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The crystal chandelier in the nursery suddenly dimmed for three moments.
Aelia tightened her grip around the swaddled infant, Luna's soft palm resting against her collarbone where the star-shaped moon birthmark lay.
Seven years ago, Leonard had proposed at Starfall Lake, using his wand dipped in moonlight to draw the curse of Eternal Union at that very spot.
At this moment, the skin there suddenly tingled, and countless fragments of Leonard's Last Night surged into her mind like a flood of magic from the child.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si exclaimed as he caught the falling Soul Bell.
The gilded bell bounced on the stone floor and rolled toward the fireplace, where the unburned cypress ashes suddenly erupted into blue flames, scorching the Guardian Spell etched by Leonard into the bell's surface.
Luna reached out to grab Aelia's cascading silver hair, her light gold pupils reflecting the fire in the hearth. The flickering light spots projected a blurred image on the wall—hands adorned with an obsidian wedding ring caressing another hand smeared with balsam juice, two identical rings intertwining under the moonlight to form a pattern resembling entwined vines.
"This is... the unique marriage contract emblem of the Northern Royal Family!" Qin Si gasped, stepping back in shock as he watched Aelia stagger and fall onto the peacock velvet couch.
Ten years ago, on the sheepskin marriage certificate brought by the Marriage Delegation, Leonard had pressed his blood imprint—made with a silver dagger—into a similar totem.
Urgent footsteps echoed from the courtyard as Lucius burst through the carved door, wrapped in Ye Lu's embrace. "Mother! The defensive formation in the West Wing Cellar..."
The boy's voice trailed off as his gaze fixed on the gradually clarifying illusion above the fireplace.
In Leonard's Last Night, their father’s emerald cufflinks were indeed meant to be offerings for the Moonlight Goddess during last year’s Midsummer Night.
Suddenly, Aelia's emerald earrings shattered, sending splintered pieces slicing through her pale skin.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna pressed her blood pearl-stained hand against her mother Mei Xin, causing more memory fragments to surge forth—the truth behind Leonard's frequent disappearances on New Moon Nights, the joy that flickered in his eyes when Eldest Son’s magic backfired, and tonight’s frozen silver blood on their genealogy...
"Summon the Twelve Magic Pattern Judges." Aelia tore off her pearl necklace that had wrapped thrice around her neck, letting the round South Sea pearls clatter against the black obsidian inlaid peacock stone tiles.
She lifted Luna to eye level, and the bells on the infant's ankles suddenly transformed into the chime of the Qing Yue. "In the name of the honored Master of the Magic Castle, I hereby open the long-sealed Court of Truth."
As the morning mist lingered, a dense crowd had gathered around the Judgment Tower at the center of the Magic Castle.
Twelve Serpent Candelabra ignited with Pale Soul Fire, and as Aelia stepped onto the floating Stone Steps with Luna in her arms, whispers among the crowd erupted like a swarm of startled bats colliding beneath the vaulted ceiling.
"I heard that the Lord has turned his Eldest Son into a living Magic Crystal..."
"Did you see the Azure Light in the West Wing Cellar last night?"
"The Curse Mark on Third Young Master Lucius's sleeve seems to have backfired from a Forbidden Technique..."
Luna clutched Aelia's purple marten fur collar, feeling the intense heartbeat reverberating within her mother's chest.
As the judge unveiled the crimson velvet covering the Truth Mirror, the infant suddenly let out a sharp Loud Cry—this was a crucial prop in Aelia's original accusation of madness.
"Please place your hand on the mirror," commanded the Chief Justice, his Silver Mask glinting with a cold light.
Just as Aelia was about to comply, Luna unexpectedly turned and bit her Fingertip, letting a drop of Xing Hui's Blood Pearl fall onto the mirror. In an instant, the entire Court of Judgment began to reveal scenes from last night's study.
