In the frozen Flame Amber, seven hundred twenty Lotus Petals refracted an eerie Leonard's Last Night.
Luna curled up in Brother San's embrace, the remnants of Fingertip's Milk Stain spreading fine patterns across the surface of the Crystal—an Ancient Elvish Language visible only to Aelia, slowly seeping into her blood-stained sleeve as the ice melted.
"Lord brought back a Snow Ferret last month..." Qin Si suddenly whispered, staring intently at a particular Lotus Petals.
The collar of the young beast that Leonard caressed in Leonard's Last Night was adorned with the beloved Purple Firestone of Leonard's Concubine, identical to the missing Northern Tribute from Lady Makeup Box.
A metallic taste of Iron Rust Taste rose in Aelia's throat as a mandala formed from Ice Blue Blood began to grow wildly.
When the twelfth Lotus Petals reflected her husband's jade pendant hanging at the waist of a certain Blonde Woman, her trembling Fingertip suddenly pierced the Crystal, pulling out strands of Light Gold hair—hair that belonged to no one from the Magic Castle, entangled with the Contract Magic Pattern.
"Mother, look at the lantern!" Luna suddenly mumbled, and the remnants of the Star Moon Pattern in her swaddling cloth stirred without wind.
The flames consumed by the blood mandala reformed within the Dome, transforming into a scene where Leonard and a mysterious woman sealed a Bloodline Contract in a dark room of the Library of Hidden Books.
The baby in Brother San's arms seemed to flail its little Palm, but was actually controlling every flicker of light and shadow with precision.
Staggering, Aelia crashed into the ice Crystal Column, and suddenly, the rings of generations of mistresses from the Magic Castle burst forth with blinding cold light.
When she realized that the date on the Contract was precisely the night of San Zi Lucius's birth, blood surged in her throat, finally staining half of her silver hair red.
The entire castle's geomancy let out a mournful cry, and tears flowed simultaneously from the eye sockets of past Lord Images in the corridor, mingling with Bing Ling.
"Madam, be careful!" Her elder brother's broken left hand suddenly swelled into an Ice Crystal Armor, catching her cloak just as she was about to fall into a crevice.
The wounds eroded by years of Backlash Magic now oozed with the same Ice Blue Blood as her sister's.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna pressed her saliva-covered Palm against her second brother's neck, forcibly breaking through his sealed Magic Circuit with her former life’s power as a Great Mage.
The young man suddenly felt the emergence of the "Amulet" gifted by his close friend six months ago, the one said to enhance elemental perception—the Wolf Tooth Pendant. At this moment, it revealed its true form, tempered by the Soul Devouring Grass.
"It’s not a coincidence..." Second Brother stared at the swirling black mist within the Jade Pendant and suddenly recalled Leonard's meaningful reminder from the night before the Martial Arts Tournament: "You brothers should learn to trust those who truly care for you."
A roar from the depths of the Cellar signaled the second eruption of the Mine Mother, giving Luna the opportunity to grasp Aelia's Pearl Earrings.
As Lady Aelia lowered her head, the lustrous gold in the baby's pupils illuminated her necklace—a crystal ball embedded with strands of hair from her and her husband, intertwined in two different colors.
Aelia suddenly crushed the crystal ball, Leonard's whisper from their wedding night twenty years ago still echoing in her ears: "This object can discern true hearts."
Lying on her blood-stained palm were not only her own silver strands but also a few golden locks carrying a Curse Aura, with an Eagle Knot tied at their ends, symbolizing a bastard child.
The temperature within the Magic Castle plummeted to the point where breath turned to frost. The shards of Ice Crystal Crown that burst from Aelia's hair coalesced into three hundred sharp blades in midair.
As she waved her sleeve to shatter all Ice Mirrors, those splintered fragments automatically reassembled into a new scene from Leonard's Last Night—on Lucius's Birthday Feast day, when Lord, who was supposed to be patrolling the Border Defense, was instead kissing a pregnant woman’s rounded belly in a courtyard blooming with Xiwuhua.
"Father said that the Magic Mirror does not lie." Brother San trembled as he pointed to a woman's wrist adorned with a Serpent Bracelet among the fragments—this was indeed the ancestral treasure that had been "accidentally damaged" during last year's demon invasion.
Suddenly, Luna let out a sharp loud cry. The moment the baby's tears hit the ground, a hum emanated from Leonard's Sword awakening in the direction of the Library of Hidden Books.
Qin Si abruptly tore open her collar, revealing Ice Cracks spreading across her collarbone. "Ever since I took that urgent report for Lady from Border Defense, I’ve dreamt every night of Geomancy weeping..." The Demonic Mark on her neck resonated with the Star Moon Pattern on Luna's swaddling remnants. Ice Silk suddenly pierced through the void and pulled out a letter sealed with an External Family Crest.
Aelia unleashed an Ice Storm that pushed everyone back ten paces. When she crushed the letter, twin lotus petals and Centaurea specimens fell from it, plunging the entire space into silence—this was the exquisite flower Leonard had knelt before her in the Moonlight Flower Sea to propose with, claiming it was unique in all the world.
