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Luna curled up in the Rosewood Cradle, her pink fingertip absentmindedly tracing the intricately carved railing.
Moonlight filtered through the stained glass, casting fragmented light spots on her face, deepening the mystery of her emerald eyes.
Aelia was facing the gilded vanity mirror, removing her pearl crown, revealing a face as pale as paper reflected in the glass.
"Yi Ya!" The milk dumpling suddenly sat up, her chubby little hand gripping the hanging bed curtain.
Aelia's neck adorned with a sapphire necklace rippled with a halo—this was the resonance magic pattern that Luna had secretly drawn with her saliva three days ago, now coming to life.
"Young Miss, would you like to hear a story?" Qin Si entered with calming tea, only to be tugged at the sleeve by Luna.
The unique milk fragrance of an infant wrapped around like starlight, coalescing into crooked words on Qin Si's hand back: grooming.
Aelia's fingertip trembled as dark rose scent dusted over the dressing table.
Seizing the moment, Luna rolled onto her mother's lap, her chubby form rubbing against Aelia's cool palm, while her sea of consciousness churned with the original plot—tonight at midnight, Leonard would pass through the Rose Corridor with his concubine's soul-devouring hound.
"Mother, beautiful," Luna uttered broken syllables tinged with a honey-like sweetness, her left hand hidden in the swaddling quietly crushing a crystal of moonlight grass.
The fragmented light spots drifted toward the dressing mirror, which suddenly reflected Aelia in her splendid attire from when she was crowned as Lady of the Fortress at eighteen, gold thread embroidery of irises blooming in the mirror.
Qin Si gasped as she watched Luna tugging at Aelia's silver hair toward the hairpin direction.
A faint golden magic pattern emerged on the infant's forehead, resonating with the illusion in the mirror.
As the first rays of morning light crept up the window lattice, Aelia had already changed into the moonlight silk gown that Luna had carefully selected for her. The skirt shimmered with starlight, precisely depicting the guardian array that Leonard had drawn by hand three years ago.
From around the corner of the emerald corridor came the low growl of a soul-devouring hound, and Luna suddenly burst into tears.
Aelia hurriedly picked up her daughter, but as she turned around the Wisteria Arbor, she collided with Leonard.
The man's Shadow Magic had not yet dissipated, and the Sheen Pattern Emblem belonging to Leonard's Concubine on the collar of the Soul Devouring Hound stung Aelia's eyes.
"This dress..." Leonard stood frozen in place.
He remembered how, on their wedding night, Aelia's skirt hem brushed against the Red Carpet, causing the magical candle flames to burst into Xing Mang.
At that moment, the dormant Guardian Array seemed to awaken, swirling around his wife like a galaxy belt.
Luna seized the opportunity to grab her father's Obsidian Cufflinks, while the Tracking Charm hidden in the Diaper silently adhered to him.
The unique telepathy of infants penetrated Leonard's mental barriers: "Father, cold." The baby's plaintive voice made the man stiffen; he then noticed Aelia's thin shoulders trembling in the morning mist.
"The Soul Devouring Hound should not be in the East Wing." Aelia fixed her gaze on the dark red lipstick mark on her husband's collar, her voice as chilling as a Thorned Rose.
Leonard instinctively took a half step back, an action that extinguished the last flicker of warmth in Aelia's eyes. As she turned away, her Moonstone Earrings fell and traced a sorrowful arc of light.
Suddenly, Luna pointed toward the courtyard fountain, where Lucius' Water Barrier revealed the Residual Shadow of a Family Portrait from three years ago.
In Leonard's Last Night, he was placing a Thorn Ring, a symbol of loyalty, on his wife's finger. At that moment, the ring, long neglected in its jewelry box, emitted a sharp sound that startled the Soul Devouring Hound into baring its fangs.
"You once said that the Glorious Demon Fortress would never harbor Shadow Creatures." Aelia stroked her daughter's soft crown of hair, while the warm Luna pressed against her cool neck.
