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Bing Ling's fingertip shimmered with countless cold rays under the moonlight, as Luna, wrapped in her swaddling, reached out her chubby little hand to grasp a wisp of Frost Mist.
As the ice crystal touched the baby's skin, it transformed into a glowing Star Map, vividly outlining the entirety of West Suburb Oak Tree Lane.
"Madam!" Qin Si rushed in with a medicine bowl, only to be pushed back three steps by the room filled with Ice Spikes.
She gazed in alarm at the Ice Crystal Star Map floating in the air. "Young Miss... could this be some sort of curse?"
"Quite the opposite." Aelia's voice was laced with fine Ice Shards as she raised her hand to caress the flickering Rose Garden within the Star Map. "Luna is using the Bloodline secret technique of the Fernando Family to send a warning." Suddenly, the Frost Pattern on her neck surged, and her blue hair brushed against the Liujin Hairpin—precisely the gift Leonard had purchased at great expense from the Northern Merchant Association last Midsummer Night.
At that moment, Luna let out a Yiya Sound, and from her swaddling wrapped in Xing Hui rolled out a White Jade Tube.
The White Jade Cylinder clicked open, and dozens of Magic Letters sealed with Dark Night Rose Wax floated out gracefully.
Aelia's pupils constricted; those fiery patterns were unmistakably Leonard's original High-Level Protective Spell, which could only be activated with the Caster's Heart's Blood.
"Mother!" The sound of a wheelchair crushing through the Ice Layer came from outside.
Her elder brother Pale's fingers gripped the Door Frame, revealing purple-black scars caused by backlash beneath his tattered Magic Robe. "Father is bringing Heiyu Wei this way!"
Aelia sneered as frost climbed up the Gilded Candelabra to form a throne.
She picked up an unfolded Magic Letter; the Magic Ink revealed itself under the stimulation of Ice Element: "My beloved Galia, the Northern Merchants are indeed escorting your obstetrician. Do you still like those Emerald Earrings?" The Date Signed was that very night when she had gone into labor—at that time, Leonard had said he was battling through Monster Valley all night long.
"No wonder..." Her elder brother suddenly coughed violently, blood mixed with ice crystals spilling from his palm.
Three years ago, he forcefully broke through the Mage realm and suffered a backlash. Father gave the family's treasured Evening Primrose to the newly accepted apprentice. "No wonder I begged Father to lend me the Astrolabe for healing; he said the treasure was stolen."
Luna suddenly swung her arms like an Oujie, and Xing Hui, wrapped in two phantoms of Emerald Earrings, crashed into the ice wall.
In the image, Galia was facing the Dressing Mirror, her slightly bulging abdomen faintly showing the Emerging Golden Lion Emblem—that was Luna, the Heir of the Glorious Demon Fortress.
"Very well." Aelia was surrounded by a swirling blizzard, and the Frost Throne blossomed into a Thorned Crown. "How dare he use my Dowry to support Leonard's Concubine, using resources that should belong to you..."
"Mother!" Third Young Master Lucius burst through the window, his black attire stained with Ye Lu. "There’s movement from the East Tower; Father has activated the Shadow Barrier!" Before he finished speaking, the entire castle suddenly shook violently, and all the ice crystals were instantly shrouded in Shadow.
Luna let out a sharp Loud Cry.
The Black Mist Blue Rose she clutched suddenly swelled, shooting out seven beams of Xing Mang that precisely pierced seven concealed Dark Magic Array eyes.
Aelia seized the opportunity to swing her Ice Crystal Staff, unleashing Wind and Snow to break through the closing Shadow Barrier, revealing the bizarre Eight Star Conjunction in the Sky Dome.
"Take Luna to the Star Observation Tower." Aelia thrust the baby into Lucius's arms, ice crystals forming a bridge leading to the Library of Hidden Books beneath her feet. "Qin Si, fetch my Ice Soul Sword."
Eldest Brother..." She paused for a moment, reaching out to brush away the Frost Snow between Eldest Son's brows. "Go awaken the Frostwolf Guard that has been silent for twenty years."
As the sound of the Wheelchair rolling over the Ice Surface gradually faded away, Luna suddenly clung to Lucius's collar and gazed towards the Southeast Corner terrace.
Second Brother's silver hair flickered in and out of sight in the night wind as he rubbed his waist where a broken Talisman hung—a Life-Saving Talisman gifted by a close friend three years ago, which had turned into Devouring Demon Shackles during a beast attack.
