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As the wind and snow swept through the Dragon Carriage, crashing into the Magic Castle Courtyard, the Ice Spirit Stone at Aelia's neck emitted a buzzing sound.
Luna clutched the saliva-soaked Starlight Stone, using her Milk Tooth to gnaw off tiny fragments of Blue Light, until the ice cracks within the gem cast a distorted reflection of the window lattice on Mother as she unfastened the silver chain of her corset.
"To the study," Aelia said, tossing the swaddled infant into Qin Si's arms, while ice crystals formed into blades that sliced through her skirt hem, tainted by Puppet Gold Powder.
The wheelchair rolled over the snow when Brother San suddenly pressed down on the armrest. The Ice and Fire Twin Dragons surged forth from beneath his black robe, shredding Wu Ying, who attempted to flee from the courtyard's west side, into ice shards—an art Leonard was particularly skilled at with his Phantom Clone technique.
Brother San removed the Evening Primrose from his ear; its wilted petals ignited in his palm with a yin-yang glow. "The Spirit Seed Father sent me last month has sprouted, and its leaf veins resemble Puppet Runes." He flicked his fingers, scattering ashes toward the cellar direction. Three Hundred Jars of Frostmoon Wine simultaneously trembled, and the family crest sealed at the bottom of the jars emitted a pitiful sobbing sound.
When Qin Si knocked on the study door, Leonard was polishing the inner engravings of his wedding ring with velvet.
The sudden coldness from the Ice Spirit Stone made his hands tremble, causing the ring embedded with a rose gem to roll off the desk and scorch a black mark on the cashmere carpet—twenty years ago, when he vowed by Shuangyue Lake, Aelia's blood had once soaked this Secret Silver Ring.
"What is Madam doing?" Leonard exclaimed as he stood up and accidentally knocked over a jar of Frostmoon Wine. The amber liquid twisted across the oak table, forming the serpent emblem of an outsider family.
In a panic, he tried to wipe it up with his sleeve but forgot that the Puppet Rune at the bottom of the wine jar revealed itself upon contact with alcohol. The pattern of Ice Rose on his cufflinks was being corroded into a pitch-black magic pattern by the wine.
Aelia's fingertip brushed against the Ice Spirit Stone; suddenly, the Starlight Stone that had been gnawed by an infant grew hot against her waist.
The reflection of the window lattice from the Library of Hidden Books' Forbidden Chamber pieced together a structural diagram of the cellar on the ground. A red dot illuminated where the third load-bearing pillar stood—twenty years ago on her wedding day, she had personally engraved the wedding ring inscription onto the Oath Stone at the foundation of Magic Castle.
"Father, do you remember the Equity Agreement from Puppet Master Guild?" Second Brother suddenly coughed as he unfurled a parchment scroll. The blood he coughed up stained the contract document into a magic pattern.
Dipping his fingertip in blood, he drew a dispel spell, and Leonard's true Equity Agreement hidden within Ankeli spontaneously ignited. From within the ashes emerged a Puppet Contract inscribed with Leonard's Concubine Ailya's birthday rune in eight characters.
Luna kicked her little legs in Qin Si's arms, her feet covered in Starlight Stone Powder striking Mother in her lower back.
The Ice Spirit Stone of Aelia suddenly glowed, and the shadows of the Library of Hidden Books overlapped with the carvings on the pillars of the Cellar, forming a Prophecy Scene—Three Hundred Jars of Frostmoon Wine simultaneously exploded, while the Emblem of the Outsider Family devoured the energy of the Magic Fortress Barrier.
Leonard felt cold sweat bead at his temples, and his attempt to touch his Wedding Ring was interrupted by his brother's mocking laughter.
The Ice and Fire Twin Dragons burst forth from the gems on the Wheelchair Armrest, snatching away the Communication Crystal he had intended to hide in the Dark Compartment.
As Dragon Breath was unleashed, a sulky voice emerged from the crystal, belonging to Leonard's Concubine: "Did we not agree to use the Puppet Curse tonight to refine Aelia into a Frostmoon Wine catalyst?"
