Chapter 183 - The little boy!

"Quick ! Call Xio Lee!"

The monk instructed the hyenas. The three hyenas ran at the speed of lighening, towards the opposite direction of the jungle.

Meanwhile the monk, picked up the baby's ice cold body in his arms and wrapped it with his robe. In just a few seconds a man halted near the monk, like a sudden gust of wind coming to an abrupt halt. He was dressed in a white Karategi*. Only Xio Lee could run faster then hyenas!

Xio Lee was also shocked to see the tiny baby. He was so tiny that he almost looked like a new born. He glanced at the band on the baby's wrist. "Rhehan."

"He has been poisened by iron." The monk looked at Lee, who was already examining the baby.

"Hmm...You are right Phra* Basho. I can't feel any heart beat too. Looks like it's been more than two-three hours."

Xio Lee immediately took the baby in his arms and sprinted in the opposite direction. Phra Basho followed him quickly, though he could not run at Xio Lee's lightening speed.

Soon Lee reached an old wooden building, situated amidst the deep forest. The building looked more like an old monastry, which was unusually huge. The walls of the building were inscribed with various buddhist holy mantras. He stepped inside a large room and placed the baby at the base of the huge gold Lord Buddha statue, situated inside. The room had a sweet fragrance of the insence sticks, while at one corner three monks, were sitting chanting their mantras. The four walls of the room were covered by different sculptures of Lord Buddha.

Xio Lee was looking worriedly at the motionless baby. He quickly sprinted inside an adjoining room.

"Ajahn*! Ajahn! Come quickly!"

It was another wooden room, with a large pond situated in the middle. Various huge sized pink lotus flowers were floating in the pond. Just close to the pond, an elderly man was sitting quitely with folded hands. His long white beard, depicted his old age but his face was unusually serene and calm.

He quickly opened his eyes and looked at Xio Lee. His most obedient pupil, never disturbed him, during his meditations. It was surely something very urgent.

He looked at Xio Lee and closed his eyes. A small green eyed boy was hugging his mother and crying profousely. The mother was chanting mantras for her son. The little boy was in terrible pain!

The old monk, opened his eyes and rushed out of the room. Xio Lee did not utter a single word. He was already used to his teacher's clairvoyance.

He glanced at the lifeless little baby, at the foot of Lord Buddha's statue.

"His name is Rhehan, Ajahn. Phra Basho spotted him in the woods. He seems to be dead!" Xio Lee explained the whole situation to his teacher. Meanwhile other monks too had gathered around the baby.

The old teacher quickly went inside the wooden room and came out quickly with a large transparent bottle in his hand. The bottle had white colored fluid in it, with small pieces of green colored herbs. He opened the pale lips of the baby and poured the entire bottle in his mouth. The bottle was surprisingly huge, but it was finishing rapidly, pouring it's contents inside the baby's mouth.

The old teacher quickly took the baby in his arms and smiled, closing his eyes. "He is no ordinary boy! He has to do great things in life and has to help millions of people. He will be a man with extremely high intelligence. He has a heart of gold, just like his mother. But, he has to deal with his own struggles. He will learn things the hard way! The sooner he realises his own worth, sooner he will reach his life goals."

The old teacher opened his eyes and looked lovingly at the pale boy.

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Amidst the golden light, Elizabeth hugged her son and chanted the mantras.

"Mother its not hurting now."

Elizabeth smiled at her son and patted his head. Soon the golden light transported the baby in a beautifully litted tunnel. "Mother I don't want to leave you."

"Leave my sweetheart! Even if we can't be together, I promise I will always support you! You will always have my back! Promise!"

The golden light transported the green eyed boy deeper and deeper inside the tunnel, till he reached the end.

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Suddenly, the monastry was filled with the loud cries of the baby.....

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*phra- An ancient title, used before a monk's name.

*Ajahn- title of address of a teacher.

*Karategi- karate uniform.