Leader of the White Lotus sect who organized a rebellion in Jing Zhou and Qi Zhou in Hebei, and Yun Cheng in Shan Dong. The rebels used red scarves as their symbol and captured Yun Cheng, Zou Xian, and Teng Xian. Xu Hongru was proclaimed Emperor of Rejuvenation and Bliss, and changed the era to First Year of the Great Vehicle's Flourishing Victory. He had an undercover agent among the Embroidered Uniform Guards and targeted the protagonist for instigation.
