অধ্যায় ১৩৮: শ্বেতবস্ত্র পরিহিত ভদ্র পণ্ডিত

চতurdike bhabe pariksha koreo kono kichui khuje pele na yun fei, ebong tarpor se ese upasana bedir samane daralo. dhunor kuyashay ghire thaka dhunuchi tar dike takiye se shilolipiromti ke gobhir bhabe samman janalo. shilolipi ke sthapankari yei hok na keno, bhetore shobai chilen tader qingfeng zong-er purvapurushgan. ar je alpa-svalpa atmik spandan majhe majhe anubhuto hoccilo, se jokhon ei sthane ese pouhochlo, tokhon theke tar ar kono ashtitva chilo na.

yun fei khubi shradhapurna monbhabe, shimantha shradhha janalo qingfeng zong-er purvapurushganer atmik shanti kamonay. jodio tader shobde guli ekhono nijer janmabhumi ba desh firiye ni, tobe kamtoke ekhane toh tader smaran korar ekti sthan rayeche.

sathik bhabe tritiyo bar namaskor korar shomoy, tar shorir jokhon soza hoyni, tokhon ekti hotath ghotona ghotlo. ekti dharalo haster hawa tar bam dik theke tar upor hamla korlo. kono dharona na kore, yun fei druto fire giye tar bam hate akta aaghat korlo.

phang!

du-hater milan holo, ar shaktishali ghotonati sora shora yun fei ke dhire kure fete fele dilo. hate ekti bishal byatha choriye porlo, eto beshi byatha je tar pichoner paharer gayer shilay manush-akar ekti garta toiri holo, ebong tar mukh diye ekti roktobindu fete beriye elo.

ei aaghatti khubi shaktishali chilo. jodio yun fei tar purvapurushganer samane matha notachhilo, tobe tar anubhab shokti charpasher shob kichu ke lokhyo korchilo. jokhon se dekhlo ekti shada chhayar moto keu hamla korte ashche, tokhon se druto react korlo, tarpor-o tar ektu aaghater shikar hote holo.

ekti matro aaghat korar por, jeta ashha kora hoccilo je abaro hamla ashbe, temon kichui holo na. yun fei matha tule shilolipiromtir dike takalo. sekhane ekjon lok shada poshak pore, shorir ti osadharon bhabe roga, chokh du-ti bhitore dhuke geche, dekhte ekta manush-akar kankaler moto, haath piche diye dariye achhe ebong se khub gombhir chokhe tar dike takiye ache.

jodi tar roga-patla shorir ebong bhitore dhuke jaowa chokh na thakto, tobe take dekhte mone hoto kono bhalo sahityik ba shikhito manush.

"tumi ke, keno amar upor chupisare hamla korle?"

yun fei-er ekti anubhutih chilo je ei byaktitir sathe qingfeng zong-er khub ghonishtho samporko ache, kintu kono karon chara aaghat pawa take khub ragannito kore tole. tar upor, ei byaktitir shokti khubi bishal chilo, tianqing zong-er oi shada poshakdhari juboker tulonay onek beshi shaktishali chilo, tobuo se emon nitchu kaj korlo. tai tar prosno korar sur ektu thanda hoye elo.

"tumi abar ke, keno鱷鱼谷-e (crocodile valley) esecho?" shada poshakdhari bhodrolok kono uttor na diye ulto prosno korlo. tar awaz khub karkash chilo, mone hoccilo jeno awazti tar gola theke chepe ber hochche.

tar mukhkhanati kheter moti kata chilo, chokh du-ti bhitore khora, mukhe kono rakta-mangsho nei bollei chole, dekhte ekta manush-akar kankaler moto. kintu, tar gaye je shada jama chilo seta ekdom porishkar, kono dhulo-bali chilo na, ja take ekti rahoshyamoy roop diyechhilo. tar sathe oi bhenge jaowa pawan-baksher moto awaz take andhokar pataler manush kete neowa doot-er moto bhoyonkor kore tulechhilo.

ei shada poshakdhari bhodrolokti khubi shaktishali chilen, kamtoke se je-shob parikhsha rahoshyamer madhye dekhechilen, tader modhye shobcheye shaktishali chilen. age kar oi tianqing zong-er sishyati ei shada poshakdhari bhodroloker tulonay akdomi durbol chhilen.

