Chapter 117: White Lotus Sect

Le Wen opened his eyes, picked up the black gold sword hanging at the head of the bed without missing a sound, and then hid behind the flower and bird screen next to the wooden door. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Crunch ......"

Just when Lewen's front foot just walked behind the flower and bird screen, his door was gently opened in an instant when it was locked.

Through the dim moonlight, two masked men in black could be faintly seen, holding two different weapons, knives and swords.

The two black-clothed men came to the bed where Lewen was sleeping with great speed, and pulled out the weapons in their hands, "Bell...... Smack", even chopping and poking the thin mattress to a pulp.

"Ah...... It's not good to be deceitful, withdraw quickly. One of the tall, thin men in black whispered.

"......" The short and fat man in black heard the deception, and quickly wanted to run out.

"Hehe, since the two of you are here, why are you in a hurry to leave?"

At this time, Lewen walked out from behind the screen next to the wooden door, blocked the wooden door, and smiled coldly.

"If you want to be us alone, you're killing yourself."

When the thin and tall man in black saw Le Wen blocking the door, there was a hint of joy in his eyes, this Le Wen was self-defeating.

"Bell...... Bell"

As soon as the words fell, the two masked black-clothed men ended Le Wen's life with lightning speed, but as soon as the sword in their hands touched the black gold sword in Le Wen's hand, it was immediately broken into two, and they couldn't believe it when they looked at the weapon that was broken in two.

The two glanced at each other and looked at each other, both of them feeling a little chill in their hearts.

"If the two of you are caught, Le may spare your life, or else ......" Le Wen saw that the two of them were very timid, and sneered in his heart.

"Lewen!"

"Brother Wen......"

How could these two black-clothed men be willing to be captured, and they were about to fight to the death, but unexpectedly, the sound of their fight woke up Ding Ke'er and Long Chao, and they each walked out of the room and ran to Lewen's door for some reason.

"Lewen, are you alright?"

"It's okay, these two people actually wanted to sneak attack me in the middle of the night, fortunately I didn't fall asleep, close the door, don't let these two people escape." Le Wen didn't reply, and said with a faint smile.

"You two bastards, don't you want to live, you dare to sneak attack my brother in the middle of the night, I have to break the two of you into pieces!"

Long Chao said that he kicked the short and fat masked man in black to the ground, and the short and fat man in black was not a bad breed, how could he endure Long Chao's revenge, so he wanted to pick up the broken blade on the ground and fight with Long Chao.

"Lao Wan, forget it, we are not their opponents......"

The tall and thin masked man in black sighed secretly and said something to stop him, he knew that if Lao Wan resisted again, it was estimated that it would be a dead end.

"Long Chao, don't do it!"

Long Chao saw that this short and fat man in black was kicked by him, and he immediately picked up the blade on the ground and wanted to fight with him, so he motivated to kill, but when he heard Lewen's voice, his movements slowed down.

"Since you both know that resisting again is a dead end, then you two will take the mask off your face." Lewen saw that the situation was under control by him, and said with a faint smile.

When the stocky man in black took the masked cloth off, it was nothing.

But when the tall and thin man in black took off the mask on his face, it surprised the three of them.

"It's you......" Lewen was slightly stunned, blinked, and said with some doubts.

"You bastard Wu An'an, last time my brother let you go, you actually came to assassinate him again!"

Long Chao's face was full of anger and kicked Wu An'an in the chest.

Wu An'an didn't dodge or dodge, and took Long Chao's heavy blow firmly, but he didn't hurry to wipe the blood from the corners of his mouth, and then just raised his eyes and glanced at Le Wen, the corners of his mouth rose, smiled slightly, and didn't speak.

"Lewen, don't let go of this Wu An'an this time, he didn't kill you last time, and he actually brought a fat man to kill you, it's just crazy, and he will take revenge." Ding Ke'er looked at Wu An'an with a displeased expression, and then glared at Le Wen and said angrily.

