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His voice carried a curiosity he could not hide:

"I think everyone might need some time to calm their own emotions, so let me ask a question that perhaps everyone is most curious about—what is the gender of Teacher Prince of Lanling?"

"Guess."

Lin Yuan answered in a male voice, but because of the voice changer and the just-concluded performance, no one could be certain of Prince of Lanling's true gender.

Smiling helplessly, An Hong remarked:

"You guess whether I can guess or not. It seems we need to seek the guidance of our four professional judges, Teacher Mao Xuewang!"

"..."

Mao Xuewang didn't utter a word.

Unable to resist, An Hong called out again: "Teacher Mao Xuewang?"

"I apologize..."

Mao Xuewang finally snapped out of his reverie: "I was considering your previous question, whether Prince of Lanling is a man or a woman. The result is, I don't know either."

"A singer who can sing both male and female voices is rare, but not extremely so."

Judge Liu Xu spoke.