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As the fragments of the Ice Crystal Crown floated in Aelia's hair, Qin Si, cradling Luna, stumbled back two steps.
The Dragon Scale Pattern on the infant's chest glowed with a Red Glow, creating a strange Resonance with the gradually dissipating corpse of the baby in the Crystal Coffin.
"Madam, be careful!" The Maid's exclamation caught in her throat as Luna's Chubby Palm suddenly pressed against Aelia's neck.
An Ice Blue Halo spread from the baby's Fingertip, causing Aelia's Pupil to constrict violently—she saw the shards of the Prophecy Mirror, saw Leonard's Staff piercing the heart of the infant in the Crystal Coffin, and glimpsed the blood-stained Rose Contract hidden in the North Tower's secret chamber.
"Soul resonance?" Aelia's Fingertip trembled as it brushed over Luna's Mei Xin, where the Great Mage's Unique Frostflower Mark was Emerging.
The baby suddenly let out a Yin Ling-like laugh, her Baby Voice articulating: "Mother, look... Black Rose... Contract..."
The temperature in the Ice Cellar plummeted, and the Silver Bell on Luna's Wrist shattered into powder.
Qin Si was horrified to discover that those silver shards were coalescing into Irises in mid-air, precisely resembling the long-lost Ice Spirit Prophecy Technique from Three Hundred Years Ago.
Aelia's breath quickened with the flow of Irises; when she read "Twin Sacrifice," her Ice Crystal Boots crushed the Peacock Stone Tiles beneath her.
"So he had long..." Aelia's magic condensed into frost on the Ice Saint Sword as a Magical Fluctuation suddenly emanated from the North Tower.
Luna abruptly grabbed her cascading silver hair, a cerulean whirlpool forming in her grape-like eyes: "Brothers... danger..."
As if affirming the baby's Warning, a sound like wheels grinding over Ice Surface echoed from the South Corridor.
The young man seated in the Floating Wheelchair raised his hand to conjure Judgment Ice Steps, his Pale face illuminated by the dying flames of the Zhenhun Lantern: "Mother, the West Wing Observation Platform has detected Father's presence."
Suddenly, Second Brother's Jade Earrings shattered. He glared at Luna’s Palm and Blood Pearl with a cold smile: "No wonder my Elemental Sprite has been wailing at the North Tower lately." Brother San’s Waist Alchemical Compass spun wildly, its Pointer directly indicating Luna’s chest where the Dragon Scale Pattern had yet to fade.
Aelia rested the holy sword on her knee, the hilt of the Frostwolf Relief glowing with a soft light.
Luna suddenly struggled to crawl toward the Crystal Coffin, her small hands, stained with milk, pressing against the dark pattern at the bottom of the coffin.
Beneath the Ice Layer, half of a Magic Circle Diagram emerged, perfectly aligning with the Family Crest on her brother's wheelchair armrest.
"This is... a backlash Curse Mark?" Her brother's fingertip traced the twisted Thorn Pattern in the Formation Diagram, and suddenly, a Bing Ling formed on the wheelchair armrest. "Last year during the Monster Tide, Father gave me this Guardian Spell. It was hiding something like this?"
Luna let out an urgent sound, her chubby fingers desperately pointing to the Azure Rose Totem at the center of the Formation Diagram.
Brother San's Alchemical Compass clicked open a Dark Compartment, revealing a bloodied Contract Fragment—exactly what he had signed with the Black Market Merchant last year to break through his bottleneck.
"So that fire in Father's Study..." Second Brother tore open his blood-stained shirt, exposing a grotesque Contract Mark on his heart. "It wasn't an accident; he wanted to erase the evidence?"
Suddenly, fine snow fell from the Ice Cellar Dome, and Aelia's holy sword emitted a hum.
Luna curled up tightly, her Frostflower Mark shining like a cold star.
As the bells of the North Tower pierced through the Triple Barrier, Leonard's Black Cloak swept past the entrance Ice Sculpture.
"Are you all holding a family meeting?" Lord Scepter struck the ground, stirring up Ice Mist, his robes carrying the unique Violet Fragrance of the Outer Chamber.
