There was no wall in All Under Heaven that did not let the wind through. Besides, the Luo Clan had never concealed its purpose. Through divinations, it spread prophecy after prophecy: the Hu People would rise, All Xia would decline, and the Luo Clan would head north to suppress the Hu states. It invited kings and sage sovereigns throughout All Under Heaven, and men of grand resolve, to go with it!
Yet few answered. Everyone under heaven regarded it as nonsense.
Luo Chu had rushed to Zhao City, abandoning his state, and Wu State's attack on the Han Capital had ended as a result. No one had expected him to die in the Northern State.
Luo Xi raced all the way back to Wu State and immediately sensed something amiss with the situation there. After his long, dusty journey home, and with the news spreading from Zhao City, a gathering was naturally convened. Yet after mourning the Duke of Yuzhang Commandery's death at the gathering, everyone abruptly fell silent. No one even asked about the Luo Clan's northward migration or Luo Xi's intentions. Luo Xi immediately knew that they must have some momentous matter on their minds!
Luo Xi's father had died young. After Luo Chu's death, he was now the head of the Jiangdong Luo Clan. At this, he frowned slightly, then declared in a clear voice, "A snake without a head will die; a state without a leader can scarcely move forward. The late Commandery Duke has passed away, and I have inherited his title. Yet I am young. Who will carry on Wu State's great undertaking?"
"My Commandery Duke, when Wu State was founded, it was said that the man of greatest merit should be king. Thus, Wu State has always put merit first. The year before