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The crisp sound of ice crystals shattering awakened the frozen moment in time.
Aelia's trembling fingertip brushed over the light gold stains on the parchment, where the milk-stained additional clause transformed into a stream of star sand, piecing together a suffocating truth on the contract fragment—Leonard had actually used her laurel bloodline as a sacrifice to sign a blood pact with Leonard's Concubine, sharing the magic fortress core's barrier.
"Mother... ah..." Luna suddenly grasped the ice crystal pendant at Aelia's chest, her pink palm cut by its sharp edges, drawing tiny blood pearls.
The laurel bud suspended within the Zhui Zi instantly blossomed, condensing the blood pearls into twelve ice spikes that surrounded the Xing Zi, corresponding to the dimmest Northern Star Constellation in the celestial star map.
Lucius suddenly knelt on one knee; as his dark sleeve swept by, silver-blue magic patterns coiled across the floor: "On the seventh night of the ghost orchid's early bloom, the blood moon barrier will devour all laurel bloodline's spiritual power." He stared at the increasingly crimson projection on the astrolabe, "Father should be patrolling the barrier in the Eastern Realm right now."
"The Eastern Boundary Barrier was just reinforced three days ago." Aelia's voice seemed to echo from deep within an ice field. As she handed Luna over to Qin Si, the frost flower crystallized on the infant swaddling suddenly shattered into tiny starlight.
These light spots drifted towards the family portrait hanging on the wall, converging into a blood-red cross fracture around Leonard's image and Mei Xin.
Suddenly, a crash echoed through the corridor as a crystal lamp fell to the ground.
Supporting himself with a gilded staff, his elder brother burst through the carved door, his missing left leg dragging a ghostly blue magical residual shadow across the floor: "Father replaced my reverse healing array with an illegitimate child!" He lifted his black robe to reveal a twisted scar at his heart, where a laurel leaf should have been; instead, there bloomed a budding ghost orchid emblem.
The second brother staggered against the door frame, still clutching a blood-stained sheepskin scroll in his fingers.
Three days ago, his close friend had sent him an "Ancient Magic Circle Restoration Diagram," and now its edges were emerging with dark patterns identical to those on the contract fragment: "So Father knew about the ghost orchid's properties all along..." He bitterly smiled as he tore open his collar; beneath it, new blood-red vines had already coiled around his heart.
The youngest brother silently wiped Leonard's sword; suddenly, the family crest on its hilt peeled away, revealing a grotesque beast totem beneath.
As he attempted to channel his magical power, the sword body began emerging with ancient irises identical to those in the contract terms—those were inscribed by Father when he awakened his talent at five years old with a "Blessing Incantation."
"Madam!" Qin Si suddenly exclaimed.
Luna had somehow climbed to the top of the Astrolabe, pounding on the Ghost Orchid Stamen within the Projection with her saliva-soaked fists.
With each strike, the cross-shaped cracks on Leonard's Image deepened, while the scar on Brother Heart faded slightly.
Aelia's Ice Blue Pupil finally rippled as she raised her hand to conjure a staff shaped like a Laurel Branch. With a light tap from Zhang Jian, the starlight in the entire room began to flow in reverse.
The surfaces of the furniture marked by Luna's scratches suddenly stretched into intricate magical arrays, projecting the Iris from the Contract Fragment into midair.
"Third Young Master Lucius." As she turned to Lucius, the Ice Crystal Hairpin dangling from her hair emitted a buzzing warning. "Please take the Astrolabe to the Eastern Realm—remember to wrap it in Luna's Swaddling Cloth."
When Lucius took the still-bubbling infant, Luna suddenly grasped the Silver Buckle on his collar.
The metallic surface reflected Leonard's Last Night at Outer Chamber Villa: Leonard was burying the Laurel Seed at the core of the Magic Fortress Barrier in the center of an altar entwined with Ghost Orchids.
The sound of shattering ice crystals suddenly echoed through the castle, and all hanging Family Portraits were simultaneously covered in white frost.
Aelia gently stroked Luna's Crescent Mark atop her head and whispered softly in the gradually freezing air, "It's time to prepare the Invitation Card."
Deep within the dungeon, an ancient Grandfather Clock struck twelve times, and Bing Ling, frozen for Twenty Years on the Pendulum, began to fall in flakes.
