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The moonlight of late autumn illuminated the Magic Castle Hall, casting it in a glow reminiscent of an Ice Cellar. Luna curled up in Qin Si's embrace, her Amber Eyes reflecting the intricate patterns of the Dome and the Peacock Blue Sapphire that adorned the Family Crest.
The gemstone shimmered with an eerie Phosphorescence under the moonlight, echoing the cold glimmer of Aelia's hairpin.
"Are you planning to divorce me before the Midsummer Festival?" Leonard crushed his crystal wine glass, In Hand, as Wisteria wine trickled along the Liujin table's grain, forming a Serpent Pattern. "In three hundred years, there has never been a precedent for the Lord and Lady of the Fortress to separate!"
Aelia lowered her gaze to her Pale Hand Back, where remnants of the Dark Pattern burned by the Contract Seal lingered from the previous night.
She recalled their wedding's seventh day, when the Star Trail Ceremony was abruptly interrupted by Leonard's sudden disappearance. She had held up the Magic Circle alone until dawn, only to receive his return marked by Nightingale Pollen on his clothing. She also remembered last winter's birthday, when she bled during a difficult labor while outside the delivery room, he comforted a Concubine Maid with soft words.
"Last Frostmoon, you said you would reinforce the Northern Boundary Barrier." Her voice was as sharp as a blade tempered in ice. "Yet you nurtured that White Rose Manor with my magic in Frozen Valley—its Window Lattice carvings are identical to those of my bridal chamber."
Suddenly, Luna's Silver Bracelet emitted a Seven-Tiered Scale. A Coordinate diagram formed from Yao Wu deep within her Pupil began to reorganize.
She reached out her chubby little hand to grasp Aelia's Pearl Necklace, where a Dark Red Curse Mark flickered at their point of contact—this was a unique Bloodline Resonance technique created by a Great Mage, allowing Aelia to see Memory Fragments altered by the Same Life Curse.
Leonard's Pupil dilated; he clearly saw Aelia's Butterfly Birthmark emerging from her neck at the Concubine Maid's Collarbone.
The Gilded Candelabra suddenly erupted with Qing Yan, scorching marks into the walls that displayed images of past Lords.
"These are merely trivial distractions," he waved his sleeve, shattering the floating Coordinate diagram. The Amethyst Ring burned Scorch Marks into his Palm. "You must understand that the Glorious Demon Fortress needs a Pure Blood Heir; those lowly Bloodlines..."
"So you intend to turn me into a living magic furnace with the Same Life Curse?" Aelia ripped open her garment, revealing her Heart where a faded Curse Mark seeped Ice Blue light dust. "When you stepped into White Rose Manor last night, did you hear Third Young Master Lucius's screams as he was consumed by his own Curse?"
Luna suddenly let out a clear Loud Cry as the revealing powder hidden in Qin Si's sleeve scattered in the wind.
In mid-air emerged Lucius curled up in a Cellar; the Backlash Curse Mark on the boy’s Back perfectly matched the patterns on Aelia’s Heart.
The sound of shattering crystal echoed through the dome as Brother San's Astrolabe tumbled down from the loft, its gears entangled with the silver hair of Leonard's Concubine, Xiang Fen.
"Father always says my fire Elemental Affinity is lacking." Second Brother slammed open the Side Door with his broken staff, the bandage around his Left Eye seeping a toxic Indigo fluid akin to an S.O.S. Signal. "But why does the Ice Spirit Stone you gifted to your dear friend bear my Maternal Family's Bloodline Seal?"
Leonard stumbled into the Bronze Griffin Statue, and from its claws fell a pair of Pearl Earrings smeared with Ye Lu—identical to those lost on Aelia's wedding night.
Seizing the moment, Luna twisted the Silver Thread of her Embroidered Shoes into the shape of an Iris. Suddenly, a deafening Explosive Sound erupted from the Cellar, and Brother's Wheelchair broke through the Sealing Spell, soaring into the air, while a half-torn gentleman's shirt embroidered with a Rose Emblem got caught in the Mechanical Gear.
"From this day forth," Aelia hurled her Peacock Blue Hairpin towards the Family Crest, the gems colliding and igniting a shower of Xing Huo. "The glory of the Magic Castle shall be reforged with the witch's Bloodline." Aelia's Silver Silk Robe rippled under the moonlight, and the Peacock Blue Crest shattered into Xing Xu within her resolute Pupil.
