"Elder Liu, did you not hear clearly? It is supreme-grade Demon Spirit Armor. The Hall Master personally gave the order." Yin Huju did not care what had happened to Liu Chen. In any case, anything that made Liu Chen uncomfortable delighted him.
"It's gone!" Liu Chen said.
His voice was very soft, but Huang Xiao and Yin Huju still heard him.
Both their expressions changed. Yin Huju, in particular, shouted, "Gone? What's gone? Explain yourself!"
"What are you shouting for?" Liu Chen's expression remained ugly, though he seemed to have steadied himself considerably. He roared at Yin Huju, "Naturally, I mean the supreme-grade Demon Spirit Armor is gone."
"Ah?!" Huang Xiao cried out.
Although he had already braced himself, hearing the news confirmed by Liu Chen still made it somewhat difficult to accept.
"Liu Chen, how dare you defy the Hall Master's orders!" Yin Huju suddenly thundered. "The Hall Master said there were still two suits of supreme-grade Demon Spirit Armor here."
"That's right. That is what the Hall Master said," Huang Xiao said, a thought stirring in his mind.
Since the Hall Master had said so, there should have been two suits.
"Heh, Liu Chen, now you haven't merely defied the Hall Master's orders. If the supreme-grade Demon Spirit Armor really is gone, then you, as the person in charge, must take responsibility. Whether it was lost or you stole what you were entrusted to guard, we'll see how you explain yourself." A trace of gloating appeared on Yin Huju's face.
Liu Chen's expression, which had eased slightly just now, grew even uglier.
"Gone means gone. There isn't a single suit of supreme-grade Demon Spirit Armor in the Thousand Treasures Pavilion now," Liu Chen said, shaking his head.
"You're still being stubborn! Are you trying to say the Hall