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As Qin Si walked through the long corridor adorned with floating candlesticks, Luna lay in her cradle, gnawing on a Crystal Bell.
The infant's pupils glimmered with the unique Yin Mang of a Mage, clearly revealing the traces of Wisteria Pollen left on the Maid's sleeve. Indeed, as the Original had stated, this Accompanying Maid had long been bought off by Leonard.
"Madam, the Lord requests your presence in the inner hall." As Qin Si knelt, the Liu Su hanging from her Hairpin conveniently concealed the fresh red marks on her neck.
Aelia folded the half-embroidered Skirt of her Xingyue cloak, her Fingertip brushing over the Family Motto embroidered at the collar: "Till Death Do Us Part." Ice Blue Magic and Dark Purple Thread curled tightly in her Palm.
Luna's Requiem still flowed through the spiritual platform, allowing her to catch an unusual tremor in the other's tone: "Tell him I will be there shortly."
The Magic Star Chart in the inner hall's Dome was much dimmer than it had been three years ago. Leonard stood with his back to the door, fiddling with a crystal ball, frost coalescing into a Thorned Totem at his feet.
As Aelia's Skirt embroidered with Ice Crystal Orchids swept across the threshold, the crystal ball suddenly shattered into countless pieces, fragments of Han Qi bizarrely hovering just half an inch from her Mei Xin.
"Who gave you the audacity to spy on the Mansion?" As the Lord turned around, ice spikes erupted from his left-hand Ring, cleaving a Bronze Candlestick in two.
Aelia lightly waved her Sleeve, and those gleaming shards transformed into a swarm of butterflies flying towards the Wisteria Arbor outside.
The Shuang Sheng Magic Plant they had planted ten years ago now projected images of the Outer Chamber onto Luna.
She gazed at the entwined vines and chuckled: "When the Contract Ring senses another woman's Bloodline within her womb, the Ice Crystal Orchid will become nourishment for the Heart Devouring Curse—this is what you taught me on our wedding night."
Veins bulged on Leonard's forehead as a whip made of Frost Snow shattered the glass screen relief depicting their wedding scene.
Amidst the splintering debris, Aelia soared into the air atop ice crystals, pearls from her hair suddenly bursting forth to form a Guardian Array.
Those barriers once used to protect their wedding chamber now reflected a Pearl Necklace identical to that worn by the pregnant woman in the Outer Chamber.
"You think the Heart Devouring Curse can trap me for long?" Aelia landed atop an Astrolabe, Dark Red Patterns of the Heart Devouring Curse peeling away from her Collarbone. "When a Magic Contract turns into a lie, the maxim 'Till Death Do Us Part' will backfire on the liar."
The Lord suddenly became eerily calm as he caressed the frozen Ice Crystal Armrest, where scratches left by Aelia during her pregnancy with their Eldest Son were still visible. "Don't forget, three days from now is the centennial Festival of the Magic Castle.
If we lose face before VIPs..." Han Wu formed into an infant shape in his Palm. "Your three useless sons might not even be able to sit steadily in a Wheelchair."
Aelia's pupils contracted sharply as Emerald Earrings emitted a sound akin to Longyin from Leonard's Sword Suddenly Emitted a Hum.
Ten years ago, to save an injured Leonard, she had refined half of her dragon lineage Bloodline into these Moonstone Earrings; yet now, amidst that emerald glow emerged the rounded belly of an Outer Woman.
Luna's divination magic suddenly exploded between them, revealing the pregnant Wrist wearing the Heritage Bracelet that rightfully belonged to the Lady of the Fortress.
"So you gave the Family Heirloom to the illegitimate child long ago." Aelia's voice was colder than the northern iron, as she removed her Moonstone Earrings and hurled them toward the Frozen Throne.
The emerald transformed into the two-headed dragon Xu Ying upon touching the Dragon Bone, crashing into the Base that bore their wedding vows and shattering it like a spider web.
As Leonard's Fury unleashed an Ice Storm that engulfed the entire inner hall, the sound of gears turning echoed from the spiral staircase.
Luna's mental Projection clung to her brother's Mechanical Prosthetic, her small hand clutching a Memory Crystal stolen from Qin Si's bedside.
Just as the Lord's Ice Blade was about to pierce Aelia's Guardian Barrier, the Dark Pattern on Third Young Master Lucius's sleeve suddenly illuminated, activating the long-dormant First Generation Magic Circle in the basement, twisting the lethal strike into a shower of purple flowers.