Leonard's In Hand suddenly dropped half of a Pocket Watch. Luna recognized it as evidence from Second Brother's poisoning incident—the etched Shadow Rose on its surface matched perfectly with the pattern on Brother San's glove.
The Morning Prayer Bell rang abruptly, and Luna seized the chance to inject feedback information from the Tracking Charm into her mother's Moonstone Earrings.
As Leonard reached out to steady his swaying wife, Midnight, a scroll from their wedding three years ago suddenly flew out from Aelia's sleeve. The yellowed parchment bore the word "Loyalty," which was now seeping with blood.
"Father!" Luna suddenly interrupted their standoff with a mental shock.
The infant's emerald eyes reflected the hurried approach of the Three Brothers: the eldest had remnants of Luna's marked alteration on the wheelchair armrest, the Second Brother held a half-damaged pocket watch with veins bulging from his hand, and Brother San's sleeve bore the Shadow Rose pattern that perfectly matched the lipstick mark on Leonard's collar.
A sudden crash of porcelain echoed from the West Tower, and Qin Si's panicked shout pierced the still air: "The Soul Devouring Hound has broken into the small kitchen!" Luna flashed a sly smile from her mother's arms; the Yin Shou Cao she had hidden in the dog food had finally taken effect.
Next, it was time for the Three Brothers to "accidentally" discover that their respective Magic Dilemmas all pointed to the same Shadow Emblem...
As the sunset stained the Magic Castle Spire crimson, the three brothers gathered in the Alchemy Laboratory.
The eldest stroked the incomplete Magic Pattern imprint on the wheelchair armrest, while the Second Brother submerged his half of the pocket watch into a Developing Potion. Brother San flipped a Lady's Glove under the light—at a certain angle, the gaps in these three pieces of evidence could fit together to form a complete pattern.
Outside, a torn strip of fabric carrying dog hair floated by, vaguely recognizable as Leonard's Concubine's frequently used Snake Pattern Silk satin.
Luna perched on the windowsill, nibbling on a Teething Biscuit, and watched as a relieved smile spread across Lucius’s serious face.
Tonight’s secret meeting in Midnight’s clock tower would reveal some lurking shadows.
In the Alchemy Laboratory, the dome projected a Celestial Chart, and a bubbling Developing Potion in a floating flask cast an eerie blue hue on the faces of the three brothers.
The eldest's pale fingers traced over the glowing Magic Pattern imprint on the wheelchair armrest; those fragments of Curse altered by Luna were seeping out a pearlescent Light Mist.
"When the backlash curse flowed back through my wand," he said, aiming a Crystal Prism at the imprint gap, "I heard the unique fluttering sound of Gui Mian moths from the Undying Marsh." The prism projected the Magic Pattern onto the stone wall, and within the distorted Shadow Emblem emerged a Serpent Emblem—exactly like that on the collar of the Soul Devouring Hound.
Suddenly, the Second Brother dipped his half of the pocket watch into the potion; upon contact with water, its Shadow Rose pattern grew wildly, sketching out a Magic Trajectory in midair. "That day when Audric handed me the awakening potion, it contained powdered fangs of the Soul Devouring Hound wrapped in Snake Pattern Silk." He concentrated frost at his fingertip and froze the illusory Magic Trajectory into solid form, perfectly overlapping with his brother's Projection Emblem.
Brother San suddenly pulled back his sleeve, revealing the Shadow Rose brand on the inner side of his forearm.
He aligned the gap in his glove with the light, and the missing pattern perfectly connected with the evidence displayed by his two brothers: "So that's why the frost backlash occurs every time I cast Fire Magic." The brand seeped Hei Xue during their Magical Resonance, dripping down to transform into thorny Blood Rose Vines.
A soft clink of porcelain came from outside the door, where Lucius stood frozen, holding a meditation incense burner.
In the seventeen-year-old's typically nonchalant green eyes, turbulent waves surged at that moment.
The Dragon Blood Ink lingering at his sleeve suddenly glowed; it was the potion he had knocked over last month in a fit of anger when he gave up on magic class.