"The repair records for the gap in the East Barrier of the Magic Castle," Brother San suddenly slammed a stack of Gold Leaf Ledgers onto the table. The Astrology that had lain dormant for years awakened at that moment. "Father always uses a Double Budget, yet he hardly utilizes even one-tenth of the materials, right?" His Fingertip danced with Stardust, sketching out a diagram of the Outer Chamber in midair; missing barrier materials were piling up to form Liang Zhu of that Golden House.
Luna suddenly reached out to grab Aelia's Moonstone Earrings, and on the surface of the Ice Spirit Stone floated real-time images of Leonard's Last Night in the Cellar—Qin Si had already found the load-bearing pillar by tracing the Window Lattice Pattern previously gnawed by an infant, and at that moment was pressing the Wedding Ring Engraving into the Oath Stone.
Three hundred jars of disguised Frostmoon Wine turned to sludge beneath the true City Protection Barrier, and the Emblem of the Outsider Family let out a screech.
Leonard stumbled backward into a bookshelf; at that instant when the crystal ball shattered upon hitting the ground, a Marriage Certificate from Twenty Years Ago floated out from its cracks.
Those Gilded Oaths soaked by Shuangyue Lake were now infested with Puppet Worms, gnawing at the last words: "This Life Only You."
He opened his mouth, only to see a Young Girl suddenly grin at him, her smile hiding Ice Rose Petals—those that should have been in Leonard's Concubine's hair as a Token of Love.
"Actually..." Lord rolled his Adams Apple as he tugged at his Bow Tie; a Lapel Pin embedded with an Ice Spirit Stone Fragment suddenly jabbed into his Fingertip.
Where blood dripped, the leftover Starlight Stone from the Young Girl rolled to his feet. The inner Ice Cracks distinctly formed a Prophecy Scene depicting Leonard's Concubine's slightly protruding abdomen.
Leonard's fingers turned white as they gripped the oak table; his ice Dark Night Rose Pattern cufflinks had already corroded into charred remnants.
He rolled towards the courtyard, saying, "The Magic Castle and East Barrier concern the safety of the entire city; we must prioritize this..."
Aelia raised her hand to interrupt, and Qin Si immediately cradled Luna into the Halo refracted by the Ice Spirit Stone.
The Starry Stone Necklace wrapped around the infant's neck suddenly floated, with each gem containing fragments of Parchment—these were the materials for the barrier drawn by Brother San during his three months of neglecting his cultivation, known as the Betrayal List.
"Father always says Third Brother is not diligent." The eldest brother controlled the Ice and Fire Twin Dragons to ensnare the escaping Wu Ying's clone, the Mechanical Leg beneath his black robe emitting a soft whirring sound. "But if he didn't spend all day staring at the starry sky with Luna's Doodle, how would he have discovered that Father altered the Barrier Blueprint using Astrology?"
The Wheelchair rolled over the shattered crystal ball on the floor, where a Marriage Certificate from Twenty Years Ago lay frozen in frost beside a Remnant Page.
Aelia bent down to pick up an oath covered in Puppet Worms, her fingertip gently tracing over the erosion mark on "This Life Only You." "Lord said that the Magic Castle's West Side Cellar was humid and specifically used a Frostmoon Wine Barrel to contain it—should I ask the Elder of the Elves to verify the age of the wine cask?"
Suddenly, Luna let out a Lactation Burp in Qin Si's arms, with bubbles of saliva mixed with Starlight Stone Powder floating towards Leonard.
Instinctively, Lord waved his sleeve to disperse them but ended up getting covered in Ice Rose Pollen—the unique Magic Pattern marking that he had given to Leonard's Concubine as a token of affection.
"Even a baby knows how to mark an enemy!" Brother San sneered and snapped his fingers, causing long-neglected Astrology to erupt suddenly.
The floating Stardust above Leonard's head formed a panoramic view of the Outer Chamber, revealing even the Puppet Nest under the eaves—those were precisely the Magic Pets that had died after Second Brother "accidentally" fed them the wrong Magic Potion not long ago.
Leonard suddenly lunged for Luna, but Infant Swaddling automatically wrapped around an Ice Spike, retreating to the top of the bookshelf.
A shadow that burst forth from his sleeve collided with Aelia's Oath Chain already set on the beam. The rings exchanged during their wedding twenty years ago suddenly emerged in thin air, burning the shadow into a twisted Puppet Contract.
