Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1720 - 463: A Passing Encounter, Langya Traitor (5k)_2

The interior of the Black Ship had enough space, and Yu Ziqing had brought along plenty of food, so there was no worry about settling in.These days, Yu Ziqing couldn't even remember how many people had been taken away. The numbers reached tens of thousands, endless and immeasurable. This time, at the very least, millions of people were evacuated.

The coastal area of East Qian was thoroughly cleaned out.

If it had been earlier, there would have easily been over a hundred million people here, but some had already died, and others who were further from the coastline had fled after the first tsunami.

The number might sound large, but spread across tens of thousands of miles of East Qian's coastline, the density was very low, completely incomparable to the banks of the great rivers inland.

This was thanks to the past actions of Peeling, which made the hundreds of miles of the East Qian sea area safe and allowed it to develop gradually.

Otherwise, areas near the sea were not places where many mortals lived.

Because it was too dangerous, surviving and avoiding total annihilation depended on luck.

The Black Ship carried a large population, along with Peeling, from the East Sea into the Southern Sea, eventually reaching the southern coast of Dadui.

When they arrived, someone was already waiting there. One of the Cabinet members personally handled the follow-up matters.

Even before their arrival, Dadui's Jade Tablet had already reported the matter.

The Dadui court appreciated Peeling's willingness to risk themselves to protect mortals, given their realm.

This aligned closely with Dadui's core values, so they gave Peeling face by accepting these displaced mortals.

No matter how it was phrased, Zhang and the others would arrange it, Yu Ziqing simply initiated it and didn't concern himself with the aftermath.

Dadui had professional talent and plenty of experience to handle the upcoming tasks.

Registering and cataloging were done, then they were distributed to various places. Those with large clans or who were too cliquish were split apart to prevent management problems in the future.

Upon reaching their new locations, they were given seeds, tools, and even cultivators were arranged to act as human excavators and bulldozers.

In addition, they were provided with rations to ensure they wouldn't starve, although they shouldn't expect food to just come to them without effort.

With Dadui's ample experience, Yu Ziqing didn't intervene unnecessarily, everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Seeing everything on track, Yu Ziqing said goodbye to Peeling.

"You may rest here. If there are any issues, speak to the people of Dadui.

I have important matters to attend to in the East Sea, so I won't accompany you."

Peeling cupped his hands in salute, expressing gratitude, then couldn't help but ask.

"Forgive my intrusion, may I ask what business you have in the East Sea?"

Yu Ziqing was taken aback; Peeling didn't seem the type to be nosy.

"There might be a disturbance in the East Sea, a significant trouble.

Trouble pertaining to the Four Divine Dynasties, possibly linked to the Evil Dao.

I have unresolved issues with those ghostly things.

So, I wanted to stop them from growing by destroying as many as possible before they gain strength.

In fact, evacuating the mortals from East Qian's coast...

On one hand, it was out of compassion; on the other, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Evil Dao and becoming offerings for blood sacrifices.

If that happened, those ghostly things might grow even faster.

After all, Daqian had already given up on these people and would no longer care for them.

With such a large number of offerings, surely an evil cult will come."

Peeling's complexion changed, taking out a palm-sized fragment of slate from his person, handing it to Yu Ziqing.

"This thing, I once found it while traveling in the East Sea, in an underwater ruin.

Its approximate location is three thousand miles north of Minghu Island, beneath the sea near a mountain resembling a cat's head, it's there.

This item should be related to an evil cult.

Back then, one of the steles emanated an ominous power, so I broke off a piece, and the power dissipated.

Later, I mentioned this to a dean of the Langya Institute.

He investigated and said it was left by an ancient evil cult, abandoned long ago, nothing to worry about."

Peeling hesitated upon speaking to this point.

"A few days ago, in East Qian, I saw him again.

He had some people from the Langya Institute with him, and one person was from the Evil Dao.

That person didn't have evil qi, but the feeling was unmistakable.

However, given they were with a dean of Langya, I assumed they weren't a typical Evil Dao member.

Most likely, they encountered issues during some research.

I didn't think much of it then, but a few days later, I heard some deans of Langya had fled to the Southern Sea to escape disaster.

But there's another rumor, indicating two deans actually defected before the catastrophe.

Now hearing you, recalling the other day when I saw Dean Hua in the East Sea.

Though it's not good to speak ill behind backs...

But now, I truly feel something is amiss."

With Yu Ziqing's words, Peeling connected keywords like defection, dean, Evil Dao, East Sea, ghostly things, evil cult, and others together, figuring something was wrong.

"I'll find someone to inquire." Yu Ziqing's expression sharpened, deciding quickly, and immediately took out a Jade Scroll to start sending messages.

For matters of less urgency, Yu Ziqing didn't want to use such cumbersome methods to convey complex messages.

With pre-numbered short messages arranged by the Jade Scroll, they transmitted precisely.

He reached out directly to Chu Ye, who would then ask the recently arrived deans of Langya Institute on Big Island.

Soon, he sensed a reply, and after decoding according to the number, obtained a result.