concealed under the table, the boy crushed three Fire Lizard Crystal Cores; however, the warm red Halo failed to illuminate Lucius's drooping silver lashes—where weariness lingered that even ten years of Han Shuang could not thaw.
Luna's teething bone fell onto the Azure Jade Brick, rolling as the Track suddenly veered into a strange Arc.
The infant tilted her head in confusion, observing the surface of the bone as the Starry Array patterns were drawn toward her brother by some unseen force.
She reached out with her saliva-covered little hand but only grasped a strand of fragrant silver hair.
"Come back." As Lucius rose with his Liujin staff, the Xing Zi that danced within his Dark Pattern sleeve suddenly dimmed.
Qin Si hurried to support his stumbling right knee, only to feel frostbite on his Fingertip.
The Eldest Son lowered his gaze, hiding the shattered blue light in his Pupil, while silver hair cascading from the fox fur collar concealed the dark purple Curse Mark spreading across his Neck.
Yarlin picked up Luna and took three steps after her, her Infant Hair brushing against his trembling Lips. "I'll go fetch the Snow Owl Sorceress from the Northern Territory..." The youth's words were shredded by the night wind. He saw his brother raise a hand to catch a falling Wisteria flower, which should have melted in his Palm but now oozed Blood Veins resembling a Spider Web.
Luna suddenly let out a kitten-like Sobbing, struggling to stuff the icy bone into Brother San's collar.
Yarlin was startled by the Coldness and took a step back, unaware that the Starlight Grass Juice inside the bone was seeping into the Cloth—those flickering runes quietly formed half of an ancient Healing Spell as they touched skin.
As the last wisp of smoke blended into the night, Luna curled up in Qin Si's arms, gnawing on her newly swapped moonstone Teething Stick.
The infant's Milk Tooth left fine scratches on the gem's surface, each mark perfectly covering the slumbering Magic Circle pattern within its core.
As the maid hummed a Lullaby and turned around, Luna suddenly widened her Amber eyes—reflected in them was a staggering Silver White figure approaching the East Tower outside the Window Lattice, along with winding Dark Red footprints glimmering with starlight trailing behind him.
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