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Wisteria petals softly fell upon Aelia's trembling eyelashes, and she clutched the Blood Tears gemstone until it grew warm in her hand.
Luna, in the cradle, kicked at Xiu Xing Wen's blanket and suddenly exclaimed, "The Wisteria flowers... have bloomed twice."
"What is Luna talking about?" Aelia asked, gently tapping the baby's nose with her fingertip stained by Balsam Juice. The unhealed gemstone cut had spread faint traces of Golden Blood across the swaddling cloth.
She gazed at the newly born Judgment Mirror on the West Wall, its Gold Frame entwined with Moonlight Vine, which she had planted herself during her wedding twenty years ago.
"Daddy's cloak... smells of White Pine," Luna said, playing with Aelia's cascading silver hair. Her grape-like eyes reflected the image in the mirror—Leonard's Last Night—where a twenty-year-old Leonard was burying the Contract Stone at the tree's roots. The blue mole on his left earlobe was unchanged from now.
The stitches of Iris on her Embroidered Shoes suddenly went awry as Aelia stared at the twin flowers she had been embroidering for half a month.
White Pine was a unique spice from the Northern Territory, and the Glorious Demon Fortress had ceased its cultivation thirty years ago due to the Climate Spell Array.
She recalled when her husband returned last month; his cloak's lining indeed carried a strange woody cold scent. At that time, she thought it was frost from crossing through a snowstorm barrier.
"Midnight... the Stone Heath thicket on the east bank of Mirror Lake." Luna's words were mumbled like a lullaby as her chubby fingers pointed toward the mirror.
The once-still scene of Leonard's Last Night suddenly rippled, revealing this year's Midsummer Night, where Leonard rode away from the fortress. As his Dark Cloak swept through the bushes, half of a Goose Yellow Silk Scarf got caught on a thorn in Stone Heath—exactly what Aelia had lost last year: her Dowry embroidered handkerchief.
An Ice Crackle Porcelain Cup rolled off the Wool Blanket with a muffled sound, and Aelia's spilled Rose Honey soaked into the Gold Frame vines.
She remembered that night when her husband claimed he was inspecting the border barrier. When he returned at dawn, there was Stone Heath pollen on his collar.
And on the east bank of Mirror Lake, it was clearly a necessary path to reach Emerald Pavilion.
"How does Luna know..." A noblewoman with Dan Kou-dyed Ailya's White Nails pinched her palm, while her Wedding Ring and Broken Diamond pressed against a wound from last night's gemstone cut.
The baby in her arms suddenly grasped her bleeding finger. Where pale gold met bright red Blood Pearl, the Judgment Mirror thunderously reflected a clearer image: Moonlight Vine emerging from where the Contract Stone was buried entwined around two swaddles—one embroidered with the Magic Castle Crest and the other adorned with Wisteria patterns from Emerald Pavilion.
The Ice Crystal Lamp in Castle Dome suddenly shattered, and Aelia stumbled to her feet amidst the swirling frost.
She brushed her fingers over the Moonstone Necklace, which had not been removed for twenty years, recalling how it would resonate with her husband's Household Master Ring whenever she helped him arrange his formal attire.
But at the last celebration banquet, when she approached wearing the necklace, Leonard had surprisingly taken a step back after sensing her Awareness.
"Madam!"
"The dungeon seal..." Qin Si rushed in, clutching the Gilded Stove, but fell silent upon seeing the Judgment Mirror.
Reflected within was a Leonard Aelia had never seen before: he was in the Emerald Pavilion, practicing a Curse with a five-year-old boy. The child's face was adorned with the Silver Blue Iris unique to the Magic Castle's Bloodline, and the Contract Vine entwined around their wrists bloomed with Double-Flower Wisteria.
Luna suddenly emitted a sob like a Little Beast, and seven Silver Threads emerged from the torn swaddling, wrapping around the Judgment Scale's Weight that represented "Eternal Loyalty," rolling to Aelia's feet.
As the Weight hit the ground, it transformed into ice crystals, reflecting the scene of her wedding when she and Leonard shared Contract Wine—at that time, the groom's ceremonial crown had clearly been adorned with Moonlight Vine, yet now in the icy reflection it morphed into Wisteria Hua Zhi from the Emerald Pavilion.
