Although this shaving punishment shocked them very much, but at this time, Murong was not thinking of such a punishment, if it was cruel, she looked at the warehouse-like room that Old Man Mei approached, and was a little puzzled, this Old Man Mei just took a sword box, why did it take so long and not come out, and because Chu Haoge stopped her gaffe just now, she couldn't say anything at this time.

Chu Haoge is still asking Jiuli Qiantaro about the shaving punishment, and he doesn't know a lot about Jiuli Qiantaro's appearance, Chu Haoge's several inquiries are fruitless, but according to Jiuli Qiantaro, those so-called 'sucked essence by monsters', 'suffering from evil diseases' are probably stripped of their souls by this shaving punishment.

After these clues were connected, Chu Haoge had a speculation, first of all, the Xuanao Divine Sect wantonly used "shaving punishment" on ordinary people, stripping them of their souls, making them the kind of people who had life but no consciousness, and had to lie down on the couch to survive. And this Xuanao Divine Cult is also the "state religion", in order to maintain their image, they fabricated this lie about what kind of monster attacked people to conceal the truth, and then they used the excuse of tracking down the "monster attack incident" to carry out large-scale activities.

"So...... Uncle Huang may still be kept in the dark? Chu Haoge muttered in his mouth, he thought to himself, if he had the opportunity, he would definitely go back to Chang'an, and when the time came, he would personally confront the emperor's uncle, and everything would probably be solved at that time.

Once he figured this out, the whole person was a little relaxed, but when you solve a puzzle, what follows will not be long-term joy, but the next puzzle, or more puzzles, otherwise how can there be a saint who spends his life studying the great puzzle? After his speculation, the behavior of this Xuanao Divine Sect has become extremely clear, but what is the intention of this 'state religion'? What is the purpose?

At this time, a person came out of the warehouse, and the three of them and the black iron hand all turned their heads to look over, this person was the old man Mei, and at this time he was holding a large iron box almost equal to his height, which was very shiny, and the whole body was shining silver, which they saw from a distance.

"Everyone, I've been waiting for a long time." Old man Mei walked up to a few people, said sorry to them, and then handed the built sword box to Chu Haoge, and at this time, everyone's eyes were focused on this sword box.

I saw that this sword box was all silver, and there were many reliefs carved with patterns on it, and it gave people a very thick feeling, and even Chu Haoge had a feeling that this sword box was countless higher than the ordinary sword grade, and this sword box alone made people feel that this was definitely a divine weapon.

Chu Haoge stretched out his hand to take the sword box handed by Old Man Mei, out of courtesy, he used both hands, but he didn't use his strength to pick it up, he felt that what this old man could hold up must not be too heavy...... But he forgot that the old man could lift a jar of wine with one hand.

The moment Chu Haoge took the sword box, Old Man Mei let go, he suddenly felt a huge force attacking, this sword box was too heavy, it was not that he couldn't pick it up, it was because he was not ready to exert his strength, his two arms were suddenly pressed down by the heavy sword box, and due to the traction on his arms, Chu Haoge almost fell directly to the ground, staggered twice, and then stood firm and picked it up with both hands.

"Such a heavy ......" Chu Haoge was already stunned by the heaviness of the sword box, completely forgetting what it meant to be ashamed, he almost ate a dog and gnawed on the ground just now.

Chu Haoge held this sword box, looked up and down, the workmanship was indeed exquisite, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart, saying that this old man was really a capable person, and he could build this sword box so meticulously in such a short time. At the same time, he had the heart to cry, what is this, this starlight was originally deadly, but now it is finally possible to use it, this has an extra sword box, not much lighter than the starlight sword......

"Master, this ......" was different from the demeanor of Chu Haoge and the others, this black iron hand had been stunned since he saw this sword box, and he slowed down for a long time, and then he looked at Old Man Mei in shock.

This black iron hand was closer to Old Man Mei, and this sentence was whispered, Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan were all engrossed in the sword box, and naturally they didn't find anything unusual, but Jiuli's observation ability was not comparable to these two, and this small action completely fell into her eyes.

"......" The black iron hand looked at the old man Mei, and the old man Mei glared at him very sternly, as if signaling him not to talk nonsense, and then the black iron hand was no longer shocked, and also pretended to be light.

