"Maybe we shouldn't have come to this place..."
Parker rubbed his hands, cautiously watching the shadowy, narrow alley not far away, whispering to Tianlan beside him, trying to persuade her to change her mind. In the alley, a few dim streetlights illuminated long-lasting candles inside mist-covered glass, flickering intermittently, casting golden light on the pothole-filled street and dirty snow water.
The buildings on both sides were cramped and old, with a greasy sign hanging in the cold wind, creaking, unsure what kind of shop it was. The buildings on both sides were dark, mostly with closed doors and windows, not a single ray of light escaping.
Those few people went into the house at the end and never came out again, leaving only the two of them standing like fools in the cold wind for half an hour, shivering.
