Rainbow Afterglow cast eerie patterns on Starry Velvet as Luna curled up inside the Elemental Protection Basket, the Chaos Eye reflecting scattered magical objects around her.
Brother San's Ice Crystal Sword melted, creating a Snake-shaped Indentation that oozed Indigo Venom, scorching the carpet with charred Abyssal Serpent Parasite Holes—this was a full decade later than the signs of the Mojie curse recorded in the original texts.
"Mi...mi..." The baby deliberately blew bubbles coated in Magical Honeydew, three transparent spheres landing precisely on Aelia's trembling Fingertip.
Each bubble sealed a corresponding brother's Magic Dilemma solution: Mechanical Bird Wings woven from Golden Thread Grass, scraps of a scroll soaked in Tequila, and Ice Crystal Fragments mixed with her own blood.
Aelia was awakened from her stupor by the fragrance of Mi Lu, as Rainbow Magic Flow surged through her Veins, erupting from her Hand Back into the bubbles.
At the moment the sealing spell broke, three beams of Guang Wen simultaneously pierced the Palace Dome.
She suddenly covered her mouth, staring at the magical array Emerging from the bubble—it was unmistakably the long-lost Elemental Resonance Technique from a century ago.
"Luna..." The Noblewoman's Fingertip brushed against the baby's Mei Xin, faint Golden Magic Pattern stirring memories of the Magic Tome and Remnant Page that her husband had deliberately concealed.
Three years ago, when her elder brother underwent magical augmentation surgery, Leonard insisted on adding Obsidian Powder; last year, Second Brother was deceived by a close friend to go to Northern Ice Cave, recommended by her husband as a so-called "Trial Mentor."
The Elemental Protection Basket suddenly shook violently; Luna bit through a strand of silver hair with her Milk Tooth.
As the Hair fell, Shan Na’s Curse Scroll left behind by Second Brother suddenly unfurled, its twisted runes rearranging under the pull of the silver hair to form a Magic Image of Leonard meeting with Leonard's Concubine.
Aelia’s Rose Ring faded to gray under the image's illumination—this was a sign that the Soul Contract had failed.
"So he severed the Soul Resonance twenty years ago." Aelia tore off her necklace; the Sapphire Pendant contained Wedding Oath Petals that were now rotting.
She picked up the Elemental Protection Basket and walked toward the secret chamber. The baby’s neck adorned with Luna suddenly felt hot, projecting a map of Eternal Night Coast onto the stone wall. A certain Coordinate flickered with Curse Runes identical to those on Old Butler's Watch Chain.
When Qin Si entered holding Blue Iris Pollen, she found her mistress preparing an Evening Primrose Elixir to reveal the Soul Contract.
The Maid's Silver Ear Studs suddenly buzzed—this was the "Loyalty Medal" that Leonard had gifted ten years ago.
Luna let out a sharp Loud Cry; Sound Wave shattered the ear stud's shell, revealing a writhing Soul Devouring Insect inside.
"Replace it with this." Aelia handed Qin Si her Amethyst Earrings soaked in her menstrual blood. The bubbles expelled by the baby timely enveloped the maid's Earlobe. "In three days, Northern Merchants will deliver Ice Essence; you know which crates to check."
The moonlight sliced through the Colored Window, and Luna's Pupil suddenly transformed into Shu Tong.
She saw the black mist around Lucius's neck spreading along the wall seams, resonating with the green rust seeping from her brother Mechanical Bird's cracks.
A baby kicked at the satin shoes, striking the bottom of the Elemental Protection Basket. The Dark Compartment released the Spider Web Sealing Technique, which landed perfectly on Mother’s knee, inscribed with an invisible potion that read "Black Magic Symbiotic Separation Technique."
"Madam!" Qin Si rushed in, holding a Record Crystal. In the image, Leonard's Concubine was caressing her Pregnant Belly, her Malachite Necklace perfectly fitting with the Old Butler's Watch Chain.
