I can rewind time to prevent death

By the time it got to Yan Junze's turn, he knew too well the adage 'fame brings trouble just as fattening brings slaughter to pigs'; people around him would instantly think of him whenever they encountered or heard about other people experiencing strange events.

Once he knew that the strangeness wasn't particularly harmful to people, Yan Junze turned down his classmate but still called Huang Chen, asking them to prioritize this case, so it could be dealt with swiftly.

During this period, Ku Zai's father made a special trip to Shuntian City to visit his son, bringing along many local specialties and gifts in such quantity that they were transported in a small van.

While unloading, other residents of the building complex thought the Yan Family was preparing to open a convenience store, with Aunt Zhang from the ground floor's courier station cum convenience store looking displeased.

However, it soon became known to everyone that these were gifts especially sent to the Yan Family.

The house was filled to the brim with them, causing Yan Daguo and Li Man to beam with joy as they warmly entertained Ku Zai's father. Only now did they realize their son had done this family a great favor, for which they were profoundly grateful.

Later, Ku Zai's father insisted on hosting a banquet for the Yan Family at the city's finest restaurant.

After all the excitement, Ku Zai's father stayed in Shuntian City for a few days before heading back to Tianmeng in advance.

Before Yan Junze and the others left, Li Man prepared many things for him to take until he said he could carry no more, and only then, with reluctance, did she stop.

The items to be carried were quite varied. If Yan Junze had been alone, he would not have been able to carry them all, but fortunately, he had Xiang Er and Ku Zai to help.

Four large travel bags held all kinds of items. Apart from clothes, Li Man stuffed in a lot of daily necessities and an abundance of long-lasting dry food, fearing her son might go hungry.

Yan Junze even found in the bags some roast chicken that Li Man had made herself, carefully sealed in a vacuum bag.

If Yan Junze hadn't insisted, Li Man would have even tried to fit fifty raw eggs into the travel bag.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Yan Junze, Xiang Er, and Ku Zai left home as if fleeing, Xiang Er carrying the most, while Ku Zai symbolically carried a single bag containing some clothes.

There was no helping it; with Ku Zai's frail constitution, it was enough that he could keep up with Yan Junze and the others, never expecting him to carry more.

Upon reaching the entrance of the complex, since they had agreed to return with Zhou Dali, who had booked a business vehicle the night before to ensure there was enough room for four people and their considerable luggage.

At this time, Zhou Dali was already the first to get on the vehicle but was still on his way.

While he had not yet arrived, Yan Junze left the bags at the gatehouse and said to Xiang Er and Ku Zai, "Wait here for me. If Dali arrives, just wait for a moment for me. I'll be back shortly after a quick trip."

He then turned back and re-entered the complex but didn't go upstairs to his home; instead, he headed for the basement garage.

He quickly arrived at the dark pipe room's door.

This time, the door was shut tight. Yan Junze switched on his phone's flashlight and gently pushed the door open.

The next second, a flurry of footsteps approached, as if four or five people were running towards Yan Junze.

Yan Junze was startled but did not retreat. Instead, he lifted his phone, the flashlight illuminating deeper into the room.

He saw two strange babies with grey-white skin crawling out from the inner room, rushing towards him quite excitedly and swiftly.

Aunt Mei followed behind, swaying side to side, her face always wearing the same inscrutable smile.

The strange babies quickly came close to Yan Junze, splitting to each side and latching onto his legs without letting go, raising their heads to look at him.

Because they were extremely sensitive to human gaze, but at that moment, they desperately needed Yan Junze to understand their thoughts, so they strained to squint their eyes, looking mistily at the person whose legs they clung to.

Yan Junze smiled and shook his head, "I can't enter the node anymore. I'm about to leave and have decided not to take you with me. Yeah, you two stay here with Aunt Mei."

The two strange babies suddenly looked dumbfounded and turned their heads to look at Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei had already swayed over, extending her slender arm to rest on Yan Junze's shoulder while slowly shaking her head.

Yan Junze shook his head in response, "No, Aunt Mei. I only realized after returning that without you, they'd be in dangerous territories. I don't know why your body is riddled with holes, but with the strange babies here, they can help you at any time. I can't just watch something bad happen to you, and the community... also needs you."

Aunt Mei withdrew her hand and silently watched him, her smiling face seeming to become very stiff and eerie.

Yan Junze met Aunt Mei's eyes without flinching.

After a few minutes of silence, Aunt Mei finally nodded slightly.

Yan Junze reached out and took the initiative to grasp Aunt Mei's unbelievably slender hand, which felt cold and stiff, as if it belonged to a mannequin.

"What if those worms inside you reappear when I take the strange baby away?" Yan Junze spoke gently, "I don't want to come back and find your body completely devoured, leaving only a head."

Pausing, he continued, "To be honest, I don't want anything to happen to this community, and the same goes for you."

Aunt Mei nodded again, her smile constant.

Crouching down, Yan Junze hugged the two silent, head-down strange babies and whispered, "I know you like being in the node, but I'd prefer you stay with Aunt Mei; she needs you. Here's what we'll do—every week, I'll let my father place some incense candles at the garbage can to the right outside of the pipe room. You can go and get them at night, okay?"