Qin Si silently spread blank Invitations inlaid with Jin Bian across the Long Table. As she traced her Fingertip stained with Dan Kou across the paper, faint bloodstains seeped from each Family Crest.
The echoes of shattered ice crystals lingered in the castle's Pillar, as Leonard clutched the Invitation and crossed the banquet hall. The Dark Cloak swept over the newly laid Crimson Carpet, and the Dark Pattern bizarrely twisted into the shape of a Thorn.
He paused to gaze at the Seven Star Chandelier hanging from the Dome, where crystals that should have flowed with Halo were now oozing tiny Ice Pearls.
"The barrier's humidity is exceeding limits," he remarked seemingly unintentionally, flicking the edge of the Invitation. The Magic Castle Crest embedded within suddenly began to seep Zi Wu.
The servants polishing the silver cutlery froze collectively, and a girl accidentally knocked over the Salt Shaker, causing white grains to coalesce in the air into the outline of Aelia's Lucius.
A muffled sound echoed from deep within the Cellar, and the Triangular Crystal at the end of Leonard's Staff suddenly grew hot.
As he adjusted his Bow Tie, he brushed against his Collarbone—where the Ghost Orchid Mark embedded was itching, reminding him that the altar at Outer Chamber Villa required more Live Sacrifice.
"Father," Brother San's voice called from the spiral staircase, his new Silver Gray Suit's hem stained with magical potion residue. "How many Ice Cellars should we store the Starshine Wine sent from the Eastern Realm?"
Leonard noticed his son’s left hand hidden behind his back—fingers entwined with fibers resembling Luna's Swaddling cloth from a Laurel Branch.
When he raised his Scepter toward the Southwest, a Light Spot cast by Zhang Jian suddenly split into two entwined phoenixes. This unusual Light and Shadow caused cold sweat to trickle down his Adams Apple into the collar of his Embroidered Shoes.
Aelia sat before the Dressing Mirror, while Qin Si inserted the ninth Ice Crystal Hairpin into her coiled silver hair.
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the mirror’s surface, reflecting a scene from Twenty Years Ago—the wedding night when Leonard knelt on the terrace holding a Moonlight Rose. At that time, his Collarbone was still free of the Ghost Orchid Tattoo.
"Madam, it's time to change." Qin Si unfurled the Ice Silk Dress, and the dark embroidery of the Curse began to writhe as it came into contact with the air.
Aelia brushed her fingers over the Waist belt, where the Oath Seed, peeled from the Contract Fragment, was hidden. As her Ailya's White Nails grazed the Buckle, twelve Broken Diamonds suddenly aligned to form a Miniature Celestial Chart.
The dressing mirror was suddenly shrouded in white frost, revealing a live scene of Leonard's Last Night in the dungeon: her elder brother was crushing the medium of the backlash curse with his newly grown Left Leg—the black python Spine that had coiled around him for ten years disintegrated into Powder under the moonlight, drifting out the window and oddly taking the shape of miniature arrows that shot swiftly toward the banquet hall.
Luna's Loud Cry pierced through three layers of Carved Wooden Doors.
As Aelia received the swaddled infant, the Crescent Mark on its neck suddenly glowed, reflecting the Sapphire on her Moonstone Earrings into a translucent crystal—at that moment, Leonard was in a dark corner of the banquet hall, pouring Blood Wine mixed with Leonard's Concubine's blood into the Holy Grail.
"It's time to prepare amulets for the Children." Aelia snapped her fingers, conjuring three Ice Spikes, when Luna suddenly grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth.
The saliva-soaked Ice Spike transformed into flowing Xing Sha, silently seeping into the castle's Ventilation Duct.
On the top floor of the Library of Hidden Books, Second Brother's Magic Notebook floated at the center of a Triangle spell array.
As her elder brother turned his Wheelchair closer, the Cat's Eye Stone on the Wheelchair Armrest suddenly reflected a rainy night from three years ago—her close friend had pressed a forged Long Jing into his hand during Leonard's Last Night.
"Did you see clearly?" Her elder brother's Fingertip traced over his newly formed knee, and the Silver Light flowing beneath his skin projected onto the wall, revealing the complete Spell sequence for breaking the curse.