Aelia's Rose Ring suddenly burst forth with red light, burning a Family Crest into the Ground that emitted a sulfurous scent—this was precisely the source of Bao Jing's rejection reaction.
Luna bit her Fingertip, and a Blood Pearl rolled out an unusual Track on the Starry Velvet.
As the tenth Blood Pearl seeped into the Fabric's weave, all the magical objects that had undergone mutations suddenly floated in mid-air, forming a Celestial Chart that perfectly overlapped with the map of Eternal Night Coast.
The baby’s throat emitted an ancient Spell not suited for its age, and those twisted Curse Runes began to grow in reverse, gradually revealing the family oath that had been altered twenty years ago.
"The Tomorrow's Award Ceremony; we should prepare a surprise for Lord." Aelia inserted the Ice Crystal Sword into the center of the Celestial Chart, and memories of the Matriarchs surged forth from the melting Snake-shaped Indentation in the hilt.
As Lucius approached the secret chamber under the pretense of delivering a late-night snack, the Elemental Protection Basket suddenly ejected Brother San's leftover Spider Web, pinning the black mist around his neck firmly against the Evil Dragon Fangs of the porch Relief.
When the moonlight shifted by three degrees, a more horrifying scene reflected in Luna's Chaos Eye—the Curse Runes from Old Butler's Watch Chain were self-replicating, while all objects tainted by Baijing Energy quietly sprouted tiny blood-colored Roots.
The moonlight filtered through the Diamond Window Lattice, casting Curse Runes onto Luna's Cradle. Twelve Starry Silver Bells suddenly chimed simultaneously.
The Baby Fat’s delicate Palm precisely pressed down on a bell in the Southeast Corner, and its Baby Voice’s chant rearranged and recombined the floating magical objects.
"Your Second Brother’s Guardian Spell should replace Amethyst Dust with Evening Primrose." Luna sat wrapped in a Starry Moon Swaddle among piles of parchment. Her Chubby Fingertip poked at Brother San’s failed Magic Circle. "This Reversal Rune needs to be drawn backward."
Her brother on the Wheelchair crushed a Healing Potion, and the Deep Purple Liquid flowed across the Curse Paper, creating a new Track.
When the seventeenth Node lit up with Blue Light, the Backlash Black Mist entwined around his knee—twenty years in accumulation—suddenly emitted Qian Jiao, transforming into hundreds of Transparent Butterflies that collided with the crystal chandelier.
"Is the curse... lifted?" The elder brother trembled as he touched the revitalized Twin Legs. The wand in the corner sensed its master's surging magic and automatically flew to shatter the sealed box.
Outside the window, the Starry Rose bloomed instantly, dyeing the entire West Tower with a flowing galaxy.
Suddenly, a commotion erupted in the courtyard. Luna, resting on Qin Si's shoulder, saw Brother San riding the Alchemical Pegasus soaring over the fountain.
The young man cast the improved Web Spell towards the Training Ground, and the previously uncontrollable Magic Puppet immediately lined up to perform a victory dance.
Second Brother emerged holding Ailya's Silver Mirror, which dispelled illusions, reflecting Xu Ying from the Gilded Invitation in the Magic Arena.
"Mother!" Brother San's cheer startled the White Peacock, and Luna gazed at the Magic Castle enveloped in a rain of flowers, her smile hiding a depth that belied her youthful appearance.
She understood better than anyone that this joy was as fleeting as Chen Lu—Old Butler's sleeve subtly revealed Malachite and Red Glow, weaving new crises in the shadows.
In a secret chamber deep within the Crypt, Aelia's Rose Ring left a Scorch Mark on the Celestial Chart.
As she pried open the disguise of Curse Runes with her Ice Crystal Sword, a crystal ball suddenly reflected her husband's Double Serpent Silver Ring from the Study Room Secret Compartment—that was the Wedding Oath Token she had buried ten years ago at Eternal Night Coast.
