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As the moonlight filtered through the grapevine, refracting on the cradle, Luna was gnawing on her uneven milk teeth, munching on the golden silk swaddling.
The obsidian powder mixed with the milk fragrance swirled beneath her tongue. This concoction, made from magic materials gathered over three days, finally allowed her saliva to etch a complete bloodline purification spell onto the inside of the swaddling—an ancient truth that was supposed to be discovered only ten years later in the original tale, now flickered in the faint remnants of magic potion.
“Yi Ya!” She deliberately slammed her fist onto Qin Si’s emerald pendant hanging on her chest.
The head maid hurriedly bent down, causing coins from the cradle's Ankeli to roll away. The dragon patterns of the Eastern Realm reflected a unique peach-colored halo of Lover's Spring under the moonlight.
Qin Si's fingers, which were reaching for the coins, suddenly froze.
This maid, who had served Aelia for twenty years, certainly recognized it; among the souvenirs brought back by the Lord from his "inspection of trade routes" in the Eastern Realm last month was crystal candy, a specialty of Lover's Spring.
“Has the Third Young Lady kicked off her blanket again?” The sound of coughing from the old butler echoed down the corridor.
Luna immediately let out a distinctive baby giggle, her small hand accurately slapping down on Qin Si’s tightly clenched jade pendant—the talisman inscribed with dragon blood on its back resonated with the magic circle in her swaddling.
The head maid staggered backward and knocked over a silver crystal baby bottle.
As the milk mixed with obsidian powder traced coordinates on the ground, Luna saw the shock explode in Qin Si's pupils.
This coordinate perfectly overlapped with the blood map that had seeped from Ian's collarbone three days ago, even though Lover's Spring was a full seven hundred magical miles away from Glorious Demon Fortress.
“It’s time for a diaper change.” Luna blinked her innocent blue eyes and disguised her thoughts as baby babble using magic resonance.
As Qin Si trembled while unwrapping the golden silk swaddling, those ancient incantations that only a great mage could decipher began to shift in the moonlight, casting illusions on the wall—Leonard kissing Leonard's concubine during Leonard's last night at Le Domaine, perfectly reflected on Aelia's most cherished iris tapestry.
A second muffled explosion echoed from the cellar as an oak barrel burst.
Luna knew this was a sign that her elder brother's frost armor was going out of control; in the original tale, this incident was supposed to lead to Qin Si’s fall from grace.
But now, the Head Maid was stuffing the swaddling cloth stained with the Dragon Blood Talisman into the Dark Pattern Cloak, and the Emerald Pendant on her chest cracked from excessive force.
"The lady is in the rose garden." As the Nightwatch Owl swooped past the windows for the sixth time, Luna traced the Lunar Eclipse Symbol on the Palm of Qin Si with her fingers smeared with Milk Stain.
This action suddenly reminded the Head Maid that the black Obsidian used for Lord's expansion of the West Dungeon last month was made of the same material as Third Young Master Lucius's training suit lining.
In the rose garden, Aelia's Silver Scissors paused mid-air while trimming Hua Zhi.
The Starry Necklace around her neck inexplicably trembled; it was a Token of Love given to her by Leonard twenty years ago when he swore at the Starlit Temple.
At this moment, amidst what should have been pure starlight, there was a mingling of the distinct sweet and fishy scent of the Soul Devouring Insect Egg.
"Madam..." Qin Si's voice was softer than the falling Rose Petals.
As she unfolded the swaddling cloth marked with traces of Magic Potion, moonlight pierced through the Ice Spike of the grape trellis, projecting the Bloodline Purification Spell at Aelia's feet—by Lover's Spring, entwined in Leonard's Last Night, Leonard's neck revealed the Dragon Clan Contract Mark, while the emblem of the Eastern Royal Family flickered at his waist.
The Silver Scissors fell to the ground, severing two Ashen Roses.
Aelia watched as the wildly growing flower stems wrapped around her Soft Satin Shoes and suddenly recalled Leonard's Love Words from their wedding night: "My blood will always be pure for you." But now, in every corner of those murals that boasted Family Glory, Dragon Blood Talismans writhed under the moonlight.
