Genius Club.

Chapter 332 The Daughter of the Sea (Additional chapter for Alliance Leader 492!)
"Are you right?"

The yellow bird smiled and said:

"I've wanted to come to Copenhagen for so long, and I finally got the chance to come, but I didn't take a single photo. Don't you think it's a pity?"

After Huang Que said that, Lin Xian finally reacted.

like……

Indeed.

He himself doesn't like taking photos, and he has never had the habit of posting to Moments. This leads to... Lin Xian's mobile phone camera basically only exists for scanning codes.

Similarly, the photo albums on his phone contain only screenshots and work documents. If you look through all the photos, you probably won’t find a single selfie, or any landscape or daily photos.

So naturally, he didn't even think about taking photos on this trip.

Along the way, Lin Xian was either thinking about the deeper meaning of Huang Que's actions, or thinking about his future plans, how to find Kevin Walker, and how to find a breakthrough.

Tsk.

He smacked his lips.

I really have no interest in this trip to Copenhagen, but Huang Que is different. Although I don't know what her specific obsession is, this is indeed the place she has always been thinking about.

But along the way, I didn't see Huang Que taking any photos; she neither took selfies nor asked herself to take photos of her.

Thinking about it this way...

Indeed, a memorial should be left behind.

At least it meant that she had come to Copenhagen as she wished and met the little mermaid in her favorite fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".

"Okay, now that you say so."

Lin Xian threw the crumpled napkin in his hand into the trash can:

"It won't hurt to go again."

"Anyway, this isn't the kind of tour that requires you to check in. You can't go back or visit the same attraction twice. Just go wherever you want. Shall we set off now?"

The two then paid the bill at the restaurant, went out and got in a taxi to Langellini Promenade.

Lin Xian glanced away and looked at the yellow bird's eyes reflected in the car window.

The deep blue and crystal clear color had obviously regained its original brightness.

The taxi driver was a tall old man with graying hair and a completely white beard. When the two got in the taxi, he noticed Huang Que's eyes and praised him in surprise:
"This lady's eyes are the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen, just like the sea!"

After hearing this, Huang Que just smiled and replied in English:

"Maybe I am also a daughter of the sea?"

When he remembered that the destination of the two customers was the bronze statue of the Little Mermaid, the old driver suddenly realized what was going on. He gave a thumbs up and praised Huang Que for his wonderful connection.

Half an hour later, the taxi stopped on the right side of the pedestrian avenue.

Lin Xian and Huang Que got out of the car.

Walk to the shallow beach where the Little Mermaid statue is located...

The two of them were in no hurry to get closer.

Instead, he stood ten meters away from the bronze statue, looking at this real, brave and beautiful "Mermaid" from the fairy tale world.

This famous Little Mermaid statue is mainly composed of two parts, upper and lower.

The lower part is an oval granite foundation stone with a diameter of about two meters, which supports the sitting and lying statue of the little mermaid with a height of about 1.5 meters.

The upper body of the statue is a bronze-colored girl with neatly tied hair behind her head. Her right hand is resting on the stone of the base and her left hand is resting on her right leg.

She was not facing the sea.

Instead, he turned his back to the sea, faced the coast, and looked at the city in the distance on the land, with his head lowered, as if thinking about something.

The lower body of the bronze statue looks like a human and a fish, with long legs in a kneeling position, and there is no foot at the bottom of the legs, but a slender fish tail.

It also corresponds to the little mermaid princess in the original fairy tale, who turns her fish tail into legs and bravely pursues love and dreams.

"Andersen's fairy tale The Little Mermaid was created in 1837. The bronze statue of the Little Mermaid was cast and carved in 1913."

The yellow bird stood on the silent beach.

With his hands in his windbreaker pockets, he stared at the bronze statue of the Little Mermaid under the night sky and the surging sea water, and said softly:

"At that time, a brewery owner was moved by the personality charm and tragic fate of the Little Mermaid when watching the ballet "The Little Mermaid", so he decided to donate money to make a statue of the Little Mermaid."

"The model for this statue is the actress who played the Little Mermaid in the ballet at the time. There are some interesting stories about this. In short, the owner of the brewery really likes the Little Mermaid and spent several years working on this statue."

"The biggest obstacle we encountered was at the last moment of making the statue. The question of whether the little mermaid's lower body should be legs or a fish tail caused a great debate among all circles."

"But in the end, just like the famous debate between Einstein and Bohr, each side insisted on their own opinion and neither side would give in. So in the end, there was no choice but to compromise and the sculpture ended up with a shape that had two legs and a fish tail."

……

Listening to Huang Que's narration, Lin Xian immersed himself in this historical story and began to re-examine this world-famous statue.

It's almost 10 o'clock in the evening, which is not early.

Because it was already nine o'clock in the evening when he and Huang Que came out of the Copenhagen Grand Theater after watching the show.

Then I took a taxi here after finishing my meal.

and so.

At this time, there was no one on the shallow sea beach except them.

It was so quiet that the only sound you could hear was the waves hitting the rocks.

Do not know why.

The bronze statue of the Little Mermaid under the night sky looks sadder and lonelier than during the day, with a hint of sorrow.

It is located in sea water less than one meter deep, with the granite foundation lifting it high above the water surface.

Unless it is very windy or high tide, the waves rarely hit that high and wet the Little Mermaid statue.

She was clearly the daughter of the sea, but she could not touch the sea and came to the land.

Although she owned everything in the ocean, she still stared at the land where she had no place to stay, and yearned for it.

Huang Que turned his head and looked at Lin Xian: "Lin Xian, even if you know the ending of the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid"... or "The Daughter of the Sea", you must have seen it online or on Douyin short videos, right? You probably haven't read the original novel, right?"