"Father actually wants to kill my daughter in swaddling?" Aelia's Neck and Ice Spirit Stone exploded into a Sevenfold Halo, each ring reflecting different timelines of Leonard's Last Night—all images of Leonard conspiring with Leonard's Concubine to turn Luna into a Puppet.
The vibrations of the Frostmoon Wine Barrel suddenly intensified, and three hundred seals emitted a resonance akin to Longyin.
Second Brother coughed up blood as he unfurled the final scroll, revealing on the Parchment the testimony of Leonard's Concubine, marked with her handprint.
With blood as ink, he drew the Manifestation Spell, causing Iris to emerge in golden light. "This lady claims you promised that once the Magic Fortress Barrier shattered, you would use Aelia's flesh and blood to be reborn..."
"These are lies meant to deceive!" Leonard exclaimed, shattering the scroll with a wave of his sleeve. Yet, the drifting Gold Dust unveiled even more terrifying evidence—his hidden Puppet mother worm was gnawing at Aelia's hair in the dark chamber.
Suddenly, Ice and Fire Twin Dragons burst from beneath the desk, dropping a Memory Crystal at everyone's feet. Inside was the recording of Leonard's Last Night, where he had instructed Leonard's Concubine to ensure her pregnancy using a Transmitting Magic Rune.
Luna suddenly giggled, pointing at the tilted Family Portrait above the fireplace.
Everyone followed her gaze and saw that Leonard's right pinky finger in the Image was entangled with Puppet Strings—the other end of that Dark Purple Thread was tied to the Pregnant Belly in the Outer Room Portrait. Meanwhile, what should have been the Family Crest was slowly being eroded by the Outsider Family's Serpent Emblem.
Lord stumbled into the high-backed chair, and the Ice Spirit Stone Fragment on his Lapel Pin suddenly rebelled collectively, causing his Hand Back to bleed from the backlash of his oath curse.
Outside, the violent Wind and Snow had inexplicably ceased. Moonlight pierced through Ice Spikes, forming a Judgment Array on the Ground, each node embedded with evidence left by their children over the years—Unintentional remnants.
Aelia cradled Luna back in her arms, feeling the warmth of the baby’s Luna against her icy Wedding Ring.
The Oath Chain wove into a net above the study, and the Sobbing of Three Hundred Jars of Frostmoon Wine gradually faded. Deep within the foundations of Magic Castle, an ancient Resonance emerged—the wedding vows etched twenty years ago were awakening at the Core of the Barrier.
Leonard gazed at the scattered evidence on the floor and finally steadied himself against the table. The carefully nurtured Puppet Worms crawled out from their hiding places but spontaneously ignited into ash at his feet.
The moonlight Judgment Array began to rotate clockwise, stretching all shadows against the wall like Lucius on their wedding day twenty years ago when he had made his vow.
Aelia lightly touched the Ice Spirit Stone, and the ripples on the surface of the gem projected the wedding scene from twenty years ago onto the Study Room Dome.
In the void, the Oath Document floated, overlapping with the Remnant Page on the ground. The words "This Life Only You," gnawed at by the Puppet Worm, suddenly bled Silver-Blue Blood under the moonlight—blood that Aelia had shed when she cut her palm to seal the marriage contract.
"Brother." Aelia's voice was like an Ice Spike scraping against crystal, and the young man in black robes on the wheelchair immediately turned the Sapphire on the armrest.
The Ice and Fire Twin Dragons suddenly expanded threefold, their Dragon Claw gripping Leonard's shoulders and pinning him against the oak table. Where the dragon's tail swept, Ankeli's hidden Barrier Blueprint fluttered like Snowflakes.
Second Brother coughed as Xue Mo unfolded one of the Parchments. The Puppet Rune materialized under the bloodstains: "Father taught me last month how to repair the East Barrier and specifically noted to use Snow Spirit's Chen Lu to concoct the Magic Pattern—" He dipped his fingertip in blood and drew out a Manifestation Spell. The location of Chen Lu marked on the Blueprint suddenly twisted into a Serpent Emblem. "This is clearly a medium for the Outsider Family to tame a Black Lich!"
