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The un-dried Star Sand on the Window Lattice suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, and Aelia's silver needle pierced the fabric, leaving a crooked track.
She watched as her daughter used a Luna's Doodle pen made from Starlight Sparrow Tail Feathers to draw three blood-red runes next to the Iris Crest—an ancient Elvish language that only the Heir of the Glorious Demon Fortress would use for S.O.S.
"Nana's Doodle Book has been cursed," Luna said, tiptoeing to press her milk-stained face against her mother's neck, her eyelashes brushing against the rosy curse mark on Aelia's collarbone that had yet to fade.
She clearly remembered that on this dark moonlit night in the original story, Aelia had been completely controlled by this puppet curse disguised as a kiss mark.
Suddenly, the rosewood floor began to emit a pale golden mist, and Luna quietly ground the Starlight Stone hidden in her swaddling into powder.
As Aelia bent down to pick up the embroidered cloth, the powder drifted down onto her hair, activating the dormant Bloodline of the Astrologer that had slept for twenty years.
The light spots cast by the crystal chandelier transformed into a star map, projecting the residual shadows of Leonard and the Red-Haired Witch kissing in a dark alley onto the wall.
"Father has a lover who can transform into a nightingale at 23 Emerald Alley," Luna said, poking at the writhing shadow in the star map with her finger smeared with maple syrup. Twelve startled Starlight Sparrows shattered the illusion, pecking out the bloody truth on Aelia's skirt.
The Bronze Gate Ring suddenly emitted a series of knocks—three long and two short. Luna knew it was her elder brother crashing into the door with his Magic Wheelchair.
She deliberately knocked over a Liuli Lantern filled with Evening Primrose Juice, letting the lavender liquid pool on the ground to form a track diagram of Magic Turbulence from West Tower—exactly what her Second Brother had been lured into by his close friend yesterday.
"Mother, look! Brother San's Guardian Spirit is crying," Luna said as she flipped to the page in her Doodle Book that depicted a Fallen Angel, using her tongue to wet her fingertip and smear away some paint.
Aelia noticed that the Fallen Angel Mark on the angel’s forehead in the drawing was identical to the Enlightenment Badge her husband had given San Zi just half a month ago.
Suddenly, Sevenfold Bloodfireworks erupted in the distance. Seizing the opportunity, Luna slipped a prepared Memory Crystal into her mother's sleeve pocket.
As Aelia took a step back in surprise from the explosion, the crystal shattered against the edge of the windowsill, releasing Leonard's voice discussing confidential matters with the Elder of the Council: "...wait until three Nefarious Offspring are dead, then say it’s Aelia's Bloodline Curse..."
The neighing of a Starlight Unicorn pierced through the barrier. Luna saw that a Soul Stone embedded in her elder brother's wheelchair armrest was cracking.
She suddenly let out a kitten-like sob, successfully drawing Aelia's attention to the black-purple magic power seeping from Eldest Son’s cuff—an unmistakable sign of what was described in the original story as Magic Backlash.
"Nana wants to eat pancakes." The request in Baby Voice froze the tense atmosphere, and Luna seized the opportunity to press her small hand, dusted with Prophecy Sand, against Mother Heart.
As Aelia instinctively grasped her daughter’s wrist, the Star Sand suddenly transformed into Thorns that pierced her skin, revealing a Timeline of conspiracies plotted by her husband and his lover within the Bloodline.
The Second Brother's Astrolabe unexpectedly tumbled from the attic, its metallic rings clinking on the Ground, forming the moment of Tomorrow Noon’s Solar Eclipse.
Luna gazed out at the Moonlight Rose beginning to wither, knowing this was a sign of the Castle Defense Barrier's impending failure.
She deliberately knocked over a candlestick, allowing the dripping Wax to solidify on the Ground into the shape of a doorplate reading "Emerald Alley No. 23."
"Mother," Luna suddenly whispered in Ancient Elvish, startling Brother San’s Contract Spirit into revealing itself. "When the twelfth rose wilts, Father’s illegitimate child will shatter your Starry Crown." She smeared the last bit of Star Sand onto Aelia’s Wedding Ring, causing the gem to immediately reveal an Emerging scene of a Dark Ritual taking place in the secret chamber known as Leonard's Last Night.
Qin Si's Silver Tray in Hand emitted a faint Zhen Chan, as Tea Soup rippled in the Gilded Bone China Cup.
