Chapter 2 #Skilled and Fearless—Bold in Thought, Bold in Action! I sucked in a sharp breath. The icy air rushed into my lungs, jolting me wide awake. I snapped my eyes open. Above me stretched a clear night sky, sparse with stars, lit by a bright moon. Not a single cloud in sight. A few streaking meteors traced across the heavens. So peaceful and serene—this moment made the earlier chaos and pain feel like nothing more than a dream. It had to be a dream, I told myself. Xie Zhuo is a monster, how…