From the crack in the Crystal Coffin, Ice Blue Magic belonging to the Eldest Son spread like a Spider Web; fragments of the Curse Seal Chain severed by Second Brother bore clear imprints of Leonard's Soul Mark; most deadly was the Azure Tail Flower Pollen scattered by Brother San—this pollen, originating from the Royal Court's Forbidden Garden, was unmistakably found on the edges of a Secret Letter delivered by Concubine Maid that morning.
The crowd erupted in chaos as Lucius drew his sword to sever a Shadow Tentacle that suddenly lunged at Aelia.
Qin Si uncovered Luna’s swaddling cloth, revealing an Emerging Star Map on the infant’s back that resonated with ancient runes on the Dome of the Court of Judgment.
Seizing the opportunity, Aelia hurled her Wedding Ring at the Truth Mirror. As it shattered, countless shards of Residual Shadow splintered out, simultaneously reflecting twenty-seven scenes of Leonard meeting with Leonard's Concubine under a New Moon Night.
"By the name of the First Generation Fortress Master, I swear!" Aelia declared, tearing her sleeve to reveal her forearm marked with the Shou Gong Sha. This crucial evidence, swapped by Leonard's Concubine in the Original, now shone brightly. "If what I say is false in any way, may I suffer the Ninefold Thunder Calamity..."
Suddenly, a Jing Lei thundered outside the Court of Judgment's Dome, but it was not directed at the one making the oath.
The twelve judges turned their staffs towards the East Side, where blood-colored mist seeped through the Carved Copper Door, sketching out familiar silhouettes.
Luna suddenly laughed, her wrist entwined with a broken section of the Curse Seal Chain. The chain's tail extended in a direction that faintly echoed with the sound of jingling ornaments.
The Rose Window on the West Side shattered explosively, and a cold wind carrying a sweet fragrance from Ye Lu swept into the Court of Judgment.
The Chief Justice's pupil contracted sharply beneath his mask. In the crystal ball atop his staff, two figures were forming outside the door—one of which had a slender silhouette adorned with the long-lost Phoenix Tail Pattern of the Northern Court.
The Bronze Door burst open, and Blood Mist coalesced into a twelve-fold Rose Emblem suspended in mid-air.
Leonard stepped onto the Red Carpet laid with Contract Magic Patterns, his Mink Cloak dusted with falling Ye Lu snowflakes that etched charred Serpent Patterns into the ground.
Leonard's Concubine wrapped in a Peacock Blue Cloak embroidered with Silver Thread and Phoenix Tail Flowers had her fingertip entangled with Luna's half-broken chain, resonating with tremors.
"The shards of the Truth Mirror can easily injure a child." Leonard raised his hand to catch a fragment of Jing Ying in mid-air, instantly freezing it as it replayed Newlywed Vows from Leonard's Last Night.
An Emerging Golden Incantation appeared at his neck; it was the Ancient Covenant Mark from the Original that could nullify the Court of Judgment's silence spell. "Do you all intend to believe in a child's babbling?"
Luna suddenly broke free from her swaddling restraints, floating at the center of a Star Ring composed of countless Lenses.
The Star Map on the back of the infant projected onto the Dome of the Court of Judgment, and within the Twenty-Eight Mansions, Jiao Su—the symbol of marriage—suddenly lit up with blinding Silver Light.
Leonard's Wedding Ring Box exploded from his sleeve, and two Obsidian Rings rolled onto the ground. The Ring Face emerging with an Eternal Union Spell was shockingly cracking under the starlight.
The Moonlight Contract of Starfall Lake remains untainted. Aelia pressed the bloodied Shou Gong Sha against the Oath Stone of the Obsidian Pillar in the Court of Judgment, and the stone surface immediately revealed the Marriage Certificate that Leonard had inscribed with the Moonlight Spell seven years ago.
However, within the once-complete silver characters, the word "loyalty" was being entwined and corroded by blood-red vines, the tips of which blossomed into Azure Tail Flowers, resembling the gems of Leonard's Concubine's Moonstone Earrings.