Luna suddenly let out a loud cry; her tears fell to the ground and froze into Ice Pearls, each containing a Magic Pattern Residual Shadow from the eaves of the Outer Chamber.
Her brother's wheelchair silently glided in front of Mother, ice crystals forming automatically around him to create a Holy Light Shield.
The fire element flowing through his fingers illuminated the decaying Contract Mark on his collarbone, while Brother San's Alchemical Compass Pointer was firmly pinned to Leonard's watch chain hanging from his chest.
"Does Father know that the Black Rose in the North Tower is blooming perfectly?" The eldest brother stroked the complete Curse Mark emerging on the wheelchair armrest, his ice blue pupils reflecting the decorative spikes at the tip of the Scepter that matched Luna's Heart Scar.
Leonard's hand, which had been caressing the Pocket Watch, suddenly froze. At the moment the watch case popped open, Luna's loud cry transformed into a cold laugh tinged with a lullaby voice.
Within the floating Ice Pearl in the baby's palm, a mini portrait hidden inside the Pocket Watch was clearly reflected—an identical face to that of the baby in the Outer Mansion Mistress's arms.
Aelia's holy sword suddenly unleashed an Extreme Cold Storm, and the sword tip dropped, spelling out the last remnants of the Prophecy Mirror on the ground with Bing Ling.
As the eldest brother maneuvered his wheelchair over the phrase "Bloodline Sacrifice," his twin legs, long disabled, were suddenly enveloped in Ice Crystal Armor...
As the Ice Crystal Armor spread up along his knees, the wheelchair armrest suddenly shattered into countless flickering Ice Spikes.
Those floating spikes accurately pointed towards the Rose Emblem at the tip of Leonard's staff, refracting the solidified Blood Pearl within fragments of the Crystal Coffin.
"You sealed my twin legs with a Guardian Spell just to allow the Contract Mark to erode more thoroughly?" The eldest brother's voice was more chilling than the cold wind of the Ice Cellar as he crushed a floating Ice Spike with his finger covered in Ice Armor.
The splintered shards coalesced in mid-air into a Residual Shadow of a Magic Contract—precisely the Formation Diagram that Leonard had drawn by hand on the eve of last year's Monster Tide.
Leonard's Scepter suddenly erupted with Purple Black Mist but emitted a corrosive hissing sound upon touching Aelia's holy sword barrier.
Luna abruptly extended her arm like an Oujie, grabbing a wisp of dissipating mist and stuffing it into her mouth.
The icy blue light that erupted between the infant's teeth froze the dark magic into transparent crystals, which fell with a soft thud onto Aelia's sword blade, shattering into stardust.
"Impudent!" Lord Fury's reprimand shook the Ice Cellar Dome, causing snow to flutter down. The clasp of his black obsidian cloak suddenly sprang open, revealing a lining embroidered with the Azure Rose Totem—just like the blood-stained contract in the North Tower's secret chamber.
The contract mark on Second Brother's collarbone suddenly oozed Hei Xue, and the flames dancing at his fingertips instantly turned a ghostly blue. "Last year you said the study caught fire and needed to destroy evidence of treason," he ripped open his blood-soaked garment, exposing the rotting flesh beneath Han Qi, "but what you truly wanted to destroy were these sacrificial spell seals nurtured by our brothers' flesh and blood?"
Brother San's alchemical compass emitted a sharp buzzing sound as Twelve Rays pierced his palm simultaneously.
Blood flowed down the golden Three Degrees into the "Sacrifice" rune slot, automatically activating the floating Contract Projection in mid-air.
The irises, flowing with venom, clearly displayed that Lord had made a deal with the Shadow Council using the souls of his Eldest Sons twenty years ago.
"Father, do you know that the Soul Leech in Shadow Marsh loves the brain marrow of Contractors?" The eldest brother manipulated an ice armor to envelop his entire body and surprisingly stood up from his wheelchair, albeit unsteadily.
