Those waiting at the city gate were all martial artists with substantial cultivation; though it was still a few miles away, they could immediately see the riders atop the two steeds—one red, one black.
Atop the red steed sat a young man in white, his demeanor scholarly and refined, his lips curled in a faint smile. His handsome, gentle face easily endeared him to onlookers, radiating an air of a scholar despite the longsword hanging at his waist—as if he had stepped right out of a painting.
The young man riding the black steed wore dark red clothes. Though handsome, he rarely smiled, his somewhat grim gaze lending his visage a softer yet colder aspect. Tall and imposing, his eyes often flashed with a cold light, making those he looked upon feel distinctly uncomfortable.
The two shared a similarity in appearance to about seventy percent, but their auras were worlds apart.