178: Chapter 178 Everyone was led astray

“How did another Red Lotus Sect pop up?”

“Wasn’t that escaping Holy Emissary from the Red Coat Sect? How did he turn around and join the Red Lotus Sect?”

Zongzheng Yue saw the intelligence report on his desk and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Could Oriental Chen be behind this?” Zongzheng Yue suddenly had this thought.

Because all of this happened after Oriental Chen sent the escaping Holy Emissary back.

But upon closer thought, it didn’t seem possible.

He believed that the Red Coat Sect was no match for Oriental Chen, so Oriental Chen had no reason to do such a thing.

“The Red Coat Sect actually split from the Red Lotus Sect? Then why have I never heard of it before?”

Zongzheng Yue had a splitting headache; it was too chaotic and he couldn’t figure it out at all.

After a series of discussions with other high-ranking military officers, Zongzheng Yue ultimately decided to temporarily ignore it.

As the saying goes, when dogs bite dogs, it’s a messy affair. Let the Red Lotus Sect and the Red Coat Sect continue to fight it out; it would be best if both sides suffered heavy losses. This would be a good thing for everyone.

And so, everyone was led astray, and the Red Lotus Sect took root in the cracks.

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June 23, 2055.

On the morning of this day, the Settlement was as it had been for the past few days, with new flyers being scattered, fluttering everywhere.

But careful observers noticed that today’s content was different from before.

This was a public announcement.

It stated that the Red Lotus Sect would hold a redemption ritual on June 29, to redeem those persecuted members of the Red Coat Sect. Those redeemed would be able to break free from illness and suffering, and from then on, recover the physique and appearance of normal people.

Ordinary people did not know what exactly happened to the Red Coat Sect members or why they needed to be redeemed. However, from this information, they could understand that most Red Coat Sect members were not normal people.

This point was quite damaging to the Red Coat Sect.

The lower-level Benefactors, Messengers, and Believers had never seen the true face of the Divine Emissaries. Now they realized that the Divine Emissaries’ superiors were Holy Emissaries. After seeing the content on the flyer, they began to suspect that the Divine Emissaries had severe side effects after taking the medicine, causing their appearance to change. That’s why they wore masks and cloaks.

And those Divine Emissaries and Holy Emissaries who saw the flyer were not much better off.

They had always been tormented by pain and had always been self-conscious about their appearance. Before joining the Red Coat Sect, they were ordinary people and did not have particularly firm faith in the Red Coat Sect. They succumbed to the Red Coat Sect simply because they were controlled by drugs.

It was precisely because of this that the method of distributing flyers could influence them.

The flyer also stated that the location of the ritual would be in Mozhou City.

The time would be 23:30 at night.

Since the Red Lotus Sect had always been elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon’s head and tail,

The Red Coat Sect members had also been investigating their whereabouts these past few days, but had found no clues whatsoever.

Therefore, the redemption ritual on the night of June 29 would become the first official confrontation between the two sects.

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“Redemption ritual?” a young man said with a frown.

Standing beside him were several people wearing masks and blood-red cloaks.

That’s right, this young man was the Holy Son of the Red Coat Sect who had a brief confrontation with Oriental Chen during his last trip to Binjiang.

The few standing beside him were undoubtedly Holy Emissaries. Because the clothes of Holy Emissaries and Divine Emissaries were different; Divine Emissaries wore dark red cloaks, while Holy Emissaries wore blood-red.

“Holy Son, what should we do next?” a Holy Emissary asked.

“Observe the movements around Mozhou City closely these next few days. If any suspicious individuals are found, capture them immediately. I have two requirements: First, kill anyone who betrays the Red Coat Sect without mercy. Second, find out the background of this Red Lotus Sect and see who exactly is behind this,” the Holy Son instructed.

It seemed this Holy Son also knew that the content on the flyer had hit the soft spot of the Holy Emissaries and Divine Emissaries in the sect. If he didn’t take drastic measures, more and more people would betray the Red Coat Sect. This would be very detrimental to them.

“Holy Son, the flyer says our Holy Sect originated from the Red Lotus Sect, is that true?” a Holy Emissary couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

The Holy Son looked at the questioning Holy Emissary and showed a harmless smile.

“You are a Holy Emissary, yet you would ask such a foolish question. I can tell you that the Holy Sect has a very powerful background and cannot be compared to some nonsensical Red Lotus Sect. Do you understand?” the Holy Son explained.

“Understood, understood!” Seeing the Holy Son’s eyes suddenly widen, he was a little scared and replied tremblingly.

“Good that you understand. Since you understand, you can go die!” the Holy Son said. “With such wavering conviction, how can you hold the position of a Holy Emissary?”

“Ah!…” The Holy Emissary suddenly cried out, and before he could say anything else, he fell to the ground, dead.

The other Holy Emissaries shivered in fright.

“You saw that, didn’t you? This is the consequence of questioning the Holy Sect!” the Holy Son warned coldly.

“Yes!” The few of them said in unison, no longer speaking.

“Good! Go, keep a tight watch on Mozhou City for me! I want this nonsensical Red Lotus Sect to completely disappear from Mos!” the Holy Son said.

“Yes!”