Chapter 1175: Chapter 1174: The Thing in the Ice Box

"Huo Huashen from our sect leads more than twenty experts at the Nascent Soul Stage who are stationed in Muxue City. He might know the whereabouts of the Carefree Guest," said Mu Baiyi.

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As the year drew to a close, the Martial Arts Hall announced a holiday break. Before the holiday, Old Lu and two other teachers decided to hold a parent-teacher meeting.

Firstly, it was to summarize the teaching achievements since they had become teachers.

Secondly, it was to have the parents encourage the students to not neglect their Fist skills during the holiday and to remember to practice.

Mr. Murong gladly agreed with the teachers’ ideas and even volunteered to decorate the Martial Arts Hall. The inside and outside of the hall were festively adorned with lights and decorations, creating a very festive atmosphere.

"Parents of Liu Yu, please come in, please come in."

The three teachers stood at the door, warmly welcoming the parents.

"This must be Old Lu. Our little Yu often mentions you, saying how much he likes your Fist teaching style."

"Zhige rarely praises anyone, but when he talks about you, he has nothing but compliments."

"Old Lu, Teacher Meng, Teacher Xue, please take extra care with these two children."

"Certainly, certainly, by the way, where is Zhige?" Lu Yang inquired. Zhige should be living at Liu Yu’s place, so why didn’t he come along?

Liu’s father sighed, "Zhige went out with Su Yuan. He said he would make it back in time for the parent meeting. The kids are grown now, and we can’t control them anymore."

Zhige and Su Yuan?

A flicker of doubt passed through Lu Yang’s mind. The two of them together probably meant it wasn’t as simple as just hanging out.

"Gong Che’s parents, please come inside."

Gong’s father enthusiastically shook Lu Yang’s hand.

"Old Lu, thank you so much. Little Che’s illness has finally healed. We are really grateful to you..."

Mid-sentence, Gong Che’s parents burst into tears, surprised that Gong Che’s coldness had truly vanished without a trace and that he had gained such a robust body.

"It’s nothing, just what I should do," Lu Yang tried to pull his hand free. He wasn’t very good at dealing with overly enthusiastic people.

Gong Che’s parents then turned to thank the gatekeeper, Mr. Huo.

"Just before the meeting, Little Che told us that he had encountered human traffickers, and it was you who scared the traffickers away. Thank you, thank you."

Huo Huashen remained solemn and stood up straight, "These are what I should do!"

Lu Yang continued to greet the parents: "Shi Yi... you have a large family, don’t you?"

Lu Yang saw that behind Shi Yi followed a large group of relatives, including Shi Yi’s parents, Shi Liehu, and Bing Wu, along with people from the Ice Flood Dragon Clan.

It was a massive procession, like sweeping through the streets.

The leader of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan came forward, grabbing Lu Yang’s hand, and burst into tears, "Old Lu, thank you for nurturing Shi Yi."

"I am Shi Yi’s god-grandfather. To be honest, we had high hopes for this child but didn’t know how to nurture him properly. Thanks to Old Lu for your expert guidance."

"I believe Shi Yi will definitely live up to Old Lu’s efforts and will quickly grow with the resources our clan provides!"

The Clan Leader of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan wanted to say more but was pushed aside by Bing Wu, who was in line to express her gratitude.

"Old Lu, thank you for helping our family reunite. You act low-key, Old Lu, and do not want others to know about your presence. Rest assured, I have not told anyone about your identity."

Shi Yi’s large family entered the Martial Arts Hall, and other children and parents gradually arrived, thanking the three teachers for their nurturing. Their children were now strong enough to kill a cow with one punch.

Inside the Martial Arts Hall, parents exchanged words, endlessly praising the three teachers while Mr. Murong, standing aside, couldn’t stop smiling.

"The parent-teacher meeting is about to start. Why haven’t Zhige and Su Yuan arrived yet?" Lu Yang muttered, wondering if the two boys might have run into trouble.

Just then, he saw Zhige and Su Yuan sprinting towards them.

To be precise, Zhige was carrying something unknown on his back and dragging Su Yuan along at an alarming speed.

