Chapter 137: Delusional nonsense!

In the end, it only managed to shrink that piece of skeletal remains slightly, completely failing to dissolve it entirely.

"Let me try burning it with fire."

Another young man volunteered, beginning to channel his fire-attribute magic.

Compared to Nalan Dijiu's fire magic, however, his spells were mere child's play!

His feeble flame flickered over the bones, burning to and fro, yet it ultimately proved utterly powerless against this single fragment of bone.

"How about I use earth-attribute magic to bury it instead?"

A young woman could not help speaking up, eager to display her own abilities.

"Bury it? Senior Sister, do you intend to grant this good-for-nothing, ugly wretch a peaceful burial?"

Hua Niaozi snapped at the young woman without the slightest bit of courtesy.

"I have already said that I will not leave even a speck of bone dust of this good-for-nothing, ugly wretch in this world!"

Amidst the group, Mu Yan'er stood as if turned to stone, staring blankly at them.

She stood far off to the side, not daring to approach the fragment of clothing in Hua Niaozi's hand, nor daring to look at those remains.

Tragic tears streamed down from her eyes.

She truly could not believe that the woman who had saved her life had actually met such a tragic end in this demonic forest.

She felt as though her entire being had been struck by lightning.

Such a devastating blow caused her to forget to gather the remains of her benefactor, or to request that piece of clothing so she could properly bury her and let her soul rest in peace.

Mu Yan'er's heart was filled with grief and deep regret.

She truly should not have listened to Baili Tianchang and left her behind, abandoning her to fend for herself.

Yet, what use was regret?

No, no.

A fierce yearning suddenly sprouted within Mu Yan'er's heart.

A woman as kind-hearted as her, her benefactor Baili Tianchang, could simply not be dead!

Yet, if she was not dead, whose was the fragment of clothing in Hua Niaozi's hand, and whose were the remains being burned?

The remains...

Only then did Mu Yan'er suddenly snap back to her senses.

She dashed forward at once, blocking the flames that were scorching that piece of bone.

"You cannot burn her!"

"Junior Sister Mu, have you lost your mind?"

The Senior Brother looked at Mu Yan'er with a face full of incomprehension.

"Mu Yan'er, if you know what's good for you, you'd better get out of my way! Going against me, Hua Niaozi, will not bring you any good!"

At this very moment, Hua Niaozi's heart was consumed entirely by hatred and arrogance.

Since she had already managed to latch onto the Saintess Chengyu of the Falling Cloud Palace, she had gained yet another backing. Even if Mu Yan'er came from an extraordinary family background, so what?

By now, she no longer needed to take Mu Yan'er's family lineage seriously!

"You cannot do this. Give that piece of bone to me, and let me handle it."

Mu Yan'er pleaded with the group.

"Hand it over to you? And then let you properly bury the remains of that good-for-nothing, ugly wretch, and let her rest in peace?"

Hua Niaozi laughed bitterly with resentment.

"Mu Yan'er, stop daydreaming! That is completely impossible!"

"Junior Sister Hua, no matter what, Baili Tianchang was our benefactor. She is the one who saved us! A person cannot be so ungrateful and devoid of conscience!"

Mu Yan'er could not help but retort to Hua Niaozi.

"Ridiculous! Just by virtue of being a good-for-nothing, ugly wretch, could she possibly save us? Mu Yan'er, take a good look around you—the ones who are still alive are us! And the one who has been reduced to a mere piece of bone is none other than your Baili Tianchang!"

"How utterly absurd and laughable!"