A violent Wind and Snow swirled outside the Carved Door of the terrace, and Aelia's scattered silver hair was suddenly lifted by the gust.
With blood and honey on her fingertips, she touched the Judgment Mirror, which instantly froze into ice. Leonard's Last Night from twenty years ago shattered into countless Ice Blades, each reflecting the Heart's Blood she had expended for the Magic Castle over these years: curses deflected for Leonard, half her magical power lost in treating Eldest Son's Twin Legs, and splitting the Magic Core to maintain barriers during harsh blizzards...
"Madam, Third Young Master Lucius has sent new Calming Tea..." The Knight's announcement was interrupted by a Cold Wave.
Aelia looked down at Luna, who was sleeping peacefully in her arms; the baby's Palm was Emerging with a Star Moon Totem resonating with her Wedding Ring Fragment.
As the last piece of Broken Diamond transformed into starlight and vanished, a crisp sound of shattering crystal echoed from the East Tower—that was her Heart Shield refined for Leonard at eighteen, which had hung above their master bedroom Dome for twenty years.
Qin Si watched in horror as his mistress's pupils took on an icy hue; the violent Wind and Snow suddenly turned gentle, solidifying the falling Wisteria Petals into brilliant Ice Sculptures.
Deep within the Judgment Mirror, First Patriarch Family Law began to reconstruct on Aelia's bloodied fingertips, transforming into her most proficient Frost Spell from her youth.
The sound of ice crystals cracking echoed through the corridor as Aelia's skirt hem, adorned with the Star Moon Pattern, brushed past, causing the hanging Family Crests to be covered in Frost Flowers.
She crushed the Moonlight Vines that emerged from the gaps in the floor tiles; those Azure Blue Vines, symbols of marriage Oaths, withered instantly upon touching her ankles, transforming into delicate Ice Shards that fell to the ground.
"Madam!" Qin Si exclaimed, clutching a fox fur coat as he rushed to the Spiral Staircase Entrance, his eyes wide with fear at the sight of Ice Spikes hanging from the Dome, growing into thorn-like shapes.
Suddenly, the Gilded Stove in his arms exploded, and twelve Fire Essence Stones rolled down the steps, coalescing into twelve Ice Sculpture Guardians wielding Judgment Swords.
Aelia's fingers grazed the Relief of wedding vows on the Han White Jade Railings, and Bing Wen spread where her fingertips touched.
Twenty years ago, she had personally nurtured the Double-Flower Wisteria Arbor, which was now twisting and deforming. The emerald green vines shed their outer layer to reveal a dark purple Counter-Contract Spell beneath—clearly marked with the Curse Pattern unique to the Twinborn Pact.
"Luna..." The Noblewoman looked down at the infant in her arms; the baby's neck bore an emerging Star Moon Birthmark that resonated with the Dome Ice Spikes.
As she stepped into the courtyard, a sharp sound of shattering crystal came from the North Tower. Fragments of the Heart Shield embedded in Leonard's Chest Armor from when he was eighteen now sliced through the violent Wind and Snow, striking against the stones at her feet.
A sudden roar from the dungeon direction interrupted her thoughts as three Icefield Wolves, raised by Aelia for fifteen years, broke through the Iron Grate.
Their Silver Blue fur bristled as drool dripped from their fangs, freezing mid-air into ice spikes. However, upon reaching their mistress's skirt hem, they obediently lowered themselves and used their tails to gather up the scattered Heart Shield fragments.
"Go." Aelia snapped her fingers and tossed a fragment of the Bloodstained Wedding Ring into the void. The Icefield Wolves immediately transformed into three streaks of Blue Light and raced away.
As the sound of Wolf Howls faded towards the East Tower, the entire castle suddenly shook violently. The Lineage Head Images hanging in the banquet hall flipped over to reveal their backsides—the Contract Stone of Ankeli—those stones that should have shimmered with Moonlight Blue were now half stained with Emerald Pavilion's Wisteria color.