"tumi jodi ashte paro, tobe ami keno ashte parbo na." nijer shorirer byatha bhalo korar jonno lingjue (spiritual technique) chalate chalate, yun fei kono voy pelo na, ebong tar prosnotir sora-suri kono uttor dilo na.

"choto bondhu, ami tomake poramorsho dicchi je shob shotti-shotti bole daw, tahole shareere kono kashto hobe na." shada poshakdhari byaktitir mukhe khushi ba raag kono kichui bujha jachhilo na, se yun fei-er dike egiye elo, "jodi na tumi amader purono bhai-der shradha korle, tahoge amake shomoy moto ami aaghat komiye na dile, tomar aager aaghatti etotai shaktishali chilo je tomake shaswat loker shashi (lord of death) er kache pathiye ditam. ki kore tumi bhable je tomar alpo shokti diye amar sathe larai korbe?"

tar kotha sesh howar por, se yun fei theke ek gaz durutte thamblo, r egiye elo na. ei durutter karone, yun fei jetoi druto hok na keno, shada poshakdhari byaktitir hath theke palate parto na.

tar ager aaghatti niye yun fei-er moner modhye dharona chilo. oi bishal aatmik shokti ba chapa ta take ektu bhoy feliyechhilo. eto shoktir mukhomukhi hoye, se emon akta avab pechilo jeno bishal shomudrer majhkhane ekta choto nauka, je kono muhurte boro dheue dobe jete pare.

tobuo, tar modhye kono dvidha chilo na, tar shvabav-i take dhore fela theke banchiyechilo. tai se aaghat korlo, ebong khub nirdharit bhabe korlo. kintu ja aschorjo korechilo, seta holo oi bishal aatmik shoktir shongsporshe ashar shomoy, aatmik shoktir chap koto gune kome giyechilo. jodi ta na hoto, tobe shada poshakdhari byaktitir kothar moto, mrityu na holeo khub bishal aahater shikar hote hoto.

oi bhoyonkor chokher dike takiye, yun fei kono lukanor cheshta korlo na, borong shada poshakdhari byaktitir chokher dike soza takalo. sisoty byaktiti jodio kankaler moto roga chilo, kintu tar mukhobayober gathan theke, se kichu alada dekhlo.

bishesh kore shada poshakdhari byaktitir bhurur majhkhane je biratwapurna bhaab chilo, ebong oi bhoyonkor chokh-du-ti, take ekjon byaktike mone feliye dilo - yun tianlan.

"tini ki tahole?"

yun fei moner bhitore bhablo, jodi eta tar anumaner moto sotti hoy, tahole byaparti onek beshi aschorjojonok hobe. karon yun tianlan-er kothaonujayi, shei byaktiti to shei bhayonghor laraitai mara giye thakar kotha chhilo.

kintu jodi ta na hoy, tobe oi bhoyonkor chokh du-ti keno yun tianlaner chokher moto hobe? shudhu parthokyo itake je, ekjonar chokh bhoyonkor bhabe andhokar, ebong onyo jonar chokhe urjo (sun) rayeche.

