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The water mist flowed through Luna's pupils, as she stifled her sobs to mask the faint chant rising in her throat.
Qin Si's silver chain suddenly grew hot, and the maid looked down to find frost flowers clinging to the eyelashes of the infant in her arms—an omen of the Great Mage's use of the Traceback Technique.
"Madam!" Just as Qin Si was about to exclaim, Aelia's Blood Rose Vines had already ensnared her wrist.
The once gentle magic now radiated spikes. The Lady of the Fortress stepped through the scattered ice shards, her trailing skirt brushing against the edge of the ice coffin, picking up a wilted iris petal along the way.
Luna curled tighter in Qin Si's embrace, watching Aelia's trembling fingertip glide over the surface of the ice coffin.
Those memories erased by Leonard using the Memory Severing Technique were beginning to manifest—an intertwining magic contract, identical to the curse within Lord Ankeli's wedding ring.
"Seventeen Years Ago Moonlight Altar..." Aelia's moonstone earrings suddenly shattered, and broken diamonds formed a star map of her wedding night in midair.
In what should have been a double star entwined with Ming Gui, a dim companion star unexpectedly appeared in the northeast corner.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna smeared the remnants of a Manifestation Potion on Qin Si's sleeve. As the loyal maid steadied her swaying mistress, the potion seeped into Aelia's bloodline through their touching skin.
The dark rose fragrance materialized, entwining around the emerald corridor and obsidian pillar. Aelia hazily saw her own hand-stitched lion totem and wedding canopy before catching a glimpse of aqua blue at the hem of her skirt.
It was a phantom she had seen last year during the Midsummer Night's Banquet when Leonard said he would check on the fluctuations in the barrier while she caught sight of it from the terrace.
"Three Fragrant Places of Enchantment." Luna bit her tongue with a milk tooth, mixing her blood with saliva that dripped onto Qin Si's silver chain embedded with moonstone.
The light spot cast by the gem swept across the garden path. In a shallow pit washed out by last night's heavy rain, several violet petals bearing tooth marks glimmered with an eerie phosphorescence—perfectly matching the collar marks left on Leonard’s shirt this morning.
Aelia suddenly tore off her pearl necklace, and each round bead rolled onto the ice surface, reflecting different women's faces.
When the seventh pearl shattered against the base of a stone pillar, an erupting magic ripple unveiled a hidden Liuli bottle beneath the peacock stone tiles—inside lay three strands of azure silk bound with gold thread, their ends dusted with star sand, precisely what Lord required for his protective talisman before each expedition.
Every time they mentioned going to the Northern Territory to reinforce the barrier, Aelia's Black Rose Amethyst Hairpin suddenly pierced the Ice Coffin, and what poured out from the Gap was not Han Qi, but the sweet scent of Orange Blossom Fragrance.
This incense, a tribute from the Southern Royal Family, had been said by Leonard last year during Dong Lian to have absorbed the aroma from the Emissary's Horse-drawn Carriage.
Luna's Unicorn Doll suddenly let out a cry as a Blue Light swept across the dripping beast statue in the West Corridor.
It was then that Qin Si noticed half an Emerald Earring lodged in the statue's eye socket—perfectly matching the pair of "Moon Goddess' Tears" that had been lost by his lady last year, completing a Three Pieces Set.
Years ago, the Lord had held up a jewelry box and said, "The three emeralds represent us and Lucius."
As the bells of the North Tower roared again, Aelia's Magic Robe moved on its own without wind.
Luna saw Mother’s Fingertip condensing into an Ice Blade, but as it reached for the Wrist Marriage Contract Brand, Qin Si held her tightly.
The Maid's silver chain erupted with a Guardian Spell, causing all Black Roses in the courtyard to wither instantly, only to bloom again into Blood Red amidst the broken sobs of the Master of the Magic Castle.
"Go summon Third Young Master Lucius..." Qin Si had just begun to speak to the Patrolling Guard when Aelia suddenly crushed the Communication Crystal.