Luna, perched on the windowsill munching on a Star Cookie, quietly flicked a crumb when she saw Brother San burning the Black Rose brand.
The crumb transformed into Gold Dust and vanished into the flames, causing the originally dark brand to fade into Dark Golden Patterns—this was truly Brother San's Dragonborn Bloodline Mark.
"So Father, he..." Lucius's incense burner suddenly erupted with colorful smoke, and realizing he had blurted it out, he hurriedly covered his mouth.
But his brothers' silence confirmed his suspicion. The boy's emerald pupils trembled violently as ice and fire intertwined magic particles unconsciously formed at his fingertips.
His elder brother wheeled himself closer to Lucius and pressed a Crystal Prism imbued with light magic into his palm: "Do you remember when you were twelve and froze the entire banquet hall with Frost Rose?" The prism reflected a fleeting Dragon Scale Pattern on Lucius's forehead. "Your magical talent has never been the rampaging physique Father described."
Luna squinted her large emerald eyes as she noticed a Dragon-shaped Shadow suddenly emerging around Lucius. She stealthily pressed her saliva-covered Prophecy Cookie onto the lattice.
The cookie transformed into Xing Mang, seeping into the Castle Barrier. Tonight’s midnight bell tower meeting should let this overlooked genius hear the truth.
Suddenly, a shadow swept past outside Xi Chuang, mixing the unique stench of the Soul Devouring Hound with the evening breeze.
Second Brother’s Frost Trail in his sleeve suddenly pointed toward the Southeast Tower, while Brother San's Dragonborn Emblem simultaneously heated up.
The Crystal Prism of Lucius clattered to the ground, reflecting the fleeting image of the Snake Pattern Silk outside the window.
"What was that sound?" The elder brother suddenly pressed his hand against his Heart, feeling the heat radiating from his Curse Warning Magic.
Without warning, the Magic Hourglass in the laboratory reversed its flow by three seconds, and the potion in the floating beaker abruptly turned Blood Red.
Luna wrinkled her little nose, detecting a mix of Azure Blue Grass Juice in the Jasmine Powder commonly used by Qin Si.
This type of Poisonous Herbs, which grew in the Shadow Rift, only appeared in...
The urgent footsteps approached rapidly; Qin Si's Soft-Soled Pearl Shoes surprisingly made a sound akin to clashing Jinshi.
Luna's eyes widened in shock as she noticed the fading Star Pattern Embroidery on the maid's Skirt—this was a sign that the Defensive Barrier had been breached!
At the moment the laboratory door burst open, the Emerald Comb nestled in Qin Si's Hair Bun suddenly shattered.
The maid's usually neat Liu Hai was now stained with suspicious Azure Blue Grass Juice, and three claw marks on her sleeves were oozing Purple Black Liquid—the telltale sign of a Soul Devouring Hound's poisoned claws.
"Madam has instructed all young masters to hurry to the West Courtyard!" Qin Si gasped as she leaned against the Door Frame, her Neck adorned with a Pearl Necklace that suddenly emitted a blinding white light.
Three days ago, Luna had inscribed a Defensive Magic Pattern using Milk Tooth, which was now activating to force the Shadow Toxin attempting to spread through the claw marks into dissipating black mist.
The Ice and Fire Magic Particles at Lucius's fingertips surged uncontrollably, causing a sudden shift in temperature within the laboratory.
Frost Flowers bloomed on the left wall while the copper vessels on the right began to glow red and soften.
The elder brother quickly maneuvered his Wheelchair to crush a loose stone slab on the Ground, causing a hidden Light Magic Circle to erupt with Jin Mang, directing the out-of-control Magic Turbulence underground.
"Clarify where the dog came from!" Second Brother pressed an Ice Spike against Qin Si's wound, freezing the poison into crystalline powder that fell away.
He noticed the hem of the maid's skirt was stained with fragments of Snake Pattern Silk—made from the same material as Leonard's Concubine's pet dog's collar.
