The tender voice still carried a tremble at the end.
As the words were spoken, the driver in the front seat became stiff and was unable to move in an instant.
The middle-aged couple in the back seat hadn't yet realized what had happened when the car started to veer out of control, heading straight for the oncoming lane.
"Ah! Old Wang, what are you doing with the car?!"
The man in the back seat let out a roar, yet the driver, Old Wang, remained rigid with no movement whatsoever.
They finally realized something was amiss, but it was already too late.
When the car violently crashed into the guardrail, Ismeria Jennings had already shrunk herself under the seat, clutching the jade token around her neck while tremblingly chanting,
"Urgent as a decree, urgent as a decree…"
These were not words taught by Sister Scarlett, but her little friend said that people on TV always chanted this way.
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