Suddenly, Second Brother coughed violently, and a Blood Pearl he expelled crystallized into a miniature statue of his "close friend" before hitting the ground.
Brother San abruptly tore open his collar, exposing a misdirected Magic Circuit at his Heart.
He shook out the neglected Cultivation Scroll from his sleeve, the yellowed Parchment revealing hidden annotations under the moonlight—those maliciously altered Tiny Inscriptions were dissolving in the residual magical aura of Luna.
Suddenly, Luna's babbling echoed from the fireplace.
The baby had somehow crawled to the edge of the Teleportation Circle, clutching Second Brother's Leonard's Sword and gnawing on it.
As Second Brother hurriedly picked her up, Leonard's Sword unexpectedly unsheathed itself, the gem embedded in its hilt projecting a Coordinate map of Outer Chamber Villa.
"The banquet is about to begin," Elder Brother said, turning his Wheelchair to gaze out the window, where the vines on the Castle Outer Wall were blooming with unusual black Black Roses under the moonlight.
A sharp pain shot through his newly healed Left Leg—an old injury from Twenty Years Ago, left as a warning when he saved Leonard.
As the first dance tune began to play, the Magic Crystal Lamps hanging in the corners of the banquet hall dimmed three times simultaneously.
While Leonard raised the Holy Grail to give a speech, Ice Pearls formed along the Cup Rim, spreading across the grooves of his Thumb's Wedding Ring.
He deliberately avoided Aelia's direction but failed to notice that his wife's Hairpin was casting an Ice Spike that refracted the image of the Holy Grail onto each guest's Crystal Plate.
Luna was carried by Qin Si through the Emerald Corridor, and as her tiny fingers brushed against the walls, they flickered with symbols of Contract Fragments.
As they passed by the East Terrace, Lucius's weary figure emerged from the Teleportation Circle, cradling an Astrolabe wrapped in Swaddling Cloth that was seeping Pale Golden Mist.
The banquet hall suddenly erupted in astonishment—the Magic Harp, which had been playing a soothing melody, abruptly shifted its tune. The notes produced by Qin Xian and Zhen Chan coalesced in midair into a Three-D Model of a Magic Fortress Barrier.
Aelia touched the Moonstone Necklace around her neck and stood up, the echoes of the sealed vows within the necklace began to resonate with the sound of the music.
Lucius adjusted his collar while standing on the second-floor observation platform, his newly changed dress pin was none other than the Silver Buckle that Luna had once grabbed.
As his fingers brushed over the surface of the pin, the Ice Crystal Hairpin's buzzing alert suddenly rang in his ears, and the Astrolabe in his palm began to resonate with a VIP's pocket watch.
Lucius's fingers gently stroked the surface of the Astrolabe, while a pale golden mist wrapped around his newly donned Ailya's Silver Gloves.
The ornate railings on the second floor pressed against his back, leaving vine-like red marks, and the scent of honeyed wine wafting up from downstairs mingled with the aroma of Brother San's failed Awakening Potion.
When the seventh sapphire on the Astrolabe began to flicker, he suddenly raised the instrument over his shoulder—this was standard etiquette for observing the Star Trail in the Eastern Realm.
"Master Lucius?" The astrologer wearing a peacock feather mask paused, her moonstone earrings on her earlobes resonating faintly with the Astrolabe. "Have you adjusted the Ecliptic Positioning Axis?"
The sound of the boy's Adams apple rolling was drowned out by a sudden windpipe sound.
He flipped over the base of the Astrolabe; instead of displaying the Summer Constellation Map, its mirror suddenly reflected Winter Orion—this was where Luna had nibbled last night.
Fog condensed in the air into an error star chart, and the astrologer chuckled as she corrected it with her wand, her posture resembling that of someone teaching a child new to stargazing.
Luna kicked her legs wrapped in silver stockings in her brother's arms, and her chubby fingers suddenly grasped the cat's eye stone on the wheelchair armrest.
The memory of Leonard's Last Night from a rainy night three years ago flashed across the surface of the gem, while her brother's newly formed left leg twitched without awareness, and the wheelchair crushed a black rose bud that had poked through a gap in the floor tiles.