She looked at Aelia's bloodless lips and gently pressed warm Laurel Honey Tea against her trembling Fingertip.
The Wisteria Emblem embroidered on the maid's collar suddenly oozed a pale blue Halo—this was the Guardian Contract that Aelia had stitched by hand twenty years ago.
"Be careful, my lady; it's hot." Qin Si wiped Aelia's forehead sweat with Ailya, who bore a Calming Talisman. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Luna tiptoeing to reach a Bronze Box on the top shelf of the bookcase.
When an Infant Girl brought over a Letter Box dusted with Blue Iris Pollen, Qin Si felt the Contract Pattern on her Neck suddenly heat up.
She recalled that every full moon night, Lord would always burn some parchment infused with Agave Aroma alone in the secret chamber.
Luna’s chubby fingers traced a Starry Trajectory on the Letter Box Lock, and suddenly twelve envelopes wrapped in Ye Lu flew out from within.
Each envelope bore a Fire Seal in a half-melted state, revealing remnants of Magic Fluctuation from Leonard and his lover's passionate encounters.
Aelia’s Wedding Ring erupted with Azure Light upon contact with the Letterhead, translating all those Love Words written in Night Elf Language into blood-red Iris.
"...When the Star Trail converges, the Moonlight Rose at your Collarbone will intoxicate me more than the curse of the East Tower..." As Aelia recited these words, the Moonlight Rose outside suddenly turned collectively towards the West Side attic—the very place where Leonard claimed he would be undergoing Closed Door Training.
She caressed the raised Magic Patterns on the Letterhead, which she had once thought were marks from her husband's research on Ancient Demon Script. In that moment, they manifested into the graceful curves of a woman's waist amidst the wails of the Contract Spirit.
At the instant Lucius burst through the door, Brother San's Contract Spirit was just casting the final decryption spell onto the Letterhead.
The love letter floating in mid-air suddenly transformed into a moving image: Leonard embraced the Red-Haired Witch, standing on the Astrology Platform, with a black Obsidian-inlaid Magic Castle Defense Eye beneath their feet.
In Leonard's Last Night, their intertwined hands were altering the Barrier Runes, with seven out of twelve rays in the Guardian Spell already replaced by a Sacrificial Spell.
"My Father taught me how to deconstruct the Defensive Formation last month..." The Family Crest on the hilt of Lucius's sword suddenly cracked with fine lines. He gazed at the diagram of the formation being modified in the image, which was precisely the "Seventh Star Array" he had deciphered two weeks prior.
The back of his hand burst with veins as he finally understood why, when he questioned his father about flaws in the formation, he had looked towards the direction of the West Tower with such a flickering gaze.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna slipped a Crystal Pacifier stained with Prophecy Sand into Aelia's palm.
As the lady unconsciously tightened her grip on the silicone Crystal Pacifier, those grains of Star Sand began to trace along her palm lines, coalescing into a three-dimensional map of Emerald Alley No. 23 on the surface of the coffee table.
The purple Crystal Wind Chime hanging from the attic windowsill emitted a blinding red light in the projection—this was a Token of Love that Aelia had given to her husband ten years ago.
"Look, Mother, there’s a locked away Shuangsheng Die in Feng Ling." Luna poked at the projection with her fingertip stained with milk. Two starry Light Butterflies, bound by magic, suddenly broke free from their crystal cage.
The phosphor dust on their wings pieced together the date when Leonard and his lover forged their Soul Contract, which coincided with the night when Aelia struggled to give birth to Lucius.
Suddenly, a suppressed gasp escaped from Qin Si.
She recognized that in the projection, the witch wore a malachite necklace belonging to Leonard, which had gone missing during last year's Midsummer Festival.
At that time, the lord claimed that fluctuations in the defensive formation caused "In the name of the Moon Goddess, seal your treasure." to fail, and even had young master Lucius redraw the attic's guardian runes—looking back now, it was clear those runes were laid out to pave a path for thieves.
Lucius's Leonard's Sword suddenly emitted a Zhen Chan reminiscent of Longyin.
The young man gazed at the image of Father using the Family Crest to unlock the Treasure Vault Secret Passage for his lover, finally recalling the scene from last month when he stumbled upon Father lingering at the entrance of the secret passage.
At that time, Leonard had stroked the Emblem on his armor and said, "You should learn to trust Father." In this moment, those words felt like a poisoned dagger piercing his heart.
