Bai Yuanyuan’s fiery resolve was instantly extinguished, as if doused with ice water. A chill seeped into her bones, so profound it felt as if the blood in her veins had frozen solid. An uncontrollable tremor wracked her body, and a dull ache started in her chest. It took her a long moment to find her voice. “What… what are you doing?” The familiar opening gambit. Her quavering voice betrayed the