A late-night visit was naturally a real pain in the ass, but what could he do? The other party was powerful and influential, not to mention a beautiful woman. Jiang Yue had no grounds to lose his temper.
Still, he couldn't act too enthusiastic. Powerful people like her would only think you were afraid and timid if you fawned over them, and your standing in their eyes could drop considerably.
Besides, hadn't they already said everything that needed saying at the banquet?
This was the formidable Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar. He couldn't treat her like some ordinary girl next door. People like her never met with someone for no reason, let alone chatted about family matters.
No matter how unwilling he was, Jiang Yue still had to welcome her warmly. It was only proper.
The underground world might not care much for etiquette, but it certainly paid attention to rank and status. Even if this Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar belonged to Taiyi Academy rather than the Five Elements Academy.
Linghua Grand Scholar could tell that this young Water Engineer Scholar wasn't exactly pleased to have an unwelcome visitor show up in the middle of the night.
But as a Grand Scholar of such high standing, she had seen every sort of situation. This little thing wasn't going to embarrass her.
Instead, she smiled at Jiang Yue. Teasing the young man seemed rather fun to her.
Her usual image was one of graceful elegance, aloof and sparing with her words. But for some reason, she felt inexplicably relaxed around this young man, as though she had returned to her own youth. It was almost as if she saw the shadow of an old friend in him.
"Water Engineer Scholar, why are you so nervous? Are you afraid this old