Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 227: Wasn’t It Grandfather Who Set the Fire?

Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Wasn’t It Grandfather Who Set the Fire?

The bus stopped beside the charred ground.

The bus door opened, and the Bai Family stood on the charred ground, faces filled with shock.

Bai Zhengxuan’s throat moved, but he couldn’t utter a word, his feet felt as if nailed to the spot, unable to take a step forward.

Everywhere they looked, everything was black ashes.

The cement houses had all burned down, and a thick layer of ashes lay everywhere.

Light gray ashes floated in the air, like a dense fog.

Even if it was a big fire, it shouldn’t have turned the entire village into a wasteland, but that was the reality, a thick burnt smell lingered in the air.

It pierced the heart painfully.

Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing, having lived here for a long time, were overwhelmed by the sight before them, their legs giving way, and they knelt on the ground.

Bai Xiqin and Bai Yifan hurried to help, but no matter how they tried, they couldn’t lift them, so they simply sat on the ground together.

Bai Anhai also felt discomfort looking at the scene, after all, he had grown up here too.

As he looked out, everything was pitch black, he couldn’t even distinguish which house belonged to whom.

The hometown had become a wasteland, there would be no home in the future.

Bai Xiqin felt extremely uneasy, in her last life, after her parents and younger brother passed away, she also tried to find her grandparents.

While she never found them, she hadn’t heard of Baiyang Village turning into a wasteland.

Reborn and returned, while the apocalypse erupted again, some things still followed a different trajectory.

Bai Xiqin squatted on the ground, her fingers gently stroking the soil, the contrast between her fair fingers and the charred earth was clear.

Black ashes clumped together into chunks, sticking to her hands felt different.

Not as fine as ordinary ashes.

Bai Xiqin focused intently, carefully observing the charred earth, using her fingers to sift through the ashes.

"Xiao Niu, look here."

Leng Yebai half-squatted beside Bai Xiqin, pointing to a spot.

At that spot, traces of water erosion were faintly visible.

The ground seemed to have been scorched by fire, the temperature high, water evaporated, without careful observation, it couldn’t be seen.

Bai Xiqin quickly stood up, looking into the distance.

All she could see was black soil.

With careful observation, traces of erosion could be seen on the ruins.

Even if the black color hadn’t been completely washed away, there were still faint traces.

S City isn’t too far from the Fire Phoenix Safety Base.

It rained the night before last.

But this strong burnt smell suggested the fire started yesterday, and it didn’t rain yesterday!

This indicates that a Water Ability User extinguished the fire.

Bai Xiqin looked into the distance.

Other places also showed signs of erosion.

The amount of water summoned by the Water Ability User was substantial.

But even so, there was still such a big fire.

Why is that?

"Sister, did you notice something?" Bai Yifan wiped away tears, his voice choked.

The friends in the village must all be gone, Bai Yifan felt very sad inside.

All he could see were dilapidated and burnt houses, the whole village was empty.

Only a land of wasteland remained.

"This is not a natural disaster; it’s man-made."

Bai Xiqin felt heavy-hearted.

To turn the entire village into a wasteland, unless the whole village was covered with flammable straw, otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to turn even the empty ground this charred.

If no straw was laid down, then a powerful Fire Ability User must have set the fire.

Such a large area, with such strong firepower, must have been done by at least a Fifth Rank Superpower User.

But how could a Fifth Rank Superpower User have emerged just a few months into the apocalypse? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

A Fifth Rank Superpower is equivalent to the highest rank known to humans.

Leng Yebai wore a cold expression, coldness emanating from him.

He had already considered this place his home, his village.

Now turned into a wasteland, it truly was infuriating.

"Who did this! I’ll kill them!"

Bai Zhengxuan trembled all over, his voice tinged with malice.

Mr. Bai, who had taught all his life, always treated others kindly, but for the first time, harbored such great hatred toward another human.

He wished he could personally choke to death the beast who set the fire!

Bai Xiqin remained silent for a moment, before letting Qin Yuan out.

"Master, master, hello!"

Qin Yuan came out, eagerly greeting Bai Xiqin.

Bai Xiqin forced a smile, her voice dull, "Can you smell who released the Fire Ability here?"

Qin Yuan had a keen sense of smell.

He could track people or animals by their scent.

The superpower released by a Superpower User carried their personal scent that people couldn’t detect, but animals could.

Last time, the Ant Queen’s location was found thanks to Qin Yuan’s nose.

Qin Yuan blinked, sneaking a glance at the Bai Family.

Seeing everyone looking heartbroken, he quickly put away his smile.

Qin Yuan hopped to the ground, sniffing the charred wasteland.

If a Fire Ability User set the village ablaze, the whole village would carry that person’s scent.

Qin Yuan lay on the ground, sniffing, his wasp-like face showing hesitation, he sneaked a glance at Bai Zhengxuan.

Bai Zhengxuan’s old tears flowed, looking utterly sorrowful.

Qin Yuan shook his head, lowered his head, and sniffed deeply again.

Then, again hesitated, and glanced at Bai Zhengxuan.

"What’s wrong?" Bai Xiqin noticed Qin Yuan’s anomaly, "Have you found any clues?"

Qin Yuan looked at the charred earth, then at Bai Zhengxuan, tentatively speaking, "Master wants to know which Fire Ability User set the fire?"

"Yes, who set the fire in the end! I’ll kill them!" Bai Zhengxuan’s face was full of sorrow, a flame flickering in his eyes.

"Wasn’t it the master’s grandfather who set it..." Qin Yuan said weakly, "This scent is the master’s grandfather’s!"

"What?"

Bai Zhengxuan glared at Qin Yuan suddenly.

Is this wasp stupid or what!

Bai Zhengxuan’s hand was wrapped in red flames, his eyes red, ready to incinerate Qin Yuan in the next minute.

"Smell carefully again!" Bai Zhengxuan was full of rage.

How could it be him, why would he burn his own village!

Bai Xiqin frowned, quickly stopping her enraged grandfather, "Qin Yuan, smell the scent of the Water Ability User instead."

Logically, the scents of no two people in this world should be identical.

While dogs might make mistakes smelling human scents, Qin Yuan was different, he’s a Divine Beast from the space, drinking Spiritual Spring Water and eating space fruit.

His nose was very useful.

But it couldn’t possibly be her grandfather who set the fire.

Maybe, there really was someone in this world with an identical scent?

Qin Yuan fearfully shrank his neck, squatting with his bottom up, sniffing over the water-washed marks on the ground.

Qin Yuan sniffed very carefully, inch by inch, over and over.

Every time he smelled, he would glance at Bai Zhengxuan.

When he met Bai Zhengxuan’s murderous gaze, Qin Yuan frantically shook his head, continuing to sniff carefully.

Afraid that if he made a mistake, he would be beaten to death!

He sniffed for a full half hour, imprinting this scent in his memory for life.

Finally, under everyone’s gaze.

Qin Yuan quietly flew to Bai Xiqin’s shoulder, saying meekly, "The Water Ability User also has the grandfather’s scent."