The Blood Moon shifted as Luna watched the scattered Astrology Chess pieces at Second Brother's feet suddenly form the Confining Dragon Formation.
A tightness gripped her heart; in the Original, Second Brother had been... The sudden Loud Cry of an infant pierced through the barrier, causing the Crystal Barrier of the Southeast Terrace to shatter with a resounding crash.
The sound of the Southeast Terrace breaking startled the entire castle.
Second Brother, Elvis, staggered back a step, his Fingertip still stained with the Scorch Mark left by the Astrology Chess when it exploded.
The night wind lifted his Silver White hair, revealing his Neck adorned with Dark Red Devouring Demon Shackles—three years ago, his dear friend had tied on the "Life-Saving Talisman," which now tightened with each beat of his Heart Rate.
"So this is the true Confining Dragon Formation," he murmured, kneeling amidst the shards of Star Trail, oblivious to the ice crystals cutting into his Palm.
At seven years old, he had rushed into Father's Study with Ailina's Burn on his arm, only for Leonard to give the Healing Ointment to his half-brother who had crashed into a pillar with a Loud Cry.
On the night of his Eighteenth Birthday, when the beasts attacked, Father had said, "A true Mage must learn to break through alone."
Luna's Loud Cry wrapped around Xing Hui as it pierced through the barrier, shattering his Waist Talisman completely.
Suddenly, Elvis chuckled softly; his tattered Sleeve billowed in the night wind, revealing his Forearm covered in Dark Patterns—those powers consumed by the Devouring Demon Shackles were transforming into flowing Yin Sha under Xing Hui's illumination.
"Mother, leave the Southeast Wing to me." He whispered into the void, his bloodied Fingertip pressing against his Collarbone and Demon Binding Shackles.
The Astrology that had languished for twenty years awakened from its Bloodline slumber; the shattered Crystal Barrier floated into a Star Chart, reflecting the most vulnerable Crescent Moon Node of the Shadow Barrier.
Meanwhile, the sound of shattering porcelain echoed from the West Corridor.
Brother San kicked over a sandalwood chest filled with gold coins, money that was meant for purchasing Magic Crystal Stones, now reflecting his twisted face.
He trembled as he brushed his fingers over the dusty wand hidden in his sleeve—Father had told him to focus on Elemental Perception, yet locked away the century-old Arcane Compendium of the Family Legacy in the Forbidden Zone.
"No wonder I can never break through to Great Mage..." He suddenly tore open his collar, revealing the elemental bruises caused by misguided training.
Three days ago, Father had praised him for "understanding sacrifice," but now it seemed ironic, considering the advice to abandon his research on Ancient Demon Script.
Qin Si rushed into the Library of Hidden Books with the Ice Soul Sword, only to collide with Algernon, who had pressed his wand against Mei Xin.
The Indigo Magic Rune spread from Zhang Jian, resonating with the neglected notes on Ancient Demon Script from his youth.
A Hexagram Formation lit up beneath the young man’s feet, and the dormant Magic Spring erupted with a thunderous roar after ten years of silence.
"Third Young Master?" The Maid took a startled step back as the Ice Soul Sword in her arms emitted an excited hum.
"Tell Mother." Algernon wiped away the bloodstain at the corner of his mouth; his tattered robe fluttered in the torrent of magic. "Leave the Shadow Barrier of East Tower to me."
Aelia stood at the end of the frost-laden bridge, listening as her three sons' voices pierced through the raging wind and snow.
Her fingers tightened around the Liujin Hairpin, turning pale as the Northern Blue Diamond embedded in its head suddenly shattered, revealing a hidden Soul Crystal inside—this was Leonard's Token of Love that he had given her last year.
"Madam, the Ice Coffin of the Frostwolf Guard..." Qin Si's voice caught in his throat.
The Wolf Howl from the unused Cellar for twenty years echoed, as the loyal souls who had perished protecting their mistress during childbirth began to awaken at the call of the Ice Soul Sword.
Luna squirmed restlessly in Lucius's arms, her infant pupil reflecting the strange phenomena of the Sky Dome.
The Track of the Eight Star Conjunction deviated subtly from the Original records. Suddenly, she grasped the Lion Pattern Button on Third Young Master Lucius's clothing, and Xing Hui's essence seeped into his heart through her fingertip.
Lucius trembled violently.
The Family Inheritance Mark burned in his chest, overlapping with memories of his father's voice teaching him to "guard the Family Glory" and his mother's shattered Ice Spike.
He looked down at the Southeast Terrace, where his Second Brother's silver hair blended with the Star Trail; then he turned to the West Side, where Brother San's wand had pierced the East Tower's barrier.
