As the twilight fractured into dark red bloodstains on the diamond-shaped colored window, Luna clutched Aelia's fallen pearl necklace.
The infant's pink palm was pressed into a crescent-shaped red mark by the pearls, reminiscent of the Magic Circle Diagram that foretold a blood moon in her memory from the "Starfall Prophecy."
"Madam, the Protective Rune at the North Tower requires your personal..." Qin Si burst through the Carved Door, holding the Stardust Compass, but his words were cut short by Luna's sudden loud cry.
The Crystal Baby Bottle in her arms shattered on the ground, and the milky white liquid began to vaporize into rose-colored mist under the moonlight.
Aelia's embroidered shoes tightened suddenly, and the Ice Crystal Longsword sensed its owner's emotions, causing Leonard's Sword to emit a hum from within its sheath.
Three days ago, a phantom of the Broken Sword emerged from Lucius's Pocket Watch, now perfectly aligned with the gap in her waist where Leonard's Sword rested—the hidden chamber containing the Twin Mirror was precisely located in Leonard's newly established Meditation Room from last month.
"Rotate the Observation Mirror Array by seven degrees." Luna suddenly spoke clearly, her soft infant voice wrapped in a chill akin to Millennium Ice.
She pointed with her pearl-clutching fingers towards Qin Si's Moonstone Earrings, and a sapphire containing Stardust projected a rotating Celestial Chart.
Aelia rose unsteadily, her Amethyst Hairpin shattering against the mirror surface.
Countless Memory Fragments reassembled within the Celestial Chart—the Iris Fragrance lingering at Leonard's collar was indeed the favorite Southern Realm Incense of Leonard's Concubine; he had borrowed the Moonstone for repairing the barrier, which was clearly embedded in the Defensive Nexus above the Outer Chamber doorframe.
"Three months ago on New Moon Night, Father’s scar on his right shoulder is not a Demon Wolf claw mark." Luna's chubby fingers traced through the Stardust Projection, revealing a scene from Leonard’s last night where he was scratched by ice crystals while entwined with Leonard’s Concubine. "It is Mother’s unique Ice Spirit Sword Qi Spiral Pattern."
The compass in Qin Si's hand suddenly burst forth with blinding red light, and twelve pointers simultaneously directed towards the hidden chamber.
Aelia stumbled to support herself against the altar; the Wedding Oath Rose offered upon it instantly wilted into ash. Those signs she had once thought were Magic Backlash were actually indications of her husband using the Twin Mirror to transfer their Contract.
The infant suddenly bit her tongue, and a Blood Pearl fell into Stardust, forming an ancient spell.
The Guardian Gem on Aelia's Wedding Ring suddenly exploded, revealing a half piece of Twin Mirror hidden within the ring's setting, reflecting the terrifying scene of Leonard's Last Night—the Blood Rose blooming in the Outer Chamber courtyard, nourished by the Ley Line Energy of the Magic Castle, a Soul Devouring Flower.
"Tonight's Midnight Starfall Council..." Aelia's fingers, stained with Dan Kou and adorned with Ailya's White Nails, pressed into the cracks of the altar stone. The Ice Crystal Longsword unsheathed itself, hovering towards the secret chamber. "Is he planning to use the energy from my Marriage Contract to construct a permanent Protective barrier for the Outer Chamber?"
Luna suddenly reached out to grasp a falling Crystal Fragment, her infant Pupil glowing with the unique Yin Mang of a Great Mage.
As Qin Si gasped and attempted to seize the blade, the crystal melted in her Palm into a Prophecy Ball—Leonard was burying a Puppet inscribed with Aelia's Ailya's Birthday Rune into the foundation of the Outer Chamber.
"Mother, look at the Star Trail." Luna pressed the blood-stained crystal ball against Aelia's trembling Palm. The emerging celestial patterns within were unmistakably their wedding vow starry sky from Twenty Years Ago. "Father has rewritten the Star Trail of the Sirius constellation, directing your Ming Xing energy towards..."
At that moment, the Gilded Clock struck its seventh Zhong Ming chime, and the Guardian Runes on Aelia's Wedding Dress suddenly reversed into a Curse Totem.
The Crescent Moon Birthmark emerging on the infant's neck glowed alongside the Pendulum Resonance—an omen of Mirror Reversal recorded in the First Generation Family Head's Notebook.
As the last ray of daylight vanished behind the Castle Spire's cross, Luna abruptly grabbed Qin Si's Moonstone Earrings.
The Stardust swirling within the Sapphire Zhui Zi clearly mingled with the Outer Chamber's unique Iris Pollen—this maidservant who had attended Aelia since infancy held half of a Resonance Crystal that communicated with the Outer Chamber.
Aelia's Wedding Dress rustled in harmony with Liujin's chimes, as the reversed Guardian Runes coiled around her slender waist like venomous snakes.
Luna gazed at her Mother’s Neck where a black Curse Mark was gradually Emerging. Her chubby Palm suddenly slapped against the altar’s edge—there still lingered remnants of Midnight Starfall Council’s unfinished Star Divination Array.
"Mother, Star Trail." The infant’s indistinct pronunciation wrapped around Yin Ling-like Zhen Chan, as her Milk Fragrance-laden Fingertip drew a twisted Hexagram on the stone slab.