"Ah!" The baby let out a short cry, and the Xing Sha hidden in the drool cloth suddenly flew toward Brother San.
Brother San, who was organizing Bow Tie, shuddered as Xing Sha filled the disordered Magic Circuit in his Heart, burning the tampered runes on the Cultivation Scroll into a Scorch Mark on the lining of his formal attire.
Leonard's Scepter struck the Marble Floor, and the Seven Star Chandelier responded by showering down a Light Rain.
As he held the Holy Grail and walked toward the center of the banquet hall, the Ice Pearl condensing on the Cup Rim climbed up along the grooves of the Wedding Ring.
The moment the Dark Cloak swept across the Crimson Carpet, the carpet's Dark Pattern suddenly twisted into the form of a Chain Totem on the altar of Outer Chamber Villa.
"Thank you all for coming..." His voice was abruptly cut off by a sudden intensification of the buzzing from the Crystal Chandelier, and the triangular crystal at the end of his Scepter began to spin uncontrollably.
The Ice Spike projected by Aelia Hairpin precisely pierced through the beam of light from the chandelier, while the Blood Wine mixed with blood from Leonard's Concubine refracted through the ice crystals, casting a residual shadow of a Blood Contract onto each guest's Silver Plate.
Luna suddenly reached out to grab her elder brother's Watch Chain, and the silver chain embedded with the Family Crest snapped in response.
The falling Pocket Watch was caught before it hit the ground by the expelled Xing Sha, revealing a holographic projection of the magic circle from the basement of Outer Chamber Villa, where twelve drained beast corpses floated.
"Father!" Brother San suddenly raised his Cultivation Scroll, which emitted a lapis lazuli-like glow from its corrected runes. "The Starshine Wine from the Eastern Ice Cellar..." His voice abruptly halted as a tampered defensive spell materialized, exploding into a guardian magic pattern above the banquet hall.
Amidst the guests' astonished sound waves, Lucius seized the opportunity to turn the star track dial of his Astrolabe.
The projection of Winter Orion just happened to envelop Aelia's Moonstone Necklace, awakening an oath seed within its buckle. Suddenly, a celestial chart formed by twelve broken diamonds projected onto the dome, overlapping with an erroneous star chart to reveal a complete truth.
As Aelia rose, the Ice Silk Dress rustled softly, the sleeves of the Curse drifting to her pale fingertips.
The Sapphire on her Moonstone Earrings suddenly reflected the image of Leonard mixing Poisoned Wine in the dark chamber last night. At this moment, a drop of Blood Wine was slowly crawling along the rim of the Holy Grail, transforming into a blood-red Blood Arrow under the refraction of ice crystals, pointing towards the heart of the family head.
"Esteemed Lord of the Fortress," her voice sliced through the air like an Ice Blade from the Extreme North Land, while the Hairpin cast Ice Spikes that collectively turned to project Xu Ying's wedding vows from twenty years ago onto the Crimson Carpet.
In Xu Ying's vision, a young Leonard was swearing under the moonlight, his collarbone still untouched by the Ghost Orchid Mark, as pure Silver Light seeped from his skin.
Luna suddenly laughed, her small hand covered in Xing Sha patting her elder brother's Pocket Watch.
The floating Pocket Watch Projection abruptly switched to Leonard's Last Night—Leonard's Concubine was plunging a bloodied dagger into the center of the altar's Ghost Orchid, and at the other end of the Contract was connected to Leonard's Heart, marked by the family Guardian Sigil.
At that moment, the Magic Harp emitted a jarring discord, and Qin Xian's Zhen Chan barrier model suddenly cracked open like a Spider Web.
Unbeknownst to whom among the guests had knocked over the Salt Shaker, white grains suspended in the air formed an image of Leonard's Concubine kneeling before the altar with a baby in her arms—its Infant Swaddling pattern identical to that on Luna.
Leonard's Scepter suddenly erupted with Purple Black Flame, scorching twisted dents into the Holy Grail.
He opened his mouth to speak but saw Aelia's fingertip Oath Seed had already sprouted. Ice Crystal Vines were climbing along her Moonstone Necklace, blooming twenty Moonlight Roses in the Banquet Hall Dome—exactly matching their wedding anniversary count.
