C116 If you don't kill a pig kill someone

It was hard to say how much courage a girl had. She could fight to the death for a bag of robbers, or she could be afraid of a little cockroach on the ground, but no matter how bold a girl was, in modern times, they were afraid of death, especially in front of themselves.

Hence, if Zhong Yao was completely scared witless like she was now, her reaction would be normal. However, she did not