Luna noticed that the starlight on Aelia's Wedding Ring was rapidly dimming and immediately flicked a glass bead filled with prophetic tears towards the Crystal Chandelier.
As Lacrima shattered into mist upon hitting the lampshade, the floating love letters suddenly ignited into Ashes, revealing a Blood Contract Seal among the remnants—drawn with Aelia's Umbilical Cord Blood lost during her childbirth, it was a pact of betrayal.
The moonlight was suddenly swallowed by rolling Wu Yun, and the Defensive Rune on the Castle Outer Wall began to flicker erratically.
Aelia's Wedding Ring on her ring finger clicked open a fine crack, and a Crown Ring embedded with a Star Fragment appeared deep within the fissure.
This was her token of Inheritance sealed within her Astrological Bloodline, now awakened prematurely by her husband's betrayal.
As the last trace of moonlight vanished behind the clouds, Aelia suddenly grasped her daughter Chubby's small hand.
The Prophecy Sand in the Infant Girl's Palm suddenly coalesced into the shape of a Thorned Crown, while those tinged with Milk Fragrance quietly seeped into the lady's Cracking Wedding Ring Gap.
Aelia's Fingertip brushed against the cold Star Fragment on the Crown Ring, and a Blood Pearl oozing from the Wedding Ring's crack formed a Hexagram pattern on the Ring Face.
She abruptly seized the silver chain of the Crystal Chandelier, allowing the falling starlight to scorch her Palm—memories of excruciating pain from Twenty Years Ago's Astrological Ritual surged back as those weakened by love dripped onto the carpet with her blood.
"Mother, the Moonlight Rose in the West Tower is about to bloom." Lucius suddenly lifted a rolling Astrolabe with his Sword Tip, and the metal rings in midair formed a complete Star Chart.
The Family Crest inside the young man's armor began to emit a faint golden glow; it was Aelia’s Guardian Spell embroidered with Xing Hui during her pregnancy responding to the call of Bloodline.
Qin Si suddenly tore open his collar embroidered with Wisteria flowers, revealing that his Neck had transformed into a Deep Purple Contract Emblem.
The maid pressed the blood-stained fingertip onto the center of the emblem. "In the name of Yue Gui and Cornflower, please, my lady, reclaim the Oath of Power from twenty years ago." Suddenly, her snow-white neck revealed a dense star map, a backlash curse inscribed by Aelia to protect her personal maid.
Taking advantage of the moment, Luna smeared prophecy sand scented with milk onto her elder brother's wheelchair armrest.
From the crack of the soul stone, dark purple magic power spilled out and intertwined with the star sand, transforming into Liuguang that wrapped around Brother San's waist, entangling his enlightenment badge.
At the moment when the Fallen Angel Mark was shattered by Liuguang, Brother San's contract spirit unfurled emerald-colored wings, piecing together pages of an ancient spellbook that had rolled off the attic floor into a defensive formation repair diagram.
"By tomorrow noon, we need seven types of star trail attributes for bloodline resonance." Second Brother suddenly lifted his wand to tease out the dark purple thread of the curse tangled in his hair. Those dark red veins formed a network diagram of the sacrificial array laid out by the elders of the council upon contact with Aelia's crown ring's starlight.
His bloodshot eyes gleamed ominously. "Elder Brother's thunderstorm blood, Third Brother's emerald spirit contract, Lucius's dragonheart blade spirit..."
Aelia's skirt suddenly fluttered without wind as twelve star moon hairpins arranged themselves into a guardian star formation.
She lifted Luna to eye level with the crystal chandelier. Amidst laughter reminiscent of an infant girl named Yin Ling, those defensive runes altered by Leonard began to self-repair.
The flickering barrier of the castle's outer wall suddenly erupted with rainbow light, and the wilting moonlight rose instantly grew sharp ice spikes.
"Qin Si, go prepare evening primrose and agave for Chen Lu." The lady removed her wedding ring and tossed it into the air; the shattered gems reformed into a crystal ball for observing celestial phenomena under starlight. "Lucius will take your knight order to inspect the defensive nexus at East Side Arrow Tower—remember to use the double decryption spell I taught you."
As the last trace of color faded from Aelia's lips, the puppet curse seal on her neck transformed into a pattern of star chains.
Luna quietly slipped a doodle book into Qin Si's apron pocket. On its title page, a prophecy bird drawn with milk stain opened its eyes—within its wing patterns faint outlines of Emerald Alley No. 23 could be seen slowly flapping its wings in an unnoticed corner.
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