"Madam..." Qin Si held out a Memory Potion, hesitating to speak. His sleeve slipped, revealing gruesome claw marks on his wrist.
Three days ago, while fetching calming herbs for Luna, she had encountered Old Butler stuffing something into Lucius's midnight snack box in East Tower.
The pattern on that Malachite Pendant matched perfectly with the Dark Pattern of Lord's Seal.
Aelia's Ice Crystal Sword suddenly emitted Longyin; within the melted indentation of its hilt floated a Memory Fragment of the First Matriarch.
In Leonard's Last Night, a younger Leonard knelt before an altar where two different Malachites were embedded in what should have been a Crystal Stele inscribed with partner vows.
"Investigate the Star Trail records from Twenty Years Ago." Aelia tore off her Neck Moonstone Necklace, and Zhui Zi fell into the whirlpool stirred by the potion.
As the distorted scene of Leonard's Last Night froze on Leonard's Concubine caressing her Pregnant Belly, blood suddenly seeped from the Family Tree on the walls of the secret chamber. On the branch belonging to Lord, a second Marriage Contract Mark entwined in black mist quietly emerged.
At this moment, on the top floor of the Library of Hidden Books, Luna was adjusting her brother's wand to modify the High-Level Protective Spell.
In the unique Chaos Eye of the infant, the black mist spreading from Lucius's neck was reflected in the corridor.
When Second Brother excitedly rushed in, holding up the Arena Robe, she deliberately knocked over the Ink Bottle, causing the spilled liquid to form a Warning totem on the floor.
"Brother San's Alchemy Notes are missing two pages." Luna tugged at her elder brother's silver hair, her chubby little foot precisely stepping on the tenth movable brick by the window.
The fragments of Malachite lying beneath Ankeli suddenly heated up, scorching half of Lucius's face as he eavesdropped—this was precisely the Curse Prototype that would poison Second Brother twenty years later.
As the bell for the celebration banquet rang, Luna was carried by Qin Si to the banquet hall.
In an instant as they passed through the East Wing Corridor, the infant suddenly grabbed hold of the Maid's Pearl Earrings.
Following her gaze, she spotted half of a Twin Lotus embroidered on a cloak worn by the Old Butler—it was unmistakably a personal item belonging to Aelia, who had been missing for three years.
The crystal chandelier in the Banquet Hall Dome suddenly swayed, and Luna looked at her brother Leonard, who was being awarded a medal, her pupils narrowing into vertical lines like a Serpent.
At the moment when everyone was cheering and clapping, she noticed that within the falling Gold Dust from Lord's sleeve lay the commonly used Charming Fox Grass Pollen of Leonard's Concubine.
When Aelia approached with a cup of Moonlight Wine, Luna let out a sharp Loud Cry.
The infant's small hands struggled to break off three strands of silver hair from Lord, and as they fell into the Wine Liquid, they transformed into entwined shadows of a woman.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the Wedding Ring on Leonard's ring finger suddenly shattered, revealing a second inscription never before seen on its inner circle.
As moonlight shifted to the tenth Pillar, Luna curled up in Aelia's arms, pretending to sleep.
She listened to her Foster Mother's heartbeat quicken, knowing that she had finally discovered the unsent letters hidden in the Study Room Secret Compartment—each sealed with a fiery mark and mixed with the commonly used Nightingale Feather of Leonard's Concubine, while the recipient addresses corresponded to coordinates missing from the Celestial Chart in the northeast corner.
A strange south wind suddenly swept through the courtyard, and Luna squinted at the swirling, unfalling Celebration Ribbons.
The magic dust that should have dissipated was quietly gathering towards the direction of the Cellar. In shadows unnoticed by anyone, the Old Butler's Watch Chain was frantically replicating cursed runes, while all objects tainted by Baijing Energy sprouted blood-colored roots pointing towards Aelia's chamber.
The crystal chandelier in the Banquet Hall Dome suddenly erupted with sparks as Aelia pressed her ice crystal sword against Leonard's throat.
