The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 8

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A ceiling she had never seen before came into view. It was so splendid and antique that her eyes naturally widened in amazement.

“Are you coming to your senses?”

Seo-yu quickly turned her head. The Golden Dragon family head was looking down at her.

‘It’s Lord Hwang, the family head.’

For a moment relief washed over her, then Seo-yu’s body stiffened.

There was not only the smell of medicinal herbs but also the scent of brewed medicine. She was definitely in the Medicine Hall.

Then surely not!

Startled, Seo-yu tried to get up, but someone gently pressed down on her shoulder.

“Don’t worry. We’ve left the Western Lands.”

The owner of that touch, Hyeon-rang, spoke as if he had read her mind.

“This is our Golden Dragon Territory. More precisely, our family clan.”

Only then did Seo-yu notice the dragon pattern drawn on the ceiling and relaxed her body.

Her heart had been pounding so hard at the thought of what would happen if she had somehow returned to the Great Antlered Deer Family.

The Inner Medical Hall, which only treated precious individuals within the family clan, was a place she had never visited before.

‘If I return alive, the young lady won’t leave me alone.’

To completely silence her, this time she might really try to kill her.

Seo-yu was so busy letting out a sigh of relief that she didn’t think about why Hyeon-rang had told her not to worry.

She just carefully opened her mouth.

“How, how did I get here…”

Grumble.

But perhaps she had relaxed too much.

Before her words could even finish, thunder rumbled from her stomach.

Seo-yu’s face turned bright red.

“It seems you’ve gotten your energy back.”

Hyeon-rang chuckled briefly and pulled the bell cord.

Creak—

Before long, the door opened and two women entered the room.

“These two will take care of you, so rest well for now. If you need anything, feel free to ask.”

Hyeon-rang spoke gently to Seo-yu, then stood up and gave instructions to the two women as well.

“Ga-ram, Eun-hyang. She is my guest. Treat her with the utmost care.”

“Yes, family head!”

“Yes. We will do so.”

Hyeon-rang left the room.

With the situation unfolding without any chance for her to interject, Seo-yu could only blink her eyes as the two women came forward to greet her in turn.

“Nice to meet you, miss! I’m Cho Ga-ram from the Green Snake Family!”

“I am Cheok Eun-hyang from the Chameleon Family.”

The woman with long green hair rolled up in round buns on both sides, making her look even more lively, was Cho Ga-ram, and the one with long braided purple hair covering her left eye was Cheok Eun-hyang.

‘This is my first time meeting a snake beast-person.’

In the Western Lands where most were furry beasts, snake beast-people had a terrible reputation.

The prevailing opinion was that they were cold and venomous, so one shouldn’t associate with them.

‘But they don’t seem like scary people. They’re the ones serving my benefactor.’

Though she was a little surprised inside, Seo-yu greeted them as politely as possible.

“Hello, I’m Seo-yu.”

Then Cho Ga-ram, who had been looking at her with curious eyes, exclaimed in admiration.

“Oh my, what a pretty name! You must use the character for beautiful jade yu , right? It suits you so well since you’re so lovely!”

Seo-yu’s face grew hot.

She wasn’t lovely at all. She was thin and unsightly, so much so that Nok Su-jeong had said she looked exactly like a tree branch.

Moreover, she couldn’t read. Naturally, she had no idea what meaning was contained in her name.

‘…It probably doesn’t have a very good meaning.’

Though she didn’t know for sure, she didn’t think her name contained any pretty meaning.

It was probably just something said to be polite, but she felt terribly shabby for not living up to the compliment at all.

When Seo-yu hung her head in dejection, Cho Ga-ram and Cheok Eun-hyang quickly continued speaking.

“Miss, you must be hungry, right? I’ll quickly bring you a delicious meal first.”

“I’ll escort you to the Bath House while it’s being prepared.”

In an instant, their roles were efficiently divided. These were tasks that Seo-yu usually did.

“I’ll help too! What should I do… Ugh!”

Seo-yu tried to get up quickly, but the surging pain made her sit back down.

Cho Ga-ram covered Seo-yu’s body again with the disheveled blanket and spoke gently.

“You don’t need to help with anything. Miss Seo-yu, you’re a guest that the family head personally brought here, aren’t you?”

“But still…”

Seo-yu hesitated.

‘Wouldn’t this be too shameless?’

The Golden Dragon family head was her benefactor who had saved her life. When she should be repaying his kindness, it made no sense to just sit still and receive everything.

