Chapter 11 Section ten

Wu Leting stared at Di Nong's face, and could not see any sign of joking.At this time, she noticed a detail - when Dinon smiled, the corners of his mouth were raised slightly, without showing his teeth - exactly the same as the smile on the famous painting that people all over the world are most familiar with. There was a full minute of silence.Wu Leting covered her mouth, opened her eyes wide and said, "God...you can't be serious." Dinon exhaled. "I said, you don't have to believe it's true. Isn't it good to just treat it as a story?" "However, this story seems to be beyond my acceptance..."

"Then you don't intend to listen any more?" "No, of course!" Wu Leting said hurriedly—the next sentence was almost hard for her to say. "You...you are the prototype of the painting "Mona Lisa"?" "Yes. For more than 500 years, historians have been arguing about the prototype of the "Mona Lisa". Some people say that she is the wife of a friend of Da Vinci's father; A famous courtesan of Da Vinci; some even say that she is a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci himself - these speculations are absurd and ridiculous." "Actually, the real prototype of "Mona Lisa" is you?" Isn't this absurd?

"Yeah, it's the bad old man in front of you now. It's surprising." "But, Mona Lisa is a woman." Wu Leting reminded.Even if you are crazy, you should be able to tell the difference between male and female. Dinon pondered for a moment. "Mona Lisa's name (MonaLisa) actually has a hidden meaning. In Egyptian legend, the god in charge of the male genitalia is called Amon (Amon), and the god in charge of the female genitalia is called Isis (Isis)-ancient texts once put It is pronounced LISA, so MonaLisa implies AMON. LISA, the Mona Lisa is neither male nor female, a combination of both sexes.This painting actually shows a community of men and women-in fact, some scholars have discovered this point a long time ago, but they don't understand the meaning of da Vinci's suggestion that the Mona Lisa is a community of men and women. "

Wu Leting spent a long time thinking about what Di Nong said, and then followed his logic and asked: "If you are really the prototype of the Mona Lisa, why didn't you know that Da Vinci painted this painting in the first place? What's the purpose?" "He hid something from me, and I was kept in the dark for a long time." Dinon said, "At that time, Da Vinci just said that he wanted to paint for his good friend—that is, me— A portrait. You know, there were no cameras back then. The only way to preserve your image was to paint. Of course I said yes." "I sat down. Da Vinci asked me to put myself in a comfortable position. So I folded my hands naturally and put them lightly on my abdomen. The facial expression remained normal. Da Vinci thought it was very good, so Start painting. This painting is very detailed and it took him many years to complete. Of course, I can't be a model for so long. So after da Vinci completed the basic shaping of the characters, I didn't have to sit It was in front of him. The background, coloring and detailing were all done by Da Vinci himself."

"It took Da Vinci nearly ten years to finish this painting. When he showed me the painting, I was very moved, thinking that he spent so much time for my friend. Time and effort. At the time, he didn't tell me at all that he called the painting "Mona Lisa" - which is not my name. And he used characters and Passwords leave messages, and I don't know anything about them—that's how it is." After listening to Di Nong's calm narration, Wu Leting was too surprised to speak.It was impossible not to be astounding—what he said, judging by common sense, was utterly absurd.However, these contents are reasonable and logical-it is amazing that a mental patient can make up such a wonderful and perfect lie and tell it in an orderly manner.

Seeing that Wu Leting hadn't spoken for a long time, Di Nong asked, "What are you thinking?" "Ah..." Wu Leting shook her head slowly, "I just think it's incredible." "Hearing now, you should know who Da Vinci's friend is?" Wu Leting opened her mouth and thought for a while. "My God, the Mona Lisa is his mysterious friend—actually, you." Dinon pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled. "From the perspective of the story, isn't it a very bold idea?" Wu Leting looked at him. "Is this a story you made up?"

"You can understand it that way." Wu Leting paused. "What if my understanding is just the opposite?" "what?" "What if I believe all this you're telling is true?" Wu Leting and Di Nong looked at each other for half a minute. "If we can have this kind of fate..." Dinon pondered for a moment. "Do you have a pen and paper with you?" "Well... yes, what do you want to do?" "give it to me." Wu Leting took out a black signature pen from her purse. "Are you going to write something?" "Yes. Where's the paper?"

"I don't have the right paper. Otherwise, you can write it at the back of this book." Wu Leting memorized "General History of the World" and turned to the last page, which was a blank page. "is it okay?" "Yes. Take the book and paper to my right." Wu Leting complied.Di Nong wrote the following characters on the back of the page with a signature pen—— α, δ, η, τ, ν, α, λ, τ, α Wu Leting held the book in front of her eyes, looked at it carefully, but couldn't see why. "Old Di, what do these characters mean?" "Smart girl, can't you think of it?" Di Nong looked at Wu Leting with a pair of wise eyes.

"Ah...God! Could it be...the characters hidden in Mona Lisa's eyes (and in the background of the painting)!" Wu Leting exclaimed, covering her mouth. "These nine characters are all the secrets hidden in the Mona Lisa." Dinong stared into Wu Leting's eyes and said, "And I want to tell you—you are the only one in this world who knows exactly these nine characters." characters—except me, of course." Wu Leting concentrated for a moment and asked, "But what do they mean? It seems...not in English." "Yes. It's ancient Greek—da Vinci wouldn't have left English letters, and he couldn't have expressed it in Italian."

"why?" Dinon smiled and said, "I can't tell you more. For the first time in many years, I have written these nine characters in full for a single person." "You...why did you write it for me?" Wu Leting asked. Dinon stared ahead. "If we are lucky enough, you may understand the meaning of these characters in the future. At that time, you will understand the amazing secret that Da Vinci wanted to pass on."