As the first Rose Petal fell onto the Crimson Carpet, Aelia's belt adorned with Broken Diamonds simultaneously extinguished.
Silence pressed down on everyone's hearts like a tangible weight; the remaining strings of the Magic Harp trembled slightly in the corner, and flames on Leonard's Staff had turned an eerie shade of blue without anyone noticing.
Lucius's Astrolabe slipped from his palm, and the Pale Golden Mist coalesced into Xu Ying, the figure of his childhood practice in Astrology.
Brother San's scroll continued to burn in midair, the ashes of the Defensive Magic Pattern drifting down onto Luna's silver stockings, wrapped by Xing Sha into the shape of miniature arrows.
In the shadow of the second-floor observation platform, a guest's pocket watch emitted a vibration that resonated with the Astrolabe.
Aelia's fingertip caused the Ice Crystal Vines to suddenly shatter into countless Light Shards, while the Projection of the Moonlight Rose transformed into a rain of Ice Crystal Swords within the dome.
The crisp sound of knives and forks clattering to the ground merged into one, as a lady accidentally spilled her Honey Wine, which wound across the carpet in a totem resembling a Ghost Orchid.
"Will the Lord of the Fortress explain," Aelia's voice caused the water droplets of the Crystal Chandelier to freeze into icicles, "why fragments of the Marriage Oath Contract appear in the Live Sacrifice Blood Pool?" Her Moonstone Earrings reflected an image of Outer Chamber Villa—twelve beast corpses suspended above an altar, where a faded Marriage Certificate was being soaked in blood.
Leonard's Staff erupted with Purple Light from its Triangular Crystal, melting the Holy Grail into Silver Water. "Illusion Magic!" He swept his Dark Cloak across the ground littered with Ice Shards, as Dark Pattern Thorns materialized to ensnare Aelia's skirt. "You all must not be..."
"The leg injury my father left me when he saved me," my brother turned his wheelchair to crush the Thorns, and his newly formed Left Leg suddenly blossomed with Yin Wen. "Every rainy day brings phantom pain—until last night's curse was lifted." He tore open his formal attire at the collar, revealing a Guardian Sigil that had emerged from his heart, planted by Leonard twenty years ago when he transferred the curse. It now resonated with the formation of Leonard's Concubine's altar.
Brother San suddenly ripped open his shirt; the chaotic Magic Circuit had reformed into a Star Map. "You taught me that Fire Magic would backfire, yet you mixed Frost Spell into the scroll." The flames rising from his palm enveloped in ice crystals burned a True Eye totem into the dome.
A sharp-eyed noble gasped; within the reflection of the totem was Leonard teaching young Midnight Xu Ying, as he traced altered Curse inscriptions onto Parchment.
Luna suddenly let out a laugh reminiscent of Yin Ling, her small hand clapping at the floating projection of the pocket watch.
The Xing Sha spit out by the baby condensed into a magnified image of the Contract Fragment, and the guests clearly saw that Leonard's Signature and the runes of the altar Blood Curse were perfectly matched. As Qin Si retreated with the baby in his arms, Luna's Silver Stockings brushed against the wall, and the hidden Defensive Formation suddenly Automatically Activated, repelling the Servant who tried to approach by three meters. "Gods bear witness!" Second Brother suddenly cut his finger, and the Blood Pearl condensed in the air into his best friend Xu Ying. Xu Ying In Hand's forged Long Jing suddenly cracked, revealing the Ghost Orchid Pollen sealed inside, "Three Years Ago Rainy Night's trap, requires family master-level authority to activate the spatial restriction." Leonard's Scepter suddenly burst out Heiyan, but was swallowed by the Light Barrier of the Moonstone Necklace before it touched Aelia. Ice Crystal Vines climbed along his Wedding Ring, and a thorny Moonlight Rose bloomed on his left Hand Back. An elderly Mage suddenly stood up, and his Crystal Monocle reflected the Ghost Orchid Mark at Leonard's Collarbone - the Mo Flower was drawing nutrients from the Heart Guardian Sigil. "Father taught us that honor is more important than life." Brother San's flame suddenly turned into holy gold, burning through the Dome painting in the banquet hall. At the moment when the starry sky poured down, Lucius's Astrolabe suddenly rose automatically, and Winter Orion's Projection perfectly overlapped with Outer Chamber Villa's Coordinate. The young man pointed to a certain Anstar in the Projection, trembling: "Star Trail on the night of Mother's death...the trace of the comet Star Trace was deliberately erased!" Aelia's Ice Silk Dress suddenly moved without wind, and the cuffs Curse moved to her Pale lips. When the first bud of Oath Seed pierced the straps, twenty Moonlight Rose suddenly turned collectively to Leonard, and the Luna on the petals reflected every movement he made in the dark room last night to mix Poisoned Wine.
