Chapter 208: A Twist of Fate

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Saxon chatted with his mother for a while, focusing on his sister Bellamy. Knowing that Father York had intervened, he felt a sense of relief.

In his heart, Father York really was an extraordinary figure.

For some reason, Father York always exuded a calm and peaceful aura, and his words were always convincing.

In distant memories, Saxon found that many fierce and aggressive troublemakers became docile like kittens in front of the priest.

"Goodbye, Mom. See you in two days."

After chatting for a while longer, Saxon ended the call, let out a sigh of relief, put away his phone, and turned to his girlfriend, Emilia.

Throughout his call and even after, Emilia maintained a frown.

"If you keep frowning, you'll age faster."

Saxon walked over, glanced at Emilia's laptop screen filled with various work documents and reports, and asked, "Encountered a tough problem?"

"No." Emilia came back to her senses, shook her head to relax her brows, and then leaned back into Saxon's embrace.

"You know my situation."

"Of course." Saxon touched his girlfriend's temple, gently massaging it, and then looked at the laptop screen, reviewing the reports.

"I know you do paranormal live streams just to drive traffic to your platform, not as a focus. Are there now many people hosting paranormal streams on your platform?"

Emilia sighed: "Pretty much, so I need to set stricter rules. Otherwise, my platform will always be filled with these vulgar contents. Let's not talk about these annoying matters..."

Saying this, Emilia looked up at her boyfriend: "I'm actually quite curious about your call with your mom. Did you mention me?"

"Of course." Saxon smiled warmly, "Emilia."

"Hm?"

"Shall we go back in two days?" Saxon suggested.

Emilia was silent for a moment, then understood: "Your mom wants you to come back?"

"Sort of."

Seeing this, Saxon didn't want to hide anything and sighed: "She's worried about me, and about your safety, too. Getting involved in these things too much, one day you might encounter something dirty.

I know a very capable priest. He said our situation is like walking a tightrope, repeatedly jumping back and forth on the line between two worlds."

Saxon stopped massaging, and, looking at Emilia, who seemed lost in thought, said: "I have a cross given by that priest. It can protect me, but I'm really worried about you."

After expressing his feelings, Saxon thought Emilia would either refuse or agree, but she just stared at him with a strange expression.

"A priest? A protective cross?"

Without much thought, Saxon nodded and took out the cross hanging around his neck, which Father York had given him, said to have the power to exorcise and protect against evil forces, capable of withstanding them for a while.

However, upon taking it out, Saxon noticed Emilia's face showing a strange, indescribable expression.

"What's wrong? Don't you believe what I said?" Saxon began to explain the priest's prowess, but then he saw Emilia reach into her neck and pull out an identical cross, leaving him stunned.

"No, I have one too."

Emilia's face turned incredibly odd, comparing her cross with Saxon's in his astonished and amusing expression.

"They seem to be the same? Both engraved with 'YKS'?"

Saxon was dumbfounded. Looking at the two identical crosses and the same engravings, he asked in confusion:

"How do you have Father York's cross? Do you know him too?"

Emilia shook her head, gazing at the two crosses with a sense of wonder at fate's coincidence. In her eyes, both crosses emitted a holy glow, with Saxon's cross shining brighter, like a glowing bulb.

"So the priest my sister has been thinking about is Father York?"

"Your sister?" Saxon looked even more bewildered.

"Yeah, my sister had a playful phase and was once chased by a murderer. She was saved by a priest, and this cross was a gift from him to her."

Emilia continued, smiling: "Knowing what I do, she gave me this deeply cherished item, saying it could protect and exorcise evil, and keep me safe. Of course, I have to return it to her later."

Suddenly thinking of something, Emilia looked at Saxon with a surprised expression and laughed: "I never imagined that the priest my sister has been trying to track down is Father York, whom you know. She tried to track him through a bank account but never succeeded."

Listening to her, Saxon realized that Emilia suddenly looked excited and hugged him.

"Now I have a good reason to tease her when I get back. My platform needs a cash injection..."

...

"Who's talking about me again?"

Father York pinched his slightly sore nose, muttering to himself.

"I haven't done much recently, have I?"

He looked at the nearly finished book of Libo on the table and then at the clock beside him.

[23:43]

"Time flies." Father York sighed and turned back to the book.

This was the last book he had left, "Libo Trituis Perelipus", after staying up all night.

Unlike the previous books about biographies, demon summoning circles, and similar content, this one recorded some very rare medicinal knowledge.

Even though he had been a doctor in his previous life, a chief physician at a top-tier hospital, the medicines and effects described here were unheard of. They seemed more like simple herbal mixes from ancient times.

Thinking this, Father York stared at the illustration of a herb in the book.

"Even this exists in this parallel world. How peculiar."

With those words, Father York's eyes fell on an illustration of a herb, alongside a description.

[Eternal Flower: The powder inside the flower appears as tiny golden grains, like shimmering stars] [Effect: Has a potent life-extending property. Consumption can significantly prolong life, possibly granting eternal life] [Drawback: Once used, it must be taken continuously. Ceasing the use of the Eternal Flower leads to physical deterioration, eventually leaving one frail and emaciated] [...]

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