Brother San's Astrolabe suddenly emitted a blinding Strong Light, and sparks from its gears illuminated Leonard's sleeve adorned with a Rose Dark Pattern, leaving him exposed.
"The divorce decree needs two footnotes." Aelia's Fingertip condensed ice crystals into a Feather Pen that traced a Deep Purple Contract Pattern on Parchment. "First, return to me twelve magical mines that were part of my Mother's Dowry; second—" As she turned, her hairpin brushed against Luna's swaddled form, and a Hexagram Mark of a Great Mage emerged on the baby's neck. "I will take all jewelry inscribed with lies."
Luna laughed and stretched out her arms like an Oujie, her Wrist shaking as Yin Ling shattered Leonard's attempted Memory Crystal seal.
Amidst countless fragments of Light and Shadow, everyone recalled last year's Midsummer Night's Banquet when Leonard placed Aelia's rightful Ice Spirit Crown upon a Concubine Maid’s head, while the Butterfly Birthmark on the maid’s Collarbone greedily absorbed the aura from the Magic Fortress Leyline.
"Mother, my Alchemy Workshop holds seven hundred types of dispelling potions." Brother's Wheelchair rolled over shards of Crystal Shards as his Mechanical Arm suddenly ejected Ankeli's rusted Wedding Ring. "As long as you are willing, we can melt these filthy things tonight and forge a demon-slaying sword."
Leonard’s Fury unleashed magical pressure that cracked the Bronze Griffin Statue but was crushed by an even older force before it could reach Aelia.
To everyone's astonishment, Luna’s swaddled Silver Thread began to automatically reweave itself into a long-lost Guardian Totem—the Holy Mark forged between the First Generation Archmage and Elemental Sprite.
"Sister Qian Si, get rich!" Luna suddenly uttered words in a Baby Voice as her Chubby Palm slapped against Aelia’s Pearl Necklace.
The originally pristine pearls instantly shed their disguise to reveal Demon Realm Thorns covered in Spikes—each Poison Spike topped with Aelia’s Heart's Blood.
The Head Maid, Qin Si, immediately understood and grabbed the Magic Storage Bag, rushing towards the Emerald Corridor.
With every item she touched that had been gifted by Leonard, Luna's pupils flickered with a golden light— the Gilded Candelabra transformed into an Azure Bird that crashed through the Colored Window, while the Crystal Shoe exploded into a sky full of sparks. Even the antique Harp in the corner began to play the Witch's Requiem, and the sound waves from Qin Xian's break shattered the hidden surveillance spell into powder.
"Father knows well, the Rite of Passage you bestowed upon me—" Brother San, Lucius, suddenly tore open his clothing to reveal a Curse Mark that shared its origin with Aelia's Heart. "This Dragon Blood Gem devours Mother's life force each night just to sustain that impostor's illusion in Frozen Valley?"
As Leonard staggered back, he knocked over the Magic Hourglass, and Yin Sha crystallized in mid-air into Leonard's Last Night, as if a Concubine Maid were giving birth.
Everyone gasped—the newborn's Magic Pattern on its forehead was identical to the Guardian Mark of the Heir of the Magic Castle. The birthing bed of the maid was clearly forged from Aelia's missing Bride Price Chest.
Luna suddenly emitted an urgent Yiya Sound, causing the storage bag in Qin Si's arms to crack open.
Countless cursed gifts struggled like living beings: a brooch inlaid with Poison Spider eyes transformed into black mist and fled but was corroded to nothing by Second Brother's Indigo Venom spewing from his Zhang Jian. A handkerchief embroidered with Succubus runes attempted to wrap around Aelia's throat but was shredded into threads by the gears launched by Elder Brother's Wheelchair.
"Mother, look!" Lucius suddenly pointed at the Dome, where the Peacock Blue Crest was fading under Aelia's magical cleansing, revealing the Witch's Prayer originally engraved beneath it.
As the last veil of disguise fell away, the entire Magic Castle suddenly rose with a Seven-Layer Barrier. Statues of past Lady Castellans emerged from underground, their Scepters pointing towards Leonard, who had turned pale.
Aelia picked up the Rose Pattern Cufflinks that had rolled to her feet—these were tokens that Leonard had sworn he crafted himself on their wedding night.
Gently blowing away the dust on their surface revealed the emblem of craftsmen from Frozen Valley inside the cufflinks—surprisingly dated three months before their wedding.