"Three Days After The Night Of The Lunar Eclipse..." Aelia crushed a Rose Thorn in her palm, blood dripping onto the swaddling cloth's projection of Eastern Realm Coordinates, perfectly merging with the Bloodstain seeping from Ian Pearl.
Her Ice Blue Eyes shimmered with Magic Pattern; this was a sign of awakening for the Matriarch of the Glory Family—Luna's Obsidian Powder hidden in the Cradle had finally Automatic Activation after being blinded by love for twenty years by Bloodline Power.
A roar from Zhuan Shi echoed from the direction of the dungeon.
Aelia picked up the bloodied Silver Scissors and snipped off a segment of Hair Tips, tossing it into the suddenly freezing Wishing Pool.
As the Hair transformed into the Ice Crystal Arrow and shot towards the West Tower, all the murals depicting Family Glory simultaneously peeled away, revealing the densely packed Soul Devouring Insect Eggs behind them.
Luna contentedly sucked her fingers in the Cradle.
She heard the sound of chains breaking from the castle's foundation; it was the Guardian Beast of the family, trapped by Leonard's Dragon Blood Curse, awakening.
As the moonlight shifted towards the Training Ground, Third Young Master Lucius emerged in his Silver Armor, suddenly manifesting the Bloodline Purification Spell. This genius boy, poisoned by Leonard's Concubine in this Original, now stared in shock at the Eastern Realm Coordinates emerging from his palm.
"Madam!"
The frost-covered Old Butler burst through the rose garden gate.
Aelia raised her hand to freeze the writhing Soul Devouring Insect at his collar. The Bing Ling condensed at her fingertip reflected the window of the West Tower—where the unique peach-colored mist of Lover's Spring was rising.
The peach-colored mist from the West Tower crystallized under the moonlight as Aelia stepped up the stairs paved with Bing Ling.
With each step, fragments of Starry Necklace's light seeped into the stone crevices. The Defensive Formation that Leonard had personally embedded twenty years ago surprisingly allowed her to pass unhindered—those runes inscribed with eternal Oaths were now peeling away with the Explosive Sound of the Soul Devouring Insect Eggs.
"My dear, so late..." Leonard hurriedly tightened his sleeping robe, causing his jade pendant at his waist to emit a crisp sound. The unique pink crystal Liu Su of Lover's Spring wrapped around his Bronze Key.
Suddenly, Aelia's Silver Scissors hovered three inches from his throat, their blades reflecting a small table by the window: half a cup of untouched Moonlight Wine floated with what should have been extinct Eastern Realm Dragon's Blood Incense.
"What are the results from your patrol within and beyond seven hundred spells?" Aelia lightly tapped her Fingertip, causing the Wine Liquid to suddenly boil into a mirror-like surface.
The Projection spell hidden in Luna's Emerald Pendant activated automatically; in Leonard's Last Night, Leonard was branding the Family Crest onto Leonard's Concubine's Collarbone—precisely where Brother Ian Pearl had bled.
The Dragon Clan Contract Mark on Leonard's neck suddenly burned; he staggered back and knocked over a Gilded Candelabra. "Let me explain!"
These are the coercions of the Eastern Royal Family... The splashing wax froze into icicles before hitting the ground, precisely piercing through the sleeve of the Dark Bag.
Three Soul Devouring Insect Eggs rolled onto the ground, instantly hatching into Zi Wu upon touching Xing Hui, but froze into Ice Sculptures when they came into contact with Aelia's skirt.
"Using my dowry to raise Soul Devouring Insects?" Aelia snapped her neck necklace, and twenty star-shaped Zhui Zi transformed into an Ice Prison that bound Leonard's limbs.
As the last Main Star plunged into his heart, the Dark Pattern robe suddenly tore apart, revealing the Dragon Blood Curse spreading across his back—those ancient runes meant to reinforce the Magic Fortress Barrier were now twisting into the totem of the Outsider Family.
A roar suddenly echoed from the cellar as the Ice Layer shattered.