When she couldn’t answer easily, this time Cheok Eun-hyang stepped forward.

“The family head ordered us to treat you without any want. If perhaps we are lacking and have failed to meet your expectations…”

“Oh, no! That’s absolutely not the case.”

“Then please rest comfortably! So that we can do all our work properly. Okay?”

Cho Ga-ram, who had chimed in at just the right moment, winked her eyes.

Seo-yu could no longer refuse and nodded her head.

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Seo-yu was literally treated as a guest.

It was the complete opposite of her life at the Great Antlered Deer Family, where she was only called ‘miss’ in words.

“So warm…”

The bath water was warm enough to make her body feel drowsy and relaxed, and it had a subtle, pleasant fragrance as if medicinal herbs had been added.

Even after washing, new clothes that had been dried fluffy in the sunlight were prepared for her.

That wasn’t the end of it. A delicious meal was waiting for Seo-yu.

‘How can it be so savory?’

Clatter clatter.

Seo-yu frantically emptied her bowl.

The rice porridge with colorful vegetables gently soothed Seo-yu’s starving stomach, and the fruits served for dessert were sweet and delicious, though they felt slightly wilted.

In an instant, the bowl became clean.

‘This is the first time I’ve been this full.’

She had eaten so eagerly that her stomach was bulging out.

Finding this first-time experience in her life quite fascinating, Seo-yu was patting her stomach when she heard the door opening and quickly straightened her posture.

“Miss, was the meal to your liking?”

“Yes! It was really delicious. Thank you for giving me such tasty food.”

When she greeted politely, Cho Ga-ram smiled brightly.

“That’s a relief! As you probably already know, the fruits from the Eastern Region inevitably lose their freshness, so I was worried. I’m glad you enjoyed them.”

What was she supposed to already know?

When Seo-yu tilted her head in confusion, Cheok Eun-hyang quietly asked.

“Are you not familiar with the situation in the Eastern Region?”

“Well…”

Seo-yu stammered and couldn’t continue her words. She hadn’t received proper education and didn’t know much.

When she shrank back in embarrassment, Cho Ga-ram smacked Cheok Eun-hyang’s shoulder.

“Eun-hyang! You cold lizard. Don’t say unnecessary things. You’re making the miss scared.”

Cho Ga-ram chuckled and quickly added.

“Miss, please don’t misunderstand. They may look like this, but the people of the Eastern Region have truly deep hearts.”

“I, I don’t think that way.”

Seo-yu quickly shook her head.

“Pardon?”

Questions arose in both their eyes. Seo-yu fidgeted with her hands out of habit, then gathered courage to speak.

“Everyone is so wonderful and beautiful. You all sparkle and shine. Ga-ram, Eun-hyang, and the lord too… everyone.”

Unlike herself who was dull and unremarkable, everyone she had met in the Eastern Region was stylish.

“Your… hair is also very pretty. Like princesses.”

At her envious gaze, Cho Ga-ram and Cheok Eun-hyang exchanged glances.

“Come to think of it, we should tie up Miss Seo-yu’s hair too.”

“That would be good. If she goes back to sleep with moisture still in it, she might catch a cold.”

“Huh? But my hair is already dry…”

“Come, come sit here.”

Cho Ga-ram led Seo-yu to a seat by the window, and Cheok Eun-hyang, who had brought a crescent comb, sat behind Seo-yu.

Seo-yu didn’t know what to do and squeezed her eyes shut.

“It, it must be very tangled…”

Swoosh—

Though she had thought it would surely be painful, it wasn’t at all.

Rather, the feeling of the comb gently brushing down through her hair was only pleasant. For some reason, there was also a nice fragrance.

“Tangled? It’s only smooth!”

“When you apply camellia oil to your hair, it goes down this smoothly.”

Camellia oil!

Seo-yu’s eyes widened.

“Something so expensive, to me…”

“What are you saying! You’re an honored guest that the family head personally brought. It’s only natural.”

I’m not honored though.

Seo-yu found this treatment she was receiving for the first time so unfamiliar, but she barely accepted it at the words ‘the family head’s guest.’

Clack!

It was then that the comb caught on something.

“Ah!”

“I’m sorry. Did it hurt?”

“No. I was just a little startled…”

Seo-yu, who had been shaking her head at the apologizing Cheok Eun-hyang, turned pale.

‘It touched my horn!’

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