Moonlight Wine spilled onto the carpet of Liujin, distorting into the reflection of the blue jacaranda tree in the Outer Courtyard.
"Why is the Wedding Oath Token from Eternal Night Coast in your Dark Compartment?" Aelia lightly flicked her Sword Tip, and the half-melted Double Serpent Silver Ring hovered in the air.
The newly Emerging Magic Pattern on the inner side of the ring was devouring the original vow, tainting the Starry Contract from Twenty Years Ago with a murky green.
As Leonard stepped back, he knocked over a display case filled with Snowy Owl Centaurea Specimens, and a bloodied fragment of Malachite suddenly rolled out from the Eye Socket of one specimen. "It's a curse... someone has tampered with the Celestial Chart..." His Fingertip glowed with his family's Guardian Spell, but upon touching Aelia, it was met with the Rose Ring's Ailina's Burn. "My dear, you should believe..."
"Believe in the thirty-seven unsent letters in your Study Room Secret Compartment?" Aelia's cold laughter startled a Night Owl perched outside, and the Memory Crystal embedded in the hilt of her sword projected an illusion—Twenty Years Ago at the Starry Night Festival, where the Young Lord's hand, hidden beneath a ceremonial robe, caressed a maid's pregnant belly.
Lucius's Silver Fork clattered to the ground.
The black mist spreading across the boy's neck suddenly solidified into chains, pulling the fleeing Old Butler back to the center of the banquet.
As he tore open the butler's sleeve, the Dark Pattern of the Malachite Pendant resonated with his Father's seal, weaving a blood-colored totem of a second Marriage Contract in the air.
"Father, explain this." Lucius's voice was wrapped in frost as magic Zhang Jian condensed into Xu Ying of Eternal Night Coast.
On Bai Yuzhu in Leonard's Last Night, there was an unmistakable engraving of the same Family Motto as that of the Demon Fortress Master.
Those Curse Runes that should have dissipated were now gathering into a blood-colored storm toward the Cellar.
Luna timely let out a Sobbing sound, her infant Chaos Eye reflecting Leonard's sleeve stained with Charming Fox Grass Pollen.
When Aelia's sword wind swept past Lord’s silver hair, twelve strands of Hair suddenly transformed into entwined venomous snakes, each snake’s Shu Tong reflecting different women's faces.
"Mother!" Brother San’s Alchemical Pocket Watch suddenly exploded, and fragments of its dial pieced together a live image of Leonard’s Concubine caressing her Pregnant Belly during Leonard's Last Night.
Second Brother’s Ailya's Silver Mirror clattered to the Malachite Peacock Stone Tiles, and from its cracked surface emerged an altered Starry Contract from Twenty Years Ago—the energy of what should have belonged to Aelia’s Marriage Contract was continuously transmitted to the Outer Chamber through Old Butler’s Watch Chain.
Aelia’s Rose Ring suddenly burst forth with Blood-red Light, shattering the crystal chandelier of the Banquet Hall Dome into Powder.
Countless Stardust gathered behind her to form First Matriarch's Battle Armor, and Ice Crystal Sword’s Longyin shattered all false wedding vow runes. "In the name of the 37th Matriarch of Glorious Demon Fortress—" As she pointed her Sword Tip to the ground, the entire castle's foundation began to Zhen Chan. "From this moment on, I strip Leonard von Christopher of his Fortress Master Authority!"
The Starry Rose outside suddenly grew wildly, its thorny vines piercing through the Stained Glass and binding Leonard to the Obsidian Pillar.
As the Old Butler attempted to activate the Teleportation Circle within the Pocket Watch, Luna's breath wrapped around the Malachite Pendant, and the baby's indistinct Spell caused the Cursed Energy to flow backward.
"Get the lady out of here!" Qin Si shouted as he pulled Aelia back, seventeen Protective Scrolls flying from his sleeves.