With each step he took, the Peacock Stone Tiles cracked open like frost flowers. "The 'Healing Holy Medicine' you feed me every month smells remarkably similar to the preservative scent in the North Tower's secret chamber."
Aelia's holy sword suddenly plunged into the ice surface between father and son, and an extreme cold storm shredded the Contract Projection into pieces.
The Lady of the Fortress's silver hair flowed without wind, and the ice pearls at its tips reflected the magic pattern array under the eaves of the Outer Chamber—where another infant, born at the same time as Luna, was imprisoned.
"Leonard, The Stab of Glory," Aelia's sword tip lifted the frozen violet essence from within the Peacock Stone Tiles. "You come bearing Mistress's fragrance to attend your own daughter's funeral?"
Luna suddenly giggled, her baby pink feet patting Qin Si's trembling arm.
The spilled milk stains automatically outlined a panoramic view of the Outer Chamber on the ice surface, even capturing every detail of a woman in a purple robe mixing potions in the attic.
As the image revealed a baby boy identical to Leonard cradled in a woman's arms, Brother San's Alchemical Compass suddenly exploded, sending shards flying and leaving bloody scratches on the Lord's face.
"Enough!" Leonard's Scepter struck the ground heavily, causing the Ice Sculpture carved with the Lord's Emblem to crash down from the Dome.
Yet, just as it was about to hit Aelia, it was frozen mid-air by an Ice Shield conjured by the eldest brother.
The ice crystals refracted seven overlapping Magic Circles, each focal point embedded with Milk Teeth from different ages of his sons.
Suddenly, Luna, held in Qin Si's arms, coughed violently, expelling a ball of ice wrapped in black mist.
The Ice Pearls formed from the baby's tears shot towards the decaying Contract Mark on Second Brother, blooming into a purifying Halo upon touching Hei Xue's Shan Na.
Second Brother groaned and collapsed to the ground, as black smoke rose from his collarbone, carrying the wails of a Shadow Creature.
"Madam, please take Young Miss away first!" The Maid tried to shield against the splintering magical backlash with her body, but her skirt embroidered with Ice Lotus was torn into shreds.
She did not notice her silver hair turning black—those falling strands were caught by Luna before they could touch the ground.
Leonard suddenly tore open the intricate collar of his Embroidered Shoes, revealing a pulsating Heart marked with a Thorn Tattoo.
The thorny vines crawled up his arm towards the Scepter, blooming into blood-dripping Black Rose buds. "Since you have discovered the secret of the North Tower," his Pupil glinted with an abnormal Crimson Purple, "the Glorious Family is also due for a new batch of more obedient heirs..."
The Roar of the Holy Sword colliding with the Scepter shattered all Ice Spikes. Aelia staggered back seven steps, leaving deep marks on the Ice Surface, while cracks appeared in the Rose Gem atop the Lord's Scepter.
In that moment, Luna suddenly reached out and grasped a scattering shard of Gem Shards, allowing those sharp Crystals to slice through her Palm.
The blood-stained ice crystal surged into an Ice Prism amidst the cries of the infant, projecting the scene from Twenty Years Ago throughout the Ice Cellar.
The Young Lord knelt before the Shadow Altar, piercing the Second Son's Fingertip with the Milk Tooth just replaced by the Eldest Son.
The bloodstains on the Contract flowed slowly during Leonard's Last Night, ultimately forming the outline of the Crystal Coffin in the North Tower's secret chamber.
As the Third Son's Loud Cry echoed through the delivery room, the Prophecy Mirror on the altar revealed a countdown for the Twin Sacrifice.
"It turns out Luna was supposed to have a sister..." Aelia's holy sword suddenly erupted with a blinding Aurora, its Sword Body reflecting the Ice Crystal Crown emerging from her neck, Xu Ying.
Those Crown Fragments began to resonate with the Frostflower Mark on Luna's forehead, creating a swirling Star Trail around the infant.
The Lord suddenly clutched his Heart and staggered back, thick Hei Xue seeping from the Ice Cracks at the tip of his Scepter.
The blood that fell to the ground twisted into miniature Soul Leeches but was frozen in an Ice Crystal Cage by the eldest brother.
