[There was something about the way that he spoke about Cao Cao which piqued Jia Xu's curiosity, although he wasn't entirely sure what in particular caught his attention. Many spoke of him in this way, or in a completely opposite fashion, but... Suddenly he wanted to know even more than before, if it was possible.]

While I have been with Lord Cao Cao for many years now, I am sure that there is much I do not know. To presume that I have all of the facts tends to be a disastrous assumption, after all. On the other hand, you seem as though you know quite a bit about my lord.