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Lin Yuan was still unable to face the camera with ease, however, he already knew what the issue was, which was just a psychological shadow. Therefore, he decided to actively overcome it. When it was time to unveil himself on “The Masked Singer”, he would face the outside world as Xian Yu.

He couldn’t as Shadow.

He couldn’t as Chu Kuang.

But he could as Xian Yu, who was semi-exposed anyway—because to the company and those close to him, Lin Yuan was Xian Yu, and Xian Yu was Lin Yuan. He was not hiding behind a pseudonym.

“Are you okay, junior?”

“I’m fine now.”

Lin Yuan smiled from the passenger seat.

Seeing Lin Yuan’s smile, Sun Yaohuo couldn’t help but laugh too. Somehow, he found his junior’s smile to be even better than before. He drove him to the company.

At the songwriting department on the ninth floor…

Lin Yuan summoned Gu Dong: “Didn’t ‘The Masked Singer’ invite me? Reply to them that I accept, but I don’t need them to make the mask for me. I’ll find someone to custom-make it.”

“Mask?”

Gu Dong was puzzled and laughed: “Mr. Lin there must be a misunderstanding, the singers in the show have to wear masks, but the judges don’t. The company thought you were apprehensive about revealing your face. I didn’t expect you to….hey, Mr. Lin’s voice seems different…”

“You don’t need to worry about the voice, what I mean is…”

Lin Yuan enunciated each word, “I want to participate in ‘The Masked Singer’ as a singer, not as a judge.”

Gu Dong was shocked.

She thought she had misunderstood: “Singer?”

Lin Yuan nodded: “You might not know, but I’m actually a singer by profession, I only started composing for others due to certain reasons.”

“Really?”

Gu Dong was drastically surprised.

Zhao Jue had always kept Lin Yuan’s identity as a singer-turned-songwriter private.

Probably only the higher-ups in the company knew, but because of Xian Yu’s position in the company, no one revealed it.

“Of course, no problem!”

Gu Dong laughed: “I will inform the company…”

Lin Yuan interrupted: “Don’t tell the company yet. You can just represent me and communicate with the show’s crew. The company will know when I unveil myself.”

Lin Yuan still didn’t like being in the spotlight very much, which was not something that would change overnight.

Of course, he had to overcome this fear.

But he needed some time to transition and adjust.

“Okay!”

Gu Dong nodded, assuming Lin Yuan was just having fun: “I heard that not only you, but many other celebrities who aren’t singers are also interested in the show. What kind of mask do you want?”

“Have you heard of the Prince of Lanling?”

Gu Dong was stunned again: “I’m not well-read…”

“That’s not your fault.”

Lin Yuan said: “Perhaps nobody’s heard the story of the Prince of Lanling and a mask.”

The real name of the Prince of Lanling was Gao Changgong. He was one of the four great handsome men in ancient times. It was normal that Lil Goodoong, a native of Blue Star, was not familiar it, let alone the story about the Prince of Lanling and his mask.

Even in the official history of Earth, there were no records of the Prince of Lanling wearing a mask. It was said that he wore a very tight helmet.

However, the story of the Prince of Lanling and his mask was mentioned in Tanaka Yoshiki’s book “The Prince of Lanling”.

With curiosity all over her face, Gu Dong asked, “Can you tell me about it?”

Lin Yuan did not mind: “You can consider it a story I made up. The Prince of Lanling was a general in ancient times who was very good at fighting. But he had an exceptionally handsome face.”

“A handsome and brave general?”

Gu Dong’s heart instantly fluttered.

Lin Yuan continued, “For a battlefield commander soaked in blood, being too handsome is not a good thing. He might even get ridiculed by the enemy, saying that this general has the allure of a pretty man. So the Prince of Lanling made a very fierce and terrifying mask for himself, like a bloodthirsty Asura from hell.”

“Wow…”

Gu Dong bet: “That sounds so cool!”

Lin Yuan didn’t understand what was cool about it—it was more of despair.

“I need a mask like that.”

Lin Yuan wasn’t comparing himself to the Prince of Lanling nor emphasizing the beauty of his face.

The main reason he chose a mask in the form of an Asura was due to his love for a song.

The song was called “The Prince of Lanling’s Battle Song”.

It was a sort of synergy.

The Prince of Lanling would be his identity once he put the mask on.

This was the build-up, a foreshadowing for the release of “The Prince of Lanling’s Battle Song”.

“That outfit…”

“Would be something like this.”

Lin Yuan took a piece of paper, quickly found a pencil, and began drawing. Drawing was as simple as eating and drinking for someone at master level.

Swish swish swish.

Lin Yuan finished drawing.

He had drawn scenes of hell before, but although the mask of the Prince of Lanling was as terrifying as an Asura, Lin Yuan had his own aesthetic preferences. He would not replicate the Asura’s appearance completely, otherwise, it would most likely fail to pass any review.

Because the ratings for the show “The Masked Singer” would definitely be high, Lin Yuan did not want to scare children.

“Let me see…”

Gu Dong took a look at the drawing and instantly widened her eyes: “Awesome!”

“Really?”

Lin Yuan looked at the mask he drew and added a few more strokes: “How about now?”

“Still awesome!”

“Is there a sense of terror?”

“Yes!”

“Really?”

“Yes, very wicked!”

Lin Yuan: ???

This term is not meant for this book.

“No, it’s more like… even though it’s made to look so terrifying, there’s an extraordinary aesthetic value to it, like art…”

“Alright then, it should have a gold and silver gradient colour.”

Lin Yuan’s mask was to cover his face. A part of the mouth area was left unobstructed, as it was needed for singing. Approximately three-quarters of his face would be covered.

“Sure!”

Gu Dong’s eyes lit up: “The painting Mr. Lin made is indeed beautiful. If this mask is made, it will certainly be a hit. Perhaps many people online will want to custom-make this mask!”

Lin Yuan said: “Just pay the copyright fees.”

Gu Dong laughed: “That’s not exaggerating at all. These days there have been rumours of singers customising the outfit of dark knights and even gods’ outfits. It’s very funny and interesting. Since you are wearing this mask, you can use the Prince of Lanling as an alias…”

“Yes.”

The nickname didn’t matter, but considering “The Prince of Lanling’s Battle Song”, to improve immersion, he would certainly use the name Prince of Lanling.

“And also…”

Gu Dong grinned: “Since you have a mask, you should have an outfit too, do you want armour?”

“That’s too heavy.”

Lin Yuan picked up his pen and started drawing again.

Gu Dong gave a thumbs-up: “This cloak is so fashionable!”

“Isn’t it?”

Lin Yuan said, “You can take care of the customisation, I’ll reimburse you later.”

“Of course.”

Gu Dong said: “With this look, they won’t be able to pull off the effect without several thousand yuan.”

Lin Yuan: “…”

Protect our Prince of Lanling!

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