Zhao Hanzhang's gaze swept over the scene; thirteen people emerged from the house, among them five were clearly scions of noble families, young, with the unique arrogance and naivety of the aristocracy of this era in their eyes;
Three others were dressed as scholars, their clothes washed to a grayish white, and Zhao Hanzhang sharply noticed that one of them had a fraying sleeve;
The other two had broad shoulders and narrow waists, also in wide-sleeved robes, but Zhao Hanzhang's gaze swept over their shoulders and waists, then glanced at their hanging hands, and knew they were skilled in martial arts, judging by their attire, they were likely of gentry origin.
They've come to seek out Gou Xi, hoping to find a path in the military?
What puzzled Zhao Hanzhang were the last two middle-aged men; she scrutinized them up and down, unable to discern their identities.