The Lady of the Fortress, with her Dan Kou-stained Ailya's White Nails digging deep into her Palm, spoke with a voice as sharp as an ice-coated blade: "Let Lucius attend the Magic Council as usual; just say his Father..." The Gilded Candelabra suddenly toppled over, and in the melting Wax lay Leonard and Ice Coffin Woman’s fingers intertwined in a Residual Shadow.
Seizing the moment, Luna grabbed a falling curtain tassel; her infantile grasping motion tore open the Dark Pattern Silk.
Qin Si gasped—old Letters preserved by magic fell like Snowflakes. Each letter sealed with a Fire Seal bore the Glory Family Crest and marked Aelia's three perilous periods of childbirth.
As the last piece of Letterhead was shredded by Rose Vine, Lucius was making his way through the East Wing Corridor.
The young man paused to touch Leonard's Sword, which had suddenly Zhen Chan; its hilt embedded with family jewels was shrouded in mist.
He turned to look at the courtyard just as a startled White Peacock crashed through a Colored Glass Window. Amongst the swirling Shattered Crystal seemed to mingle with Mother’s frequently used Blue Iris Pollen and Cedar Fragrance.
Lucius's fingers brushed against the Sword Hilt Gem, the swirling gray mist sending a tingling sensation through his skin.
He hurried through the East Wing Corridor, where the Lineage Head's Image hung, the sound of his footsteps on the ice crystals echoing strangely in the Dome.
Suddenly, the boy stopped—his great-grandfather was depicted in the third Image, holding a Scepter, the Sapphire at its tip glimmering with a pattern reminiscent of his Mother’s Moonstone Earrings, resembling delicate Ice Cracks.
The scent of Dark Rose wafting from the courtyard was suffocating.
Lucius slid Leonard's Sword down against a stone pillar, the Jian Feng sparking Ice Blue embers against the carved Guardian Spell on the column.
As the sparks drifted toward the West Side archway, he caught sight of his Mother’s favorite White Peacock pecking at pearls scattered across the ground. The lustrous white beads glistened under the moonlight, oozing faint red Blood Veins.
"Third Young Master Lucius?" A Patrolling Guard's lantern swept across the flower wall.
Lucius quickly retreated behind a curtain of vines but collided with Qin Si, who emerged from a hidden door in the Library of Hidden Books, holding a Liujin medicine bowl.
The silver Chain Pendant that had been among the Maid's Hair Bun was gone, replaced by two ice crystal-formed Iris Petals—just like those his Mother had worn pinned to her hair in the morning.
From Aelia's Chamber came the faint sound of Ice Spikes clashing.
Hiding behind a dripping beast stone sculpture, Lucius saw his Mother standing before a Floor Mirror, which reflected two overlapping figures.
The younger one wore her wedding gown adorned with stars, her Fingertip entwined with Emerald Color Contract Thread; now Aelia was cutting through those Dark Purple Threads with an Ice Blade. With each thread severed, a pearl from the young bride’s Crown in the mirror shattered.
"Is Mother breaking down the Marriage Contract Magic?" Lucius pressed down on Zhen Chan's Leonard's Sword.
The Sword Hilt Gem suddenly reflected the door ring of Father's Study, where blood streamed from the eyes of a Bronze Lion.
He recalled seeing Aqua Blue Hem flash beneath Father’s cloak during last night’s torrential rain and had thought it was merely a reflection from a barrier.
The sound of an explosion echoed through the Rose Garden.
When Lucius arrived, Aelia was standing amidst swirling Contract Fragments, her feet surrounded by a magic circle spinning with seventeen Star-Moon Patterns.
The lady, with her Dan Kou-dyed Ailya's White Nails, held a charred piece of Letterhead, a remnant of the Fire Seal used exclusively in Father's Study.
"Master Lucius!" Qin Si's exclamation came from behind the Wisteria Arbor.
The Maid sat on the ground, cradling Luna, whose Yin Ling foot ring was entwined with strands of Azure Silk—matching the color of the "spoils" Father brought back from each Expedition.
Suddenly, Luna reached out and grabbed Lucius' Jian Sui. Ice Magic crept along the Gold Thread, covering the Sword Body and forming a Micro Star Map: the Companion Star in the Northeast Corner was devouring the light of the Main Star.
