As the Ice Wing Chariot crushed the moonlight and entered the castle, Luna clutched the blood-stained silver chain of Qin Si, laughing maniacally.
A maid stumbled into Rose Hall, the Chaotic Magic burning in her chest resonating with the Zi Mang swirling in the infant's eyes.
"Madam!" Qin Si fell to his knees on the Zhi Jin Carpet as the sudden surge of magic from the Infant Swaddling overturned the crystal candlestick.
As Aelia turned, her Peacock Blue Hem swept across the Silver Pine Wood Carved Screen, and remnants of the Canopy sent for washing three days ago were caught behind her Pearl Brooch.
Suddenly, Luna let out a Yi Ya Loud Cry, and the Chaotic Magic coalesced into fine needles that precisely pierced the Silk Fragment hidden in Qin Si's corset.
The Cursed Fabric embroidered with a Silver Pine Leaf Pattern fell onto Aelia's shoes, adorned with Star Diamonds, while Yixiang and Leonard's Cloak carried the same Cedar Fragrance that lingered for twenty years.
"This weaving technique..." Aelia's Fingertip brushed against the edge of the silk where the Dark Pattern lay, and at that moment, the Ice Crystal Crown suddenly hummed between her Hair Bun as Leonard's Sword emitted a low sound.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna threw a saliva-soaked Silver Spoon into the air. The Liquid Oath reflected an image of Silver Pine Manor's Bedroom above the throne—Leonard was gently caressing his pregnant Concubine's slightly protruding belly.
The Gilded Candelabra crashed to the ground as Aelia stumbled to grasp an Ice Spike on the Oathkeeper Altar.
Just yesterday, she had danced with her husband wearing a silver pine brooch on her Fingertip; now it was being scorched by a backlash of oaths, leaving behind a Scorch Mark.
Luna suddenly reached out to touch her Mother's trembling Wedding Ring. The Chaotic Magic wrapped around Blood-colored Patterns of the Ice Crystal Rose etched a palm-sized Magic Circle inside the gem.
"The Third Young Master Lucius has collapsed at the Training Ground!" The Knight's exclamation shattered the silence.
Luna sensed Brother San's chaotic Magic Flow within him; Chaos Power surged through Geomancy straight towards the Magic Target Range.
Just as Lucius was about to abandon his decade-long training, he suddenly opened his eyes. The Ice Arrow, which had been slightly off-target, eerily corrected its Track and struck true, exploding into Ice Mist that revealed Emerging Golden Runes within.
At this moment, the Assembly Hall was in chaos.
Eldest Brother's wheelchair rolled over the scattered debris, and the dark injuries left by the Magic Backlash caused his blood vessels to bulge with a purplish hue as he exclaimed, "Father has actually been nurturing a Magic Bloodline outside! If that illegitimate child awakens Dragon Language Magic..."
Second Brother suddenly crushed a Crystal Cup, blood mixed with Thunder Magic snaking across the parchment map.
He gazed at the Defensive Formation Diagram gifted by his close friend last year—now revealing a Serpent Pattern identical to that of the Silver Pine Manor's barrier. The iron rust taste rising in his throat was more pungent and sweet than betrayal.
Luna's loud cry pierced through the stone walls.
Aelia mechanically stroked her little daughter’s golden hair, where faint Magic Patterns flickered. Suddenly, she noticed that the silver chain clutched by the infant was restructuring—those Mithril molecules disrupted by Chaos Power were slowly forming the Star Map of the Magic Castle Underground Altar.
"Mother!" Lucius burst through the Liujin Gate, his body enveloped in Ice Mist, and the long-absent Magic Radiance flowed around him.
He stared blankly at the ice spike that had suddenly struck true—embedded in Father’s Lover's Portrait at the throat, while just yesterday he had missed a target three meters away.
Luna suddenly reached out her arm towards Brother San like an Oujie.
Chaotic Magic pulled at the Underground Altar's Xing Hui, projecting an illusion of the Dragon Blood Trial Ground into Young Mage's astonished pupils—that was the Holy Land he had been forbidden to enter due to "Insufficient Talent."
Aelia's Wedding Ring suddenly burst forth with Strong Light, and the Wedding Oath Barrier from twenty years ago automatically unfolded.
As everyone was ejected from the Assembly Hall by Shan Na, Luna's Chaos Power wrapped around Silver Pine Manor’s Yixiang, quietly seeping into Brother San’s Talent Detection Crystal that had been with him for ten years—an Amethyst that had always indicated his mediocre aptitude now revealed a core shimmering with Dragon Scale-like Jin Wen.
