Introduction
처음엔 뱀을 좋아했다가 싫어졌다가 다시 좋아하게 되었는데, 이런 변화는 다른 사람들이 부러워하는 그녀의 다섯 남편 때문이었다.
그들은 하나같이 법력이 강하고, 오직 그녀만을 위하는 마음뿐이었다.
그녀는 돈을 사랑했지만 다섯 명의 뱀 서방님들을 더 사랑했다.
그녀의 똑똑함과 당당함이 그들을 조용히 매료시켰다...
그녀가 못생긴 여자에서 숨이 턱 막히는 미녀로, 그리고 강력한 지위를 가진 사람으로 변했을 때, 그들은 어떻게 반응할까?
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Chapter 1
"소야, 너 오늘도 또 무슨 위험한 동물을 데려온 거니?" 이때 예쁜 외모에 말꼬리 묶은 머리를 한, 대략 스무 살 정도로 보이는 소녀가 교복을 입은 잘생긴 남학생을 향해 장난스러운 미소를 지었다!
남학생은 눈앞에서 '상냥하게' 웃고 있는 소녀를 바라보며, 손에 들고 있던 것을 더욱 꽉 쥐고 등 뒤로 숨기며 겁에 질린 표정으로 말했다. "아, 아니야... 누나, 분명 오해야, 날 믿어!"
"소야, 누나가 그렇게 무서워?" 소녀의 얼굴에 미소가 더 짙어지며 소야에게 한 걸음 다가갔고, 소야도 본능적으로 한 걸음 물러서며 안전 거리를 유지했다.
"누나는 세상에서 제일 다정한 사람이야!" 소야는 입꼬리를 씰룩거리며 서둘러 눈앞의 누나에게 말했다—천첸. 천첸은 동생이 그렇게 진지한 모습을 보이자 다른 전략으로 바꾸어, 장난스러운 미소를 지으며 동생에게 진지한 표정으로 말했다. "소야, 이번엔 정말 내가 바뀌었어. 안심해, 더 이상 네 귀여운 작은 동물들을 해치지 않을게. 네가 키우는 걸 허락할게!"
"정말이야?" 소야는 약간 놀란 듯 물었지만, 마음 한구석에는 여전히 불안함이 있었다. 천첸은 화난 척하며 말했다. "뭐야, 날 믿지 않는 거야?"
"누나... 그럴 리가 있겠어. 그럼 믿을게, 하지만 또 날 속이면 안 돼!" 소야는 서둘러 고개를 저었고, 그리고 천천히 등 뒤에 숨겼던 것을 꺼냈다—
"아악!" 천첸은 눈앞의 물건을 보자마자 비명을 지르며 허둥지둥 뒤로 물러났다. 소야는 천첸의 그런 모습을 보고 입술을 깨물며 조심스럽게 물었다. "누나, 약속했잖아... 이 작은 뱀..."
"응, 해치지 않을게!" 천첸은 마음을 진정시키며, 소야의 손에 감겨 "쉬쉬" 소리를 내며 혀를 날름거리는 검은 작은 뱀을 보며 느릿느릿 말했다.
"고마워 누나! 그럼 난 뱀 키우는 데 필요한 물건 사러 갈게, 누나가 잠깐 작은 뱀 좀 봐줘!" 소야는 누나가 뱀을 해칠 기미가 전혀 없는 것을 보고 기뻐하며 손발을 흔들다가 밖으로 뛰쳐나갔다.
천첸은 눈앞의 작은 뱀을 바라보다가, 몇 초 후에 갑자기 웃음을 터뜨렸다. "애들은 역시 속이기 쉽네. 네가 뱀이라서 그런 건데... 이건 내 잘못이 아니야..."
말을 마치자마자, 천첸은 식칼을 들고 천천히 작은 뱀에게 다가갔다. 작은 뱀은 위험을 감지한 듯 연신 뒤로 물러났다. 하지만 천첸의 속도가 더 빨랐고, 피가 튀었다...
천첸이 기뻐할 새도 없이, 반으로 잘린 작은 뱀의 몸에서 갑자기 검은 연기가 피어올라 천천히 작은 검은 뱀의 형상으로 모였다.
그것은 웃고 있는 것 같았다...