Aelia's Rose Vine suddenly wrapped around Lucius' ankle, pulling him back three steps.
From her sleeve flew an ice crystal model of a Magic Castle, and the North Tower collapsed with a thunderous crash, revealing a curled Aqua Blue figure model inside. "Go prepare tomorrow's Performance Script for the Magic Council," her voice was as cold as Qin Xian's, but as she turned, the Ice Crystal Magic Castle fell into the fountain, sending up splashes where Father's favorite Orange Blossom Essence floated.
As Lucius blocked Qin Si in the Library of Hidden Books, the Maid was burning a Parchment stained with Star Sand.
Suddenly, Azure Flames leaped from the brazier, incinerating Mother's Lavender Sachet into a Gray Butterfly. "The lady has been researching Ancient Defensive Formations lately." Qin Si stirred a medicinal bowl with a Silver Spoon. "Tang Yao is emerging; Father is at the Star-Moon Altar for Leonard's Last Night. Third Young Master Lucius should head to the Training Ground to practice Ice Blade and Ice Blade Combo."
Luna's Loud Cry pierced through from outside.
Lucius chased into the courtyard and saw that the infant's Swaddling Tie had snagged on Father's Study's Air Vent Iron Grate.
As he used his sword energy to pry open the Iron Grate, half an Emerald Earring suddenly fell through the window—a perfect match for Mother's lost "Moon Goddess' Tears," completing a Three Pieces Set; however, the third emerald was embedded in Father's Ankeli's crystal Amethyst Hairpin.
Suddenly, moonlight was obscured by Wu Yun.
Lucius looked up to see cracks appearing in the Magic Castle's Protective Barrier, their shapes mirroring Mother's Tear-shaped Marriage Contract.
The lantern light from the Patrolling Guard illuminated the West Tower, and he clearly saw Father’s silhouette reflected on the curtain, cradling the figure of Aqua Blue, with a crystal Amethyst Hairpin nestled in her hair.
Aelia stood before the North Tower Ruins, as the Ice Rose formed by her Fingertip instantly turned black upon touching the Marriage Contract Ashes.
She buried the withered Bud into the Star Sand, and suddenly, seventeen miniature tombstones rose from the Ground, each Stele Inscription shimmering with the Ailya's Birthday Rune of different women.
As the seventh tombstone emerged bearing Father’s handwriting, a trickle of Ice Blue Blood Pearl seeped from the Iris Hairpin at the corner of her eye.
Moonlight filtered through the Colored Stained Glass Window, casting fragmented shadows across Aelia's flowing silver hair.
The Lady of the Fortress curled up in the Diamond Light Spot cast by the Carved Bedpost, while an Emerald Wedding Ring left a Dark Red Bloodstain on her ring finger.
Suddenly, she grabbed the Pearl Powder Jar from the Grooming table but saw in the mirror her Ailya's White Nails dusted with Star Sand—those Gold Dust were from Leonard, who had personally applied Blessing Magic to her before This Morning's Expedition.
"Fraud." Aelia's Fingertip traced along the Gilded Frame, frost spreading through the cracks of the mirror.
The Newlywed Memories trapped in ice crystals suddenly exploded; on the Star-Moon Altar seventeen years ago, Leonard had tied the Contract Thread for her, and it turned out that the Orange Blossom Fragrance on his cuffs was not from Priestess Xunxiang.
Outside, the sound of armor echoed lightly as Lucius's shadow fractured into three pieces at the Door Gap.
The boy gripped Leonard's Sword, and an Ice Blue Magic Pattern emerged on his Hand Back—this was the Guardian Spell planted by Mother during his twelfth Ailya's Birthday Rune.
At this moment, a Curse was burning through his Bloodline—Aelia's uncontrollable magic was eroding the entire palace's Protective Barrier.
"Mother, Chief Guard said West Tower..." Lucius's voice got caught in the chaotic rustling of Blood Rose Vines.
The Thorns entwined around the Door Frame suddenly blossomed into Blood-Red Buds, each petal reflecting Leonard’s lingering shadows with various women.
