As the morning mist lingered, Qin Si pushed open the nursery door, only to find Luna rolling into the corner of the bed, clutching her Starry Blanket.
The little girl, with her pink feet, kicked away the embroidered Wedding Canopy adorned with a Defensive Charm, while the Ice Crystal Rose Hairpin in her hair had frozen the pillow into a Frost Flower.
"Please spare this Canopy, little ancestor." Qin Si used Wind Magic to lift the struggling Luna, and suddenly, a dozen Substitute Dolls floated up in the warm water. "Even the Anshen Incense specially prepared by Madam can't calm you down?"
Luna puffed out a Magic Bubble, which reflected the dried-up Fountain of the Hot Spring Villa.
She pointed toward the North Tower outside the window and happened to see Brother San flying back from the Training Ground, his Dragon Scale Bracers entwined with a Crimson Gold Chain, dropping a few scorched Phoenix Leaves along the way.
When Lucius burst through the door, he knocked over the crystal Dim Sum Tower, and Maple Syrup drizzled onto Luna's freshly changed Yuehua Jin swaddling.
The boy fumbled to crush a Teleportation Scroll but ended up sending an entire plate of Jade Milk Cake into Aelia's freshly drawn magical network sand table.
"Third Young Master Lucius, be careful!" Qin Si hurriedly used his Ice Crystal Staff to freeze the milk cake that was starting to mutate. Seizing the opportunity, Luna grabbed Lucius's flowing silver hair, her little hands sticky with Maple Syrup drawing a crooked Defensive Array on his front.
As the Horse-drawn Carriage rolled over Starshine Stone Avenue, Luna was dozing off with her Second Brother's specially made Starlight Pacifier in her mouth.
Aelia smoothed out the Amethyst Button on her daughter's swaddling that had been pulled askew by Lucius when she suddenly noticed that the Imperial Pass Token granted by the Emperor was emitting an unusual Blue Light—this was the Moonlight Mark infused by her elder brother while redrawing the Defensive Formation.
In front of the palace gate, their Cloud Pattern Carriage was blocked by a Crimson Flame Steed from the Xi Yue Envoy Group.
Leonard was about to scold them when he saw the carriage curtain being lifted, revealing a Purple Robed Woman with a Malachite Hairpin he had seen in the Separate Courtyard.
Lord Leonard froze in place as Luna's Crystal Pacifier rolled off Che Yuan, leaving an imprint of a Flickering Star Map on the Azure Jade Brick.
"Isn't this the Horse-drawn Carriage of the Glorious Demon Fortress?" The owner of the Malachite Hairpin chuckled softly, her Fingertip entwined with the voodoo Dark Purple Thread, which was stealthily reaching towards Luna's Cradle. "I heard that your fortress's Geomancy was quite chaotic last night. Could it be that even the Puppet guards couldn't keep things in check..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Luna suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed the Dark Purple Thread, calling out "Bug" in a Baby Voice.
In an instant, silver threads crystallized in her Palm, rapidly freezing half of her opponent's Palm along the Dark Purple Thread.
Aelia timely lifted the carriage curtain, tapping the Ice Crystal Staff on the Ground, causing the Malachite Hairpin to be swept away by the Vine Guardian along with three gemstones.
In the Gilded Banquet Hall granted by the Emperor, Luna slept soundly with her head resting on the Astrolabe, its Halo shifting around her.
When the Xi Yue Envoy Group presented a Night Pearl embedded with Dark Witch Runes, the infant suddenly rolled over and knocked over her Crystal Baby Bottle, spilling Milky White Liquid that formed a pattern resembling her elder brother's arrow mark on the Gilded Floor Tiles.
"Your Majesty—" Luna rubbed her eyes and rushed into the Emperor's Dragon Robe adorned with Astrological Symbols, her Milk Fragrance little face brushing against three Starry Buttons. "Grandpa Sun hasn't climbed up the Crystal Dome yet."
The old Emperor chuckled as she tugged at his Waist jade pendant and promptly announced that the competition among the four nations would be postponed to Afternoon.
Qin Si lowered his head to straighten Luna's collar, which had wrinkled from Dragon's Blood Incense, and caught sight of ripples emerging on the back of the jade pendant that synchronized with Geomancy and Leonard's Sword Suddenly Emitted a Hum.
When the banquet resumed, Luna had changed into a Starlight Swaddle that originated from the same source as Defensive Formation's Yuehua Sha.
Beside the specially permitted Liujin seat, Brother San's Dragon Scale Bracers happened to press down on a certain rune of the Xi Yue gift illustration, while Second Brother's Star Fragments that slipped from his sleeve perfectly filled in a gap in the Cursed Magic Sword pattern.
