The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 879 - 878: Lu Mian from sixteen years ago wouldn’t even know how to make soy sauce, right?!

Chapter 879: Chapter 878: Lu Mian from sixteen years ago wouldn’t even know how to make soy sauce, right?!

La Ge always felt that the recent events in his life were quite magical.

It was as if he had flipped a switch, and he rocketed up several levels.

A few days ago, he was still a street singer on the side of the road, not daring to imagine that a professional team would help him rewrite and write lyrics, let alone that Master Kunyang, one of the three great masters in Jinjing, would take notice of him.

And all of this was brought to him by that girl.

"Her name is Lu Mian. You don’t know her," La Ge spoke with a solemn tone, "She authorized her music to me. She must have informed those masters in the circle, so lately many people have been volunteering to help me."

La Ge didn’t quite understand the cause and effect, thinking that Lu Mian had found the masters in the circle to help him.

He was deeply grateful to Lu Mian.

No matter how big a deal Master Kunyang is, no matter how influential Shen Yixin is, no matter how sophisticated the production team is, the person he is most grateful to is Lu Mian.

"Uh..."

La Wenwen was momentarily stunned, "Bro, Lu as in land, and Mian as in sleep? A very cool and pretty girl?"

"I don’t know what she looks like, but she sounds pretty cool." La Ge had never met Lu Mian.

"..."

La Wenwen gasped, feeling a bit dizzy, "Lu Mian, I know her!"

"How do you know people in the music circle?"

"Pfft! Lu Mian is not from the music circle. She’s a rising star in our Go community!" La Wenwen snorted at her brother, "Lu Mian is very close to my friend Su Luo, and she’s amazing at Go!"

La Ge: ...Cross-domain?

After hanging up the phone, La Wenwen still couldn’t calm down.

Su Luo, quietly reviewing the chess manual beside her, looked up with a complicated expression in her eyes.

La Wenwen’s voice was quite loud during the call with her brother, and Su Luo listened to most of it.

Amazed by Lu Mian’s versatility, she felt helpless about someone who excelled at everything but cared for none of it.

"Luoluo, you heard it, right?! Lu Mian not only plays Go but also writes songs..."

Su Luo flipped a page of the chess manual indifferently, used to such surprises.

"This is just the beginning..." She shook her head, her heart growing stronger after knowing Lu Mian for a while.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

——

Inside the Go academy.

After connecting with Master Jing, Zhuge Heng waited a few days and finally received a reply from him.

Master Jing called to confirm several times.

"Two photos, one is the endgame picture, and the other is the black side’s victory picture, right?"

Zhuge Heng nodded repeatedly, "Master Jing, do you think there’s a problem?"

"To be honest, I’ve seen this endgame before. In other words, it was actually passed out from my place, a cultural heritage left by my ancestors, and I’ve played it with many people."

As Master Jing spoke, Zhuge Heng’s mouth fell open.

No wonder their academy didn’t have this endgame recorded; it was passed down from Master Jing’s family.

Master Jing took a deep breath, "In all these years, only one person has defeated the white side using black pieces. And that happened sixteen years ago..."

Since then, no one has played such an amazing game.

A draw would be the pinnacle level.

"What..." Zhuge Heng was once again shocked, "So you’re saying..."

Lu Mian must have copied it from somewhere!

Heh, he knew that girl didn’t seem like someone reliable.

"Alright, I’ll send you the step analysis diagram later." Master Jing’s voice was slightly trembling, and also heavy.

Zhuge Heng pondered something was off, "The game Lu Mian played, does it match the winning game from back then?"

"Yes." Master Jing’s voice became ethereal, "The girl playing Go is named Lu Mian, right?"

"Yes. But I didn’t see her play in person, maybe she saw it from somewhere..." Zhuge Heng explained.

Master Jing gave an ambiguous hum, "Help me find a chance to meet her, I want to see her."

Zhuge Heng, hearing this, thought Master Jing was personally getting involved?

"Alright, alright, when she hears you want to meet her, she’ll definitely be overjoyed."

Zhuge Heng hung up the phone and said to his niece beside him, "You heard the content of the call just now, right? Master Jing hasn’t been involved in academy affairs for years, wandering around. For him to step in this time, it’s definitely to test this Lu Mian. It’s a major event for our academy!"

"Uncle! Is Master Jing suspecting Lu Mian of cheating?"

Zhuge Heng thought for a moment, "He probably is. After all, only one person has done it over the years. How could Lu Mian so easily figure out the moves?"

"True." Zhuge Lin sneered lightly, "Su Luo and La Wenwen idolize Lu Mian, but in reality, she’s just a copycat! Sixteen years ago, Lu Mian probably couldn’t even buy soy sauce!"

Zhuge Heng nodded but had some concerns.

After all, Lu Mian is currently Mr. Mo’s girlfriend. No matter how ordinary her status, it’s not easy to openly trouble Lu Mian.

"Uncle, are you worried about the Xiao Family?"

"Naturally. If we expose Lu Mian’s actions, old Mr. Xiao will lose face."

"I have an idea." Zhuge Lin quickly offered a suggestion, "Last time Yutian came, she mentioned their company launched a new smart robot, said to use the most cutting-edge technology and systems, with powerful computing capabilities. How about we organize a human-computer match? Invite both Master Jing and Lu Mian, then we’ll see how capable Lu Mian truly is."

Zhuge Heng immediately agreed, "That’s a good idea!"

"Great, I’ll contact Yutian right away!" Zhuge Lin happily took out her phone.

——

La Ge’s one-minute song continued to gain popularity.

From the bottom of the trending list, it naturally climbed, showing signs of breaking into the top ten.

After all, he’s a newcomer with no fame and no marketing team. Relying solely on organic growth to reach this level is already quite good.

But soon, someone dug out that his song was adapted from the previous piano piece "The Four Seasons."

Along with that, Lu Mian’s name was also uncovered.

But there was a filtering and blocking feature on Weibo for Lu Mian’s name, so people could only push "The Four Seasons" onto the trending list.

At that time.

Lu Xinnuan, Li Aiqi, and other contestants from "The Voice of the Best" were participating in an event together. After getting off the stage, everyone was relaxing in the lounge, casually browsing Weibo and checking out posts.

Li Aiqi suddenly exclaimed, teasingly shouting, "Xinnuan, your sister is trending again!"

Lu Xinnuan paused her makeup touch-up.

"What?"

Li Aiqi exclaimed, "Wow, I didn’t know your sister could compose! This song ’The Four Seasons,’ she wrote all the lyrics and composed it. Amazing, amazing!"

Others also noticed the song, clicked on the one-minute video and listened, "It’s so good! The chorus and Rap part are super catchy! The lyrics are beautiful too..."

"Wow, Lu Xinnuan’s sister is so talented!"