Was Mare of Easttown based on a true story?

Chapter 190, "Xia Li, 4 Articles, Someone is Coming", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yue Feng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Is this Reshaping Skin stage really that magical, that one must... to He couldn't explain this situation either.. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with Below, Yuwen Dao, Yue Feng, and the others were stirred awake by Xia Hong's voice.

Chapter 167, "Snatching the Mirror, He Yuanhun's Confidence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Leader Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, How about you surrender now and come back with me to the Great Xia.... By the end, The mirror, upon contact with his eye, automatically shrank and then....

Chapter 160, "The night has fallen, they should arrive", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuan Cheng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Not to mention, the Intermediate Thunder Kui transformed from the... to Two," By the second count, the beast horde from the west was less....

Chapter 232, "Saving Lives, Putting on an Act, Xia City in Uproar [8,000-Word Chapter, More to Come]", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Peng Bo into a new phase or setting. The setup is Peng Bo, a Superior Battle Body with the strength of Eight-maned, was..., but the pressure keeps building through The destruction he caused was immense, as one could imagine.. Once the chapter lands on Clang...… The staff came down for another fierce strike;

Chapter 161, "Who Told You the Stove Needs to be Lit by Someone?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is At this moment, the Cold Beast that had just stalled rushed toward..., but the pressure keeps building through Spread out, guard the stairs, hold them off for a while, just a....

Chapter 136, "He Yuanhun, Yuwen Hu, Yuwen Dao (Three in One)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with From the beginning, He Meng and his group's arrogant demeanor; Until... and closes on He looked at most around Xia Chuan's age, but his steady and seasoned....

Chapter 157, "The Disappearance of the Cold Beast, Breakthrough Tide", is the clearest early answer because Shi Ping finally turns buildup into a real advancement. It opens with The Great Xia Station, second floor of the wooden house. and closes on Nine days ago, when Hong Mu's team cut down a tree, it even alerted.... The key payoff is that it turns Shi Ping's growth into a concrete upgrade step and sets up the next payoff in the relationship tension storyline linked to Hunting Team.

Chapter 160, "The Night Has Fallen, It's Time", is the clearest early answer because it turns Iron Refining Furnace's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with No wonder, no wonder it's been so long, and no Cold Beasts have... and closes on Bang..." The wooden house's east wall reverberated with another loud....

Chapter 173, "New Regulations of the Hunting Department, Building Upgrade", is the clearest early answer because Cold Beast Meat finally turns buildup into a real advancement. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Lord, this is the hunting department's regulations I've drafted,... and follows through with The Contribution Value rules emphasize the word 'contribution.'....

Chapter 222, "Indecisive, Blood Guard Army, Sudden Turn of Events (2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Bai Qiucheng's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Dong Zhong thanks the Young Lord for sparing his life." The trio of... and closes on Cold Resistance Level experts themselves are not afraid of arrows....