"It... it was that Moonlight Spirit Dog..." Qin Si trembled as she raised a half-broken bracelet, blood seeping from the Shadow Rose pattern etched on its inner side. "I went to fetch Young Miss's goat milk porridge, and they suddenly sprang out from the Shadow Rift..."
Brother San suddenly tore open his collar, revealing the heated Dragonborn Emblem beneath his collarbone. "No, the Moonlight Spirit Dog only approaches users of light magic." His flames coalesced into a miniature dog shape in his palm, and everyone realized that Xu Ying's tail end was adorned with Serpent Scale.
Luna outside was frantically tapping on the glass, her chubby little hands drawing a crooked Blood Arrow on the fogged surface.
The mark pointing towards the West Courtyard suddenly turned crimson, and the crystal flasks on the Alchemy Table exploded in response. The Developing Potion formed a real-time image in mid-air—
Five mutated Lunar Hounds with dark purple pupils were cornering Aelia against the Black Rose stand, their collars embedded with Shadow Crystal instead of moonstones.
Leonard's Soul Devouring Hound crouched atop the fountain, drool dripping from its sharp teeth and corroding the Bronze statue of Cupid that had been cast during their wedding three years ago.
"Mother!" Lucius felt his Dragon-shaped Shadow surge around him. As he crashed through the Colored Window, Ice Fire Magic trailed behind him like a comet's tail.
Brother San followed closely behind, his emblem transforming into fiery chains. However, when it touched one of the mutated Lunar Hounds, it was rebounded by a Shadow Barrier.
Suddenly, Eldest Brother pressed down on a protrusion on the Wheelchair Armrest; Twelve Rays of Golden Chains burst forth from the ground, enveloping the entire West Courtyard in a Light Barrier.
Taking advantage of this moment, Second Brother splashed Developing Potion into the air. The frozen Magic Trajectory revealed the controlling Magic Pattern within the Lunar Hound’s body—it overlapped with the Family Crest on Leonard's cufflink.
"Father's cufflink..." Lucius stared blankly at his palm stained with Shadow Toxin, recognizing that the purple hue matched exactly with the stains on Father’s collar from this morning.
Ice Fire Magic suddenly surged backward, and energy erupted from his fingertips, blasting a hole through the fountain's sculpted column.
Aelia's Moonlight Silk Gown suddenly shimmered with starlight, awakening the dormant Guardian Array through Automatic Activation.
Three days ago, Luna hid the seeds of Moonlight Grass in her mother's skirt folds. In an instant, the Silver White vines ensnared the mutated Lunar Hound, and the lip print of Leonard's Concubine at Leonard's collar suddenly ignited in flames.
"Lord of the Fortress!" Qin Si exclaimed, pointing at the Southeast Tower.
Everyone looked up to see the Emerald Curtain, commonly used by Leonard's Concubine, fluttering down, leaving traces of Shadow Magic scorched on the Lattice.
Even more alarming was that the fragments of the curtain began to automatically assemble into a Serpent Emblem as they fell.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna flicked the last half of a Teething Biscuit toward the Barrier Gap, allowing the unique Healing Magic of infants to seep into the Geomancy through the biscuit crumbs.
The Soul Devouring Hound, which was about to pounce on Aelia, suddenly curled up sobbing. Its neck's Shadow Crystal emerged with fine Ice Cracks, revealing the true moonstone core within.
In the chaos, no one noticed a faint Milk Fragrance drifting from the direction of the small kitchen.
An overturned Honey Jar traced a divine Secret Pattern route along the Floor Tile Gap. A drooling Golden Bell rolled to the edge of a Shadow Rift, and on a crooked Ling She was etched Luna's Milk Tooth imprint.
As the first ray of moonlight pierced through the clouds, Aelia hurried over with Luna, who was crying loudly.
A Milk Dumpling was tucked into her hair alongside a piece of Snake Pattern Silk. Her Emerald Eyes were veiled in Water Mist, and her lips were smeared with crystalline specks of Honey—anyone who saw her would think she was just a frightened ordinary baby.
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