Leonard's Concubine suddenly threw back her cloak, revealing a Star Moon Birthmark on her collarbone that was similar to Aelia's. "I am the true Moonlight Bride of Starfall Lake!" she declared. The moonstone hanging from her neck erupted with a Strong Light, attempting to obscure the evidence on the Oath Stone.
Luna suddenly let out a loud cry, her golden eyes reflecting the Dark Red Curse Mark hidden beneath Leonard's Concubine—an intricate Soul Exchange Talisman drawn with the Heart's Blood of the Eldest Son.
The Chief Justice's staff abruptly changed direction, and silver threads surged from Zhang Jian, ensnaring Leonard's Concubine's wrist.
The twelve Magic Pattern Judgment Seats began to rotate, revealing an ancient Bloodline Verification Array on the ground.
Leonard suddenly cut his palm, spilling blood onto the array. The Dark Red Blood swirled with Ice Blue Light Spots, unmistakably indicating the Source of Magic extracted from the Eldest Son.
"Father, be careful!" Lucius shouted as he swung his sword to sever an Ice Spike that had emerged from a gap in the floor tiles.
What should have been pure Ice Magic now shimmered with murky gray, reminiscent of the energy that had exploded during his elder brother's backlash years ago.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna grasped a splintered Ice Shard. The infant’s palm conjured Xing Hui, melting the shard into a mirror that reflected Leonard sneaking into the Eldest Son’s room at midnight to cast a curse—Leonard's Last Night.
Ailya's silver hair moved without wind, and fragments of her Emerald Earrings suddenly floated together to form the Phoenix Totem of the Northern Court. "What did the Marriage Delegation bring ten years ago? Was it the Princess of the Northern Court or a Substitute Puppet?" She lightly tapped her fingertip, causing the Marriage Certificate on the Oath Stone to flip over, revealing a Supplementary Clause written in Invisible Ink on its reverse side—if the legitimate wife bore no children for five years, then the Moonlight Contract would be automatically dissolved.
Gasps echoed throughout the Judgment Seat.
Luna jingled her ankle bells; as Sound Waves shattered the water mirror, they projected hidden phrases from within the folds of the Contract onto the Dome: an additional note written in Fairy Script demanded that Aelia must sacrifice to the Moonlight Goddess for ten years after each childbirth.
"Lie!" Leonard's Concubine suddenly flung out twelve yellowed parchments, each stamped with the Luanwei Wax Seal of the Northern Court.
However, when the Third Judge burned with True Flame, a swarm of Mama's Shizhou Insects crawled out from Huo Qi—these magical pests specialized in devouring the spirit of Contracts, and only a Caster's Bloodline could nurture them.
Luna suddenly reached towards the shattered Rose Window on the West Side, as Chen Feng rolled several Azure Tail Kite Petals onto the Judgment Seat.
The infant girl ignited the petals with Xing Hui, and from the rising smoke emerged a panoramic view of Leonard's Concubine's chamber: garments belonging to the Eldest Son at the time of his disappearance hung on the walls, a Dressing Table locked away contained the severed Curse Seal Chain of the Second Brother, and even the back of the Dressing Mirror was affixed with Brother San's Magic Academy enrollment certificate.
Leonard's Emerald Cufflinks suddenly exploded, sending shards flying through the Court of Judgment, tracing an eerie Track.
The Chief Justice's staff emitted a sharp sound, and the Pale Soul Fire of twelve Serpent Candelabra turned towards the east—where a previously sealed dark door began to ooze an Ice Blue Halo. A familiar Magic Fluctuation spread from the floor Gap, as if a slumbering dragon was about to awaken.
The dark door on the East Side of the Court of Judgment burst open amidst the Ice Blue Halo, and three shadows elongated by moonlight slashed into the chaotic Magic Pattern Array.