Ice crystals fell from the Gilded Door Frame as Lucius watched the ice spike embedded in Lover's Portrait at the throat, his Adam's apple rolling with difficulty.
The Ice Mist on the training suit was dissipating, and a surge of magic, felt for the first time in ten years, rushed through the Meridian, as if a glacier sealed for years was suddenly welcoming the spring flood.
Luna waved her small hands, covered in Crystal Shards, as Chaos Power transformed into an invisible Dark Purple Thread, pulling at Lucius’s Neck where the Amethyst Pendant hung.
Suddenly, cracks resembling a Spider Web emerged on the surface of the detection crystal, golden dragon patterns winding out from the core, casting fragmented Light Spots on the boy's Pale Collarbone.
"This is impossible..." Lucius's trembling fingers brushed over the Jade Pendant, memories flashing between his father's disappointed gaze and the detection master's declaration of "mediocre talent."
In the Image, a woman’s throat was pierced by an ice spike that suddenly melted, seeping into the canvas to form a Dark Red Serpent Mark—exactly as recorded in the original book’s description of the Curse Totem.
The Magic Circle on Aelia’s Wedding Ring suddenly buzzed, and twenty strands of the Oath Chain's Xu Ying intertwined in the air.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna injected her Chaos Power into her mother’s Leonard’s Ice Crystal Crown. Memories of "Silver Pine Manor’s Cursed Altar" from her past life transformed into a purple Light Spot, merging with the main stone at the crown's apex.
"Mother!” The communication stone on the eldest son’s Wheelchair Armrest suddenly lit up. The bulging blue-purple veins on his hand were gradually calming. "My Wheelchair Base’s Defensive Formation..." The wheelchair suddenly floated three inches off the ground, and the backlash from the engraved Curse Runes on the Metal Hub was reversed into a Reverse Healing Array by some unseen force.
The bloodied finger of the Second Young Master pressed down on a spot on the map, and a bolt of Thunder Magic burned through the parchment.
A fragment of a Formation Diagram, gifted by a close friend, suddenly floated up, perfectly aligning with the hidden Barrier Blueprint of Silver Pine Manor concealed in his sleeve.
As the ends of the interlocking Serpent Pattern met, a sound of shattering porcelain echoed from within the Study Room Secret Compartment—the "Protective Crystal Ball" he received as a birthday gift last year had exploded into powder.
In Luna's eyes flowed a shimmering Star Trail, while her Chaos Power wandered along with her understanding of geomancy.
She saw that what should have wilted today—the Moonlight Rose—was now entwined with three main magical veins beneath the Magic Castle, using its extensive root system.
An infant's pink feet kicked free from their swaddling; when the magic pattern on their soles resonated with the Altar Star Map, the entire castle suddenly trembled slightly.
Lucius suddenly knelt on one knee, the back of his training suit torn open by the awakened magical power.
The skin on his back emerged with patterns resembling Dragon Scales, resonating with the Jin Wen in the detection crystal. "Go to the Trial Grounds..." The vague murmurs of an infant echoed in his mind, and the lingering pressure from the Former Great Mage made his spine tremble.
Aelia abruptly tore apart her Pearl Necklace, the round beads rolling across the Star Diamond carpet.
As she bent down to pick them up, the illusions reflected within the pearls caused her pupils to constrict—twenty years ago on her wedding night, Leonard had dripped her blood into the Holy Grail at the altar, and now those Blood Pearls were boiling in the basement of Silver Pine Manor.
"Third Young Master Lucius!" A Knight's exclamation came from the corridor.
Lucius knocked over a Bronze Candlestick and dashed away, the awakened magical power trailing behind him like an Ice Crystal Trajectory.
The Dragon Blood Stone monument in the center of the Training Ground sensed his presence; after a century of silence, its inscription suddenly glowed with golden light, enveloping him in a Light Cocoon formed by Ancient Incantations.
The Healing Circle on the Eldest Son's Wheelchair projected a three-dimensional Star Map, and his crippled Twin Legs twitched slightly in the interplay of Light and Shadow.
As the Star Map resonated with the Underground Altar, a backlash curse transformed into black mist seeping from his Fingertip, devoured by the reversed magic circle beneath the Wheelchair as nourishment.
The rose Relief on the Metal Hub unexpectedly emitted a real floral fragrance.
The Second Young Master pressed a blood-stained fragment of the Formation Diagram against his chest, and Thunder Magic formed an Electric Net around him.
The voice of a close friend suddenly echoed in his ears: "When Shuang Yue converges, Thunderstorm will cleanse the sins of betrayers..." He looked up at the Stained Glass Window and realized that tonight was indeed the rare Twin Moons' Night that occurred once every twenty years.