The scratches on the Maid's wrist suddenly oozed Blue Blood, drawing a barrier on the Ground to isolate against Dark Magic.
Lucius immediately expanded the Frost Shield, only to find that the modified Web Spell from his Second Brother had already enveloped the entire banquet hall.
Brother San, riding the Alchemical Pegasus, crashed through the high windows on the East Side, while the improved Magic Puppet lined up to block the overflowing Cursed Energy.
The eldest brother, suspended in his Wheelchair at the center of a Magic Circle, had his silver hair floating without wind: "In the name of the Christopher Family Eldest Son, activate the Star Trail Defensive System!” The newly formed skin on his knee bore an Emerging Ancient Magic Rune, and at that moment, every tower of the castle lit up with a Blue Light.
Leonard let out a beastly roar, as black Blood Vessels emerging from his neck connected with a blood-colored storm coming from the direction of the Cellar.
As he attempted to summon a Guardian Beast, shards of a Marriage Contract flung by Aelia suddenly pierced into Mei Xin: "Do you think altering the Star Trail can erase betrayal?" She tore off her husband's Family Crest, "This energy should belong to Our Child!"
Luna suddenly emitted a sharp Loud Cry, and through her Chaos Eye, she reflected the frenzied replication of cursed runes deep within the Cellar.
The baby's small hand tugged fiercely at Qin Si's Pearl Earrings. As the pain made the Maid lower her head, she caught sight of a slipping Twin Lotus Silk Handkerchief from the old butler's cloak—its lingering Magical Fluctuation was strikingly similar to that of the lost Alchemical Notes belonging to Brother San.
"Mother, leave it to us." Suddenly, Lucius stood in front of Aelia, and dark mist around his neck had transformed into shimmering Silver Chains.
When he plunged his Ice Crystal Sword into the ground, all defensive formations throughout the castle resonated with a hum from Leonard's sword, forcing back the overflowing cursed energy toward the direction of the cellar.
The reflection of moonlight from Second Brother's Ailya's Silver Mirror suddenly floated up to the dome, weaving a detection net that enveloped the entire castle.
As he flew past on his royal steed, riding his modified version of manifestation powder, all objects tainted by curses revealed blood-colored roots—they were crawling along the castle’s load-bearing pillars toward Aelia's Chamber.
"To the Training Ground." The eldest brother's wheelchair rolled over scattered crystal fragments, and magic flowing through his silver hair awakened the slumbering members of the family guard team.
When he locked eyes with his three brothers, a long-dormant spell known as the Brotherhood Heart Spell emerged on their foreheads: "Christopher's Glory, never resides upon any one person's scepter."
Luna curled up in Aelia's trembling embrace, the infant's pupil reflecting the increasingly bright Blood Light towards the cellar.
As the remnants of the celebration's wine seeped into the gaps of the floor tiles, those Curse Runes that should have died began to reorganize in the shadows, while the astrolabe in the castle's northeast corner had quietly shifted three degrees without anyone noticing.
The cold light of the Ice Crystal Sword traced a cross-shaped Star Trace in the dome, and Ailya's silver hair danced without wind.
When the vines of the Starry Rose completely bound Leonard, a strange hum suddenly emanated from the direction of the cellar, and those retreating Curse Runes began to ooze Dark Red Blood Droplets from the walls.
"Mother, geomancy is at Zhen Chan!" Lucius's silver chains suddenly tightened, as the frost gathering at his fingertips visibly melted away.
The black mist receding from his neck coalesced into a Serpent Mark at his collarbone, resonating with the newly formed Magic Pattern on his elder brother's knee.
Luna suddenly grasped Aelia's pearl necklace, her Chaos Eye reflecting deep within the cellar.
The infant's index finger, stained with milk, traced a fragmented Star Map in the air. As Brother San's Manifestation Powder fell, everyone was shocked to see blood-colored roots crawling across the entire west wall—within those writhing veins surged energy from a tampered Marriage Contract.