"Father always teaches us that Glory Is A Shackle." Second Brother tore off his blood-soaked bandage, revealing a hollow Left Eye eroded by Ice Spirit Stone. "Now this Demon Binding Shackles should be tasted by you personally."
Luna suddenly struggled to have Qin Si hold her closer to the Bronze Griffin Statue. The moment her tiny fingers poked into the Griffin's Eye Socket, Ankeli rolled out a pile of Magic Contracts.
The document at the top glowed with Blood Light and recorded an astonishing truth—Leonard had mortgaged the Magic Fortress Leyline to Abyss Lord twenty years ago, and the contract’s effective date was precisely seven days after Aelia proposed divorce.
As the moonlight shifted its angle, Aelia's shadow suddenly expanded into a witch-like form, with Hair Tips entwined around Stardust lifting the divorce document before the statue of the God of Contracts.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna threw the saliva-soaked Crystal Pacifier towards the Document. The saliva from the baby triggered the Bloodline Authentication, causing the Contract to take effect instantly. In the blinding light that erupted throughout the hall, everyone heard the crisp sound of all Defensive Magic Patterns on Leonard's Cloak shattering simultaneously.
As the radiance began to fade, Qin Si crouched at the corner of the Emerald Corridor, staring in disbelief as Luna gnawed on an emerald bracelet with her gums.
The drool from the baby's mouth surprisingly melted the cursed object into a liquid form of magic. Behind them, Leonard looked at the scattered remnants of the "Love Token" on the floor, for the first time bending his back beneath the Family Crest that symbolized glory.
Moonlight streamed through the shattered Colored Window, casting a slanting beam onto Qin Si's shoulder. In her storage bag, a Golden Sparrow Brooch that Luna had touched suddenly emitted a sound like a fledgling's first cry.
The Head Maid looked down to inspect but failed to notice Leonard in the shadows of a Pillar, fixated on the Ancient Totem swirling around Luna's swaddling. Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead—those Holy Marks that should have vanished with the fall of the Great Mage were now flickering with a mocking red glow beneath the baby's skin.
The moonlight shattered into Yin Sha at Qin Si's trembling fingertip as she gazed at the remnants of the emerald bracelet hanging from Luna's gums. The Magic Flow winding around the baby's lips spontaneously wove into dispelling runes. "This ability of Young Miss..." The Head Maid clenched her storage bag tightly, catching a glimpse of Leonard's Dark Red Cloak hem stained with Snowdrop Pollen unique to Frozen Valley.
"It's just a baby's saliva corroding inferior jade." Leonard stepped half out of the shadows, and cracks suddenly spread across the Bronze Griffin Statue covered in Frost Flowers.
He stared at the flickering Holy Mark on Luna's swaddling, and as his Adam's apple rolled, it made a sound like sandpaper rubbing together. "Twenty years ago, when Abyss Lord invaded, if we hadn't exchanged Earth Vein Contract for Dragon Breath Cannon..."
Luna suddenly burst into giggles, and droplets of emerald liquid melted by her saliva hovered like mirrors.
In that mirror emerged Leonard handing over a Contract to an Abyssal Envoy during Leonard's Last Night—clearly visible was a hand belonging to Concubine Maid adorned with a Rose Ring extending from beneath the envoy’s black robe.
"Father, even your lies are so clumsy." Lucius's voice came from the spiral staircase as he leaped from an Ice Blue Light Spot detached from Aelia's Curse Mark. "Mother placed a Holy Relic on Astrology Platform last night that revealed traces of your magic altering the Contract date."
Veins throbbed at Leonard's temples as he waved his sleeve to shatter the emerald mirror; however, splattered liquid coalesced in mid-air into scenes from Aelia’s wedding.
The bride held flowers concealing a Silver Ring crafted by artisans from Frozen Valley, with an abbreviation of Concubine Maid’s name engraved on its inner band—its script identical to that of a Love Poem he had "personally" penned in his study.
"You always say Mother is like the first snow of a Winter Night." Qin Si suddenly tore apart the Pearl Necklace, and the faded beads rolled onto the ground, transforming into Vampire Beetles. "But in Frozen Valley, even the snowflake patterns in that Bedroom must be replicated according to Madam's Birthmark!"
Luna's Silver Bracelet suddenly emitted a Sevenfold Harmony, and the Vampire Beetle exploded into Blood Mist.