Aelia’s Pupil constricted sharply; she recognized this shape—it was precisely the Magic Totem that Leonard had carved into a cedar tree when he proposed all those years ago.
Qin Si's hand trembled slightly as she held the Rosewater, the Crystal Cup spilling its contents like the Frost Flower cascading onto Luna's swaddling.
Aelia suddenly grasped her daughter Oujie's wrist, the Evening Primrose gem on her Wedding Ring reflecting the crescent moon birthmark on the infant's neck—a faint silver glow flickering in rhythm with the Grandfather Clock.
"Go fetch the Star Chart," the Lady of the Fortress abruptly turned towards the secret chamber, her skirt embroidered with the Thorn Bird sweeping across Luna's Luna. "Have Lucius bring his Star Sphere to see me."
When Third Young Master Lucius arrived, his cloak still dusted with Ye Lu, the Bronze Astrolabe in his arms resonated subtly with the Grandfather Clock.
As Aelia layered Luna's drawn Hexagram over the Star Chart, the Twelve Zodiac Palaces tapestry hanging on the chamber walls began to move without wind, and the Silver Thread between Aquarius and Sirius twisted ominously.
"Father said last month he wanted to expand the Stargazing Tower in Aquarius," Lucius paused, his fingers adjusting the Star Sphere, his ice blue eyes reflecting a misaligned Track on the Star Map. "But the energy field of Sirius shouldn't extend to Iris Garden..."
Aelia's Wedding Ring suddenly burst forth with a strong light, and Luna seized the opportunity to grasp the silver chain of the falling Star Sphere.
The infant's unaware grip surprisingly reversed the entire Astrolabe; when Aquarius's Liuli Bottle faced out towards Iris Garden, Lucius's waist Element Detector emitted a piercing alarm.
"Mother!" Third Young Master Lucius stumbled to steady himself against the altar, as purple stardust overflowed from the detector, mirroring the pollen on Qin Si's Moonstone Earrings. "These are core elements of the Outer Residence Protection Array!"
Aelia's Ice Crystal Longsword emitted a Zhen Chan akin to Longyin, and cracks resembling spider webs appeared along the Wedding Oath Gem embedded in its hilt.
Luna suddenly spread her five fingers to press against the fissure; a unique Yin Mang from her reincarnated Great Mage soul infused into the gem core through the Ice Cracks, projecting into the void Leonard's Last Night atop Stargazing Tower—his Puppet in hand was tied with silver threads originating from Aelia's Wedding Ring.
"Gather everyone," Aelia's voice was colder than the winds of Extreme North Icefield, as inverted runes on her Wedding Dress began to erode her wrist. "I am going to activate the highest level Truth Instrument of Magic Castle."
As the Magic Water crystal orb floated beneath the Celestial Star Map, Luna was placed in Aelia's specially crafted Protective Cradle.
The infant appeared oblivious as she sucked her finger, yet she sensed through her reincarnated soul’s magic that this ritual should have pointed towards Outer Chamber in Original; however, her intervention had already altered the causal Star Trail.
"In the name of the marriage vow, let the stars witness." Aelia cut through the air with her fingertip, sending the Blood Pearl towards the crystal ball, while Twelve Rays and Xing Mang infused energy into the sphere simultaneously.
Suddenly, Luna let out a Loud Cry. Her seemingly erratic little hands accurately intercepted the Iris Pollen that Qin Si had attempted to throw at the crystal ball.
The crystal ball shook violently, and from the Underground of the Magic Castle came the Roar of the Frost Dragon Bones awakening.
Amidst the gasps of the crowd, the starlight Track that was supposed to fly towards the Outer Chamber abruptly turned back, a beam of light infused with twenty years of wedding vow energy shooting straight towards Luna's Cradle.
"This is impossible!" The energy Residual Magic overturned the elder brother's Wheelchair, and Second Brother's Astrological Compass shattered into pieces.
Lucius's Protective barrier was pierced by Xing Mang, leaving only Aelia's Ice Crystal Longsword suspended three inches above Luna's head. The Sword Body reflected a bizarre scene within the crystal ball—what should have shown Leonard's Last Night in the Outer Chamber instead overlapped with Aelia's hand-stitched Thorn Bird totem on the Infant Swaddling.
Luna suddenly grasped Liu Su, which hung down from the Ice Crystal Sword. The baby's Silver Eyes flashed with a fleeting Curse.
As evidence of Leonard modifying the Star Trail emerged on the surface of the crystal ball, images of Luna’s past life before her fall were simultaneously projected inside, revealing a Prophecy Poem etched in the Time-Space Rift.
"Mother..." The infant sighed, carrying a Milk Fragrance. The chubby Palm suddenly revealed a fading Crescent Mark.
The gem on Aelia's Wedding Ring shattered with a sound, and the wedding vow starry sky from twenty years ago began to flow backward within the crystal ball.
The Gilded Clock unexpectedly struck its eighth bell; Sirius, which should have set in the west, suddenly shone at Noon.
Luna curled up like a snowball in the Strong Light, her neck resonating with Luna and Pendulum as it unleashed the First Patriarch's Sealing Spell, while within the crystal ball, Leonard's image was slowly being corrected by some unseen force...
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