Luna suddenly coughed violently, Chaotic Magic coalescing into a Blood Rose in her throat.
As petals fell onto Aelia's Wedding Ring, the Magic Circle within the gem began to Reverse Rotation, transforming Silver Pine Manor's Yixiang into a clear scent of cedar.
The silver chain on the infant's wrist automatically disintegrated, forming a fragmented Family Crest in the air.
The Gilded Clock struck midnight, and the Light Cocoon enveloping the Training Ground burst apart in response.
Lucius stepped out, holding the Ice Crystal Longbow, its body entwined with a Dragon-Shaped Gold Pattern.
As he drew the bowstring with no Awareness, three Light Arrows automatically coalesced, their tips aimed at the study in the East Wing, the West Dungeon, and the North Tower's Stargazing Platform—precisely the three locations recorded in the original book that contained the family’s secret treasures.
Aelia suddenly grasped the scorching Wedding Ring, while Xu Ying of the Oath Chain wove behind her into a throne shape.
When she attempted to touch the floating Family Crest, fragments of the Canopy behind the Pearl Brooch spontaneously ignited. The Magic Contract Signature revealed amidst the Ashes was identical to Leonard's handwriting on the Twenty Years Ago Marriage Certificate.
Moonlight filtered through the Stained Glass, casting shattered Light Spots on the Council Table. Aelia pressed a bloodstained Silk Fragment onto the center of the Family Crest.
The Pearl Brooch suddenly glimmered with Leng Guang, and nine perfectly round pearls transformed into a Snowy Owl that flapped its wings and flew out, its sharp beak clutching a Liujin Invitation as it vanished into the night—an urgent summons for the Nine Great Magical Families to witness.
"Mother, we must immediately freeze Father's magical authority." The Eldest Son's Wheelchair Armrest was heating up as he spoke; his incomplete Twin Legs trembled slightly within the Healing Circle. "When the backlash curse recedes, I found this at the hub Ankeli." He opened his Palm to reveal a half-bloodied Serpent Pattern talisman that fit seamlessly with his Second Brother's Barrier Blueprint in hand.
The Second Young Master suddenly pressed his Temples as uncontrolled Thunder Magic overflowed from his Fingertip.
The Defensive Barrier of the Council Chamber Dome sensed an unusual energy; however, the descending Thunderstorm bizarrely shattered the Dark Compartment in the East Side study.
A Secret Letter stained with Luna's Wine fell, and Aelia's Pupil constricted at the sight of the Silver Pine Crest on the Fire Seal—that was precisely what had been presented by a Foreign Envoy during last year's Winter Feast.
"But confronting directly will trigger a civil war within Magic Castle." The Second Brother's voice was wrapped in thunder; blood began to seep from his neck where his close friend’s Tattoo marked him. "Last night’s Thunderstorm clouds indicated that Silver Pine Manor has already set up twelve layers..."
"Bang!"
Luna suddenly slammed the Silver Spoon onto the Cream Jelly, and Chaotic Magic etched a three-dimensional blueprint of a manor onto the surface of the dessert.
As Second Brother's Lei Guang swept over the dessert tower, everyone was astonished to find that the Castle Defense Flaw in the Northwest Corner perfectly matched the Blueprint gifted by a dear friend.
A baby's fingertip, smeared with cream, poked at the Crystal Chandelier, and the refracted Light Spot on the wall formed a Serpent-Shaped Birthmark on Leonard's Concubine's Pregnant Belly—identical to the mark described in the records of the Cursed Child.
Aelia's Wedding Ring suddenly embedded itself into the Long Table's Groove, and an Emerald Tabletop emerged, revealing the Oath Scroll of the Magic Castle Matriarchs.
When her Blood Pearl dripped onto the manor diagram etched by Luna, the Parchment spontaneously ignited. From the Ashes, a Star Trail rose, resonating with the dragon pattern that appeared when Third Young Master Lucius awakened.
The Gilded Candelabra collectively turned, illuminating the Dome's hidden Prophecy Poem—"The Child of Chaos will reforge the Starry Crown."
"Before Dawn Tomorrow, I need each of the Three Young Masters to complete their Awakening Rituals." Aelia's fingertip brushed over Luna's Golden Hair, where a Magic Pattern lay. The Ice Crystal Crown was absorbing moonlight. "Lucius will go to the Dragon Blood Trial Ground to retrieve the Ancestral Bow; Eldest Son will repair the Rebound Formation with the priest; Second Young Master..."
Suddenly, Luna emitted an urgent Yiya Sound as Chaotic Magic enveloped the Cream Jelly and sent it flying toward Second Brother.