"So that's why the Star Moon Pattern is a curse of the Twin Lotus..." The bloodied tip of Lady Aelia’s finger brushed against Luna's swaddling. The charred Magic Patterns revealed a hidden second totem upon contact with Ice Blue Blood: a Hydra symbolizing an Outsider Family gnawing at the Snow Wolf on the Magic Castle Emblem.
Suddenly, the foundation of the entire castle shook violently as all Magic Lanterns exploded simultaneously.
As darkness fell upon Shan Na, seven hundred and twenty Ice Crystal Petals suddenly embedded themselves into the walls, illuminating the images of the Mistresses of the Lord from the past three centuries in exquisite detail.
Leonard's Last Night with different women in various Separate Courtyards played out like a revolving lantern on each Zhuan Shi.
In the chaos, Luna clutched Brother San's collar tightly, using the last remnants of her Soul Power to activate the Forbidden Technique Scroll.
As the infant fell into a deep slumber, the Star Moon Mark left on Aelia's Ear finally took effect—it was a prophecy inscribed with Mother Mineral Energy, directly imprinting the catastrophic scene of the Magic Castle's destruction from the Original into the lady's mind.
The violent Wind and Snow swept through the Glorious Demon Fortress at midnight, while Aelia sat alone on the Frozen Throne, cradling the sleeping Luna.
When the first rays of dawn pierced through the Dome, patrolling guards discovered that all Teleportation Circles leading to the Separate Courtyard were covered in Blood Crystal. In the deepest part of the dungeon, Xing Jia was locked away with that Blonde Woman's most cherished Snow Ferret.
The Geomancy's Zhen Chan stirred the entire castle, as three Young Heirs arrived one after another in the central hall amidst the roar of collapsing Pillars.
The eldest brother's mangled left hand still maintained its Ice Crystal Armor form, with tiny Ice Shards seeping into his veins along his bulging arm—this was his first successful attempt at fully condensing Battle Armor in twenty years.
"The Mine Mother in the Cellar is devouring the Defensive Barrier," he said hoarsely, his voice wrapped in frost as his fingertip traced over an emerging ice crystal sand table in midair.
The winding cracks had spread to the East Side Separate Courtyard, where Leonard had secluded himself last month under the pretense of Closed Door Training.
Suddenly, Second Brother clenched his visible Wolf Tooth Pendant tightly; the toxic Soul-Eating Grass Juice burned a Scorch Mark into his palm. "Father's Study holds all Guest Records," he declared. The raging fire elements surrounding him scorched crimson patterns into the Marble Floor, replaying half a year’s worth of doubts from the Martial Arts Tournament in his bloodshot eyes.
Those mistakes deliberately guided by close friends now became poisoned arrows under the light of truth.
Brother San stood silently beneath the shattered Celestial Chart of the Dome, while Luna's Swaddling seeped an Ice Blue Halo from her arms.
He lowered his gaze to the faintly visible Star Moon Pattern on the baby Mei Xin, finally recognizing the lines he had once mistaken for mere decoration. They were, in fact, the long-lost Astrological Lock—revealing that every time Sister let out a Loud Cry, it was an attempt to unravel the curse that bound their brothers.
"Third Young Master Lucius, West Tower..." The servant rushed in, but before he could finish his sentence, the entire Crystal Window shattered with a deafening crash.
A whirlwind carrying Ice Crystal Shards swept up the dust-covered Gold Leaf Ledger, and the yellowed pages in the air pieced together a shocking flow of funds—over the past decade, half of the Mine Mother's profits had funneled into a burgeoning Northland Chamber of Commerce at the border.
Aelia's Ice Crystal Throne cast a ghostly blue Light and Shadow at the end of the corridor. Suddenly, Luna stirred in her arms, her fingers curling without Awareness.
The residual Soul Power from the baby triggered Geomancy, causing the shattered Family Crest on the wall to project dual phantoms: beneath the Snow Wolf Totem symbolizing legitimate inheritance, the shadow of Hydra had already encroached upon its claws.
"Immediately seal off all..." The lady's command was interrupted by an unexpected wail from the baby.
The Star Moon Pattern on the swaddling suddenly glowed with a warm golden Red Glow, resonating with the Image of Matriarchs behind the throne.
Under the astonished gazes of her brothers, Luna's Ancient Contract Emblem began to emerge from her forehead, slowly repairing the torn Snow Wolf Totem.
As the last shard of ice hit the ground, everyone noticed that the cracks in the castle began to grow in reverse.
Curled up in Aelia's embrace, the baby let out a long breath. Blood-stained silver hair brushed against her chest where a new Ice Crystal Necklace had reformed—the previously shattered crystal was now being woven into a brand new Guardian Array by the Star-Moon Pattern.
From deep within Geomancy came the Roar of Mine Mother returning to its place, while Hydra's hissing in the darkness had quietly retreated beyond the border.
Brother San's Astrology Robe moved without wind; those long-abandoned Divination Techniques began Emerging in his mind. He suddenly understood why Sister always remained unusually quiet while he studied ancient texts—the shadows cast by every fold of the swaddling were revelations inscribed by a Great Mage.
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