(MC POV)
The party was set to start quite late into the night, so I had already tucked Cai Hong into bed by then.
Muon and Lilith seemed to have brought my disciples somewhere else to train them so they weren't around right now.
What came as a complete surprise to me was the fact that Iris actually chose not to accompany me to the party, stating that she would watch from afar instead.
I almost thought she got replaced by an imposter or I went to another universe again but it seems like that wasn't the case. I guess she might have gotten tired of being around people? She might be a cosmic being but that's still a possibility.
Well, I didn't really mind so I let her rest in my room while I headed to the party venue in the Grand Courtyard by myself.
"And here is the main star of today!" Sect Master Qing announced the very moment I stepped inside the place, as though he had been waiting for me the entire time.