When the dessert smashed against his Family Crest on his chest, Thunder Magic automatically outlined the structure of Silver Pine Manor's Underground Altar.
Gasps filled the air—at the center of that altar floated a Contract Scroll, drawing energy from three lines of Geomancy within the Magic Castle using Blood Magic.
"Sister means I need my Thunderstorm's Automatic Activation altar Backlash Mechanism?" Second Brother's pupils flashed with Dazzling Lightning as he tore open his Sleeve to reveal a cursed Tattoo. "Tonight, when Shuang Yue shines together, I can harness..."
The baby suddenly grasped Mother's finger, injecting Chaos Power into the Wedding Ring's Magic Circle.
The Wedding Illusion from Twenty Years Ago abruptly emerged: Leonard cradled a Newborn in swaddling clothes and secretly dripped Luna's Umbilical Cord Blood onto the Contract Scroll.
The patterns on the scroll in the illusion were strikingly identical to those on Silver Pine Manor's altar Contract today.
Suddenly, three strange sounds echoed, and nine Snowy Owls returned one after another, carrying ice crystals and letters.
When the seventh letter landed on the table, the twin swords on the Fire Seal began to ooze Blood Pearls—this was a signal of regret from the Ironthorn Family, who held military power over the Magic Castle.
Luna, fuming, kicked her legs as the Magic Pattern among her Golden Hair erupted with Purple Light, condensing the Blood Pearl on the letter into an Ice Arrow that shot out the window.
"Mother, look!" The Eldest Son suddenly pointed at his Wheelchair, where the Star Trail in the Healing Circle intertwined with Luna's Ice Arrow Track.
As the Ice Arrow shattered the Fountain Statue in the courtyard, a surveillance crystal hidden in the statue's eyes exploded—this was the Magic Eye used by Silver Pine Manor to spy on the Magic Castle.
Aelia Huo Ran stood up and swept a Peacock Blue Hem across the table, scattering Secret Letters everywhere.
She lifted Luna to eye level with the Dome Prophecy Poem, and the lines held by her Baby Palm suddenly materialized into a Star Diamond Crown. "In the name of the thirty-seventh matriarch of the Glorious Demon Fortress," her voice resonated, causing the Crystal Chandelier to chime, "from this moment forth, freeze Leonard's everything..."
A howling night wind suddenly rushed into the hall as the last two Snowy Owls carrying letters from the Ironthorn Family crashed against an Obsidian Pillar.
When Aelia unrolled the bloodstained parchment, Luna let out a sharp Loud Cry—Chaotic Magic transformed into blades that sliced through the scroll, revealing Curse Runes hidden beneath elegant wording that morphed into a Black Snake lunging at Third Young Master Lucius.
"Be careful!" Lucius instinctively drew back his imaginary bow, awakened Dragon Blood coalescing at his Fingertip into a Light Arrow.
As the arrow pierced through the Serpent Head, Leonard's figure emerged from within the black mist.
This Lord was pacing in Silver Pine Manor's study, casually playing with the Ironthorn Family's House Lord's Signet Ring in hand.
Luna suddenly spat out "Luna" towards the illusion, Chaos Power solidifying the remaining black mist into a mirror.
Everyone gasped as they saw in the mirror a scene of Leonard's Concubine giving birth, with a Midwife holding a Silver Dagger inscribed with Blood Sacrifice Runes forbidden by the Magic Castle.
The baby's loud cry pierced through the mirror, creating a strange resonance with Luna's own wails.
Aelia's pearl necklace suddenly snapped, and the rolling beads formed a fragmented strategic map on the ground.
As Second Brother's Lei Guang swept across the Pearl Formation Diagram, each bead reflected different defensive weaknesses of Silver Pine Manor. "I see," Eldest Son said as he turned his wheelchair over the gap in the formation diagram. "Their barrier relies on the Magic Fortress Leyline; as long as we cut off..."
Luna suddenly pressed her saliva-dampened finger against her elder brother's wheelchair armrest, chaotic magic flowing along the metal pattern into geomancy.
In the slight tremor of the castle, three glowing veins emerged from beneath the emerald tiles under everyone's feet—two of which were stained blood-red by the Contract of Silver Pine Altar.
"Dawn must regain control of geomancy." Aelia pressed her wedding ring at the third intersection of geomancy, and both the Ice Crystal Crown and Luna's golden hair began to glow simultaneously. "Lucius will take the Awakening Bow to the Eastern Ley Line Node, Second Young Master will use Thunderstorm to seal off the West Side, and as for the North Side..."
