Leng Yinghong's acting skills are indeed quite good. Her words were sincere and heartfelt, making it seem as if Leng Yingying had done something utterly heinous.

Coupled with her feigned weakness, it truly made people believe that she didn't have the strength to kick Leng Yingying into the river.

Leng Yinghong wiped away her tears, looked at Leng Qisheng, and said aggrievedly, "Dad, please don't blame my sister. She was probably frightened and that's why she was out of her mind and talking nonsense for a moment. I believe that my sister still cares about us!"

"Xiao Hong, you're still defending this wretched child!" Leng Qisheng was furious. He was extremely dissatisfied with Leng Yingying's words just now.

Leng Qisheng doesn't care about the truth at all. He doesn't care whether his daughter is being mistreated at home. He just wants to follow the script that Leng Yinghong has guided him to, because it's a profitable path!

As for the truth... does it matter?

He only wanted to use the compensation to improve his family's life and then find a wife for his precious son, Yaozu!

However, Leng Yingying's words went against the interests he wanted. Not only that, but they also made the Leng family lose face. He really wanted to strangle Leng Yingying!

"Leng Yingying, did you drown and ruin your brain? Listen to the outrageous things you're saying!" Leng Qisheng questioned, his face full of anger.

If it weren't for the presence of so many villagers, he would have really wanted to teach his stupid, pig-like daughter a lesson.

Having survived the apocalypse, Leng Yingying was particularly sensitive to killing intent. She saw through the hidden killing intent in Leng Qisheng's eyes at a glance, finding it utterly unbelievable.

This family is awful!

Leng Qisheng, that idiot, even without Xu Fangfang and Leng Yinghong's instigation, probably wouldn't be a good father... Since that's the case, Leng Yingying felt even less guilty. After all, Leng Qisheng was the original owner's biological father, and she thought that since she had taken over his body, she should at least give the original owner some face!

"How am I being disobedient? What era are we living in? Now even telling the truth is wrong?" Leng Yingying retorted.

"Big Shadow, you'd better apologize to your father right now. What you just said was really too much. Your family is demanding an explanation for you. How could you wake up and then turn around and bite back!"

"That's right, Xiao Hong treats you like a sister, but you're jealous of your sister's fiancé and you criticize Xiao Hong. And Xiao Hong has been defending you all along!"

"Shadow, you can't be so dishonest! Tell the truth already, stop being so stubborn!"

The blind villagers were adding fuel to the fire; if it were the original owner of this body, she would probably have been forced to submit long ago under such circumstances.

No, if it really was the original owner, she probably wouldn't have dared to say what Leng Yingying just said; she would have only met a tragic end.

Seeing everyone speaking up for her, Leng Yinghong was extremely pleased with herself.

Hiding behind Xu Fangfang, taking advantage of the fact that no one else could see her face, she secretly gloated to Leng Yingying with the air of a victor.

See... Even if you tell the truth, will anyone believe a single word you say?

"Sister, I won't blame you. As long as you turn back from the wrong path, I believe Mom and Dad won't blame you either, right, Dad?" Leng Yinghong was still dutifully playing the role of the innocent and pure younger sister.

Wow, the aroma of this tea is incredible!

[Leng Yinghong, you've had your fill of acting. Now it's time for this apocalyptic queen to show her skills!]

Su Yueya and Qiao Gaoyang immediately perked up.

Based on the pattern of all the novels they've read in their online space, the exciting part should be coming next!

They're ready, so let the excitement come even more intensely!

"Leng Yinghong, you've gotten so into the role that you actually are? And you don't blame me? You're a murderer, who do you have the right to blame?"

"Fine, you're going to play innocent, right? Well then, I just swore to God that if I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. Since you say you weren't the one who kicked me, then you should swear an oath too."

"Good sister, you haven't done anything bad to me, so making a vow shouldn't be too difficult, right? Or... are you feeling guilty and afraid to make a vow?"

Hurry, I'm ready!

Su Yueya and Qiao Gaoyang: "..."

We're ready too!!!

"You—" Leng Yinghong was furious; of course, she didn't want to make an oath.

But if she didn't swear in front of so many villagers, she would be suspected, and it might even damage the image she had painstakingly built.

It's just a matter of saying one sentence... She doesn't believe in the idea that she'll be struck by lightning or die a horrible death just because she said something unlucky!

There are so many people in this world who have a guilty conscience, Leng Yinghong doesn't believe that God would be so bored as to punish everyone who makes a mistake.

Let her swear it. She didn't believe Leng Yingying could cause any trouble. Once she finished swearing, Leng Yingying would have no chance of turning things around and would only be able to follow the script she was guiding.

"Sister, if you insist that I swear before I'm willing to turn back from the wrong path, then I will!" It was that same aggrieved and innocent demeanor again.

"I, Leng Yinghong, swear to heaven that if I was the one who kicked Leng Yingying into the water, may I be struck by lightning and suffer a terrible fate—"

"boom--"

Before she could even utter the word "death," a thunderbolt struck from the sky the instant Leng Yinghong finished saying "may be struck by lightning!"

Although the thunderclap itself wasn't particularly powerful, the eerie scene genuinely startled everyone present.

Thunder! It's really here!

Su Yueya and Qiao Gaoyang exchanged a glance, both shocked.

Was this lightning a coincidence or the supernatural power the Queen of the Apocalypse mentioned earlier?

[Tsk...that's it?]

[I was so focused on checking if my powers were still there, and it turns out they were, but the energy was suppressed! This tiny little grenade is seriously affecting my coolness factor! Thank goodness those old guys from the apocalypse didn't see it, or they'd laugh at me to death!]

Su Yueya and Qiao Gaoyang: "!!!"

Wow!

It turns out it wasn't some coincidence or divine intervention, but really the Queen's superpower. The Queen's superpower is actually the ability to manipulate lightning?

Immediately, the siblings looked at Leng Yingying with a newfound admiration.

Is this even human?

As expected of a queen from the apocalypse!

The little poop that Leng Yingying disliked was only small in her eyes, but in the eyes of everyone else present, it was a punishment from heaven.

This little thunderbolt had already knocked Leng Yinghong unconscious, and her exposed skin had turned black, as if it had been burned. Her hair was a mess, like a bird's nest, and it was still smoking...

Wow, the innocent girl has turned into a cunning one!

Qiao Gaoyang: "..."

Based on his extensive reading of novels, the Black Lotus probably doesn't mean that, right?