"Wu An'an, Le originally wanted to let you go, hoping that you could reform your ways, but why do you still have to work hard for a traitorous villain like Huang Ru, don't blame Le this time."

Lewen was also very annoyed, he originally thought that Wu An'an was just doing what he was told, and it was not his intention to assassinate him, but this guy couldn't change the ****, and he would take revenge.

Thinking of this, he raised the black gold sword in his hand and wanted to cut this ungrateful man in half to vent the hatred in his heart.

"Lord Le, please slow down."

Originally, with Wu An'an's light skills, he could have completely escaped Le Wen's attack, but Wu An'an didn't dodge or dodge, closed his eyes and waited for death, just when the black gold sword in Le Wen's hand was about to fall on top of Wu An'an's head, the short and fat man in black hurriedly shouted: "The next two people are not sent by Huang Ru, but the White Lotus Sect wants us to assassinate you, this is really a helpless move!" ā€

"What do you say? White Lotus Sect? The two of you turned out to be cultists of the White Lotus Sect! What's going on with this fall......"

Le Wen never expected that Wu An'an would turn into a cultist of the White Lotus Sect, and listening to the helpless actions of this short and fat man in black surnamed Wan, presumably after letting Wu An'an go last time, Wu An'an may have another unimaginable experience.

The White Lotus Cult has a long history and has been designated as a cult by successive rulers.

Before the White Lotus Sect was formally formed at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, various cults such as "Vegetable Eaters" and "Demon Thieves" appeared, most of which were religious heresies that were incompatible with social reality, as well as some secret folk sects and superstitious groups under the banner of religion. After the formation of the White Lotus Cult, cults in a more formal sense began to appear, and regardless of whether their followers "kept to themselves" or not, and whether they worshiped Taoism or Buddhism, their organizations, scriptures, teachings, and activities did not coincide with the actual social order.

If you look at it from the level of their beliefs, it can be called a folk religion; Judging by their anti-government activities, they can be called secret religions; If we look at them from their ****** level, they are a "cult" in the true sense of the word. The society is dark, the people cannot live, and the development of sects will inevitably embark on the road of ****** and anti-government.

The peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was launched by a mixture of secret religions such as the White Lotus Sect, Maitreya Religion and Ming Religion, which advocated the birth of Maitreya and the birth of the Ming King, which was convenient for the reckless people to call on the masses to rebel and overthrow the old regime, so they became the weapons used by the reckless people to launch a struggle at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The surging peasant war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty Empire and created a new Ming Empire, and Zhu Yuanzhang was born.

Zhu Yuanzhang participated in the rebellion launched by the "cult" by a grass people, and initially believed in secret religions such as the White Lotus Sect, the Maitreya Sect, and the Ming Sect. But it didn't take long for his political stance to change as his military power grew, and he became a ruler. His attitude toward secret religions (or cults), which are easily used to launch uprisings, has also changed day by day from belief to alienation, and even to opposition.

Zhu Yuanzhang, as a politically minded person from a lower class, was well aware of the harm that folk sects had done to the existing order. In the twenty-sixth year of Yuan Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang clearly attacked the words of the White Lotus Sect in the famous essay on Zhang Shicheng: "The foolish people mistakenly fell into the witchcraft, did not understand the absurdity of the words, and believed in the true existence of Maitreya. Evil words are carried out, murderous schemes are succeeded, cities are burned, soldiers are killed, and living beings are poisoned, and there are all kinds of unprovoked things. ā€

Here, he scolded the White Lotus Sect, Maitreya Sect, Mingjiao and other secret religions that he had previously believed in as "evil words" and "demon magic", showing his deep hatred.

After Zhu Yuanzhang formally established the Ming Dynasty, he immediately punished the cult with strict laws. Soon after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he explicitly banned the activities of various folk sects. However, the activities of the White Lotus Sect and other sects did not stop, and it spread all over the north and south of the river, becoming one of the most serious social problems in the entire Ming Dynasty.