I can rewind time to prevent death

Bao Jie, since she's brought her relatives this time, must be related to what she talked about with Yan Junze last time.

Something is off with her relative's family, so she asked him to take a look for them. Of course, it wasn't a favor asked without compensation.

When a good classmate asks for help, Yan Junze finds it hard to refuse, but if he realizes the problem is too difficult to manage, he would still look for an excuse to decline.

But now that the condition of payment was added, he had no reason to push it away.

This world is different from the one Yan Junze was reborn from. Although things may have seemed fundamentally the same before the outbreak of the strangenesses, after the outbreak, many things and rules changed.

For instance, the gambling industry, once operated under the name of the Great Capital by Huaying, had been shut down following the outbreak of the strangenesses, as people shifted their focus to issues of survival and daily life in the aftermath, with no energy left for gambling.

Even the major cities around the world focused on how to effectively handle and contain the events of the strangenesses. Certain secrets, secrets that the cities have always tried to suppress, became the focus of their efforts to resolve.

Yan Junze had considered using Rewind to find some profitable shortcuts, but now it seemed not so easy.

There was a high probability that unless he used Rewind to break the law, which he firmly decided against doing.

To effectively utilize Rewind to make money legally and also collect Different Dimension Energy to cope with this world, Spirit Exploration had unexpectedly become the best approach now that everyone's attention was concentrated on the events of the strangenesses.

Yan Junze's initial idea of filming videos was not wrong. As the strangenesses inevitably merged into daily life, people had to continue living, aside from avoiding and resisting them.

Because from the current outbreaks, it hadn't reached a point to cause total collapse of the world's order. Even under the containment of the Exorcists, it seemed to be stabilizing, so life had to go on as usual.

It was not like everyone could hide at home or in basements all day, never to appear again.

Of course, living in constant fear was another matter. After all, only a few could remain calm after witnessing a strangeness in person.

Most people, who are supposed to be afraid, will be afraid. But still, they have to make a living.

Those who were scared to death or harmed by the strangenesses, occasionally their numbers would surpass the average control of the Exorcist teams, much like the wild beasts that would run into towns and harm people in ancient times. As long as it was within a controllable range, all this could be considered part of life now.

Making money off strangenesses, as long as it doesn't harm people, has become a legal and relatively quick method.

Most importantly for Yan Junze, as he earned money, his Spacetime Atlas was gradually illuminated by collecting massive amounts of Different Dimension Energy. This was the strongest means of survival in this era and the most precious wealth.

As long as there was sufficient Different Dimension Energy and more functions were activated, he and his parents could live without worries, unafraid of any strangenesses, and continue to survive well.

After telling his parents, Yan Junze looked at the moonlight outside that flowed like water, took out the essential Huang Feihong brand large umbrella with a handle, changed his shoes, and opened the door.

Under his parents' surprised gaze, he first opened the umbrella before stepping out.

Walking out of the community, the streets of Shuntian City after dusk, though sparse with pedestrians, were not entirely empty.
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The other passersby stared in awe at the young man with the umbrella.

Fortunately, Tuberose Bar was not too far from FH Community. A brisk twenty-minute walk from the entrance of the community would get him there.

So Yan Junze didn't plan to take a vehicle. In any case, the umbrella was big enough to cover him completely, so no matter how bright the moon shone, not even a single shoe would be exposed to its light.

After walking a little over twenty minutes, he arrived at the entrance of Tuberose Bar.

It was a somewhat upmarket small bar with delicate decor and style, featuring intimate tables for two, large tables for groups of six or seven, and of course, a bar with more than a dozen high stools—standard equipment for a bar.

Zhou Dali, Jiang Ruixin, Bao Jie, and others had already arrived. They were sitting behind a large table waiting for Yan Junze.

The spot they chose was near the inside of the bar, and even though the moonlight was bright outside, it couldn't shine on this position.

Yan Junze had been holding an umbrella as he entered the bar. Under the judgmental stares that seemed to view him as someone with a mental disability, he closed his umbrella and walked toward Zhou Dali and the others.

He noticed that sitting beside Bao Jie was a woman, probably in her early thirties, with fair skin and bangs, dressed appropriately and evidently someone who cared about her appearance.

That woman was also observing Yan Junze, and at that moment, her look wasn't much different from those judgmental glares.

Before Yan Junze could get closer to the table, the woman slightly lowered her head and quietly asked Bao Jie, "Jiejie, although I know people who frequently deal with strangenesses can be a bit... quirky, this kid… he doesn't have any mental problems, right?"

Bao Jie couldn't help but laugh, shaking her head with a smile, "No problem, no problem, just sometimes a little too imaginative."

Yan Junze walked over and sat down.

Zhou Dali chuckled, "Bro, why are you being so secretive, using an umbrella on a night like this?"

"Don't want to bask in the moonlight?" Jiang Ruixin also asked.

"I bet that's not it." Bao Jie blinked, "It's very possible he's afraid of turning... into a werewolf."

"Hahaha…" Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

Zhou Dali's laughter was the most exaggerated, attracting frequent glances from customers at other tables.

If he hadn't been so big, someone probably would have scolded him by now.

"It's none of those." Yan Junze also started to laugh, shaking his head, "There's another reason."

The woman sitting next to Bao Jie suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Could it be... because of strangenesses?"

Yan Junze took a sip of the green cocktail that the waiter had just brought, looked at the woman who had spoken, and then at Bao Jie, asking, "And this is…?"

Bao Jie quickly introduced her, "My aunt Bao Yunjing; the incident I told you about before — it happened at her house."

"Sorry for disturbing your gathering," Bao Yunjing said apologetically, her gaze sweeping over everyone at the table before settling on Yan Junze.

Jiang Ruixin and Zhou Dali didn't sense anything amiss, instead, their curiosity was piqued.

Jiang Ruixin said, "Auntie, what happened at your house?"

A shadow crossed Bao Yunjing's face, and she apologized to Yan Junze, "I'm sorry, but since I've been encountering strange events lately, when I saw you with the umbrella, I naturally thought of strangenesses."

"That's okay." Yan Junze smiled and shook his head, "My use of the umbrella is indeed related to strangenesses."

"Ah!" Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"You first, what exactly happened at your house?" Yan Junze asked nonchalantly.

Bao Yunjing was taken aback, then replied with even more gloom on her face, "I feel like everyone in my family is acting very strangely!"