Fearing that he would miss the parent-teacher meeting, Zhige didn’t bother to hide his true Cultivation Level.

"Hurry up and get in, we’re just waiting on you."

Lu Yang followed the two into the Martial Arts Hall, softly closing the big door, leaving Huo Huashen outside.

Lu Yang smiled warmly at the students and parents, cleared his throat, and spoke in a very gentle tone:

"Hello, everyone! First of all, please allow me to represent all the teachers of our class and express our sincerest gratitude to the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to attend today’s parent-teacher meeting."

"I have the privilege to teach this class by coincidence and by fate, and I believe Teacher Xue and Teacher Meng share the same sentiment."

"In the past period, students have made significant progress in all aspects. This could not have been achieved without each student’s hard work and the support and cooperation of all the parents."

"...With the New Year approaching, I hope students will not just indulge in eating, drinking, and playing, neglecting their martial arts."

"Then, see you all next year."

Lu Yang had the manner of a teacher and spoke methodically, bringing the meeting to a close amidst enthusiastic applause, with some students even being moved to tears.

Once the parent-teacher meeting disbanded, the three teachers gathered together. Meng Jingzhou laughed and punched Lu Yang lightly.

"That sounded quite convincing."

"You’re not wrong, staying in the Extreme Northern Lands is quite comfortable; it’s a great place for renouncing worldly desires."

Meng Jingzhou felt he had managed to calm Old Lu.

You see, before I arrived, look at what kind of life Old Lu was living, fighting the Four Great Demon Kings and battling the beast tide.

Since I arrived in the Extreme Northern Lands almost six months ago, there were no occasions for Old Lu to take action. He would teach during the day and retire peacefully at night.

Once the parent-teacher meeting ended and they officially broke for the holidays, both students and teachers had a holiday of two whole months.

"What do you think, how about we find a place to have some fun after the holiday?"

"That sounds good," Lu Yang and Xue Shilou had no objections.

While the three were speaking, Fang Zhige and Su Yuan came to Lu Yang, holding an ice box.

"Teacher Lu, can you open this ice box?"

Lu Yang was startled. The ice box was carved quite anciently, obviously no ordinary object.

"Where did you find this?"

Su Yuan, with his head lowered, dared not face Teacher Lu. "We picked it up."

"...Tell the truth to your teacher."

"We picked it up from beneath the Killing Heart Secret Realm under Soul Cliff."

Lu Yang tapped them both: "Soul Cliff is not a place you should be going to. What would you have done if something had happened? Even I couldn’t have saved you in time!"

Su Yuan muttered softly, "That voice said it was safe..."

"Listen to it or listen to me?"

"We’ll listen to you, Teacher."

Lu Yang’s expression relaxed slightly as he carefully examined the ice box. His cultivation had reached the Divinity Transformation Stage, yet he couldn’t see through the ice box.

Meng Jingzhou and Xue Shilou shook their heads; they had never seen such an ice box.

"Fairy, you..."

"This looks like Leng Ningxiang’s ice box."

"Who is Leng Ningxiang?"

"Oh, she’s an assassin, always cold-faced and never smiles. She’s quite attractive, ranking at the bottom of the top ten beauties of Ancient Times. Her cultivation technique is the ’Killing Heart Scripture,’ which emphasizes harboring a murderous intent while maintaining a heart as calm as an ancient well. However, she never fully mastered her technique."

Being at the bottom of the top ten beauties of Ancient Times would still mean she was extraordinarily beautiful.

"Why hasn’t her technique been mastered? Is it because she lacks talent?"

"Not really. It’s because the Killing Heart Scripture requires detachment from personal feelings and compassion. However, during one assassination mission, she fell for Yang Kongdong. Although she always denied liking Yang Kongdong, the progress of her cultivation didn’t lie—she liked him."

"Yang Kongdong is the one with the Harem Golden Core?"

"That’s right."

The Immortal Fairy used her Immortal Sense to penetrate the ice box’s layered seals: "Let’s see what’s inside this box... Is that an arm?"