Luna suddenly coughed violently, and the starlight she expelled formed a Micro Defense Array in the air.
The Crescent Mark on the infant's neck erupted with Silver Light, enveloping all the children present in a Holy Light Shield.
Qin Si, who was holding her, stumbled as the ground's Marble Pattern began to shift, attempting to draw everyone toward the East Side, where the Emerald Corridor was filled with traps.
"Enough!" Leonard shattered the ice crystals on his cloak, and his Scepter struck the ground, creating a web-like crack.
The Ghost Orchid at his collarbone suddenly grew wildly, its vines piercing through his skin to wrap around his neck. "You have no idea what it takes to protect the Magic Castle..."
His elder brother's wheelchair suddenly transformed and reconfigured into a mechanical beast that bit down on the vines attacking Aelia.
Second Brother's Leonard's Sword unsheathed itself automatically, and the Sword Hilt Gem projected a Forbidden Scroll from the family master’s secret chamber—detailing the Forbidden Technique for transferring the Bloodline Curse.
Brother San's flames burned through Leonard's protective magical barrier under the cover of his brothers, revealing a Contract Mark connected to his Heart and Illegitimate Bloodline.
Luna's loud cry shifted into an ancient spell chant, and around the infant emerged Xu Ying, a Great Mage.
The Magic Circle formed from starlight enveloped the entire banquet hall, forcing Leonard back three steps.
As her Silver Stockings brushed against Lucius's Astrolabe, the instrument suddenly projected the truth from twenty years ago—revealing that the current family master had obtained his inheritance through poisoning his elder brother.
Chaos erupted from the Guest Seats as footsteps echoed loudly, and the Ice Crystal Chandelier began to fall amidst violent shaking.
The ninth strand of Aelia's hair suddenly detached, exploding at Leonard's feet with the Oath Rebound's Curse.
Amidst the Strong Light emitted by the Moonstone Necklace, everyone saw the Triangular Crystal on the Head of the Family Scepter oozing Hei Xue—an undeniable proof of nurturing a wicked artifact with Close Blood Relatives.
Leonard suddenly tore open the front of his gown, and from the Contract Mark at his Heart, Blood Vessel-like Tentacles emerged.
He laughed maniacally as he plunged the Scepter into the Ground, and a resounding Click echoed throughout the castle, reminiscent of dislocated bones.
At that moment, the Xing Sha spat out by Luna seeped into the Earth Rift. As the Baby Palm pressed against the Ground, all Black Roses attempting to break through the earth turned to stone.
The Dome Crack in the banquet hall began to ooze Zi Wu, and a small nobleman was horrified to discover that his Wedding Ring was melting.
The Broken Diamonds on Aelia's sash suddenly levitated collectively, forming the missing text of the Marriage Oath Contract around her.
As the last Broken Diamond returned to its place, the Ghost Orchid on Leonard's Staff wilted abruptly, revealing a Curse Core entwined with Infant Hair inside.
The Crystal Chandelier crashed down with a thunderous sound, while Lucius caught the Astrolabe, which suddenly began to Reverse Rotation.
The young man noticed that the Base of the instrument was unknowingly stuck with Luna's Saliva, correcting the Error in the Star Trail into a lethal truth.
A bloodied Contract Parchment got stuck between the mechanical beast's sharp teeth, while Second Brother's Leonard's Sword pointed towards an undocumented secret chamber beneath the castle with an ominous hum.
Aelia's Moonstone Necklace suddenly developed a Web-like Crack, and the tender sprouts of the Oath Seed visibly darkened and curled.
Luna's Silver Stockings were torn in the chaos, and what seeped out was not Blood Pearl but Magic Rune condensed from Xing Sha.
