Skylark extended a pale hand, signaling him to assist her in standing up.

Gu Jianlin looked at him coldly.

Skylark's eyes were filled with a teasing smile.

After half a minute of confrontation.

"Don't make it a habit."

In the end, Gu Jianlin sighed, taking her hand like a knight serving an empress. The delicate touch from his palm was intoxicating, like caressing the most precious jade in the world.

"There are many people in this world who want to hold my hand, but only you have succeeded."

As Skylark was helped to sit before the desk to eat, she snorted: "A reward doesn't make you happy?"

Gu Jianlin said expressionlessly, "I never wanted to hold your hand."

Skylark glanced at him with a smile, looking like a local shut-in from Ying Province as she casually turned on the TV to watch newly screened anime, tying up her long hair and lowering her head to eat ramen.

This woman's taste was indeed unique; she didn't have much demand for high-end restaurants.

Instead, she liked the kind of time-honored street stalls, as long as they were clean and hygienic.

Gu Jianlin imagined her walking down a brightly lit street, then sitting at a seventy-year-old stall to eat noodles, her exquisite features and unparalleled charisma attracting the attention of passersby, so much that the hustle and bustle of the long street seemed to pause, as if the whole world was reduced to her gentle glance, enchanting and captivating.

She always felt like someone who knew how to enjoy life, like a goddess fallen to the mortal world.

"Who exactly are you?"

He looked at her stunning back and asked calmly.

"Skylark."

Skylark took a bite of tempura and said flatly, "A member of Dusk, haven't you heard?"

Gu Jianlin thought to himself that of course he had heard of her, the most mysterious member of Dusk, possessing terrifying combat prowess.

When she defeated Rhein, he had quietly applauded in his heart.

"I mean, why did you appear on the Stairway to Immortality, and why did you save me?"

He explained helplessly.

Skylark was silent for a moment. It wasn't that she didn't understand his question.

She was just playing dumb.

Because she couldn't remember the specific reason, but she didn't want to reveal her memory loss to him. In her few memories, she always remembered herself to be a very cautious person, who had made countless enemies, and in her current poor state, she wouldn't expose her weaknesses to others.

"And why not, same as you."

She suddenly turned around, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful smile: "What you gained inside the Stairway to Immortality, I also gained inside. As for why I saved you, I needed an assistant."

Gu Jianlin was taken aback.

"Don't you feel an inexplicable sense of kinship with me? It's not just because of the Dragon Bone you once devoured, but because we are the same kind, the only ones of our kind. Throughout the entire Earth, even across the boundless starry sky, currently only you and I are beings of the same caliber." She raised two slender white fingers.

The red nail polish shimmered ominously, reflecting the boy's slightly moved face.

Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment.

What species was he? The answer was an amphibious lifeform.

Both human and of the Ancient God Clan.

Practicing both Zhu Zhao and You Ying simultaneously.

His breathing changed rhythm, fierce golden ripples appearing in his eyes.

Skylark also changed her breathing rhythm, magnificent gold flickering in her seductively demonic deep red eyes.

Gu Jianlin curbed his breathing, the Ancient God's Breath within him subtly surging, scarlet Dragon Horns sprouting atop his head.

Skylark looked at him playfully, scarlet Dragon Horns also emerging from her head.

The two of them were like mirror images, differing only in being male and female.

In addition, the special abilities they held, even the concentration of the aura they released, were identical.

The most crucial point was, Gu Jianlin had a strong intuition.

This woman's rank was equivalent to his!

As he gazed at her, the enchanting maiden vanished, replaced by a blood-colored Ancient Dragon!

Boom!

Just a momentary stare and his mind went blank.

That austere, indifferent gaze seemed to traverse the long river of time, pinning him to the depths of hell!

"Frightened?"

Skylark's voice was ethereal and enchanting, wielding a magic capable of soothing people's hearts.

Gu Jianlin only felt like he was embraced by an alluring older sister, all worries dissipating into thin air.

Yet, this only served to make him more cautious.

Because this woman was incredibly terrifying.

"Are you... Candle Dragon Venerable?"

He didn't know what kind of tone he used to speak these words.

Even he found it unbelievable.

If she truly was Candle Dragon Venerable, he would've long been boiled alive.

"Candle Dragon Venerable?"

The smile in Skylark's beautiful eyes faded, replaced by a hint of confusion.

Just that fleeting look, Gu Jianlin had captured it.

"Don't look at me!"

Skylark casually tossed her over-the-knee stockings onto his face, pouting: "I know you can use profile, save it from probing me. Look again, and I'll gouge out your eyes!"

The scent of Lan She wafted over.

Gu Jianlin reluctantly removed the over-the-knee stockings and casually tossed them onto the bed: "Even if you gouged out my eyes, I'd grow new ones. Also, don't you think you're uncertain about some things too?"

Currently, there are two possibilities.

First, the person before him is Candle Dragon Venerable, the strongest Ancient Supreme.

Second, Skylark really is just like him, a human sharing the same fate.