[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi":3,"chapter-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-396":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1473721,1922,"Chapter 396: Why Did You Come Here?","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-396",396,"\u003Cp>The Bai Family’s eyes shifted in unison between the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing, then back again to the older couple, scrutinizing them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t look like their future selves at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly appeared several decades younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, the car is about to get washed away. How about we push the car out first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan awkwardly touched his nose, feeling a bit uneasy under all those gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan glanced outside the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bus was still in the middle of the rushing river, seemingly moments away from being swept away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, no need to push. I’ll just move the car a bit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yifan grinned broadly, walked straight to the driver’s seat, and started the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bus gave a slight shudder and quietly moved away from the middle of the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the water had covered the tires, there was no fear of sinking. The bus had been modified; once the windows were rolled up, it could swim through the river without concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guaranteed by Mr. Bai’s future decades-long imprisonment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the river slowly recede, the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and the middle-aged Liu Jing exchanged a silent glance with Bai Xiqin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They curled their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only their granddaughter could have fooled them this way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the post-apocalyptic world, they were among the strongest of the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither zombies nor superpower users had ever gotten the better of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had traveled nearly everywhere, seeking out all visible mutant animals until, finally, they found Chenghuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many forces coveted the divine beast Chenghuang, but they managed to carve a bloody path and became the first to use Chenghuang to travel back in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think they were outwitted by their own granddaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice but to admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhengxuan looked at the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s face, feeling slightly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally recalled that he himself had looked quite identical to the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan when he was younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just never thought that this person was his future self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the age difference was too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chenghuang appeared in the distant future, and we used it to return to the past,\" the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Chenghuang, the divine beast, really exists!\" Bai Zhengxuan mused slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many strange creatures recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas began to appear in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it confirmed that the once-glorious ancient legends would gradually emerge in their future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his future self look so youthful made Bai Zhengxuan raise his eyebrows slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Family knew the apocalypse would erupt thanks to Xiao Niu’s dreams and her prematurely awakened superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Niu had mentioned that in her dreams, elderly superpower users would regrow black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, he thought Xiao Niu was exaggerating, but now it seemed the reality was even more extraordinary than her dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if they had undergone an age-reversal depicted in novels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you come here?\" Liu Jing, her eyes slightly red, asked her future self, feeling a sudden pang of sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a forensic doctor, she never showed her emotions, even in the face of major disasters, and considered herself a strong woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her intuition told her something terrible had happened in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Niu had said that, in the future, their entire family would be wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a dream, and the Bai Family believed it to about ninety percent certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was still a ten percent hope that dreams aren’t always real or prophetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things that hadn’t yet happened were a nightmare to them, not reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their future selves and partners hadn’t perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, then, was their future supposed to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... came to find someone.\" The middle-aged Liu Jing glanced silently at Bai Xiqin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiqin’s dark eyes curved slightly as she tightly held the middle-aged Liu Jing’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had finally reunited with her grandparents in the post-apocalyptic world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been her only regret when she self-destructed during the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you come looking for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yifan, seeing the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing’s doting gaze on his older sister, felt a slight twinge of jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a grandchild. Why did it seem like his future grandparents always had their eyes on his sister?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, we’re looking for you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged Liu Jing gave Bai Yifan a half-hearted glance before turning back with a loving look at Bai Xiqin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yifan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Bai Yifan remembered something extremely important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled his sister saying before that his poor sports performance led him to be \"picked off by their own instead of an outsider.\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Future grandparents, may I ask you a serious question? I hope you can answer honestly,\" Bai Yifan fidgeted, visibly apprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged Liu Jing regarded Bai Yifan, who seemed almost like a dull child, and nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how silly their grandson was, he was still their own, and answering a question or two wouldn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, in the future, am I really ’picked off by their own instead of an outsider’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yifan glanced weakly at Bai Anhai, who had garlicky breath from breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were his mom, that would be fine, as at least it would be all in the family, and there’d be no garlic smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it were his dad...having garlic as his last sensation before death was tough to swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged Liu Jing nodded decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no intention of deceiving Bai Yifan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Telling their family the truth about the future now would make them cautious and prevent them from repeating past mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yifan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have nothing else to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling downcast, Bai Yifan slumped on the sofa, remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle \"yes\" had shattered his last bit of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re here because our entire family is wiped out in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jing knitted her brows, voicing the outcome she most dreaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not entirely wiped out, just us two left.\" The middle-aged Liu Jing pointed to herself and the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan, her gaze complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had their grandchildren perished entirely from the start, the two of them would certainly have lost their will to live as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kept them going was the news that Xiao Niu was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast sea of people, finding one person was incredibly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they finally had a lead on her, every hope was shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was really bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t want to endure it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jing and Bai Zhengxuan were silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining it filled them with despair for their future selves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their age, the only motivation to live was their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Niu, how did you know they came for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Bai Anhai suddenly spoke up, his expression somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his daughter initially saying she knew the apocalypse was coming because of a prophetic dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing how familiar she seemed with their future selves, it seemed like reliving her past experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t quite know how to explain. Haven’t you all read plenty of post-apocalyptic novels? It’s like all the main characters—rebirth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiqin looked slightly uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, she said it was a dream, which was a bit of a deception to her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiqin fell into a warm embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up to find Wang Yiyun’s eyes filled with heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>",1273,"2026-06-06T03:09:16.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f09f18455e51b4644c68eac59b89b8e3b48a5cd81b651ee51a7b7bd1da941e2","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-397","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-395",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-cover.jpg"]