After parting with Song Yan, Li Rao prepared to slip away stealthily through the back door of the bar.
The alley behind the bar was a world entirely different from the grand entrance.
One side was noisy and bustling, the other dark and narrow.
There were no streetlights, only the faint moonlight that brought a glimmer of brightness here.
Upon exiting the bar, the outside air was incredibly cold.
Li Rao tightened her down jacket over her hoodie, sniffled, turned on her phone's flashlight, and made her way towards the alley's exit as if on familiar grounds.
She had encountered this kind of situation before.
If some overzealous pursuers blocked her at the bar's entrance, she would quietly leave through the back door.
As she was about to reach the exit of the alley, Li Rao pulled down her hoodie and quickened her pace with her head lowered.