Lin Xian nodded:
"Yes, I know the ending, probably from a marketing video or a post on the Internet. I only know the general process and that it is a tragedy, but I don't really know the details."

"I only know that the little mermaid sacrificed herself for love in the end and turned into bubbles and disappeared, but the details... to be honest, I have almost forgotten them now."

"Because I don't really like tragic stories, and I'm not very interested in tragedy... Even though you said that the story of The Little Mermaid is not a tragedy for you, to me, it is already a tragedy, at least it's not a happy ending comedy."

The yellow bird let out a sigh through its nose.

Then he took his hands out of his coat pockets and crossed his arms over his chest:

“You see, that’s where the problem lies.”

“[The reason you think this story is a tragedy is because you don’t understand the full story.]”

Lin Xian turned his head in confusion:
"Isn't that right? Isn't that what Andersen wrote in the original work?"

Huang Que chuckled and shook his head:
"Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales is the first birthday gift I ever received. It was given to me by my parents. I don't like most of the stories in it very much, nor am I very interested in them."

"But I really like The Daughter of the Sea and have read it many times. I think it is a true fairy tale. It is not so deliberately sensational, has a beginning and an end, is logical, and tells a love story with deep meaning and moral."

"This story may not be a perfect fairy tale, but if you wait until you grow up, become an adult, and especially when you are older, and then look back at this fairy tale again, you will definitely have a deeper feeling."

She raised her head again and looked at the little mermaid in front of her, gazing into the distance in the waves:
"Let me tell you the original story and the true ending."

The yellow bird's voice is very soft:

"The night before the little mermaid knew she was going to disappear at sunrise, her sisters gave their hair to the witch in exchange for a sharp knife. All she had to do was stab the knife into the prince's heart and let his blood flow down the little mermaid's legs... then her legs would turn back into a fish tail, restoring her original mermaid form, and she would be able to regain 300 years of life."

"Of course, the little mermaid didn't have the heart to kill the prince in the end. She just kissed his beautiful eyebrows, threw the sharp knife into the sea, and jumped into the sea in the glory of the rising sun and turned into bubbles."

"But the story doesn't end here. It's true that the little mermaid turned into a bubble, but she floated up in the air. She didn't die, but gained eternal life... Do you know why and what happened?"

She turned her head and looked at Lin Xian:

"Because the little mermaid has gained an [immortal soul], which is something you probably won't see in the marketing videos. The mermaid herself doesn't have an immortal soul, and she will never have one. Unless she can get the [love of a mortal]."

"The little mermaid's kindness, bravery, perseverance and determination became her ticket to the fairy heaven. She turned into churning foam and disappeared from the human world, but she turned into a greater spirit to illuminate the whole world, accompanying, watching and embracing the world with her eternal soul."

……

After listening to Huang Que's story, Lin Xian nodded slightly:

"If this setting is added, it doesn't sound so tragic."

The yellow bird smiled meaningfully.

Then he pointed to the Little Mermaid statue in front of him:
"Then I'll stand under the Little Mermaid statue in a moment, and you can take a picture of me with your phone. Just stand at this distance, it should be enough to take both me and the Little Mermaid in the picture... This way, my trip to Copenhagen will not be in vain, at least I'll have some evidence and a souvenir."

"no problem."

Lin Xian took out his cell phone from his pocket:

"Go ahead, I'm pretty good at taking photos."

The oriole closed its eyes.

I wanted to say something, but I hesitated.

Then she tiptoed and took the first step onto the beach, toward the Little Mermaid statue.

The second step.

third step.

She finally stopped there and turned around.

The blue light in the pupil reflects the moonlight, flickering and dancing under the light and shadow of the sea, just like the erratic particle of space and time:
"Lin Xian, I actually lied to you about many things, much more than you think."

Lin Xian shook his head:
"It doesn't matter anymore."

"I lied to you. In fact, I have never been a member of the Genius Club." Huang Que looked back and said:

"I just know some of the things going on inside. Even if you enter the Genius Club, we won't be able to meet there... So when I first met you, I said, 'I'll wait for you in the Genius Club', I must break my promise."

“That’s not important.”

Lin Xian shook his head:
"Whether you lied to me or not, whether you are in the Genius Club or not, this is the path I must take. Whether the Genius Club is an enemy or a friend, righteous or evil... Just as you said at the beginning, I have to go and see for myself before I can make a judgment."

Listen.

The yellow bird showed a relieved smile:
"Why else would so many people be willing to follow you and give so much for you? As you grow up, you are still a very likable person."

"There is one more thing that I have to confess to you now... Actually, the reason I told you that I wanted to come to Copenhagen was also a lie."

"That man will never break his promise. He will definitely do what he says. So, in the matter of going to Copenhagen, and in many other things... I was the one who broke my promise."

"It's nothing." Lin Xian spread his hands generously:
"Anyway, now that we're here, is there anything else?"

He smiled and asked:

"It doesn't seem like there are any particularly explosive lies. I can even say that these are all white lies. It seems that you haven't really deceived me in any way."

“[Actually, there are some.]”

Huang Que blinked and looked at Lin Xian:

"But I don't want to tell it, okay?"

"of course can."

Lin Xian replied:

"You've helped me a lot, and I'm very grateful to you. And... I often feel a sense of guilt. I don't know how to repay you, and I don't know what I can do to make it up to you."

“【Then listen to me and take a prettier picture of me.】”

Huang Que chuckled and habitually put the loose hair on his cheeks behind his ears.

Then turned around.

Take big steps forward.

The little mermaid in deep sorrow facing the night:
"After all, this is our...last lesson."

(End of this chapter)