Eldest brother Ian crashed through the Tower Iron Gate, dragging his broken right leg. The pearls on his palm had frozen into Ice Spirits: "Father said... the Dragon Blood Curse can alleviate Magic Backlash..." He tore open his collar to reveal a scar on his collarbone, where decaying flesh faintly showed a brand identical to that in the Projection.
Leonard's hand, which was trying to summon a Contract Beast, suddenly froze.
The Frost Armor on Ian's mangled leg surged suddenly, wrapping around Leonard's ankle through the Earth Rift—this was the counter-curse Luna had redrawn with Obsidian Powder three days ago, now forcing the toxins of the Soul Devouring Insect back into the Caster's body.
"So this is my Ice Magic..." Ian gazed at the Frost Pattern spreading to Father’s knee and suddenly gripped tightly onto the Sapphire Pocket Watch his mother had given him years ago.
The family motto "Honor is Responsibility" inside the watch case was being redrawn by ice crystals. When he crushed the Pocket Watch, polar snowflakes sealed within suddenly enveloped his severed limb—the muscles that had atrophied ten years ago due to a backlash from an Error Spell trembled slightly in the Ice Mist.
Meanwhile, Second Brother Yarlin stood amidst the ruins of the Training Ground.
His broken Dragon Scale Sword reflected the chaos outside Xi Tower's window. The protective talisman gifted by his close friend suddenly ignited—the same material as the Phoenix Feather that had caused him to fall into a magical swamp three months ago.
"No wonder a Space Rift appeared in the swamp that day." Yarlin abruptly plunged his Broken Sword into a coordinate pit left by Lucius's Silver Armor, and pink water from Lover's Spring surged up from underground.
When Luna’s Obsidian Powder buried here encountered water and crystallized, it formed a Teleportation Array Diagram exclusive to the Eastern Royal Family in midair—exactly resembling his "close friend" Family Crest.
The roar of the Guardian Beast shattered all the stained glass in the rose garden.
Third Young Master Lucius stared blankly at the Purification Spell emerging from his palm. The once chaotic golden patterns that had disrupted his magical talent were now rearranging themselves in response to the family turmoil.
Compelled by an unseen force, he walked toward his father's secret chamber filled with ancient texts. However, as he passed by the Astrology Platform where his Third Brother Kristin often stayed, he heard the sharp sound of a crystal ball shattering.
Kristin stood frozen amidst the swirling stardust.
The fragments of prophecy he once took pride in now reflected the bloody struggles of his brothers, while the moonstone he held for divination was clearly of the same origin as the jewelry Leonard had given to Leonard's Concubine—a subordinate mine.
Kristin's silver hair was covered in crystal fragments, and stardust formed a blood-red track between his fingers.
The prophecy scenes he had revered were now revealing Eldest Brother dragging his mangled leg as he crashed through the tower—Leonard's last night, wrapped in frost armor over decaying flesh, resembled the "Fallen Star" he had divined last year.
"So it turns out what I saw was not destiny..." He stumbled and fell onto the Astrolabe Base, his palm and moonstone suddenly burning hot.
The deep blue lines that had once captivated him with their prophetic shortcuts now resonated with the pink mist drifting from the West Tower.
Inside the shattered crystal ball, Second Brother Yarlin's sword light pierced through the Teleportation Circle, stinging his eyes.
Suddenly, stardust gathered into an hourglass shape on his lap.
Kristin recalled that night on his tenth birthday when Mother held the Starry Necklace and taught him to identify the Northern Crown: "True astrology requires observing millions of stellar trajectories, rather than relying on mineral resonance." Yet here he was, lost in the instant prophecies brought by moonstone, allowing his magical talent to waste away on false shortcuts.
"Young Master Kristin?" Lucius's voice came muffled through the Astrology Platform's bronze door.
Third Young Master Lucius hurriedly wiped his eyes with his sleeve, only to see stardust coalescing into an ice crystal arrowhead on his blood-stained cuff, pointing toward his father's secret chamber—where lay the ancient text "Star Trail Shortcut" that he had exchanged for with prophecy last year.
As the Liu Jin Men Shu emitted a moan, Kristin suddenly crushed the Moonstone.
