Suddenly, an arrow stabbed Adarsh from behind, he screamed and she moved away in a shock, it was none other than Hashwrindan who stabbed him, Adarsh fell on the floor, his body began to turn blue as he fell unconscious.

N: Adarsh!

She sat on her knees and removed the arrow and smelt it.

N: ye toh... Ye toh naagmani ka zeher hai, matlab koi naag vansh se he hai jis ne ye sab kiya, Hashwrindan toh marr gaya, toh phir ye... (she stood up and looked around desperately searching for the attacker) aeyyyy! Saamne aao! Kaayar saamne aao, aadi naagin hoon main, tum mere pyaar pe waar nahi kar saktay, jo bhi ho tum saamne aao, saaamne aaaaao!

Hashwrindan transformed into a snake and escaped. Nagakanti cried and sat near Adarsh.

N~utho Adarsh, utho, tum mujhe ek baar phir chhor kar nahi ja saktay, main ek baar phir tumhe marrta hua nahi dekh sakti Adarsh, (she placed his hand on his wound and healed it) nahi Adarsh, main hoon na, main bachaun gi tumhe

She stood up and transformed into a half serpent and picked Adarsh in her tail and then took her to the eagle cave, everyone got shocked seeing Adarsh's condition. She lied him down and she transformed back into a human. Garuda rushed to Adarsh and cried seeing him.

G~Adarsh, kya hua isay haan?

N~naagmani ke zeher mein duboye gaye teer se waar hua hai is pe, par aap log fikar mat karein, main woh jarri booti le aati hoon jis se saara zeher bahar aa jaye ga

She transformed into a snake and went from there meanwhile everyone cared for Adarsh.

In serpent cave:

When Hashwrindan saw that no one was in the temple, he went and checked all the herbs to destroy them so that Adarsh can't get cured. He found it and opened the lid and mixed water in it.

H~lo jarri booti bhi bekaar ho gayi, ab dekhta hoon kaise bachta hai woh Adarsh urf Aakesh

He kept it back and hid seeing Nageshwari coming. She checked all the herbs and on finding the right herbs, she took it and left in a hurry. Hashwrindan smirked.

In eagle cave

Nagakanti came back and everyone else left the duo alone. She opened the lid and sat by Adarsh's side. She loosened his robe and spread it apart exposing his chest and applied the herbs quickly seeing him not being able to breathe properly.

N~kuchh nahi ho ga Adarsh tumhe, ab zeher ka asar khatam ho jaaye ga

She said as tears fell from her eyes but she wiped them quickly. As she was done applying, she waited for his body color to turn back to normal.

N~ye kya? Ye zeher ka asar khatam kiun nahi hua? Jism ki rangat theek kiun nahi ho rahi? Ye jarri booti kaam kiun nahi kar rahi? Huh, toh kya hua agar ye jarri booti kaam nahi kar rahi, main aadi naagin hoon, main sara zeher apnay andar le loon gi

She closed her eyes and opened them, her skin had turned scaly and eyes had turned red, she drew her face closer to his and opened his mouth and got out his snaky tongue and sucked out all the poison. At the same moment, Adarsh opened his eyes to see her on top of him and she had turned back to normal. He smiled seeing her. She sat up normally and saw his skin back to normal. He too sat up and saw his robe opened and gasped looking at her and clutched it close.

A~(teasingly) ye tum kya kar rahi thi? Ye mere kapray kiun aisay khulay hain? Kya karne wali thi sach sach batao? Mera faida uthaane wali thi?

She looked down shyly.

N~kya keh rahay ho? Main kiun faida uthaun gi? Tum mere pati ho ab, mujhe jo karna hai main hosh mein kar sakti hoon, mujhe faida uthaane ki kya zaroorat? Moorkh cheel

Adarsh laughed while tying his robe.

A~Moorkh cheel? Chalo theek hai, is moorkh ko bata do na ke kya kar rahi thi aisay jhuk ke?

N~ (tucking her fringe behind her ear) Moorkh sach mein moorkh he hai... Adarsh, tumhare andar naagmani ka zeher ghuss gaya tha, yaad hai na teer laga tha tumhe? Main tumhe yahan laai, phir jarri booti lenay gayi, jo seene par lagani thi, so wohi laga rahi thi tumhare seene par, lekin woh jarri booti ne kaam nahi kiya, toh main jab jhuki hui thi na, tumhare andar ka saara zeher apnay andar sama rahi thi, samjhay moorkh?

A~(pretending to be embarrassed) achha? Maaf karna aadi naagin, main toh kya kya soch raha tha pata nahi, ke tum sotay huay Adarsh ka faida utha rahi ho, waise ab hosh mein agaya na, aao mera khoob faida uthao

He said opening his arms before her calling her for a hug, she smiled tearfully and hugged him, he hugged her back.

N~main bohat darr gayi thi Adarsh, Bholenath ka laakh laakh dhaneywaad ke tum theek ho, cheelo'n ke rajkumar ki suraksha aadi naagin ka kartavya

He smiled tightening the hug.

A~aadi naagin ki suraksha bhi cheelo'n ke rajkumar ka kartavya

She smiled.

Nagakanti thought: pata nahi ye kis ne kiya jab ke raaste ka sab se bara kaanta, woh Hashwrindan toh marr chuka hai, toh phir kaun ho sakta hai woh jis ne Adarsh par itna jaan leva hamla kiya? Pata lagana ho ga, is se pehle ke is se bhi bara khatra aa jaye Adarsh pe

Hashwrindan watched them from a distance and got angry.

H~ye Nagakanti, is ne bacha liya Adarsh ko, koi baat nahi, kab tak bachay ga, isay toh marna he ho ga, aur phir aadi naagin ko bhi meri hona he ho ga

He sighed.