I can rewind time to prevent death

Ku Zai gave a forced smile, "Auntie, I'm called Ku Zai, not 'pants'."

His mental state had obviously improved a lot in these past few days, and his body had regained strength too. His walk was no longer unsteady, but if he tried to run, he would quickly become breathless. However, his physical condition had already greatly improved.

"Auntie, I'm going to cook some soup for Yan Junze. He stayed up late last night, and just sleeping might not be enough to recover," Xiang Er said, putting down the green beans she was holding and walking into the kitchen.

Li Man nodded with a smile, her gaze on Xiang Er now taking on the scrutiny of a mother-in-law evaluating her daughter-in-law.

Ku Zai, on the other hand, showed a look of envy, his gaze following Xiang Er until she entered the kitchen, after which he finally looked away.

...

When Yan Junze woke up, he saw that it was only two in the afternoon.

It wasn't that he wasn't sleepy, but he was preoccupied with thoughts, waking up in a daze throughout the nap, utterly unable to get a good sleep.

He estimated that he might have had only about an hour of effective sleep.

He sighed deeply and sat up, realizing he hadn't even changed his clothes. With another sigh, he got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom into the bathroom.

It would have been better not to have entered the bathroom—the familiar red and white tiles, the white toilet in the corner—everything was so familiar.

His eyes landed on the wall next to the toilet, and the scenery evoked emotions. It was as if in a trance he could see a little girl in a red dress standing there, her hair dirty and disheveled, struggling to lift her broken neck to look at him, making a familiar sound from her mouth.

"Eh!"

In the living room, Xiang Er and Ku Zai were just carrying out the food from the kitchen.

Knowing that Yan Junze hadn't eaten much, and seeing that he had woken up, they brought the freshly cooked dishes, which were still warm, to the living room.

Just as they had set the table, boom!

The bathroom door was flung open, and Yan Junze strode out, heading straight toward Ku Zai and grabbing his arm with one hand.

"Ku Zai, this time, you have to help me!"

It had been a long time since the Different Dimension Energy in the Spacetime Atlas within Yan Junze's mind had been completely depleted. It had been a very long time since anything like this had happened.

Ever since he had almost died on the Tricky Silk side mission, Yan Junze had been cautious, setting the Rewind to auto-cycle to avoid being unable to recover from an accident.

But this time, to save Ke'er and her daughter, to explore the Space-Time Rift, the Different Dimension Energy in that Atlas was completely drained, all of it gone.

Not a single rift could be found in all of Shuntian City, which Yan Junze hadn't expected. But the fact that space-time rifts were hard to find was true, and he had considered the possibility of energy depletion.

To wait for the Atlas to automatically recover to the full 28,000 points of Dimensional Energy, it would take close to three months to complete. Though the Great Rewind to the past had no relation to how long had passed in the current time, Yan Junze's feelings were different. He dreaded changes and couldn't bear to wait long.

To save the mother and daughter, he had to act quickly.

And the quickest way to replenish his energy at present was right before him—Ku Zai.

After wolfing down a bowl of rice along with the freshly served dishes, Yan Junze could hardly wait any longer. He made a phone call to Qian San, asking him to come over early, and then pulled Ku Zai and Xiang Er downstairs with him.

Once outside the complex, Qian San's car hadn't arrived yet.

Yan Junze stretched out his right hand, grasping Ku Zai's thin shoulder, looking him in the eye with a serious tone, "Ku Zai, to be frank, I can collect a type of energy, similar to the Fear Value that you produce when you're afflicted by strangenesses. I need that energy now, the more, the better."

Initially baffled by the explanation, Ku Zai began to understand after a moment, his expression turning to one of terror, his eyes wide as he stared at Yan Junze, "Brother Yan, are you saying... I...I have to attract strangenesses like that day again?"

Yan Junze watched him, and after a long pause, he nodded emphatically.

"Brother Yan..." Ku Zai shuddered suddenly, his voice trembling as he asked, "Can I know what you're going to use this 'Fear Value' for?"

"To save people, two very important people to me," Yan Junze said slowly, his tone firm.

"Now...right now...do we... have to do it?" asked Ku Zai.

"The sooner, the better, or else... it might be too late to save them," Yan Junze affirmed.

Ku Zai's expression froze. Originally, he thought that he could negotiate or think of other methods, but seeing Yan Junze's anxious look, it was clear that the situation was extremely urgent.

"Damn it, let's do this!" Ku Zai suddenly hardened his thin face, no longer asking questions, and spoke up, "No problem, Brother Yan. Just tell me: how many strangenesses do you need to attract? I can handle it."

Xiang Er also added from the side, "Don't worry, I will protect you the whole time, and make sure not a single hair on your head is harmed."

Just then, a black SUV came from the end of the street and stopped right in front of the trio. As the window rolled down, Qian San exclaimed in surprise, "Three people?"

"Yeah," Yan Junze nodded, "We're bringing two more this time, as more people means more power."

After all, Yan Junze had booked the car, so any number of people could get in, as long as it didn't exceed the capacity.

Moreover, Qian San felt more at ease seeing the increased number of people. It made him feel safer, especially since this time they were driving out to the suburbs again.

This time they didn't go to the abandoned factory they had tried before. Yan Junze and Xiang Er looked for a new location, which was of course also in the suburbs.

One hour passed.

When the SUV came to a stop, Qian San, hands gripping the steering wheel, eyes wide and staring dumbfounded at the front gate.