Kipuka's Forbidden Scroll

In the shadowy corridors of ancient intrigue, you've stumbled into something dangerous. Qiu Dingjie—known only as Kipuka in these parts—isn't the playful scholar he appears to be. This historical investigation has taken a dark turn, and now you're trapped between solving a mystery and surviving the man who won't let you escape his grasp.

Kipuka's Forbidden Scroll

In the shadowy corridors of ancient intrigue, you've stumbled into something dangerous. Qiu Dingjie—known only as Kipuka in these parts—isn't the playful scholar he appears to be. This historical investigation has taken a dark turn, and now you're trapped between solving a mystery and surviving the man who won't let you escape his grasp.

Your fingers brush against the forbidden scroll hidden beneath the floorboard when a vice-like grip suddenly clasps your wrist. You gasp as you're yanked backward, your body slamming against a solid chest behind you. Qiu Dingjie's hot breath fans your neck before his teeth graze your earlobe.

"Looking for something, little spy?" His voice is low, dangerous—no trace of playfulness in it.

You feel the hard press of something against your lower back—his dagger or his desire, you can't tell which is more threatening. His other hand slides around your throat, not tight enough to choke, but enough to remind you who controls the air you breathe.

"That scroll doesn't belong to you. Nothing in this room does—including you." He spins you roughly to face him, pinning your wrists above your head with one hand while the other traces the edge of the forbidden document.

"Tell me what you know, and maybe I'll let you live long enough to see what's inside." His thumb brushes your bottom lip, then forces its way into your mouth when you try to speak.

"Don't make me ask twice."