Leonard struggled to rise but was frozen in place by an Ice Dragon's breath.
Suddenly, a Mechanical Leg beneath Brother's black robe sprang open a Dark Compartment, and from within came a clattering of gears as three hundred sixty-five Memory Crystals floated out—each recording Leonard's late-night alterations to the Barrier Blueprint during Leonard's Last Night.
The most glaring crystal reflected his scene of reinforcing the Protective Barrier for Outer Chamber Manor with a Wedding Ring Engraving.
"You always say that the safety of Magic Castle is paramount." Brother San suddenly scattered Stardust over the Memory Crystals, and images of Astrology and Automatic Activation pieced together a complete Evidence Chain in midair.
The Star Map he had drawn during his neglect of cultivation transformed into chains, linking together twenty years of tampered Barrier Gaps into an Outsider Family Serpent Totem. "But over these years, you have torn apart Magic Castle's Protective Barrier, all tied to that woman's waist!"
Luna suddenly struggled in Qin Si's arms, her tiny hands clutching a Starry Stone Necklace that burst forth with Strong Light.
The Ice Cracks on the inner wall of the gem extended across the Ground into a Magic Circle, at its center emerging was a scene of Leonard meeting with Leonard's Concubine last month—he was handing Aelia's hair over to Puppet Master for Refining a Substitute Doll, while a Cursed Doll's Heart was pierced by an Ice Rose, its roots transformed into an Outsider Family Black Snake.
"Does Father even need to mix Puppet powder into my full moon banquet?" The baby's clear Loud Cry echoed as the Starlight Stone formation suddenly contracted.
Leonard's cuff tore apart, revealing the Puppet Contract Tattoo hidden beneath his skin, forcibly pulled into the physical realm. The parchment bore the glaring imprint of Leonard's Concubine's Serpent Emblem.
Suddenly, Second Brother coughed violently, blood spraying from his palm onto the Contract Document.
The blood revealed the written contract in coded language: "…Upon Aelia Frostblood brewing the wine, the inheritance of Magic Castle shall belong to Daisy's son…" The date at the end was precisely the night before Luna's birth, and Daisy was indeed the given name of Leonard's Concubine.
Leonard's pupils constricted sharply as he ripped open his collar. The icy Rose Family Crest twisted into a Serpent Pattern at his collarbone.
A roar suddenly emanated from the foundation of Magic Castle, as the marriage vow branded by Aelia twenty years ago surfaced from the Underground. The Oath Stone reflected Shuangyue Lake, where the Ice Rose he had planted during his vow was being devoured by a Black Snake’s root system.
"Actually, in your study’s secret passage..." Eldest Brother suddenly turned the Wheelchair Armrest, and Ice and Fire Twin Dragons dropped a blood-stained Swaddling Cloth onto the table.
The part of the fabric dusted with Starlight Stone Powder revealed the end of Leonard's Last Night—Leonard's Concubine leaned back on a soft couch with a slight bulge in her abdomen, playing with the control crystal of the Magic Fortress Core barrier.
Brother San's Stardust Chain suddenly tightened, pulling Leonard toward an illusory evidence suspended in midair.
The Light Barrier formed by Astrology displayed years' worth of incriminating evidence: swapping the energy of City Protection Barrier with Frostmoon Wine, secretly planting Puppet Curse during his children's training, and even directing Aelia's pregnancy Magic Fluctuation to help Leonard's Concubine regulate her body…
"Does Father know?" Aelia suddenly lifted Luna before the Light Barrier. The Starlight Stone around the infant’s neck projected a Prophecy Scene—at the moment when the Magic Fortress Barrier shattered, the Outsider Family’s Serpent Emblem absorbed energy from Geomancy, while Leonard himself plunged a poisoned dagger into Aelia’s back.
A low growl escaped Leonard’s throat like that of a cornered beast. He frantically clawed at the skin revealing incriminating evidence but only exposed more Contract Patterns to the moonlight.
The Judgment Array descended with seven radiant halos, pinning him to the spot where he had once sworn his vow.
