"No, that's not right. A few days ago, I was still talking with the Sect Master through the communicator...;...;" I clung to a sliver of hope, but Sun Muchen's eyes widened. Clever as she was, how could she not know what had happened? Soon, her face filled with the expression I'm done for as she said, "Big Brother Xia...;...; you weren't spouting nonsense, were you?"
"I...;...;" My face had turned the color of pig liver. How could I repeat those words in front of everyone? Damn it, that wasn't Xue Qingcheng!
Hu Qingya was the second to react. She offered me an expression of consolation and said, "Boss, Muchen's new here and doesn't know the rules. She obviously forgot to help you keep things under wraps. When the Madam came up and the new Sect Master went down, this communicator had already been handed over to her. The Madam has it now. If you said something you shouldn't have, Boss, then things will get troublesome. Our communicator is a level inferior, after all. The Madam's has more functions, so she cut off our line to you long ago. It was only after you entered the defensive zone that our communications were restored, and that's why everyone sent you messages all at once."
I slapped my forehead, cold sweat pouring down. Aside from Ziyi and a few others who didn't understand Hu Qingya's veiled wording, more or less everyone knew what I had done. This time, I was going to have to kneel on the Innate Scrubbing Board.
"What...;...; what did I do wrong? Big Brother Xia, you didn't mistake your feelings and confess to the Madam, did you?" Sun Muchen was nearly frightened to tears.
Sun Muchen's tears were still swirling in her eyes, while I was already weeping rivers