The Second Brother's Purifying Flame descended just in time, incinerating the evil entity into Ashes.
"Father, do you know that when these Soul Leeches burst forth, their hosts will wail for Seven Days before they die?" Brother San wiped away blood from his mouth caused by a Magic Backlash and pressed the shattered Alchemical Compass into his Palm.
From the wound opened by the Golden Fragment, blood seeped out, glimmering with Ice Blue Light Spots.
Suddenly, a Twelve Bell Chimes resonated through the Ice Cellar Dome, causing a sudden disruption in the Magical Fluctuation towards the North Tower.
Luna abruptly stopped crying, her small hand stained with Bloodstain tightly gripping Aelia's Jian Sui.
The swirling Star Trail in the infant's eyes suddenly froze, reflecting a familiar figure traversing the East Corridor.
As Lucius stepped into the Ice Cellar, the suspended Ice Spike refracted the Sevenfold Phantom.
The hem of this Third Young Master Lucius's cloak, embroidered with Ice Crystal Rose, was still dripping water, clearly indicating he had hurriedly crossed through the melting East Wing Barrier.
The Star Pattern Stone Staff in his left hand struck the Ground, creating three ripples that caused the Aurora on the Aelia Holy Sword to slightly shift.
"Mother, the Rose Vine from the North Tower has entangled the Astrolabe on the Observation Platform." Lucius's voice was as smooth as moonlit Silk, while his right hand discreetly crushed three pieces of Ice Crystal Petal.
As those fragments drifted towards Leonard's Staff Ice Cracks, the seepage from the Pocket Watch's Hei Xue suddenly froze into frost.
The pupils of Lord Crimson Purple constricted like a Needle Tip, and the tip of the Scepter reflected the half-visible Rose Gem, revealing a dark pattern on Lucius Neck—a Thorned Totem similar to that in the secret chamber of the North Tower.
Luna kicked her legs in Aelia's arms, her icy toes accurately striking the bell on Mother Jian Sui.
With a crisp sound, a corner of the sheepskin scroll that had slipped from Lucius's sleeve was lifted by a sword's aura, exposing half of a "Sacrifice Canceled" written in Dragon Blood on a "Contract".
"When did you develop an interest in gardening, Third Brother?" The ice armor surrounding his elder brother emitted a series of cracking sounds as he brushed his fingertip, covered in Frost Flower, across the remnants of a Wheelchair. "The star chart at the base of your gift, the Stargazing Wheelchair, bears quite a resemblance to the sacrificial array in the secret chamber of the North Tower."
Suddenly, a burst of Hexagram Light Pattern erupted from Lucius's staff, illuminating the uncleaned edge of his boot where traces of violet pollen remained.
Luna reached out eagerly to grab those floating Light Spots, and surprisingly, remnants of blood on her infant palm traced out half of a Star Map in midair—exactly matching the missing focal point from twenty years ago at the Shadow Altar.
"Father, do you still remember the gift you gave me for my tenth birthday, the Ailya's Birthday Rune?" As he loosened his grip on his neck's Ice Crystal Pendant, it floated amidst the magical turbulence between father and son.
As the Jade Pendant refracted the writhing Thorn of Lord Heart, Aelia's holy sword suddenly emitted a Qing Yue Longyin.
As Leonard stepped back, he crushed the frozen Violet Essence within the Peacock Stone Tiles, and the fragrant dust rose to form the outline of the Outer Chamber loft.
Luna suddenly giggled, and the Milk Tooth bit through the Tongue Blood Pearl, causing it to fall into the mist. In an instant, it burned through the swaddling in the arms of the woman in a Purple Robe—revealing a Wax Figure Baby devoid of facial features.
The Second Brother's Purifying Flame abruptly turned Pale, and a translucent leech crawled out from his rotting Contract Mark. "No wonder the envoy from the Shadow Council said that the Sacrificial Vessel must bleed Legitimate Bloodline..." His blood-stained Fingertip poked at the parchment that Lucius displayed. "The Jade Earrings Third Brother gifted me last year share the same origin as the Confinement Spell on this Contract."