"ami qingfeng zong-er sishyo."

moner bhitore chapa deowa ascharyo ke dor kore, yun fei bollo. tar purbo-janmer shvabav anujayi, yun fei kokhono sohoje nijer porichoy dito na. kintu ekhon byaparti alada. se shada poshakdhari byaktitir porichoy andaz kore fetechhe, tai se r kichu lukalo na, ba tar sathe ziddi korlo na. tahole shudhu tader du-joner majhkhane vulbujhi barte hoto, ja yun fei-er mul uddesher biporite jeto.

eta shune, shada poshakdhari byaktitir chokher modhye anander ekti jhalak khele gelo, kintu druto miliye gelo, ja yun fei-o lokhyo korlo na. se tarpor shonge shonge kono aachoron korlo na, kono kothao bollo na, shudhu upar theke nich obdi take dekhlo.

"dekhte toh lagche na. tomar sadhana eto durbol, tumi ki kore qingfeng zong-er sishyo hote paro? tumi ki amake thokanor cheshta korcho?" shada poshakdhari byaktiti mukher kon ektu kuchiye, matha neriye, ekta bhabe bollo ja bujhachhe se yun fei ke ghrina korche. tar kothar sur theke eta bujha zai je, ei byaktitio onek ucchu dharonar manush chilo.

eta swabhavik, tirish bochor age, qingfeng zong ei bishal elakay ekta ujjol tarar moto chhilo, je khub tej shubidha bichhachhilo. je shob byakti zong-er bhitore dhukto, tader shobai chilo protibhanban sishyo.

shei shomoy shoy zong-er shommilito porikhshaionshho-te anshogrohonkari sishyor sabaite kamto chemical stage-er (huadan realm) sesh dike chhilo. ekhon yun fei-er je sadhana ache, take tar chokhe pora sotti-i kotin chilo. tai abak howar kichu nei je onnanyo zong-er shobai mile qingfeng zong-er sishyo der sesh kore diyechhilo.

jodio shada poshakdhari byaktitir ghrinar shikar hote holo, kintu yun fei ragannito holo na. ei kothati theke, se qingfeng zong-er purbo-gaurab samparke jante parle. eta yun tianlan kokhono take bolni. jokhon e yun fei zong-er purbo obostha samparke jiggesh korchilo, yun tianlan tar durbol shaktir bahana diye kotha guriye nito.

ekhon, se shada poshakdhari byaktitir ghrinar chokhe, nijer prati akwikrity dekhlo. jodi onno keu hoto, yun fei oboshs-i take manchhe na, kintu samaner byaktiti jodi kono durghotona na ghote, tahole qingfeng zong-er purvapurush hote pare, ebong yun tianlan-er sathe tar khub ghonishtho samporko thakteo pare.

"tumi bolcho tumi sishyo, ki kore tar praman debe?" yun fei-er kothar agei shada poshakdhari byaktitir abaro prosno korlo. tar chokh du-ti ujjol chhilo, ebong thanda ghrina chhorachhilo.

yun fei mukher kon ektu kuchiye haslo, ekta thotha hasi chilo. shada poshakdhari byaktitir sur ektu thanda chhilo, kintu se spashtho bhabe anubhav korte parchilo je onnyo byaktitir manobhabe paribartan aschhe. se biswas korchilo na je shada poshakdhari byaktitir kichui lokhyo koreni.

"praman? tumi ki chao ami ki bhabe praman di?" yun fei haslo.

"qingfeng jue (qingfeng technique) jodio khub unno tobe shaktishali lingji ba martial arts noy, kintu jodi tar mool montro na thake, tobe keu jodi akard-o kore, tabuo ta shudhu akrti thakbe kintu pran thakbe na! jodi tumi eta kete dekhte paro, tobe ami ek chokhei shotti-mithye bujhe jabo." shada poshakdhari byaktitir sur shanto chhilo.

protiti zong-er nijer gopon lingji thake. qingfeng zong jodio nosto hoye geche, tar byatikram chhilo na. shada poshakdhari byaktitir eta bolar por, tar porichoy-o spashtho hoye uthlo.

qingfeng jue, yun fei ei jonme jodio sadhana koreni, kintu tar purbo-janmer smriti ekhono ache, tar jonno eta kora khub ekta kotin chhilo na.