The baby in his arms suddenly giggled, and the Black Mist Blue Rose clutched by Luna burst into bloom.
Without warning, the Lion Crest Pendant around Lucius's neck exploded, its fragments forming a Gemini Totem in midair—the emblem of the Blood Alliance forged between the Glorious Demon Fortress's First Patriarch and his brother.
"Even the First Patriarch is reminding me..." The young Third Young Master Lucius gripped the sword hilt with no awareness, feeling the Golden Lion Emblem on Jian Qiao dig painfully into his palm.
The howls of Frostwolves from the Cellar grew closer, while his father's footsteps had already reached the courtyard.
Luna suddenly reached out to touch his rolling Adam's apple, ice crystals spreading from her fingertip into a Micro Star Chart.
Lucius found himself in a daze, witnessing two overlapping Prophecy Scenes: Father holding the Illegitimate Child amidst the ruins, while Mother stood before the Frostwolf Guard, clutching the Ice Soul Sword.
The moonlight shifted over Shan Na, and from the Star Observation Tower came the voice of Zhong Ming.
Lucius tightened his grip on the baby as he turned, crushing the shadowy vines that had emerged from the Floor Tile Gap beneath his feet.
His cloak, embroidered with Gold Thread, swept past a Pillar, unaware of the faint traces of Blue Fire—an exclusive magic of Father—emerging silently behind him.
Lucius's fingers dug deep into the Relief of the sword's hilt, as lion patterns oozed tiny droplets of Blood Pearl.
Outside the Shadow Barrier, he could hear the synchronized footsteps of Heiyu Wei; each step resonated like a memory of Father’s shoulder—when he fell into the Ice Lake at seven, it was Father who used Shadow Magic to weave a net and pull him out; during the demon-hunting ceremony at twelve, Father had held his hand and pierced the heart of a beast while declaring, "Glory Is My Life."
"Third Young Master Lucius, be careful!" Qin Si's shout shattered the illusion.
Instinctively, Lucius spun around and swung his sword, severing the shadowy vines that crept out from the cracks in the Peacock Stone Tiles.
The severed limbs sprayed a ghostly blue juice, Blue Blood Fern Juice, splattering at the edge of the swaddling cloth, which Luna's Xing Hui ignited into Qing Yan.
Suddenly, the baby grasped his blood-stained garment, its warm little hand pressing against his rapidly rising chest.
Lucius shuddered; memories bound by Family Glory suddenly cracked open: that night at ten when he stumbled upon Father polishing Emerald Earrings in a secret chamber; at fifteen when he caught a whiff of Cedar Fragrance similar to Father's Magic Robe while passing through West Suburb Oak Tree Lane with a merchant caravan.
"So it turns out... none of that was coincidence." A taste of Iron Rust filled his throat as Jian Feng sparked against the Ground.
The infant in his arms suddenly burst forth with golden light, and the Copper Bell atop the Star Observation Tower rang out without wind, shaking the Jade Pendant around his neck until it floated into the Gemini Totem of the First Patriarch.
A sudden sound of Ice Spike and Explosive Sound came from the direction of the Main Hall.
Aelia's Frost Throne shattered the Gilded Dome, and the ghostly blue Soul Fire of the Frostwolf Guard illuminated half the night sky.
Leonard's Shadow Magic coalesced into a giant hand reaching for the Star Observation Tower, but upon touching Luna Starlight, it disintegrated into black mist.
"Father!" Lucius's roar, wrapped in Magic Ripple, broke through the barrier.
He leaped onto the ruins of the East Tower with Luna in his arms and saw Mother standing on a throne made of Frost Dragon and Dragon Skull, with twenty-three Frostwolf Spirits kneeling at her feet—those were his uncles who had lulled him to sleep during his infancy.
Leonard's Black Feather Cloak billowed like a Night Owl in the raging Wind and Snow, his Dark Gold mask obscuring half his face. "Is the lady planning a rebellion?" As he raised his hand, the courtyard fountain transformed into a pitch-black giant python lunging at Aelia, only to be torn into Ice Shards mid-air by the Frostwolf Spirits.
"Good question." Aelia's fingertip brushed against the Ice Soul Sword, its blade reflecting the Frost Pattern swelling on her neck. "I want to ask Lord, last year during Midsummer Night you claimed to be battling beasts in the Northern Territory. Why is it that in Captain of the Guard's Memory Crystal..." She swung her sword to cleave open a Space Rift, and an ice crystal encasing a segment of footage crashed onto the Ground of Assembly Hall.