"Mother should have her afternoon tea now." Aelia lightly tapped at the void, and the Rose Red Tea on the serving cart automatically filled Liujin's teacup.
She stepped over Ice Crystal Shards toward the door, where illusions of her three sons playing in their childhood emerged from Wisteria Shadow. Those children, whom Leonard had deemed worthless, were now reconstructing the damaged family magic array with Luna's assistance.
As Twilight gilded the Magic Castle Spire with Jin Bian, Aelia sat alone before the Grooming table.
The mirror reflected the entangled Wisteria outside; moonlight swept across her collarbone as she shed the Heart Devouring Curse, illuminating a Pearl Comb deep within a drawer. It was a gift from Leonard on the night their Eldest Son was born, refined with ice crystals and Jiao Ren Lei for her Ailya's Birthday Rune.
The Pearl Comb shimmered with a ghostly blue Halo under the moonlight. Just as Aelia's Fingertip brushed against the Ice Crystal Orchid embedded with Jiao Ren Lei, Shu Chi suddenly overflowed with whispers sealed away for ten years.
Leonard's husky voice wrapped in Cedar Fragrance spread through: "The Ice Crystal Orchid never wilts, just like my feelings for you..."
The Memory Illusion erupted in the mirror.
Aelia saw herself curled up in a pool of blood on the delivery bed, while Leonard crushed three Ice Spirit Stones with his bare hands to staunch her bleeding.
Those Ice Shards embedded in his palm would later cause excruciating pain every rainy season—yet at this moment, the image in the mirror distorted abruptly. Between the blood-stained Canopy and Gap, Qin Si’s skirt adorned with Wisteria flowers faintly appeared.
"The pain-relieving Magic Potion that Madame requested." Twenty-year-old Qin Si knelt by the bed holding a Crystal Bottle, a Pearl Hairpin gifted by Aelia tucked into her hair.
At that time, Leonard had been holding her hand teaching their Eldest Son to cast Ice Magic. The rising Frost Mist conveniently obscured his moment of taking the potion bottle as his Fingertip brushed against Accompanying Maid’s Hand Back.
Aelia suddenly overturned the Dressing Table; the Lustrous Golden Mirror shattered under pressure from her dragon lineage, forming spider web-like Ice Cracks.
The Ice Crystal Orchid surged uncontrollably on Fa Shu, piercing through her Palm and Blood Pearl to bloom a Bud exuding a Bloody Smell—this was Shuang Sheng’s Magic Plant instinctively reacting to lies.
Years ago, Leonard mentioned that the Ice Crystal Orchid needed two people's Heart's Blood to thrive. It turned out that since their wedding night, Wisteria Pollen had been mixed into her Blood Pact.
Suddenly, a Click sound of Mechanical Gears echoed from outside the window.
Aelia waved her hand to freeze the source of the sound, but within the Ice Layer, she caught sight of Wheelchair tracks rolling over fallen Wisteria leaves.
The Defensive Formation improved by the Eldest Son was flickering at the East Tower. Those runes she once thought were mere childish scribbles now perfectly filled the Barrier Gap that Leonard had destroyed.
A crack in the Dressing Mirror suddenly oozed blue Lavender Liquid. Aelia dipped her fingers in and took a light sniff; the Dragon Bloodline within her Blood Vessel instantly boiled—this was a solution mixed with mermaid blood and Ice Spirit Stone.
Years ago, when she was critically ill after childbirth, Leonard had used this Forbidden Technique to prolong her life. Yet now, floating in the solution were tiny Wisteria Petals, fresh as if they had just been picked from a branch in a dark alley that morning.
Aelia pressed Fa Shu against the crack, and the Ice Crystal Orchid emitted a screech akin to a baby's Loud Cry.
Emerging from her back was the Dark Pattern of a Magic Contract. The Wedding Oath Spell, which should have been complete, had its bottom right corner replaced with the totem of an Outer Woman's Wrist Heritage Bracelet.
Even more terrifying were the signs of alteration around the totem's edge, indicating that this deceptive Secret Technique had been ongoing for at least... seven years.
The Pearl Hairpin rolled out from the Hidden Layer of its box, reminding Aelia of when the Eldest Son experienced a Magic Backlash at six years old. She had stayed up all night using it to pin back her disheveled hair.
Now, the surface of the pin was covered in fine Ke Hen as thin as Hair, revealing a Celestial Chart that only emerged under moonlight when reconstructing Luna's San Zi formation.
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