"amake qingfeng jue chalate dewa kono bapar noy, kintu amar ekta shorto ache!" yun fei bhuru uchu kore bollo.

"choto chele, mone hoccile ekhono tumi samner obostha bujhte parcho na. eto durbol obosthay thekeo tumi amake shorto dite shohosh korcho? tomar ki voy nei je ami raag kore tomake ekhane kete pheli?" shada poshakdhari byaktitir sur thanda chhilo, kintu tar modhye kono raag chhilo na, borong ektu prashangsa chhilo.

"akei bole dewa-neowa, jeheto amake praman dite hobe, tabe tomakeo kichu korte hobe." yun fei-er kotha ektu o oviman hin chhilo, ebong tar monbhab drirh chhilo.

"ha ha, bhalo, bhalo chele." eta sune, shada poshakdhari byaktitir raag korlo na, borong ujjol hasi hese bollo: "jodi tumi nijer porichoy praman korte paro, tabe amake bolte kono shomoshya nei."

yun fei ektu haslo, r kichu bollo na, ghurere guhar faka sthane giye daralo. charpasher poribesh dekhe, se kono ekti kona theke ekta shukno gaacher dal haate tule nilo.

jodio age shada poshakdhari byaktitir achanok hamlay ektu aaghat pechilo, kintu tar shaktishali shorirer karonay, ei choto-khato aaghat tar kono kshoti korte parto na.

gaacher dal haway shobdo kore guhay beje uthlo. yun fei ekta khub chokkhu bonor-er moto, ekhane sekhane lufte firochilo. proti ti aaghat tar hate khub bhabe ebong sundor bhabe fute uthlo. tar ghurano alor chokro, tar shorirer samane ekti alor porda toiri korlo, take dhake raklo.

shada poshakdhari byaktiti qingfeng jue chalate dekhte thaka yun fei ke, tar andhokar chokh du-ti porishkare goromer alok feliyechilo, ebong tar sathe onek beshi prashangsa o anondo chhilo.

jokhon e yun fei khub bhalo bhabe kono step korchilo, tar piche rakha, kankaler moto roga, ohabo shikhari chokher moto du-ti haat ek sathe shokto kore dhore felchilo. jokhon yun fei-er abhyash charamot obosthay pouhouchlo, tobe tar chokher kothay joler obhoron ghire aschilo.

hawar shobdo bondho holo, qingfeng jue-er ekta set shesh holo. tar shwas-proshwas shanto chhilo, ekta ujjol o shanto obostha chhilo.

"bhalo!" yun fei abhyash shesh korar sathe sathe, shada poshakdhari byaktiti abaro agekar thanda obosthay fire gelo, tar oi goromer alok-o andhokar chokh theke miliye gelo, kono chihn-o roilo na.

shudhu du-ti shobdo, kintu eta chhilo shada poshakdhari byaktitir yun fei-er prati swikriti. bujha gelo, yun fei-er chalano qingfeng jue shada poshakdhari byaktitir shwapokshya peyeche.

"ami je qingfeng jue chalalam, seta ki shotti?" yun fei haater shukno dalgulo naadiye, mukhe hasi niye shada poshakdhari byaktitir dike takalo, ebong khub sahaj avabe prosno korlo.

"sotti." shada poshakdhari byaktiti matha nalo.

"tobe ekhon tomar wada palon korar shomoy eseche. amake bolo, tumi ke?" age je hnashikhi obosthay chhilo, yun fei shonge shonge ekti gombhir rup nile prosno korlo.

samane darano shorire roga, unchute tar kandha porjonto pouhouchano, bhurur majhe kishor bhaba thaka cheler dike takiye, shada poshakdhari byaktitir chokh dulpane hachchilo, ebong yun fei-er chokher dike takanor shohosh-o pachhilo na, mone hoccilo se kichu ekta theke lukanor cheshta korchilo.