Chu Haoge and Murong looked up and down, and almost took it apart to see what it was made of, until they basically saw the structure of this sword box clearly, Chu Haoge took off the starlight sword wrapped in cloth strips, and quickly removed the cloth strips, Chu Haoge wanted to try to see if this sword box could fit the stars, if it couldn't be put down, then even if this sword box was made of diamond, it was useless, and it was still a waste product.

Chu Haoge stood up the sword box with one hand, lifted the star sword with the other hand, and then inserted it into the sword box, but when the star sword was only inserted into a third of the way, Chu Haoge felt a suction force from the sword box, and before Chu Haoge could react, the star sword in his hand followed this suction force and slid into the sword box at once, only making a crisp collision sound of "poof".

He was stunned for a moment, and looked at his palm very strangely, the suction he just felt was absolutely real, Chu Haoge began to look at the starlight that was put together, which seemed to be built later, it was obviously natural, it seemed to be one, there was not even the slightest gap, and usually as long as the starlight was by his side, he could feel a chill all the time around him, and he couldn't leave for a long time, making it difficult for him to settle down, and when the starlight returned to the sheath, Chu Haoge couldn't feel the chill and the uneasiness in his heart anymore.

Chu Haoge was like a child, pulling it out for a while, putting it into the scabbard for a while, repeating one or two, making everyone a little unbearable, but no one bothered him, and probably knew that he was excited, after all, it was a hidden danger.

Later, Chu Haoge and the others chatted with Old Man Mei and Black Iron Hand for a while, and then they greeted and prepared to leave, during which Chu Haoge also mentioned that he wanted to buy money for the sword box for Old Man Mei, but what he just said caused Old Man Mei to be unhappy, he said, how can a dead thing be compared with life? Chu Haoge saved his apprentice, if he was asking Chu Haoge for money for shopping, wouldn't this be unkind and unjust?

Excuse each other, Chu Haoge still didn't give out the silver ticket in his hand, so he had to give up, this is also a human characteristic, sometimes, you already know that others won't want something, but you still have to shirk it, this is not human hypocrisy, because this is 'etiquette'.

The three of them said goodbye to Old Man Mei and Black Iron Hand, and went back to the inn to pack up their things, at this time it was not yet noon, and the three of them had already done things in Luoyang, so why delay the trip for another day? So the result of the discussion between the three of them was that the three of them set off immediately.

【Southern Suburbs of Luoyang】

The three of them chatted while walking, and when they got out of the south gate of Luoyang, it was a very spacious road, with pedestrians and carriage convoys coming and going on the road, and it seemed that they were businessmen and the like, among which there were inevitably some young masters and brothers who went out of the city to play.

Walking on the spacious wild road, Murong Xiaoyan and Jiuli Qiantaro are undoubtedly the most beautiful scenery, passers-by, whether they are seventeen or eighteen-year-old teenagers or more than thirty uncles, have to look back at them twice, and that's it, Chu Haoge has almost become a public enemy of men, because those who pass by will not know that they are just peers, they only believe in their own eyes, and their eyes will cooperate with their brains to think that Chu Haoge and two beautiful girls are his daughters.

There are inevitably some ill-intentioned people among them, Chu Haoge and the three of them have clearly felt that there are people following behind, and there are still many people, Murong Xiaoyan is the first to find out, her perception of danger is the most sensitive, far more than Chu Haoge and the others, but what makes her strange is that this time Chu Haoge actually felt it, and it was not much slower than her, which caused Murong to be surprised.

Murong could tell from his footsteps that these people were not masters, they should be just a few little minions.

However, they have been following behind, and it seems that they want to make a move in a more remote place, Chu Haoge and the three of them pretended not to know, after all, in their opinion, a few little thieves are really not enough, they are the ones who have fought with the monsters head-on.

Seeing that they didn't move, the three of them also decided to wait and see what happened, they didn't put these people in their eyes, especially Chu Haoge, his growth was the fastest along the way, although he was still not a master, but he was very eager to fight, he didn't want to try it all the time, he had recently realized, and the 'swordsmanship' he was practicing, although it was said to be a 'swordsmanship', was only the most basic slashing and slashing, of course, it also put on a borrowed traction, the so-called 'not retracting'.

