সাতচল্লিশতম অধ্যায়: ছায়েমার উৎসবের মহaparksha: রাক্ষস বধ!

qing ming。

chong raja, ek jhorna basanta bristi patpat kare janalar kagaje parlo.

jiangyin jelar vidyalayer purb katchari theke mishti tambar ghantar shabda bhese ashlo, chaler kornere baandha ghanta gulo shital basanta batase "ding-ding" shabde baje uthlo.

shikshak zheng shuqian ekti nil shiter jama pore, pa fele baithaker kakhe dukle, ebong tar hate kalar kather chikon bahti halka shabde tal tulelo.

kothin shashaner jonno sune khyat ei shikshak tar drishti tulin trish jon notun studenter upor feliye ekti hashi haslen.

"mahan zhou bongsho protishtha howar por theke, amader jiangyin jelar vidyalaye ekti aniyamik niti chole asheche,

je kono ritu ashle, choto poriksha hobei!

je kono parbon ashle, boro poriksha hobei!

kintu ei qing ming samayti ekadhare egaroti ritu ebong char ti mukhyo parboner ekti, r eishamayti holo ghase hata, dal gayra, ebong purvopurushder smoron o bhut-pret dur korar ekti shundor din.

tarai, vidyalaye tomader jonno ekti boro poriksha nirdharon koreche—shaitan badh.

jiangyin jelar bhetorer ekti raksuske nirbansh kora!

rakshus badh kora holo studentder abashokik bastob yuddher path!

tomra rajdrohi bhander ann-jal kheye, sahityer mahan o shuddh aatmar shakti arjan kore, rakshus nishpat kore jiangyin-bashi shanti rokkha kora tomader daitto.

akhon qing ming parbon, ebong grishmo praya kache asheche.

jodi ei porikshai pass na koro, ebong 'adham' grade pao, tobe fufu porikshai shao-cai-er jonno onshogrohon kora jabe na."

shomogro kakha nirbili chilo, baithaker studentra zheng shikshaker mukhe hashi dekhe age thekei satorko hoye merudondo shidha kore boshlo.

kintu kotha sune, tara borong shanti pelo.

tara bhebechilo k jane ki na ki boro byapar, rakshus badh kora matro toh!

tara ebar jonno opekkha korechilo.

studentra sahitya shiddhanto charcha kore, shob somoy ei jonno prostuti nichechilo. na hole, ei sahitya shadhona kore labh ki?

"kono shomosya nei!"

li yunxiao tar hater wolf-hair qalam guriye bole uthlo: "qing ming-e rakshus badh, agami bochor onader kobor dewa jabe!... gata bochor, ami amar babar sathe nodir tire ekti shap rakshus merechilam, ja jol-pater moto mota chilo."

"tabe, zheng shikshak, amra kon dhoroner rakshus shikkar korbo?"

han yu gui ekti vinomro hashi diye, shanto ebong atmobishwashir shathe jiggesh korlo.

studentder chokhe mukhe boro ashaye opekkha chhilo.

shikshak zheng shuqian tokhon bolen,

"ki go chatraira ki mone rekhecho, jokhon tomra mun-sheng theke tun-sheng poriksha diyechile, taser porikshai lekha ekti 'jiangyin jelar itihas, rakshus o bichitra kahini' rakshus kotha ki mone ache?

vidyalayer adhyaksho bolechen, tomra je rakshus mulyoban lekha likhechile, ta khubi shundor ebong manoshikkhok chilo.

sei rakshus kothai, holo tomader qing ming boro poriksha. nijeder lekhar man anujayi, nijeder poriksha nija der dite hobe!"

eta bole,

zheng shuqian ekti talika ber kore bolen:

"pariwarik porikshai rakshus kotha gulo holo:

jiang xingzhou lekha 'lohar shinkol dharon'—boro nodir gohiner dushto gogong-goti;

han yu gui lekha 'purano shata boka lal biyer poshak'—wuling paharer tinti shoto bochorer boka tree gohin;

lu ming lekha 'shad-fish spirit tribute robbery'—rajdorbarer upohar loot kora jol-rakshus;

li yunxiao lekha 'wolf mountain lord chander khela'—wolf mountain lord chander khabar shadhona;

..."

zheng shuqiaer ei kotha shune.

"ki?"

"jila porikshai [rakshus kotha] ke, boro porikshaker prosno hishebe rakha hoyeche?"

"khubi chodmabeshi, cai adhyaksho amader age thekei ekta boro garto khude rekheche!"

hotath,

baithaker trish jon student, abak hoye giye chilen, ebong ek sate chancholyo shrishti holo.

mone rakhte hobe,

taser porikshar jonno lekhake shundor korar jonno, tun-sheng-er shityo padobi pawar jonno, tun-sheng-er shreshtho sthan dokhol korar jonno.

tara jiangyin jelar bichitra rakshusrup kotha gulo beche niyechilo, ebangki shoktishali rakshusrup kotha gulo beche niyechilo, ekti shato shobder rakshus choto kobita lekhar jonno.

han yu gui-er age je atmo-bishwash chilo, ta hotath thamlo, ebong tar mukhe abak bhab fute uthlo.

she jila porikshai je shundor kotha lekhechilo 'purano shata boka lal biyer poshak'—wuling paharer ekti shato bochorer purano boka tree-spirit.

er shadhona koto gohin, ta ki she mukabala korte parbe ki na, se kotha alada.

shobcheye boro kotha holo,

sei shato bochorer purano boka tree-spirit, ta onek agei akasher bajer aage chhaiye porinot hoyechilo na!