The boy staggered back; Leonard's Sword scraped against the stone floor, creating Azure Blue Sparks that floated into the air and transformed into an Ice Crystal Hourglass, reversing to measure Aelia's heartbroken Time Scale.
Tears from Aelia fell onto the Malachite Peacock Stone Tiles, forming Ice Pearls imbued with Xing Mang.
She tore down the Gold Tassel from the Canopy, the Dark Purple Thread that once embroidered the Blessing Spell igniting with Qing Yan in the Palm.
As the flames consumed the lion-shaped cushion they had sewn together during their wedding, a Roar echoed from the direction of the North Tower—the sound of the Guardian Array she had reinforced with half her heart to protect Leonard from Black Magic twenty years ago.
Suddenly, the family gem on Lucius's sword hilt shattered, and amidst the flying shards, an Aqua Blue figure emerged, crossing the barrier on Leonard's Last Night.
The young man swung his sword to shatter illusions, but the sword energy cleaved through the Crystal Brick that sealed memories in the corridor.
On that Midsummer Rain Night when he was seventeen, Father said he would go to reinforce the Eastern Boundary Barrier, while Mother smiled at his Emerald Hairpin peeking out from beneath his cloak—at that moment, a Green Light pierced Lucius's Pupil.
The sound of porcelain shattering echoed within the chamber.
Aelia plunged a Gilded Teaspoon into the Marriage Contract Brand, yet Ice Blue Blood mixed with Star Sand surged beneath her skin.
Suddenly, she recalled the broken blade caught during Luna's full moon Zhua Zhou ceremony, which the infant had bitten through with a Milk Tooth; now it resonated eerily in Qin Si's arms.
"Madam, Third Young Master Lucius..." Qin Si's attempt at comfort was frozen in her throat.
Aelia's Black Rose Amethyst Hairpin transformed into a venomous snake, biting into her own freezing Wrist.
When Lucius burst through the door, he saw Mother tearing down the blood-stained Iris Window veil; those Blood Pearls fell to the ground and transformed into Ice Roses with sharp teeth.
The moonlight condensed by Jian Feng illuminated a Dark Compartment in the corner.
The Sheepskin Scroll torn during Luna's Hundred Day Feast was seeping black mist, its edges bearing bite marks glistening with frost—that was the "Truth's Scar" unleashed by a Great Mage's unaware cub.
Lucius suddenly understood why Sister’s every Loud Cry revealed Betrayal Evidence somewhere within the castle.
Aelia's Magic Robe suddenly ignited, and from the Ice Flame emerged the letters Leonard had written during her three difficult labors, detailing his Expedition.
The Family Crest on the Fire Seal twisted into a crying Woman's Silhouette, as the Letterhead reassembled within the Ashes, forming the symbol of the Forbidden Spell exclusive to the Southern Royal Family.
The bloodstained Ailya's White Nails dug into the cracks of the stone pillar, unearthing the Guardian Charm buried three years ago—its back revealing a small likeness of an Aqua Blue woman.
As the first light of dawn pierced through the Ice Mist, Lucius found a half piece of a Magic Letter stained with Orange Blossom Fragrance at his Mother's feet.
The familiar handwriting read, "The Northern Territory is safe," yet the ink blurred with Violet Juice unique to the Southern Region.
The young man looked up to see Aelia leaning against the terrace edge, while Chen Feng rolled up her tattered Skirt Hem; those falling Silver Threads transformed into Barbed Bing Ling before touching the ground.
The steam from the melting Ice Coffin condensed into a mirror at the end of the corridor, reflecting Leonard's returning figure.
Suddenly, Aelia threw her Bloodstained Wedding Ring at the mirror. As the emerald shattered, a Magic Ripple burst forth, carrying Luna's babbling voice through the mist.
The shattered cuff of her sleeve slipped ice crystals that refracted in the morning sun, revealing a faint glimpse of an infant's Palm marked with a Star Moon Birthmark.
Lucius's hand gripping his sword was suddenly frozen by Han Shuang.
He saw Mother turn around, and within her newly adorned Ice Rose was half of an Emerald Earring—perfectly matching the gemstone on Father Ankeli's Amethyst Hairpin, together forming a complete "Moon Goddess' Tears."
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