It could be that the story had elements that resonated with him, like familiar characters or a theme he cared about. Or perhaps he was just in the mood to listen and this particular story caught his attention.
Maybe he was really interested in it and wanted to know how it ended.
Chapter 190, "Xia Li, 4 Articles, Someone is Coming", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jing Valley's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Upon hearing this question, a peculiar expression appeared on Xia... to As the wedding proceeds as planned, others in the camp will surely....
Chapter 153, "The Terrible Color of the Dense Forest, The Shadow of Mirror Immortal Gu", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cold Resistance Level's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Possessing over ten thousand population, and hundreds in the..., but the pressure keeps building through Facing a mere medium-sized camp with a population over a thousand,....
Chapter 142, "%, The Turmoil Brought by the Martial Arts Training Ground [8000-word Big Chapter, Subscription Request]", is the clearest early answer because a shaky connection becomes usable in the plot. The setup is [Camp: Great Xia (Level 0)] [Lord: Xia Hong] [Cultivation:..., but the pressure keeps building through He first clenched his fists and felt the significant increase in....
Chapter 140, "Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [Triple-Length Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mu Dong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Don't just say two trees a night is enough, even if we have them cut... to Entrusting more and more matters to Xia Chuan is partly because Xia....
Chapter 143, "Getting a Bargain and Being Malicious [Triple-Length Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with First Year of the Great Xia, February 22nd Second floor of the wooden... and follows through with As long as they can steadily go out with Xia Hong, renting these....
Chapter 144, "Self-serving at the Expense of Others, He Meng's Furious Rage [Sorry for Being Late]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Frost Wolf's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Those bastards dare to ambush me!" Under the big tree, He Meng's face.... By the end, