Luo Cai gazed at Han Xin, her face radiant, surprise and amusement in her eyes. Their brief conversation had left her feeling as though she had landed a big fish.
The shabby, bedraggled young pauper before her harbored strategies capable of shaking the world. If she could bring him into Liu Bang's camp, he would surely become her brother's right-hand man.
With the Luo Clan's help, Han Xin would also have an easier time displaying his talents, instead of remaining unknown as he was now, waiting for an opportunity.
Recalling how Han Xin had displayed himself before her like a peacock spreading its tail, Luo Cai could not help laughing.
Han Xin had been feeling rather annoyed with himself, thinking he had behaved with too little restraint. Hearing Luo Cai's laughter and seeing her flowerlike beauty, he could not help saying, "Noble Lady, I was discourteous just now."
Luo Cai waved dismissively. "There is no need to worry about such trifles. You are a worthy man of exceptional talent. If my brother knew that the man he once gave jade to possessed such abilities, he would gladly recommend you. Your name would truly resound throughout the world."
Han Xin had originally intended to head to Zhao Land and join Xiang Liang. But after meeting Luo Cai and learning that the young master who had given him jade served under the Duke of Pei, he changed his mind. He was a man who always repaid kindness, and he would follow Luo Cai to meet this Duke of Pei.
Listening to the Luo Clan's ancestral words of encouragement, Han Xin stole a glance at Luo Cai's luminous, jade-like face and thought, *Sage King, please bless me. In this life, I must become as exalted as princes and lords, wear a chancellor's seal,