Leonard's broken Scepter suddenly attracted the ice crystals scattered on the ground, and as the Triangular Crystal reformed, it astonishingly took on the visage of Leonard's Concubine.
When the first ray of moonlight pierced through the shattered Dome and illuminated the Holy Grail Remains, the Silver Water mixed with Leonard's Concubine's blood suddenly boiled, tracing the outline of an ancient Sacrificial Array on the Crimson Carpet.
A Wind Pipe Sound, seemingly from nowhere, shifted pitch and played the forbidden Funeral Dirge from Twenty Years Ago.
The Liuli Lanterns hanging from the Magic Castle Dome refracted eerie Light and Shadow. Aelia stood beside the Throne in a Silver-Patterned Black Silk Long Dress, her Fingertip absent of Awareness brushing against her Neck Family Totem Necklace — originally Leonard's Token of Love.
Luna was cradled in Qin Si's arms, appearing dazed as she sucked her finger, yet her Pupil reflected every Magical Fluctuation in the banquet hall: Brother San was conversing with a Noble Girl bearing Leonard's Frost Badge, her sleeve subtly flashing with Puppet Curse; Second Brother's close friend Hawkins raised a glass to him, the Wine Liquid within exuding the scent of Devouring Vine; while Leonard seemed to graciously accept compliments from guests, his gaze frequently darting towards the Side Door — where a lowly servant stood, eyes downcast, hiding a Si Pa embroidered with violets at his Waist.
"Madam, Third Young Master Lucius has just left his seat," Qin Si whispered.
Aelia paused at her Fingertip, her necklace suddenly bursting forth with cold light, only to return to normal in an instant. "Have Lucius keep an eye on the East Corridor."
"Yay!" Luna suddenly waved her chubby little hand, accurately knocking over Qin Si's Waist Scent Pouch.
Several Huo Xin Cao Zi rolled beneath her elder brother's Wheelchair and were instantly catalyzed into gray mist by his Dark Magic Power.
The guests gasped and recoiled; her elder brother’s Pale face was shrouded in mist, yet his Pupil glowed with a long-lost crimson. "…Has someone mixed Magic Core fragments into the Scent Pouch?" His long-dormant magic began to autonomously consume the toxins, causing cracks to form on the Wheelchair Armrest.
Leonard hurried over to regain control of the situation but was preempted by Aelia as she scooped up Luna. "Lord, perhaps you should first explain why Hawkins bears the mark of Leonard's Concubine Perfume Room?" She smiled as she brushed through her daughter's Hair Tips. Seizing the moment, Luna thrust a strand of Divine Sense into her Father's sleeve — that servant’s Si Pa ignited spontaneously, revealing an inner embroidery of a Gorgon totem.
Suddenly, the sound of shattering porcelain echoed through the side hall.
Brother San was drawn to the window by the Frost Maiden, her fingertip poised to touch his Mei Xin as she prepared to cast a spell. However, she was pierced in the wrist by an Ice Crystal Butterfly manipulated by Luna from the shadows.
"How... how could you use the Forbidden Technique of the Northern Territory?" Brother San exclaimed, shocked as he watched the girl’s wound bleed Hei Xue. Years of misguided training in ice magic caused his mind to reel as it reassembled itself.
At the same time, Second Brother snatched Hawkins' wine cup and splashed it onto the carpet. The patterns corroded by the wine liquid were eerily identical to the ancient formation that had once caused his Magic Surge.
"Dear friend?" he sneered, summoning a fiery whip. "Or should I call you 'Father's information hound'?"
In that moment, as Leonard commanded, "Take this Nefarious Offspring away," Lucius, who had been lurking above in the chandelier, finally made his move.
The dagger in his hand was not aimed at Father; instead, it severed the Glory Family Crest that stood in the center of the hall. Countless Violet Petals poured forth from the crack, each reflecting Leonard's Concubine and Hostile Family conspiring on Leonard's Last Night.
"Mother," the boy said for the first time, meeting Aelia's gaze directly. "You should be sitting on the true throne now."
Amidst the deafening uproar, Luna curled her lips into a smile.
The true winner of this banquet had always been that infant who "couldn't even speak."
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