Leonard's Silver-Maned Horse shattered Mirror Lake Bo Bing as it suddenly reared up and let out a terrified whinny.
He tightened his grip on the reins and looked up. Blood of Light Gold oozed from the Judgment Mirror on the castle's West Wall; what reflected was no longer the Glorious Demon Fortress but rather his wedding night from Twenty Years Ago—the moment he had swapped out the Twinborn Pact stone for a Puppet Curse Stone.
"Aelia!" The red light emitted by the Household Master Ring cleaved through the raging Wind and Snow but was consumed by frost as it touched Shan Na at the Castle Barrier.
As Leonard turned to dismount, the ice crystals swept away by his cloak formed the emblem of the Emerald Pavilion on the ground. In a panic, he used a Fire Spell to burn the pattern, but from the ashes emerged Ice Spikes infused with Aelia's magic.
The Carved Door of the palace suddenly slammed shut before him, and the Moonlight Vine entwined around it grew wildly, its barbed tendrils piercing through his Magic Robe.
Leonard was astonished to discover that the Guardian Vines, which had once resonated with his magic, were now greedily consuming the lingering scent of White Pine from his sleeves—the fragrance that had clung to him when a maid from the Emerald Pavilion had helped him dress that morning.
"You dare use my dowry embroidered handkerchief to bandage that wretch!" Aelia's furious shout was accompanied by an Ice Blade that pierced through the door, leaving Leonard and Lucius with fresh bloodstains.
Through the crystalline cracks, he saw his wife standing before their shattered wedding bed, clutching a bloodied Goose Yellow Silk Scarf in her hand. The fabric was being stained by Light Gold blood, transforming into a cursed talisman.
Suddenly, ice crystals rained down from the Palace Dome, and Frost Flowers crystallized in Aelia's silver hair, morphing into twelve Judgment Swords suspended in midair.
Beneath her feet, a Magic Circle was emerging, devouring the entwined flowers embroidered on the Canopy. With each flower consumed, a new crack appeared on Leonard's Household Master Ring.
"Those children need protection..." Leonard futilely gathered flames in an attempt to melt the door lock but found that the heart of his palm flickered with an eerie Wisteria hue.
When the third cluster of flames extinguished, his silver hair chain snapped suddenly, and the Puppet Curse Stone hidden within fell to the ground—it was the very stone that had replaced the Contract Stone twenty years ago.
Aelia's laughter mingled with Ice Shards piercing his eardrum: "It turns out our marriage vows were lies from the very beginning." She raised her hand to catch a shard of Heart Shield flying in from outside; its sharp edge cut into her palm, and Light Gold blood dripped onto the Puppet Curse Stone, instantly freezing it into powder.
The Family Crest shields on the palace walls all turned to face their former master, their blades poised for attack.
A roar resonated from deep within the castle as if a Dragon Vein trembled; Leonard felt the boundary barrier talisman at his waist shatter in response.
In terror, he watched as his shadow reflected on the ice wall began to separate—his once-mighty form as head of the household gradually collapsed while another figure marked with a Wisteria Tattoo struggled to detach itself from him.
"Madam! The Northern Boundary Barrier..." The voice of Third Young Master Lucius was swallowed by a violent Wind and Snow.
Aelia held Luna as she walked toward the balcony, the baby's tiny hands waving, stirring the Star Moon Totem. The perpetual blizzard clouds above the Magic Castle suddenly tore open, revealing for the first time in twenty years a sliver of genuine moonlight.
Where the moonlight shone, a bloodied white rose bloomed from the Contract Vine entwined around Leonard's ankle.
He reached out to grasp the hem of his wife's fluttering skirt, but was abruptly drawn into the world of the Judgment Mirror—a true reflection of their wedding chamber from twenty years ago. The Double Flower Candelabrum on the grooming table was now flowing with Aelia's Light Gold Blood Tears.
As the last piece of Ice Crystal sealed the crack in the mirror's surface, Aelia handed Luna's swaddled form to the trembling Qin Si.
Her blood-stained fingertip brushed against the baby Mei Xin, leaving a frost-colored mark on the Star Moon Totem. "Tell Third Young Master Lucius that starting tomorrow, he will temporarily oversee the Eastern Boundary Barrier."