"Activate the Purification Array!" The elder brother's wheelchair rolled over a ground littered with crystal fragments, channeling magic through the patterns on the floor.
Second Brother immediately threw out thirty-six Ailya's Silver Mirrors, their reflective surfaces weaving moonlight into a Hexagram Formation in the dome.
As Lucius inserted the Ice Crystal Sword into the array's focal point, Brother San’s improved Web Spell suddenly materialized into a Light Web, temporarily sealing away the restless Curse Runes.
Aelia's Rose Ring erupted with Strong Light, enveloping her in First Matriarch Xu Ying's Battle Armor.
She lifted Leonard's fallen Family Crest with her sword tip; the Liujin badge melted into liquid within the Purification Array: "In the name of the Moon Goddess—" The flowing golden liquid suddenly transformed into arrows that pierced through Peacock Stone Tiles, "Find the Pollution Source!"
Water stains inexplicably seeped from Luna’s swaddling; amidst the infant’s loud cries, a Golden Arrow carved a searing trench in the ground.
At the moment when the arrow penetrated the cellar’s ventilation shaft, a pile of aged oak barrels suddenly burst open, revealing a malachite altar hidden within an oak’s hidden layer—the sunken outline of its surface perfectly matched with patterns on Old Butler’s pocket watch.
"It’s Twinborn Pact!" Qin Si suddenly pointed at the groove in the center of the altar, where remnants of Nightingale Feather resonated with fragments of her Fire Seal hidden in her sleeve.
The maid’s wrist bore scratches seeping Blue Blood, drawing a projection of Twenty Years Ago’s Star Chart on the ground—the missing part from Northeast Corner now overlapped with shadows cast by blue jacaranda trees in the outer chamber courtyard.
The chains of Lucius suddenly emitted a Longyin, and the Serpent Mark on the boy's neck shone brightly like Daylight.
As he infused his magic into the Purification Array, the altar unexpectedly revealed a translucent Marriage Certificate. Xu Ying's wedding rune was being devoured by some force, and the devourer was none other than the second Contract written by Leonard with Gold Dust.
"Mother, look here!" Brother San's Alchemical Pegasus crashed through the cellar skylight, and the Manifestation Powder scattered by the boy exposed the Dark Compartment behind the altar.
Among the bundles of Sheepskin Scrolls, an undelivered letter shimmered with the same rippling pattern as the Outer Room Handkerchief—it was a Secret Script specially made with Charming Fox Grass and Blue Blood Fern Juice.
Aelia's Ice Crystal Sword suddenly flew from her hand, and as the Sword Body pierced through the altar, it unleashed a Black Magic Shockwave that toppled an entire row of Wine Racks.
When twelve bottles of aged Moonlight Wine shattered simultaneously, the Curse Runes mixed with Wine Liquid let out a wail, coalescing into Leonard's Xu Ying on the ground.
"Do you think this is the end?" Xu Ying stroked his sleeve of Gold Dust, and the spot where his heart had been pierced by Starry Rose suddenly glowed with a Blue Wisteria Emblem. "The real Marriage Contract has been in place since Twenty Years Ago..."
Luna suddenly let out a sharp Loud Cry as the baby's small hand grasped Aelia's Jian Sui and tugged fiercely.
As the Blue Light of the Purification Array swept over Xu Ying, everyone saw a strange smile lingering at the corner of Leonard's mouth—like a piece of Malachite deep within the cellar that was Cracking, revealing hints of the White Jade Pillar Totem in the Outer Chamber courtyard through its fissures.
The Astrolabe shifted Three Degrees, casting shadows on the ground. No one noticed that Gold Dust seeping from a crack was quietly reassembling into a new Charming Fox Grass pattern.
Meanwhile, deep within the cellar's prison, Leonard, bound by Starry Rose, suddenly opened his eyes. The Bluebell swirling in his pupils resonated subtly with the Astrolabe in the Northeast Corner.
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