In the footage, Leonard was pinning Emerald Earrings into Galia's hair, while her noticeably swollen belly bore a Golden Lion Emblem that stung everyone's eyes.
Suddenly, his elder brother maneuvered his Wheelchair across the Ice Surface, an Ice Crystal Prosthetic extending from beneath his tattered Magic Robe. "Father, do you remember that night three years ago when I failed my breakthrough? You said Evening Primrose was stolen?"
He trembled as he unfolded a bloodstained Handkerchief, revealing a dried leaf of Evening Primrose—the very evidence that had fallen from Father’s secret chamber in the Dark Compartment.
The Wheelchair Armrest suddenly shot out an Ice Chain, piercing precisely through Leonard's left shoulder where his Shadow Armor lay.
"Don't forget my Astrology Chess!" The voice of Second Brother Elvis echoed from above.
He leaped down from the terrace, stepping onto the Star Trail, his silver hair entwined with shattered Devouring Demon Shackles. "Father always says the Confining Dragon Formation has long been lost. Why, when I broke the formation today, did I find your shadow Magic Core embedded in the eye of the array?"
Leonard staggered back, his Dark Gold mask partially sliced away by an Ice Blade, revealing the strange Shu Tong of his Left Eye.
Suddenly, he raised his hand to summon the Black Feather Command Arrow, only to realize that the protective Frostwolf Guard meant to respond to his call was blocked outside by Third Young Master Lucius Algernon's Ancient Demon Script barrier.
"Is this what Father is looking for?" Algernon stepped out from the shadows, his palm pulsating with the trapped Black Feather Order Core marked by a Magic Pattern.
He revealed a Frost Pattern originating from the same source as Aelia, and as the Magic Circle beneath him lit up, the entire castle's Defensive Barrier suddenly turned against them.
Luna suddenly emitted a cheerful Yi Ya, while Xing Hui floated in a ring surrounded by dozens of Letters.
The unique Dark Night Rose Wax created by Leonard melted in the presence of the Ice Element, revealing those written with Magic Ink—the heartfelt Love Words.
As the last yellowed Magic Letter unfolded, even Heiyu Wei gasped in astonishment—there it was, the marriage promise that Leonard had written to Galia on the night of Aelia's difficult labor twenty years ago.
The Ice Soul Sword of Aelia suddenly let out a mournful wail.
She caressed the Northern Blue Diamond embedded in its hilt, recalling how on their wedding day, Leonard had said, "This diamond will never gather dust," yet now she could see the pulsating light of the trapped Soul Crystal within.
The Frostwolf Spirit, sensing its master's emotional turmoil, caused its ethereal blue Soul Fire to surge into a towering pillar of light.
Leonard's Shu Tong suddenly contracted, the Shadow Magic forming Leonard's Cloak cracking inch by inch.
He attempted to channel the dark power of the castle's Magic Core, only to find that his magic had long been tainted by Luna's Xing Hui.
When the last High-Level Protective Spell was torn apart by the Frostwolf Spirit, this Glorious Lord finally collapsed into the shadow he had conjured.
The violent Wind and Snow suddenly froze in mid-air.
Aelia stepped onto the Judgment Ice Steps and approached Leonard. A Liujin hairpin in her hair suddenly snapped, and the falling Blue Diamond struck the Ice Surface, creating tiny cracks.
She bent down to pick up the Soul Crystal that had rolled away from the broken pin, Frost Pattern creeping up her Fingertip as she addressed Luna, "Do you still remember our wedding vows, my Lord?"
Before he could respond, the Ice Soul Sword suddenly spun on its own, its blade light sweeping across to reveal the Emerging Magic Contract Residual Shadow—an oath of loyalty written in their Heart's Blood.
At this moment, Leonard's Blood Oath was gradually fading under the influence of the Golden Lion Emblem within Galia's belly.
Lucius felt Luna in his arms suddenly grow heavy. Looking down, he discovered that the infant's Pupil shimmered with a compassion uncharacteristic of a Newborn.
Her tiny hand, devoid of Awareness, grasped at the dissipating Xing Hui, shaping it into Aelia's Neck Frost Pattern.
As the first ray of morning light pierced through the Eight Star Conjunction's Celestial Phenomenon, all the ice crystals of the Glorious Demon Fortress simultaneously reflected a single image of Leonard's Last Night: twenty years ago in the delivery room, Aelia wept over a Stillborn while a corner of Shadow Cloak swept past outside the window.
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