I can rewind time to prevent death

Three days before Zhou Dali's physical exam, Yan Junze invited him, Bao Jie, and Jiang Ruixin out for a big meal by the sea.

Except for Dali, the other three had already been on vacation and weren't staying at school.

He was the only one coming from school.

The location was set at "Heaven," a restaurant located in the center of Shuntian City, moderately priced but with an excellent environment.

After receiving the 28,000 yuan payment for the video sale, Junze's family spent 10,000 yuan on upgrading furniture and appliances, leaving 15,000 yuan for university tuition and miscellaneous fees.

Of course, this amount was definitely not enough for tuition; his mother, Li Man, had already saved up the tuition, and whatever else was needed would be added in.

As for the remaining 3,000 yuan, it was for Yan Junze's own use; his parents didn't take a cent.

Their son was earning money, and not a small amount either, which delighted his parents. However, if they knew the true price of that video sale, the couple would probably hop on a flight straight to Tianmeng District's "Open Your Eyes" video platform branch and perform an all-out protest—crying, causing a ruckus, even threatening self-harm, in utter turmoil.

This time, Bao Jie had informed everyone in advance that Zhou Jiajie would also come and that he, the rich playboy, would treat them all.

Everyone was about to graduate anyway, they were all classmates, and no one intended to stir up unpleasantness with others at this time; however, the treat turned into Dutch pay in the end.

Five people were seated in a private room, with seven dishes and one soup on the table, a balanced selection of meat and vegetables, plus a plate of brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, a fruit platter, and two bottles of beer for each person.

After three rounds of drinks and five flavors of dishes,

the atmosphere in the private room was surprisingly good. The minor grudges and rivalries from school seemed to have dissipated like smoke from the past, leaving only a sense of regret and wistfulness, along with aspirations and confusion about the future.

Of course, none of these feelings were in Yan Junze's heart.

"While at school, I had many a friction with you, sorry about that, Jiajie!"

Having had some beer, Zhou Dali's cheeks were flushed, and at this moment, he grabbed Zhou Jiajie's hand, stroked the back of his hand, and couldn't help but express his feelings, creating an ambiguous scene.

Zhou Jiajie felt somewhat awkward; despite his usual lofty demeanor, not paying much mind to other students, he was very aware of his own limitations.

If it weren't for his family pulling strings and seeking help, he wouldn't even have been able to get through Tianmeng University's thresholds, let alone be recommended for admission.

However, it seemed Bao Jie's efforts had paid off; according to her, she felt quite good about the exams, which were closely aligned with the pre-examination tests, and it was highly likely she would get into Tianmeng University.

Zhou Jiajie and Bao Jie, these two seemed to have quite a destiny together now.

"No big deal, it's normal to have some friction among classmates; I've long forgotten it," Zhou Jiajie managed to force a smile, trying to pull away from Dali's hand, but he couldn't find the right moment.

Zhou Dali, still oblivious, kept rubbing Zhou Jiajie's hand, nodding, "Right, just a little friction, and afterwards it's all okay."

Yan Junze laughed, "You kid, had enough of rubbing? Haven't you noticed Bao Jie's eyes are about to pop out?"

Zhou Dali came to his senses, hurriedly let go, raising his hands, "I swear, there's nothing but pure friendship between Jiajie and me, Bao Jie, listen to my explanation."

Before Bao Jie could speak, Jiang Ruixin, pretending to be Bao Jie, shook her head exaggeratedly and imitated Bao Jie's voice, "I won't listen, I won't listen, whatever you say I won't hear…"

"Hahahahaha…"

The private room erupted with laughter.

"Are you still going to apply for Tianmeng Science University?" Bao Jie asked Yan Junze.

"Yeah, I'm preparing to study in the physics department," Yan Junze nodded.

"Why do you want to study physics?" Zhou Jiajie asked curiously, "It's not that easy to find a job in this field after graduation."

Yan Junze shook his head, "I'm just interested in mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, and electromagnetism, and I want to delve deeper and explore them."

"I heard that the appearance of strangenesses is related to electromagnetism," Zhou Dali said mysteriously from the side. "And also atomic physics and quantum theory. Anyway, whenever there's something weird you don't understand, just link it to quantum theory, and no one dares to bullshit you about it."

"Who told you that?" Jiang Ruixin asked.

"My great-uncle's second aunt's cousin's daughter's husband is a physics teacher, I heard it from him."

"Only your family could be that large," everyone said in unison.

Yan Junze smiled and then said, "Actually, I did have that in mind when applying for the physics department, to really study these things. If there's a chance in the future, I'd like to develop in this direction."

Zhou Dali's eyes lit up, "That's great, you should become an exorcist. If I ever get into trouble, you have to help me!"

"Right, we would all depend on you," the others chimed in.

In this era of strangeness, the biggest misfortune in life was encountering supernatural events, so the value of having a friend who was an exorcist became apparent.

Even Zhou Jiajie, who was usually rather arrogant, now looked at Yan Junze with different eyes, no longer aloof, but much more approachable.

"No problem," Yan Junze nodded.

Speaking of joining the exorcist organization, all Yan Junze had to do right now was nod, and Zhang Xiaomo would instantly give him a recommendation letter to go test with the exorcist team in Tianmeng District.

But if he really did that, he felt he had no confidence at all.

The reason was clear to him, his ability to encounter strangenesses and complete every mission was tied to the power granted by the Spacetime Atlas, not because he had some special physique.

So if he was found to have a special physique during the test, that would be fine, but if they discovered he didn't, that would be a big problem. Otherwise, how would he explain the achievements he had made in spirit exploration before? Continue your adventure at empire

This would just lead to suspicion among the exorcists. So, just to be on the safe side, he definitely would not go for any physique testing at the current stage.

Interacting with exorcists was one thing, but because of his secret, it was not suitable for him to work with them for an extended period.

At least, not now. This was very clear to Yan Junze.

Looking up, he turned to Jiang Ruixin and asked, "Big-eyed girl, which university did you apply for? Still that..."

"Right, the Normal University. Tianyi Normal University is quite a good one," Jiang Ruixin said with a smile. "Although it's not in Tianmeng District, it's in Tianyi District, but I hope I can get in, my relatives are there."

"Why not apply for Great Capital Normal University in Huaying District?" Zhou Jiajie asked.

Jiang Ruixin stuck out her tongue, "Are you kidding? That score is scary. Well, although Huaying District is currently the safest area in Great Capital. I heard that some people there have never encountered any strangenesses."

The others secretly clicked their tongues. In today's age, there are still people who have never seen any supernatural events.

Even if someone was really extremely lucky and never encountered them, at least they must have seen them from afar, right?

Instantly, the classmates at the table felt that life in Huaying District was blissful.

However, the truth of the matter... was it really so blissful?