Chapter - 5
Title - 3 Saal Baad ek chunauti
Do din beet chuke the Nalan Clan ke apmaan bhare sandesh ke baad. Poora Xiao Clan gusse mein tha — par Xiao Yan shaant tha… bahut shaant.
Yeh woh khamoshi thi jo tufaan se pehle aati hai.
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Morning – Training Hall
Xiao Yan (ab jo log usse Aarav ke naam se bhi jaane lage hain) ek training hall ke kone mein dhyaan mein baitha tha. Uski aankhon mein kuch alag hi tej tha.
Yao Lao ki awaaz uske dimaag mein goonji:
“Tumhari progress achee hai. Par agar Nalan Yanran se badla lena hai, to sirf strength nahi — naam bhi chahiye.”
Xiao Yan ne aankh khol kar poocha, “Naam?”
Yao Lao: “Naam ka matlab hai – ek identity. Agar tum Misty Cloud Sect jaake sirf ek disciple ko hara doge, to log bhool jayenge. Par agar tum ek Alchemist banke jaoge, to duniya dekhegi.”
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Alchemist Banane Ka Pehla Kadam
Yao Lao ne us raat Xiao Yan ko ek pill recipe di — “Qi Revitalization Pill” – jo basic Dou Qi ko double speed se grow karta tha.
Isse banane ke liye chahiye tha:
Flame Root
Moon Dew Grass
Essence of Red Fire Flower
Ye sab cheezein milti thi Wu Tan City ke alchemist market mein, jahan sirf bade log hi jaate the.
Xiao Yan ne socha, “Main kisi se maangunga nahi. Main khud kamaunga, khud seekhunga, aur khud banaunga.”
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Afternoon – Market Scene
Xiao Yan market gaya, ek purani cloak pehen ke, apna chehra chhupakar. Usne ek shopkeeper se poocha, “Moon Dew Grass kitne ki hai?”
Shopkeeper: “80 gold coins.”
Xiao Yan: “Itna mehnga?!”
Shopkeeper (taana maarte hue): “Alchemist banna hai? Tere jaise hazaar log aate hain.”
Xiao Yan chup raha, par usne note kar liya — power sirf muscles ki nahi hoti, market samajhne ki bhi hoti hai.
Usne chhoti moti trading se 3 ghante mein thoda paisa kamaaya, aur end tak saare ingredients le aaya.
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Raat – Pehla Alchemy Experiment
Yao Lao ne kaha:
“Apne Dou Qi ko flame mein badal. Tumhari Flame Mantra technique is waqt kiya jaa sakta hai.”
Xiao Yan ne haath uthaye, aur dhyaan lagaya.
Ek patli si blue flame uske haath se nikalne lagi — choti, lekin shuddh.
Pehla step: cauldron ko heat karo.
Doosra: ingredients ko proper order mein daalo.
Teesra: spiritual energy se unka fusion.
Do ghante tak ghani ghani ghantiyaan bajti rahi — kabhi kuch phat raha tha, kabhi kuch jal raha tha.
Lekin… aakhri moment pe, ek chamak hua!
Pop!
Ek chhoti, light green-colored pill, cauldron ke andar roll kar gayi.
Xiao Yan ne us pill ko haath mein uthaya, aankhon mein aansuon se zyada garv tha.
“Main Alchemist ban gaya…”
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Agla Din – Xiao Clan Hall
Xiao Yan ne sabke saamne khud announce kiya:
“Main Nalan Yanran ka challenge accept karta hoon. 3 saal baad, Misty Cloud Sect ke entrance pe, uske saath ek combat karunga. Agar main haarta hoon, to jo punishment tum chaho, le lena. Lekin agar main jeeta…”
“...to poora Bharatvarsh dekhega ki Xiao Clan ka naam kaise jagta hai!”
Sab elders shocked the. Log jinhone use loser kaha, ab chup the.
Xiao Zhan (uske pita) ne aankhon mein aansu lekar sir hilaaya. “Aakhir vo waqt aa gaya.”
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Chapter 5 Samaapt
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Next Chapter Hint:
Xiao Yan ki alchemy training ab ek secret master se advanced stage mein jaayegi.
Ek nayee ladki se mulakaat – jiski aankhon mein raaz chhupa hai…
Aur pehli baar… ek real battle!