Eldest Brother’s Mechanical Leg shot out gears that clamped down on his right foot. Second Brother’s Blood Curse ensnared his left hand, while Brother San’s Stardust locked around his throat. Meanwhile, Luna’s Starlight Stone illuminated every Puppet String within his soul in a deep crimson hue.
"It’s me..." Leonard's voice was suddenly swallowed by the roar of the Magic Castle's foundation, and the ice Rose Gem on his Wedding Ring shattered with a loud bang.
The Serpent Emblem of the Outsider Family emerged from the depths of his pupil, but let out a piercing screech as it touched Aelia's In Hand Marriage Certificate Remnant Page.
The Judgment Array of moonlight abruptly reversed, forcing all the betrayed vows from the past twenty years back into his body.
Luna suddenly reached out her small hand toward the fireplace, and a beam of light from the Starlight Stone revealed a hidden dark door.
Only then did everyone notice that behind it were three hundred mini Frostmoon Wine Barrels, each with a strand of Aelia's hair drifting from its opening.
The barrels suddenly exploded collectively, and the Gold Dust formed from burning hair spelled out the final evidence—the Marriage Certificate that Leonard's Concubine had forged using Puppet Technique, with the Date Signed shockingly being the night before their real wedding twenty years ago.
Aelia's fingers dug deep into the Rose Engraving on the Golden Handrail of the Assembly Hall, while moonlight streamed through twelve pointed Colored Windows, stretching her shadow long.
Three ancient Mage Towers lit up with a ghostly blue halo in the night, as the Magic Pattern Array of the entire castle began to awaken.
"Madam, the Stellar Trajectory has shifted fifteen degrees." Qin Si’s hands trembled slightly as he held the Astrolabe, and the Yin Sha floating in the crystal ball suddenly coalesced into a Wolf Head shape.
The Maid's Pearl Hairpin jingled in response to the Magical Fluctuation, and fine beads of cold sweat formed at her temples.
Luna curled up in Aelia's specially made swaddle, her Silver Purple pupil reflecting the interwoven Magic Silk Threads in the air.
She quietly bit her tongue, using a high-pitched cry unique to infants to mask her Spell chanting.
Suddenly, three beams of light projected down from the Star Map mural on the Council Chamber Dome, trapping Leonard within an equilateral Triangle-shaped barrier.
"Father, do you remember the Oath from the Five Years Ago Lunar Ceremony?" The sound of my elder brother's wheelchair rolled over the Lapis Lazuli Floor, engraved with Guardian Runes, as his incomplete right hand suddenly illuminated the complete Magic Circle Pattern.
On the Sheepskin Scroll he unfurled, the Iris written in Stardust Silver Powder was Burning.
The Sapphire on Leonard's Sword suddenly exploded, and the splintered fragments coalesced in midair into the visage of Leonard's Concubine.
The Contract Scroll at Second Brother's waist automatically unfurled, and his dear friend's Signature transformed into black mist, revealing the true Leonard's Soul Mark beneath.
Brother San's Dragonbone Staff resonated with the ancient castle, causing the walls to reveal a tampered Talent Assessment Report from Eighteen Years Ago.
"These... these can all be forged!" Lord stumbled backward into the barrier formed by Xing Hui, as the Violet Powder that fell from his sleeves reacted violently with Aelia's specially blended Evening Primrose Perfume, exploding into a burst of purple-pink fireworks within the barrier.
His Lapel Pin, inlaid with a black diamond of misfortune, suddenly melted and dripped down his collar to form the pattern of the Outer Chamber Family Crest.
Luna's Mei Xin glowed with a Yin Mang the size of a Needle Tip, while the Twelve Zodiac Signs Relief on the Council Chamber Dome simultaneously rotated.
As the Gemini gemstone aligned with Leonard, a crystal ball hidden in the secret chamber automatically emerged into midair. Leonard's Last Night, with his Concubine holding a baby, was reflected in a 360-degree rotation showing the Curse Mark of the Dark Mage.
Aelia removed the Lady of the Keep Crown, which had been inherited for three hundred years. The Eternal Heart Gem embedded within it suddenly flew out and shattered into twelve pieces in midair, each reflecting scenes of betrayal from different timelines.
As the last piece of crystal sank into Leonard's heart, an ancient Judgment Bell echoed from the three Mage Towers.
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