The canopy of the Flesh-and-Blood Giant Tree touched the night sky, while its roots spread across the bottom of East Lake. It had become the new master of the nightmare and the door.
The marks and influence of the previous nightmare's master were stripped away. Younger Sister's cloth-doll body kept shrinking, as though she would become an ordinary Doll, while Mother's red clothes faded, revealing her original frail, pitiful appearance.
"This is what they originally looked like. I was afraid they wouldn't be able to protect themselves against the House Owner, so I used my influence over the nightmare to turn them into terrifying monsters." The Dream Owner spoke frankly. He had no intention of resisting Gao Ming. Having lost control of the nightmare, he was now little different from a fish on a chopping block.
"The most terrifying monsters?" Gao Ming studied the Dream Owner's mother. His scrutinizing gaze frightened her. "I can understand turning Younger Sister into a giant cloth doll, but why did you turn Mother into a madwoman in red? Does red clothing mean something special to you?"
The Dream Owner nodded. "You'll understand once you go through the door and meet Behind the Door. The most terrifying ghosts there all wear red."
"You've been in there too?"
"Yes. I can be your guide. I'm more reliable than that scumbag who ran out from Behind the Door."
"There's no rush. I need to fabricate some investigation results for Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals." Gao Ming made Younger Brother the House Owner again, and they blamed all the strange changes on the door.
Gao Ming knew this excuse wouldn't hold up for long. He only wanted to buy a little more time.
After they finished discussing their plan, Gao Ming sent the Cloth Doll to find Qian Jin, who