As the Xi Yue Mage presented a sword box sealed for a millennium, Luna's eyelashes suddenly shed Star Sand towards a dent inside the box, resembling a Ying Huo returning home.
Under the Gilded Dome, the Magic Barrier suddenly Zhen Chan, as a rift tore open in the void from the Blood Curse Scroll unfurled by the Xi Yue Mage.
Luna's small hand trembled slightly as she clutched the Emperor's Jade Pendant. The unfinished Starlight Milk in the Crystal Baby Bottle traced a Star Trail on the Crystal Table, mirroring the sword case.
"Since it's a tie, let the Cursed Magic Sword decide the victor." Xi Yue said, gently stroking the frozen Palm, while the Malachite Hairpin oozed Zi Wu amidst the fluctuations of the barrier.
Four bare-chested strongmen stepped into the arena, their shoulders pressed by Xuan Tie Lian against their skin. With each step, they left smoking Footprints on the Gilded Floor Tiles.
Aelia's Ice Crystal Staff tapped lightly under the table, quietly freezing the Voodoo Spider Silk beneath the seats of the Xi Yue Envoy Group.
Suddenly, Luna laughed and lunged towards the sword case. The Yuehua Sha on her baby outfit fluttered without wind, resonating with the newly engraved Defensive Formation on her brother's Wheelchair Armrest.
"This sword is a relic of an ancient demon general," the Emperor's murky voice echoed.
Clang—
The iron Chain Pendant shattered seven crystal lamps with a resounding crash. The Cursed Magic Sword was covered in Web-like Cracks, and Dark Red Patterns resembled solidified Bloodline.
Luna's Pupil suddenly constricted; those Ice Cracks were unmistakably the Sealing Spell she had inscribed in her past life.
The missing Star Pattern Eye at the hilt began to glow faintly on the Star Fragments hidden in Second Brother's sleeve.
"Please enlighten me, Lord." The Xi Yue Mage suddenly cut his Wrist, causing a Blood Pearl to float into a Twelve-pointed Star Formation.
Her brother's Moonlight Wheelchair erupted with Yin Mang, weaving a translucent barrier in mid-air that kept the splattered Poisoned Blood at bay.
Lucius's Crimson Gold Chain suddenly ensnared the Sword Body, as Lava seared through the Dragon Scale Pattern seal.
Luna anxiously clutched Aelia's Pearl Necklace, her Baby Voice crying out "Hot, hot," yet no one noticed the frost seeping from her Fingertip, creeping along the Geomancy patterns toward the sword platform.
"Let me try." Second Brother suddenly embedded Star Fragments into his cufflinks, while Xing Hui glided along the Ice Cracks of the Cursed Magic Sword.
As his fingers touched the sword hilt Shan Na, the entire palace's Geomancy emitted a Longyin-like Zhen Chan, and the Azure Jade Brick beneath the Xi Yue Envoy Group was instantly covered in ice crystals.
Brother San's Magma Magic collided with Second Brother's Xing Hui, creating a strange Halo. The Cursed Magic Sword slowly rose three inches in the energy vortex before crashing down heavily.
Luna suddenly burst into tears, her Tears staining the Yuehua Sha with a pattern that perfectly matched the missing formation eye of the sword hilt—exactly like the Forbidden Spell she had drawn with blood in her last battle in her past life.
"Enough!" Leonard suddenly slammed his hand on the table, the gem on Leonard's Sword was growing hot.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of someone from the Xi Yue Envoy Group wearing a Malachite Hairpin quietly leaving, a corner of a Secret Letter slipping from their sleeve, marked with the Wax Seal of Hot Spring Villa.
The Emperor thoughtfully rubbed the Starry Button that Luna had disheveled, and at that moment, the Crystal Chandelier in the banquet hall suddenly extinguished.
When light returned, the Cursed Magic Sword was deeply embedded in the Peacock Stone Tiles, surrounded by an Ice Crystal Star Map formed from Luna's tears. The right hand of the Xi Yue Mage was bizarrely lodged in a crack of some seal, as if devoured by the sword blade, blood and flesh mangled.
Aelia picked up the exhausted Luna and softly hummed a Requiem, though the tip of her Ice Crystal Staff subtly pointed toward her husband's vacant seat.
Outside the window, several shadows flitted by, heading toward the Red Maple Path leading to Lord's Study's secret chamber. One figure even had remnants of Luna's toppled Jade Milk Cake on their shoulder.
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