প্রথম খণ্ড: একষষ্টিতম অধ্যায়: তার পালিয়ে যেতে খুব ইচ্ছে করছিল কিন্তু সে কোনোভাবেই পালাতে পারছিল না
“ও a-isui mada-m, ama-ke dekhun, ama-ke dekhun!”
“Thika ache, apani a-sun.”
Ejon shundori meye, yarak tar mukhe anekguli chokchoke jinish lagiyechila, utsaher sathe samane egiye aslo, wechat-er madhyome kori taka scan kore dilo, tarpor tar mukhkhani sotorkotar sathe samane egiye dilo.
“Choto meye, ekhoni ki nishshango jiban theke mukti peyecho?”
“Ayre, abar apanake choka dewa hoyeche.”
“Apana-ke ye choka diyeche, se abar apanar bondhu.”
Kotha guli abasye bola jay, tar roy-er sathe shuk-poribarek-er kono gobhir shatru-mitra nei, yadi bola jay shamparko tokhon besh halka, tobe satyi yadi kono kichu korte hoy, tobe seta abasbhabik noy, karon shuk-poribarer probhab jiangnan elakay ekhono onek besi.
“Apani”-ke “ami”-r jibaner opore sthapon kora, etai holo bhalobasar shorboccho rup—nishsharthota. abasye, padarthobiddyar “adarsho gas”-er moto, ei dharoner bhalobasa, bastob jagate paoya khub-e duran.
Sun quan shokale yuan shu-er bibartan lakhyo korechilen, tini shongbedonshil bhabe bujhite parlena je, yuan shu paliye jabe. Tini shighri lok pathiye zhou yu-er sathe dekha korlen, take liu bei-er sharto mene nite bolen, ebong shat-e-shat-e xakou theke shote giye, hefei akromon korte bolen. Tarpor liu bei-ke sena pathanor jonno anurodh korlen, jate yuan shu-ke du dik theke gherao kora jay.
“Uu—!” jeno kono bhuter moto ganiye uthlo, ek ti bibhishika jhorer hawa chari-pashe baniye aslo, sonali meghguli-ke bikhyato bhabe dole tule du pashe dole dilo, shighri das-baro mile duray uriye niye gelo.
Saddho hobar jonno, onnyader shob guni-shokol grihon kora charao, shobcheye guruttopurno holo nijer shadhonar sadhona utpadon kora, ebong shei sadhona onno keu shongsrita kare nai, tobei shei sadhona bhobishyate saddho bar korar vitti sthapon korte parbe.
Ji xian-e bhumika thakle o, ta mahan prachir-er moto prottek nirdishto duratte ekta kore chilo na, tai yadi ji xian-e agun o jwolano hoy, rater bela tar porinam besh kharap hoy.
Rat aṭṭha-tay, bei gong ling yu ebong tar shonggo hotel-er dewa mercedes van-e kore south paris-er ekti club-e pouchalan.
Tin din hoye gelo, duan tie shu-er tarfer theke ekhono kono khobor nei, tini asonkhyo bar phon korechen, dam bariye tin koti takay niye giyechilen, tobe duan tie shu ekhono muk kholen ni.
Liang xiaoying porikkhay paper pawar sathe shathe mononibesh korlen ebong shahajje bolen: “eksho tirish er akashe hobe.” madhyoborti porikkha uchho porikkhar paper onujayi prosto chilo, eksho ponchash nomborer modhye eksho tirish er besi tola khub-e bhalo byapar, tang jing dekhe tar ar tar sathe kotha bolar iccha chilo na, tai nijer paper niye mon diye likhte laglen.
Gari theke neme, shei byakti coin-er telephone booth-er kache gelo, ekta number dial korlo, pray du minuter moto kotha bollo, tarpor kachakachi phooler dokan theke ek gucha carnation phool kinlo, ebong shorboshesh skul-er modhye প্রবেশ korlo.
“Buro aṭ, ei byapar ta ki?” zi cheng-er shorboccho sthane, rakto-lal poshak pora dujon briddho hawar biporite dariye achilen, yadi bhalo kore dekha jay tobe bojha jabe tader ekjoner duye pa matra theke kete geche, ajob byapar holo shei byakti sei bhabe suneye bhese chile, kono asubidha chilo na.
Ye tian abasye ager moto shadhikar niye lin wanqing-ke niye jawar siddhanto na neoyay anando prakash korlen, noile tokhon ekhon ei buri chudel-er shokto hatakand-er shikar hote hoto.
Dujon kalo poshak pora lok tader shokoler chokh-er amulet guli khule phello, notun ekta poshak pore, rasta-r dhare tea stall-er bose, gata rater theke ajker ghotona mone kore ekhono bhoy pacche.
Ye tian besh kichu bhablen ni, sudhu bhablen ei hotel-e to thaka holo, ar beshi gola-goli korar dorkar nei, tarpor porikkhata kachakachi asar sathe sathe, liuli upar-e asha mudra-shilpir shongkha bere jacche, onek khobor o jana jabe.
“Eta mone hoy prachin yuger bibhinno jati, agei shokun raja tar pran-chhoy kore niyeche. Keu bhoy paben na, oder shokol sudhu dekhate khub-e kurup dwarpal, oder ke hete phelon!” qian jiang uchu shore chite bolen, shokolke ektro kore tader bhed korte utsahito korlen.
Baihu gong-er abhyantor mahal vison shundar, char ti mota sada jade pillar, dragon ebong phoenix khodai kora, akash porjonto chole geche, shomogro baihu gong-ke dhore rakheche.
Tini dekhlen rokto shaitan cheyare bose anando niye take dekhche. Tini kotha bolte jacchen, hothat kore mone holo tar mukhe kothay jeno golmal ache.
Jiang dong ek shwas niye nile, suvarnamayi poshak thakao tar raksha korar shokti chilo na, charitei ghaye bhore geyeche, shongskaron korar shomoy o chilo na, ebong ekhono, jiang dong-er pran-shokti shesh hoye asche. Ar yadi kono bhed na kora hoy, tobe ekhane shobai sesh hoye jabe.