The Metal Wheelchair rolled over Lapis Lazuli Tiles with a crisp sound, while ice crystals forming on the Wheelchair Armrest refracted the face of his elder brother, Pale—once declared permanently disabled, the Eldest Son now radiated Ice Mist, as magic that should have been refined into Magic Crystal transformed into Frost Flowers blooming at his Fingertip.
"Father even tampered with my Wheelchair," his elder brother lightly tapped on the Dark Compartment of the armrest, revealing a Soul Control Talisman Stone embedded within after shattering the ice crystals.
The Wheelchair suddenly disassembled and reformed into a Frost Throne, suspended shards of ice coalescing behind him into a Thorned Crown. "If not for Sister reshaping my Lingmai with Xing Hui last night..."
The Second Brother's Silver Boots crushed shards of ice scattered across the ground as he yanked at the Curse Seal Chain binding his Wrist, tearing through the void.
The Contract Chain severed by his close friend suddenly erupted from underground, its end binding a traitor who should have been imprisoned in the Northern Territory.
The bloodied Sheepskin Contract ignited with Azure Flame in his Palm: "Was it this Concubine's Leonard's Personal Guard who tricked me into signing that Soul Contract back then?"
From beneath Brother San's Academy Robe slid an ancient Grimoire, its Yellowed Pages flipping open to reveal a page documenting Forbidden Techniques without any wind.
He pointed his Fingertip at a specific spot in the yellowed illustration, and immediately, a Celestial Star Map projected an image of Leonard's Study Room Secret Compartment—beneath stacks of Azure Tail Flower Pollen orders lay Brother San's Magic Talent Assessment with its Original Scroll tampered.
Lucius turned slightly, pinning the incoming hidden weapon meant for Brother San onto the Oath Stone.The boy’s lowered left hand quietly formed a seal, the Curse Mark left by the Forbidden Technique’s backlash under his sleeve resonating with the pattern on the bell at Luna’s ankle.He noticed Father’s staff beginning to gather Dark Purple Energy—a sign of the Oblivion Curse recorded in the forbidden tome of the Glorious Demon Fortress.Ailya’s silver hair suddenly shimmered with an emerald-colored halo, and the fragments of her shattered Moonstone Earrings formed a Defensive Barrier around her.She gently placed Luna into the Cradle constructed by her elder brother with Ice Magic. As she turned, the hem of her dress brushed over the fading Shou Gong Sha on the Oath Stone.“Twenty-seven years… enough for moonlight to finally reveal the haze behind the Starlight.”The dome of the Court of Judgment suddenly began to shift and rotate. A Blood-red Light burst forth from the Hidden Star Belt between Jiao Su and Wei Xiu.Ice-like cracks spread across the Chief Justice’s Silver Mask, and from the tile gaps beneath the twelve Magic Pattern Judgment Seats, black mist seeped out, tinged with the stench of sulfur.Luna abruptly grasped the drifting Azure Tail Kite Petals. Amid the loud cry of a baby girl, all the suspended fragments of the Truth Mirror suddenly reversed their direction, converging the blinding starlight onto the Head of House Badge on Leonard’s chest.As the first beam of starlight illuminated the Dark Pattern on the back of the badge, a tremor like that of a great dragon stirring surged through the floor of the entire Court of Judgment.Outside the shattered Rose Window on the west side, the once-clear Morning Sky had, at some unknown moment, gathered a mass of lead-gray clouds. But within those clouds, it wasn’t thunder and lightning rolling—but a strange vortex, eerily similar to a Magic Tide.Aelia’s fingertip still rested on the searing markings of the Oath Stone when a dizzyingly sweet wisp of Yixiang drifted past the edge of the Emerald Barrier.The cedar fragrance subtly matched the one that had lingered outside the palace windows for twenty-seven New Moon Nights, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end—Just like that day she held the newborn and caught a glimpse in the mirror of the Curse Mark emerging at her own neck, filling her with the same deep unease.
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