Great post! I always enjoy reading your thoughts! I agree with you. Chi Li is definitely a brave girl. However, she is still a human being. I think she did not inform her parents of her plan because she was worried her parents would try to get her to change her course of action. Even more, she was worried they would succeed in that endeavor. As you stated, Chi Li was unsure if Fate would smile upon her. Despite her immense bravery, I think Chi still might have been a little afraid. She did not want her parents to give her a reason to keep thinking about what she had decided and possibly shy away from what she wanted to accomplish.
Will