"she ki moreni?

ki kore ami take abar ekbar martam?"

han yu gui abak hoye jiggesh korlo.

"ei jiangyin jelar baner rakshus gulo, kothai eto sohoje more jay!

acher aage pora, eta sottyi!

kintu take bajer aage more geche bola, ta nischit noy.

akasher ulto bipod!

mati ulto rakshus!

bipod hok ba rakshus, ja amader jiangyin jelar bhetore aji obdhi beche ache, ta sohoje naso hoy na.

jiangyin jelar itihaser nirdeshonoy, wuling paharer ei shato bochorer purano boka... mone hoy akasher bajer aage shat bar bhenge giyechilo, ebong ekhono tar rakshuspurnu gono shona jay.

eta thekei bojha jay, take shomporno vabe shesh kora sohoje hoy na.

oboshsye,

jothesto na hole, tumi take marte na parle, wuling pahare onno ekti boka tree-spirit khuje peye, takeo badh korte paro.

je kono vabei rakshusgulo dekhte ekei rakha, keu bolte parbe na kon ti konta."

zheng shuqian matha nere bolen.

"shikshaker kotha, khubi yuktiyukto!"

han yu gui kichukhoner jonno nishobdo thaklo.

"shikshak, chatrairar kobitay jeta boleche sad-fish spirit tribute robberyer byapar, ta shudhu matir dukaner neshatur manushder golpo chilo, shotti kore dewa jay na~!"

lu ming kotha sune tar mukh shada hoye gelo, she lekhechilo 'shad-fish spirit tribute robbery', eta ekti rajdorbar shomporkito boro ghotona.

li yunxiao tobe shanto chhilo, she lekhechilo 'wolf mountain lord chander khela', tar modhye wolf-spirit gulo shadharon chhilo, shobcheye shadharon rakshus bola jay.

"bahana khujar dorkar nei.

amader jiangyin jela zhou furer odhin, jiangnan dader ongsho, ta holo mahan zhou shomrajyer sobcheye samriddhali jiangnan sahityer bhumi.

uttarer moru, daksiner moru, lingnan, zhibei, je dike shobjae rakshus-e rakshus emon simanto furer tulonay.

amader jiangnan dader rakshus, shongkhyay khubi kom.

tin shoto bochor dhore kono rakshus raja dekha jayni.

shudhu matir baner jungle, gohin bone wuling pahare, majhe-modhye kichu choto rakshus-proja, rakshus-sainik dekha jay, tader shoktio khubi beshi noy."

zheng shikshak shanto hashi diye bolen.

jiangnan rakshus kom, nirapodh samriddhali.

kintu eta shob shomoy bhalo byapar na, eta jiangyin jelar tun-sheng, shao-cai der rakshuser viruddhe bastob yuddher oviggota khubi kom kore fele.

yuddhe namle, kkhoti howar shombhabona thake.

studentder bastob yuddher oviggota ki kore barano jay, ta shob shomoy vidyalayer chintar karon hoyeche.

...

"zheng shikshak... chatrairar sei rakshus kotha...."

jiang xingzhou nishobdo holo,

she lekhechilo 'lohar shinkol dharon'.

itihaase ache, tianshou tritiyo bochorer grishmo, purber zila-shashok pei shoucheng ei bhadrolok, nije samne ese boro nodir ekti togong-goti rakshus ke damon korechilo.

akhon theke, baro bochorer itihas.

eto purono byapar badeo!

shudhu oi togong-goti rakshuser katha bolle, ta bhadroloker shathe loraibar moto, tar matro tun-sheng hoye take mukabala kora osombhob.

cai adhyakshor ei garto, puron kora shojho hobe na!

"xingzhou, chintar kono karon nei, oi togong-goti rakshus onek agei boro nodi theke harie geche, ar khuje paoa jabe na.

tumi ekti ki duti mach rakshus mere fello, nodite ekti ki duti se shomoyer purano jinis khuje peo—jemon se shomoy rakshus bandhar lohar shinkoler tukro.

jama dilei hobe, tobe qing ming boro poriksha pass bole gonno hobe."

zheng shikshak bolen, ebang take kosto dilen na.

sob shob, sheo jane,

jiang xingzhou-er lekha togong-goti rakshus, ta shottie 'jiangyin jelar itihas'-e baddha boro rakshus.

purber zila-shashok pei shoucheng nije samne ese mukabala kora togong-goti rakshus, ta chilo samogro jelar shokti diye, ebangki jiangyin-e gupto thaka kichu purono biddhan, hanlin shashokder daakle tobe mukabala kora rakshus-raja.

khuje peleo ki tun-sheng-er pokkhe ta mukabala kora shombhob?

"chatraira, aro kono shondho ache ki?"

shikshak zheng shuqian charpake dekhe, baithaker trish jon studentder onno kono shomosya nei dekhe, "tobe cholo, beriye pora jak!"