"네가 뱀을 두려워하고 무서워하니... 난 뱀의 이름으로 너를 저주해 뱀의 세계로 보내겠다. 고통을 겪게 될 거야... 이것이 날 해친 대가야... 대가... 하하하..."
"뭐? 뭐라고?" 천첸의 머리가 순간 윙 하고 울렸고, 본능적으로 밖으로 뛰쳐나갔다. 마음속으로는 오직 한 생각뿐이었다—도망쳐야 해.
천첸은 빠르게 달려 큰 다리에 도착했다. 왜인지 모르게, 천첸이 다리에 올라선 순간, 그녀가 반응할 틈도 없이 다리가 갑자기 심하게 흔들리기 시작했다.
"쿵—" 다리가 무너졌고, 천첸은 온몸이 땅이 흔들리는 듯한 극심한 고통을 느끼다가 눈앞이 캄캄해지며 기절했다...
뱀... 뱀... 내가 뱀에게 저주받은 걸까? 뱀... 넌 어릴 때부터 날 해쳤어... 이제... 또 그럴 거야? 뱀의 세계... 난 필요 없어... 필요 없다고... 난 그저... 앞으로의 삶에 네가 없기를... 하지만 내 동생은, 하필 착한 아이라... 동물들을 좋아하고... 왜 하필... 내가 제일 두려워하고, 제일 무서워하는 걸까?
'아악~' 천첸은 비명을 지르며 침대에서 벌떡 일어났다. 주변을 둘러보니 순간 멍해졌다. 눈앞의 고풍스러운 고대 방은 뭐지?
한참 후, 천첸의 머릿속에 작은 뱀의 말이 떠올랐다: 넌 저주받았어...
"이럴 리 없어!" 천첸은 생각하며 비틀거리며 침대에서 일어나 거울로 걸어갔다. 지금 자신의 몸이 이상하다는 것을 전혀 눈치채지 못한 채—
'아악~ 여기 요괴는 누구지? 정말 아름답네!' 천첸은 거울을 가리키며 놀라서 말했다. 속으로 생각했다: 어떻게 그녀를 돼지라고 부를 수 있지? 이건 너무 말이 안 되잖아! 설마 사람이 생긴 대로 부르는 건 아니겠지?
몇 초 후...
'아악, 이 요괴가 나인가?' 멍청하게 웃던 천첸이 이제야 상황을 깨닫고 얼굴에 놀람이 가득했다.
속으로 생각했다: 적어도 전에는 큰 눈의 예쁜 소녀였는데, '돼지 같은 여자'로 변해버렸네. 차원이동을 해도 좀 예쁜 모습으로 해야지, 다른 사람들은 미녀가 되는데 난 추녀가 되다니, 이건 불공평해! 천첸은 '돼지 같은 얼굴'을 두드리며 울상을 지었다.
'아가씨, 제발 미치지 말아주세요. 와서 식사하세요!' 문 밖에서 소리를 들은 작은 하녀가 음식을 들고 무심하게 들어왔다.
'누가 미쳤다고! 너나 미쳤지!' 천첸은 작은 하녀를 노려보며, 경계하듯 몇 초간 하녀와 눈을 마주쳤다. 마침내 테이블로 가서 젓가락을 들었다. 음식을 보니—
'으, 이게 사람이 먹는 거야?' 천첸은 기름진 고기 요리들을 가리키며 다시 한번 멍해졌다. 이 홍소육, 기름진 고기 수프 등이 자신을 위한 것이라고?
'이건 다 네가 좋아하는 거잖아, 설마 이것도 잊은 건 아니겠지?' 청아는 놀라며 말했고, 천첸을 바라보는 눈빛도 이상함으로 가득했다.
'역시 살찐 고기엔 살찐 여자구나. 안 먹을래, 치워!' 천첸은 한숨을 쉬며 말했다. 그리고 침대로 가서 오늘 일어난 모든 일을 소화하기 시작했다. 작은 하녀도 어쩔 수 없다는 듯이 문 밖으로 나갔다.
'잠깐, 작은 뱀이 이곳이 뱀의 세계라고 했던 것 같은데!?' 천첸은 갑자기 이 중요한 사실을 떠올리며, 말을 마치고 손을 꽉 쥐었다.
'안 돼, 침착해야 해... 음...' 천첸은 작은 목소리로 중얼거리며, 손가락도 천천히 꽉 쥐었다.
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