The howl of the Icefield Wolf pierced through the wind and snow, and deep within the dungeon came the sound of an Ancient Contract Scroll tearing.
Aelia gazed at the frozen newlywed illusion in the mirror, pressing the shattered Wedding Ring against her chest. Light Gold blood coursed along the Ice Crystal Pattern up to the highest tower of the castle—where hung the Wedding Silver Bell from twenty years ago, now quietly forming its first Ice Spike.
The crackling sound of ice crystallizing exploded down the corridor. As Aelia’s skirt hem embroidered with the Star Moon Pattern brushed past, hanging Family Crests were covered in Frost Flowers.
She crushed the Moonlight Vine that had emerged from a gap in the floor tiles. The Azure Blue Vines symbolizing their marriage oath instantly withered upon touching her ankle, transforming into delicate Ice Shards that fell like snow.
The howl of the Icefield Wolf echoed through the stormy wind and snow again, and deep within the dungeon came another sound of an Ancient Contract Scroll tearing.
Aelia stared at her frozen newlywed reflection in the mirror, pressing her shattered Wedding Ring against her chest. Light Gold blood traveled along the Ice Crystal Pattern up to the castle's highest tower—where hung the Wedding Silver Bell from twenty years ago, now quietly forming its first Ice Spike.
As moonlight pierced through an Ice Spike, Aelia's fingertip crystallized into a Frost Flower that suddenly hovered in midair.
She looked at Leonard in the mirror who met her gaze; those Wedding Silver Bells encased in ice began to spin counterclockwise. The Contract Power that had been altered over twenty years flowed back along the Ice Spikes into the cracks of her Wedding Ring.
"Do you think that repentance can erase betrayal?" Aelia's voice wrapped around Ice Crystal Fragments as she raised her hand to freeze the last Double-Flower Wisteria into an Ice Sculpture.
The Judgment Sword suspended in midair suddenly turned its Sword Tip, pinning Leonard's palm—attempting to touch the mirror—against an ice wall, as Light Purple blood trickled down along its blade, forming Curse Runes.
Deep within the dungeon, the restless roar of the Frost Wolf echoed, and a Contract Scroll covered in ice suddenly soared into the air.
On the scroll unfurled by Aelia, the once parallel figures of the couple, My Beloved Nightingale, were being consumed by frost, and Leonard's Magic Mark was visibly fading at an alarming rate.
In a sudden move, she crushed the moonstone hanging from her waist, and the splintered crystal dust coalesced in the void to form a panoramic map of the Emerald Pavilion.
Luna murmured indistinctly in Qin Si's arms, and the Star Moon Totem emerging from the baby's palm was projected onto the wall.
Amidst the dancing Light and Shadow, a hidden chamber obscured by Wisteria flowers flickered into view. However, as Aelia's blood-stained skirt swept across the wall, that flash of Red Glow was devoured by the frost-covered Family Crest.
Leonard's Xu Ying knelt on one knee in the mirror, pieces of moonstone falling from the House Lord's Crown. "At least let me repair the Northern Boundary Barrier..." He attempted to channel his remaining magical power through the mirror's surface, but as he touched reality, Ice Spikes pierced through him.
As those Blood Pearls imbued with Wisteria Fragrance hit the ground, they transformed into phantoms of the Emerald Pavilion maidens fleeing in panic.
Aelia crushed the last phantom beneath her feet as Frost Snow crept up her silver hair towards the Castle Dome.
At the moment when ice crystals completely enveloped the Judgment Mirror, a Moonlight Vine entwined with a Gold Frame suddenly bloomed into thorny Ice Roses—an eternal punishment devised by the First Matriarch, with each petal inscribed with irrefutable evidence of betrayal.
Luna's swaddling suddenly emitted a faint golden glow. The baby, unaware, clutched a strand of silver hair that quietly pressed the Star Moon Totem onto Aelia's nape.
Yet at this moment, all of Noblewoman's focus was concentrated on the spinning Ice Crystal Compass at her fingertip, completely oblivious to the shadow cast by moonlight behind her, which revealed two Contract Spirits tearing at each other.
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