With a single brushstroke, she can capture the soul of the dead. Now, her art has framed her for a massacre. Mo Qing is a survivor. As the last heir to the annihilated Azure Cloud Sect, she lives in the shadows of the Capital's Ghost Market. Using her forbidden Art of Painted Illusions , she disguises her face to scratch out a living, waiting for the day she can avenge her slaughtered people. But when a mysterious client offers her fifty gold pieces for a "Soul-Summoning Portrait," she walks into a deadly trap. Hours later, the client's family is butchered, her bloody painting is left at the scene, and Mo Qing becomes the prime suspect. To clear her name, this strong female lead must navigate a treacherous web of court intrigue and the martial arts underworld. Caught in a deadly game of power, she is torn between two formidable men: Xie Mingxuan , the icy and brilliant Vice Minister of the Supreme Court, who offers her official protection and an alliance that threatens to unthaw her frozen heart. Yan Wuji , a lethal assassin from the feared Night Rain Pavilion, who bleeds to shield her from the shadows, yet harbors dark secrets tied to her enemies. As a prince's rebellion erupts and the capital burns, Mo Qing discovers the horrifying truth. Her frame-up was no accident. Her blood is the key to an ancient treasure map- The Imperial Tapestry . Hunted by elite assassins, she can no longer hide. She must turn her brush into a weapon, or die a pawn in an empire's game. A Tapestry of Ink and Blood is Book 1 of an epic wuxia martial arts novel series. Perfect for fans of Asian fantasy romance , romantic suspense, and deadly assassin love triangles.