I am the Executioner Dragon, but a cute mod.

Lilith stepped out of the house and looked around, but she didn't see any monsters. Instead, she saw someone crouching by the window, who shrank back into the house in fear as soon as her gaze swept over them.

After this incident, Lilith realized that the monster the villagers were talking about was Him.

"Damn it, they actually called me a monster...!"

Lilith was furious and barged into one of the rooms. The people inside were terrified when they saw Lilith and tried to run away, but Lilith didn't give them the chance.

He grabbed one of them by the collar, ignoring his trembling legs in fear, and questioned him with displeasure:

"Hey, tell me, what makes me look like a monster? If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, I'll make you regret it!"

The man was so frightened by Lilith's grab that he almost cried. He looked miserable and wanted to say something, but he was afraid that if he said the wrong thing, Lilith would eat him.

Seeing the man's hesitation, Lilith bared her teeth at him and threatened:

"Speak now, or I'll eat you up!"

The threatening words startled the man, and without thinking, he quickly spoke:

"How...how can there be such a beautiful woman as you in this world? It's obvious at a glance that you're a demon in disguise!"

After saying this, the villager seemed to have all his strength drained away. He closed his eyes, waiting for the outcome of being eaten or killed by Lilith.

Lilith was incredulous upon hearing this. She couldn't believe she was mistaken for a monster because she was too beautiful, so she asked:

"Are you saying this just to curry favor with me?"

"That's absolutely not true."

Without hesitation, the man answered Lilith's question strictly in order to save his own life, refusing to risk it.

Upon receiving this answer, Lilith's displeasure immediately melted away, then solidified into a smile, which she couldn't help but chuckle aloud:

"Oh? Oh, I misunderstood you. I didn't mean to look like that... I'm sorry you misunderstood, haha~"

The light, melodious laughter swept through the entire village. Villagers hiding in their houses, hearing it, couldn't help but peek out from windows and doorways. Seeing Lilith laughing uncontrollably and noticing the villagers nearby were unharmed, they exclaimed in surprise:

"What?! Yasuke actually subdued a demon?"

"Could it be that Yasuke has the bloodline of an Onmyoji?!"

"Idiot, didn't you hear what the monster was saying? She's just embarrassed by Yasuke's praise."

"That Yasuke guy, he's still as good at pleasing women as ever, it's so frustrating..."

Most of the villagers still believed that Lilith was a monster, but only the village chief, who had lived the longest and was the most knowledgeable, realized from Lilith's expression that Lilith might not be a monster.

The villagers believed Lilith was a monster simply because her fair skin and delicate features made her seem like a completely different species from them.

Because they often went hungry, the villagers were pale and thin, short in stature, and even their clothes were made of tattered coarse cloth.

In a village where people are starving and freezing, a cute girl dressed in strange clothes suddenly appears. She can only be mistaken for a monster.

What if Lilith isn't a monster?

Judging from her fair skin and exquisite clothes, Lilith must have been well taken care of and quite wealthy. In this light, Lilith must be either a noblewoman or a princess.

As the eldest village chief, he understood that if something happened to this guy, the situation would be far more serious than provoking a monster.

Desperate for a chance to survive, the village chief forced himself to leave the house, ran to Lilith, and knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty's presence is an honor, but we have failed to provide adequate hospitality and have offended you greatly. We beg Your Majesty's punishment!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers who had been captured by Lilith and those hiding in the house were both stunned. When they realized who the village chief was referring to as "the Empress," their faces turned pale, and they hurriedly came to Lilith's side to kowtow and pay their respects, uttering a series of words of "apology."

Although monsters are terrifying, in the eyes of these commoners, nobles are even more terrifying than monsters. Even if the person in front of them is a monster, they cannot ignore the possibility that she is a noble. This is a fear etched into their genes...

"Huh? What are you doing...?"

Faced with the villagers' drastic change in attitude, Lilith was full of questions. Under the influence of her power, she could instantly master any language she heard in this world.

Lilith knew very well that the "royal lady" that the village chief used was a term of address for young ladies or noblewomen, and that they were treating her as the young lady of a certain family.

[Yeah, these guys all look malnourished, while I'm so healthy. I'm obviously not from an ordinary family. It just goes to show that the gap between rich and poor in feudal times was just like during the American plantation era—you could tell just by looking at them…]

Thinking this, Lilith raised her hand, gesturing for the group of feudal-era commoners before her to rise. Then, she coughed lightly and began to lie without batting an eye:

"I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect my identity to be discovered. Fine, I won't pretend anymore. I'm actually a nobleman, but I was dissatisfied with the arrangements my family made for me, so I escaped here by chance..."

Upon hearing Lilith's words, the village chief was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe. He quickly praised himself in his heart for his cleverness, thinking that if he had knelt down any later, he might have ended up with the village being massacred.

After Lilith finished speaking, the village chief quickly asked:

"Is there anything I can do for Your Majesty?"

"Service? Let me think about it."

Upon hearing this, Lilith began to ponder. If she were to transmigrate to the feudal era, she certainly couldn't stay in a small village. After all, even survival was a problem in a small village, let alone eating, drinking, and having fun.

If you were to travel back to the feudal era, you would definitely want to visit the big cities. No matter the era, nobles and the wealthy always have countless ways to have fun.

So Lilith said:

"I need to go to the nearest big city. Do you know how to get there?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief, who had just breathed a slight sigh of relief, felt his heart leap into his throat again. He lowered his head even further, afraid that his next words would displease Lilith. He said:

"To be honest, I have never left this place since I was born... However! When the rice ripens, the township head comes to collect taxes. He must know how to get to the big city."

"Is that so?"

Lilith turned to look at the rice paddies outside the village. Although the rice wasn't growing very well, it looked like it would be ripe this month, not too long.

Instead of rushing into big cities, it's better to stay in this small village for a while, wait for the rice to ripen, and learn about the customs of this world, so as to avoid making a fool of yourself in the big city.

"In that case, I'll stay here until the rice ripens. Do you have any objections?"

After thinking it through, Lilith looked at the village chief again, who naturally dared not object and readily agreed:

"The people should serve the Emperor well..."