The sharp edges cut into her palm, and blood dripped between the gears of the Astrolabe, unexpectedly activating the long-sealed observation array that had remained dormant for thirty years.
The true stars projected through the Colorful Dome, and those Scorpio Anstars, which he had never patiently recorded before, now perfectly aligned with the cracks in his elder brother's Frost Armor.
"Observation Record, thirty-seven thousand six hundred forty-fourth time..." Kristin trembled as she recited the incantation she had practiced in her childhood.
As Stardust rearranged itself with the ancient Spell, he realized that his misread "talent" was merely a Resonance charm laid by Father—those Prophecy Scenes brought by the Moonstone were actually illusions created by Leonard to conceal the existence of Leonard's Concubine.
When Lucius pushed open the door, he witnessed an astonishing scene: the Star Map on the walls of the Astrology Platform was reorganizing itself, and Kristin's tattered Astrology Robe was enveloped by the true Xing Hui.
The Automatic Quill, usually used by Brother San to slack off, was now frantically recording real Star Trail data on a parchment scroll, its ink mixed with his blood.
"Help me remove the Resonance Stone from the Seventh Observation Platform." Kristin's voice no longer carried her usual cryptic tone.
When Lucius shattered the Crystal shaped like the Eastern Royal Emblem with his Silver Armor Lining Emerging Purification Spell, thirty counterfeit Astrological Tomes suddenly ignited, revealing beneath them the handwritten "Basic Astrological Observation Manual" by Mother from years ago.
Meanwhile, black smoke billowed from the kitchen chimney, startling Ye Ya.
The maids responsible for washing were huddled in the storage room, trembling as they stared at the Soul Devouring Insect Ice Sculpture shifting with the moonlight on the floor.
"I heard that the West Tower hides an entire pool of Lover's Spring..."
"The Third Young Master Lucius suddenly started intensifying his practice of Ice Blade Technique this morning..."
"Master Kristin is actually personally cleaning the Astrolabe!"
Whispers were abruptly interrupted by the sudden freezing of the Wine Barrel.
Aelia's Ice Crystal Messenger shattered the Colored Glazed Window, pinning a Napkin tainted by the Dragon Blood Curse at the center of the Oak Long Table.
As the Head Maid trembled while unfolding the Fabric embroidered with Leonard's Concubine Family Crest, everyone witnessed the ice crystals eroding the Glorious Demon Fortress's century-old Family Motto Relief.
The ruins of the Training Ground suddenly erupted with Blue Light.
Yarlin's Broken Sword was thrust violently into the center of the Teleportation Circle, its Sword Body reflecting the panicked face of his dear friend— that "brother" who had claimed he would accompany him into the Abyssal Marshes, now burning Magic Letters in a secret chamber of the Eastern Imperial Palace.
"Three Months Ago, you said you needed my Dragon Scale Sword to guard the Space Rift." Yarlin suddenly flipped the sword's hilt, revealing the Ashes left behind by the Protective Talisman after Burning.
As Luna's pre-buried Obsidian Powder fully merged with Peach Spring Water, the Teleportation Circle abruptly reversed its operation, spewing back the Swamp Poison Fog that had devoured half of his magic power three months ago towards the Eastern Realm Coordinates.
A third loud crack of Ice echoed from the direction of the Cellar.
Ian's Frost Pattern had spread to his waist, and ten years of backlash from an Error Spell was fiercely battling against the toxins of the Soul Devouring Insect.
Leaning against the icy wall, he gasped for breath as his mother's Sapphire Pocket Watch suddenly floated in mid-air, its dial reflecting Luna's Cradle— that infant who should have been asleep was now using her Milk Stain-covered fingers to draw something on an Ancient Law Array in the void.
As moonlight shifted to the North Wing Spire, Luna abruptly stopped sucking her finger.
A seriousness not typical for an infant flickered in her azure Pupil, her gaze piercing through seven layers of stone walls to land on Ian's curled-up figure.
The remaining Obsidian Powder in her Cradle and Ankeli automatically gathered into an hourglass shape, while the Guardian Beast awakened from beneath the castle let out a painful howl directed towards where her elder brother was located...
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