The baby suddenly grasped Mother’s hanging hair, chaotic magic flowing along her silver-white locks into Bei Chuang.
Under the moonlight, the black rose grew wildly, its thorny vines piercing through the soil straight to the Underground Altar.
When Luna's bud, soaked in her essence, bloomed in the Assembly Hall, each petal reflected Leonard's Concubine's panicked face.
The bells of the Nine Great Magical Families rang out in succession from afar, cedar fragrance mingling with bloody smells swirling in the night wind.
As the last bell faded away, a crystal ball in Silver Pine Manor's study suddenly shattered, and amidst the flying shards came a faint sound of Leonard knocking over an ink bottle.
Magic light patterns flowed across the Council Chamber Dome, and Aelia's fingers turned slightly pale as she held Luna in her arms.
Luna could clearly sense Mother’s trembling heartbeat, just like her own star badge that had shattered into two halves, refracting tiny cold glimmers on her deep purple velvet magic robe.
"Leonard Von Augustus, you publicly swore to forever pledge loyalty to our Family Crest." Aelia's voice pierced through the frozen air like an ice spike. The twelve floating magic crystal lamps above the Parliamentary Round Table suddenly extinguished at once. "Yet you have kept Leonard's Concubine in captivity in the Western Realm for seventeen years, even using forbidden magic to transfer ley line energy from Magic Castle—"
"The lady must be experiencing hallucinations due to postpartum weakness," the Lord in the azure Magic Robe said, lightly tapping the table, causing a blood-red mandala to bloom on the mahogany surface.
Luna's eyes widened suddenly as she saw the Puppet Thread, entwined around Father’s Fingertip, stealthily wrapping around the necks of her three brothers.
"Wow—" a baby's loud cry erupted unexpectedly.
Luna deliberately pressed her small hand against Aelia's Ice Crystal Ring. The broken Curse from her past life transformed into Golden Light Spots, instantly melting the encroaching Puppet Thread.
When the Black Line on Second Brother's Neck suddenly snapped, his Griffin Pattern Sword at his Waist unexpectedly shot out three inches.
"Father, you taught me last week how to break mental control using the Magic Pattern scroll," Brother San suddenly spoke up, an unusual flush appearing on his pale face.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna grasped his dangling cuff and infused him with the array for breaking Talent Misguidance from her past memories.
The Young Mage trembled, and his Violet Pupil suddenly lit up with a Stellar Trajectory.
Leonard squinted as the black Obsidian on his Power Ring began to absorb light.
Luna sensed a familiar Magic Fluctuation—this was precisely the Shadow Devouring Technique that had caused her eldest brother's Magic Backlash in the Original!
Desperately, she shook her Silver Bell Anklet, and the crisp ringing unexpectedly resonated with the Dome Magic Circle, rebounding the devouring force back onto the chandelier's crystal.
"Father, be careful!" Lucius suddenly lunged forward to push Leonard aside.
Hundreds of Crystal Fragments coalesced in mid-air into a mirror-like surface, revealing a Blonde Woman holding a baby in the Western Territory Manor.
Aelia gasped; she recognized the Emerald Pendant around that woman's Neck—it belonged to Theodore Leonard's Personal Maid from twenty years ago during the Monster Tide.
"Now it's my turn to set the terms." Aelia handed Luna over to the waiting Qin Si, her fingertip brushing against the crack in the Star Badge.
The Deep Purple magic entwined the entire Parliament Hall like vines. "The three keys to the core of the Magic Castle's Guardian Barrier need to be transferred to the Three Young Masters today, Lord."
Luna gazed at the glowing runes that lit up on her brother's Wheelchair Armrest, realizing that Mother had secretly activated the Defensive Formation within him.
As Leonard grimly handed over the Bronze Key, she seized the glowing Dark Purple Thread that floated before her—this was a Contract Document regarding the Illegitimate Child's alteration of Bloodline, which should have appeared three years later in the Original.
The infant Laughter giggled as it wrapped Light Threads around Second Brother Leonard's Sword. Suddenly, the blade unsheathed on its own, pinning a hidden Magic Contract to the main entrance of the Parliament Hall.
Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone present, Luna finally allowed herself to sink into darkness.
This breakthrough had taken a heavy toll, but it had at least altered the critical Node of Aelia's imprisonment in the tower within the Original.
As Qin Si carried the sleeping Luna out of the Parliament Hall, Third Young Master Lucius reached out to gently touch the top of the infant's head.
The Dark Moon Emblem that slipped from his sleeve made Luna's heart skip a beat—this was clearly a mark of Abyssal Forces that only appeared later in the Original.
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