"Chu Gongzi......" Jiuli Qiantaro was relatively relaxed, as if he didn't feel that someone was following him, and said to Chu Haoge: "I've been thinking about it all the way...... What is the purpose of that Xuanao Divine Cult? ”

"......" Chu Haoge was silent for a moment and said, "Yes, how can there be such a great hatred and make people suffer so much?" As he spoke, it was as if he were suffering from the shaving, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

"I thought of two possibilities......" Jiu Li Qianyu looked ahead, and said with a slight frown.

"What is possible? Say it, say it. Murong was also intrigued by Jiuli Qiantaro's words, and urgently urged Jiuli Qiantaro, completely ignoring that there were still people following him.

Chu Haoge also concentrated on looking at Jiuli Qiantaro, he straightened his waist, this way really tired Chu Haoge enough, it was enough to bear the starlight on his back, and this added a sword box, but I have to say that his physique has been significantly improved, if it was Chu Haoge who had just left Chang'an, I am afraid that he would have been tired after walking so far.

"The first possibility is that in order to eradicate dissidents, the Xuanao Divine Cult killed all the people who opposed the Xuanao Divine Cult, and punished them, after all, the blind believers are cruel and terrible." Jiu Li Qiantaro said as she walked, her voice was controlled so that Chu Haoge and the two could hear it, but she didn't let the little tail behind her hear it at all.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's impossible...... According to what Uncle Li said, those people caught them at random, if they want to eradicate dissidents...... This could never be done. "What Chu Haoge said is not wrong, the situation described by the black iron hand at that time was simply to catch a few unlucky people, obviously doing it randomly, how could it be possible to find a few random people who were the dissidents they wanted to punish?

“…… Then there is a second possibility......" Jiu Li Qianyu said in a voice that suddenly became a little smaller, looked at Chu Haoge and Murong who were walking on the side, and then said, "That is to say...... They need souls themselves. ”

"Huh?!" Need a soul? Chu Haoge and Murong couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, what do they need people's souls to do? That's all mentioned by some evil laws in ancient times, and ...... Can the soul be preserved when it is withdrawn from the body?

"Actually, this is just a speculation on my part, but the cruelest thing about shaving is not the pain caused by extracting one's soul from one's body...... Rather, it is a permanent confinement. Jiuli Qiantaro said.

"Permanent confinement? Imprisoning the soul? Murong Xiaoyan was even more interested and asked.

Jiuli Qianyu looked at Murong Xiaoyan, nodded slightly, and said, "That's right, shaving requires a soul-carrying object...... According to what Uncle Li said, probably that jade plate is the container, the soul is imprisoned in the container, the container is not destroyed, and the soul is eternal. ”

Hearing this, Chu Haoge and Murong glanced at each other, they were not from the ancient clan, and they had never heard of the eternal residence of the soul, in fact, the so-called eternal soul meant that they would be imprisoned there forever and could not escape.

Since ancient times, there is a saying of reincarnation, after death, the soul will enter the underworld, and after walking through the underworld, it will be reincarnated in the next life, if the soul is imprisoned in a place, then he can never be reincarnated, and the sense of loneliness and emptiness is unimaginable.

The three of them were still talking about what this Xuanao Divine Sect wanted to do after imprisoning the souls of so many people, and they were also deeply angered by the evil deeds of this sect, which was simply hurtful and inhumane.

"Stop!" There was a loud roar behind the three of them, with an incomparably rough voice, it seemed that these little tails were about to make a move, and when the three of them heard this person's voice, they all turned around and faced a few people.

As soon as the man shouted, many people ran forward quickly, and they seemed that when he stopped the three of them, the three of them reacted and must have run, but the actions of Chu Haoge and the three of them greatly exceeded their expectations, the three of them did not run, and even after turning around, they saw that they did not have the slightest fear of a fierce look, and as if they had known that they were coming, the three of them had a flat face, and no one showed a panicked look.

The few people who came up stopped all of a sudden, and they didn't step forward to run close to Chu Haoge and the others, but looked at the leading man strangely.