The Snowflakes falling from the Ice Cellar Dome suddenly froze in place, and the Blue Light emitted from Luna's Frostflower Mark pierced through Lucius's cloak.
The embroidered threads of the Ice Crystal Rose revealed a Dark Pattern under the Strong Light—exactly what was missing from Elder Brother's Wheelchair Base: the Sacrificial Array Rune.
The baby suddenly coughed violently, expelling Ice Mist that wrapped around a fragment of Dragon Scales, which precisely fitted into the Groove at the tip of Lucius's staff.
"Enough!" Aelia's holy sword suddenly plunged into the Ground, and the Ice Crystal Crown Xu Ying solidified threefold in her hair. "Lucius, take out what you have hidden in the Astrolabe."
Third Young Master Lucius's Pale Fingertip brushed over the Star Pattern on his staff, and twelve Ice Spirit Stones suddenly detached from its body, assembling mid-air into a fragmented Prophecy Mirror.
When the mirror reflected the Crystal Coffin in the North Tower secret chamber, Luna suddenly grabbed Ailya's Silver Hair for leverage and leaped up. Her Chubby Palm slapped against the floating mirror with a resounding "smack."
Amidst the sound of ice crystals shattering, scenes from Twenty Years Ago flowed once more—Young Lord cutting through his three sons' Fingertips while a boy holding an Astrolabe stood at the edge of the Shadow Altar.
As Lucius's face emerged from the Memory Mist, Elder Brother's Ice Armor suddenly became covered in Ice Cracks.
"It turns out Third Brother mastered the Star Track Replacement Technique at ten." The Ice Spikes that erupted from Wheelchair Remains pierced through the still Snowflakes. Elder Brother's bloodied Palm pressed against Lucius's shoulder. "No wonder every time I observed celestial phenomena after taking my medicine, they would shift by three degrees."
Luna suddenly let out a sharp Loud Cry, and the Tears that formed into Ice Pearls entwined around Lucius's Star Pattern Stone Staff.
Blood Pearls seeping from the infant's gums rolled down the Ice Pearls, etching a brand new Star Map onto the staff—this was the key formation to dispel the Curse Mark.
Aelia's Sword Tip began to reorganize, gradually forming a Track that resonated with the Star Map drawn in Luna's blood.
Lucius's Gray-Blue Pupil trembled violently. He suddenly tore open the collar of his garment, embroidered with Dark Patterns, revealing a deep Tear wound on his Collarbone that exposed bone: "Two months ago, I ventured into the North Tower..." His bloodied Fingertip pointed towards the Prophecy Mirror Fragment, "When I discovered these... cough..."
The Ice Crystal Pendant suddenly exploded into powder, and the shimmering Youguang fragments in the air pieced together half of a Magic Contract—at the end of the Contract, the Signature bore Lucius's Tooth Mark from when he bit his finger on his Ten-Year Birthday.
Luna suddenly struggled and lunged towards the floating Contract Projection, her Frostflower Mark freezing the toxic Iris into a tangible entity.
When the infant's Milk Tooth bit onto the "Soul Exchange" Contract, Leonard's Scepter slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.
The Lord staggered against the ice wall as Thorn Vines erupted from his Heart, frantically lunging at Luna, but withered away upon touching the infant's surrounding Star Trail.
Aelia's holy sword lifted the Contract Projection, its Sword Body reflecting the initial form of the Dispel Array engraved on Lucius's Astrolabe.
"Mother!" Lucius suddenly knelt on the ground, and the light bursting from his Star Pattern Stone Staff illuminated the Astrological Records hidden in his sleeve. "There are thirty-seven unopened boxes left at the East Wing Observation Platform..."
The Ice Cellar shook violently as a roar of shattering crystals echoed from the direction of the North Tower.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna grabbed a Curse Fragment drifting from her brother's Ice Armor crack. The swirling Star Trail in the infant’s eyes suddenly reflected the complete structure of the Magic Backlash Seal—deep within those entangled Thorn Patterns lay a Node for dispelling spells that only a Great Mage could recognize.
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