From the mist emerged the scene of Aelia's childbirth: Leonard held the hand of the Concubine Maid, whispering words of comfort, while Aelia in the delivery room used her last bit of magic to mend his Heart Vein, which had been eroded by Abyssal Magic.
"Not a substitute..." Leonard staggered as he leaned against the Ice Cracks Pillar, his Palm pricked by the Crystal Shards that Luna had shattered earlier.
He gazed at Aelia's Pale face within the Blood Mist and suddenly recalled how on their wedding night, his wife had accidentally pricked her fingertip while embroidering his cloak, staining the Peacock Feather Thread with red.
Lucius's Astrolabe suddenly projected an Ice Blue Beam, and within the Light Barrier lay items hidden in Aelia's Grooming table's Dark Compartment: twelve hairpins embedded with Starfall Shards, each entwined with a Great Mage-level Sealing Spell.
The young man lifted Luna before the Light Barrier and softly said, "Mother said these objects will choose their own masters."
Luna's Pupil suddenly constricted into a Shu Tong shape as she reached out with her finger, stained with Emerald Liquid, to touch the Light Barrier.
The Starfall Shards on the Hairpins resonated simultaneously. Qin Si noticed that the baby's Ear was Emerging with a Spiral Pattern identical to that of the Holy Relic's Base—this was the Moon Goddess Mark that appeared only when a First Generation Archmage was reincarnated.
"Does Father know?" As Lucius turned around, his Hair Tips brushed against Leonard's stiff Fingertip. "You mortgaged Geomancy for that Dragon Breath Cannon; the Cannon Barrel is engraved with your Maternal Family's Phoenix Totem— even an Abyss Lord can see that it's a Guardian Spell of the Witch Clan."
Leonard opened his mouth, but his words were scattered by a sudden surge of memories.
He recalled that snowy night twenty years ago when Aelia dragged his unconscious body from the raging Wind and Snow back to Magic Castle. The Peacock Blue Hairpin in her hair left Winding Bloodstains in the snow—perfectly matching the rotating Hairpin within this moment's Light Barrier.
Luna suddenly let out a sleepy whimper, her small hands grasping aimlessly in the air.
The area of the Light Barrier she touched suddenly revealed Leonard's Last Night: Aelia dripped blood every night to nourish the Hairpin within its seal, and that blood slowly coalesced into a baby-shaped Magic Embryo.
"Young Miss, it's time for your goat's milk," Qin Si said, wrapping Luna tightly in a swaddling cloth embroidered with Counter-curse Runes. As he turned, he deliberately stepped on a shard of Memory Crystal lying on the ground.
The fragments reflected Leonard's Last Night, where Leonard was transforming a Concubine Maid into the likeness of Aelia, yet he drew butterfly wings in the wrong direction on her collarbone.
As the moonlight slanted to the west, Lucius escorted Qin Si through a corridor adorned with Ancestral Portraits.
Suddenly, Luna reached out and tugged at the boy's clothing, her chubby palm pressing against his heart, where the Curse Mark had yet to heal.
A faint golden light flickered, and Lucius realized that the Backlash Scar on his back was beginning to grow in reverse.
"Mother hid the Holy Relic in the Mirror Hall corresponding to the Phoenix Constellation Star Map." The boy lowered his voice, tracing an encrypted route on Luna's swaddling. "Those hairpins suddenly started last night..."
His words were interrupted by Luna's sudden loud cry.
At the moment the infant Lacrima fell to the ground, a decorative mirror unexpectedly reflected an unreal scene of Leonard's Last Night: countless Starfall Shards pieced together in the void to form half of a broken Jade Pendant, its shape perfectly matching the spiral pattern of Luna's ear.
Qin Si hurriedly covered the mirror with his cloak but failed to notice a tear seeping into the Golden Sparrow Brooch in his pouch, where a Laurel Bud that had been sealed for a millennium quietly began to bloom.
As the last ray of moonlight swept across the Mirror Hall Dome, Aelia gazed at the Starfall Hairpin in the Dark Compartment that emitted a continuous hum from Leonard's sword.
She did not see that the tip of the hairpin Luna had touched during the day was developing fine cracks along its spiral pattern—like some dormant power struggling to break free from its shackles.
Suddenly, a shadow of a Night Owl swept past outside, and a feather glimmering with Leng Guang fell at the edge of the Sealing Array. The feather's texture bore an uncanny resemblance to the cracks in the Jade Pendant Luna had seen in her dreams.
Aelia's fingertip brushed over the cracked spiral pattern of the Starfall Hairpin, and golden dust flowed within the Sealing Array, swirling into a vortex.
Luna suddenly grasped the edge of the Hairpin, her delicate infant palm marked with red from the sharp edges, yet she remained oblivious to it—those cold sensations were awakening fragments of memory deep within her soul.
The flickering candlelight in the Mirror Hall cast trembling shadows on the walls, and Luna's amber pupils reflected a scene from another time: in a pale laboratory, the Great Mage of her past was infusing surging dark magic into twelve Starfall Containers.
With each strand of magic sealed, the spiral pattern in her ear deepened until the last fragment broke free from control, tearing a rift in the void and vanishing from sight.
"Ah!" Luna suddenly released the Hairpin, and the baby's sobs triggered a violent tremor in the Sealing Array.
Black mist spilling from the Ice Cracks coalesced into claw-like shapes but was pierced by the golden light erupting from the Hairpin as it touched Aelia's skirt.
Qin Si hurriedly picked up Luna and retreated, noticing a crescent-shaped indentation on the back of the baby's neck that perfectly matched the Starfall Shards.
Lucius held his astrolabe with trembling hands as overlapping star maps emerged on its surface—the constellation Phoenix at this moment aligned perfectly with the celestial phenomena witnessed a millennium ago when the Great Mage fell.
He recalled how, during Luna's full moon celebration, silver spoons had automatically arranged themselves into a Guardian Array, each handle engraved with a spiral pattern identical to that of the Starfall Hairpin's base.
"Madam, look!" Qin Si suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the Hairpin that Luna had grasped.
The originally silver-white Starfall Shards began to shed their disguise, revealing a swirling dark purple liquid within, its hue reminiscent of the Abyssal Rift Aelia had observed on the Astrology Platform last night.
Aelia raised the Hairpin to the moonlight and suddenly noticed a half crystal embedded deep within the Ice Cracks.
When she touched the crystal with her Curse Mark, all decorative mirrors in the Mirror Hall simultaneously reflected a horrifying vision: twelve uniquely shaped magical beasts, Xu Ying, were clawing and fighting above Luna's swaddling, each beast's eyes glowing with the light of Starfall Shards.
Luna abruptly ceased her crying and extended her finger, still stained with Lacrima, toward the mirror.
The beast she touched let out a wail as Xu Ying transformed into Qing Yan and dove into the Hairpin's Ice Cracks.
The cracks on the Sealing Array slowly healed, but the moonlight cascading from the Dome took on an eerie sulfur hue.
"These Hairpins..." Aelia's voice tightened as she watched the Hairpin from Palm automatically fly back to the Dark Compartment. "On the day of Luna's Full Moon Feast, they arranged themselves into the Cradle's Defensive Formation."
Lucius bent down to pick up a fallen Night Owl feather, discovering that the quill was coated with magical residue originating from the Starfall Shards.
As he brought the feather closer to Luna's ear, adorned with a Spiral Pattern, the infant suddenly laughed and grasped the feather, its sharp tip pricking her fingertip and drawing a Blood Pearl—remarkably, that drop of blood ignited an Ice Blue Flame at the center of the Sealing Array.
From within the flames, half of a broken Jade Pendant, Xu Ying, slowly rose. The cracks on the Jade Pendant perfectly aligned with the scars of all magical items Luna had touched.
Aelia suddenly clutched her heart; her Leonard's Twenty Years Heart Shield was growing hot. The Phoenix Totem engraved on its back revealed hidden claw marks under the high temperature—distinctly resembling the unique toe prints of some ancient beast.
Luna gazed at the Jade Pendant, Xu Ying, amidst the Ice Flame and unconsciously uttered several Magic Syllables.
All metallic objects in the Mirror Hall suddenly resonated with tremors. The Griffin Relief on Liujin's Lattice, which had slept for a century, opened its blood-red eyes, and the stone sculpture of its prey began to ooze real Mercury.
As the last flicker of Ice Flame extinguished, Qin Si noticed that Luna's swaddling Silver Thread had automatically stitched itself into a strange totem.
As she leaned in to discern it, she gasped—within those interwoven patterns, shapes resembling sharp angles and fangs subtly shifted under the moonlight.
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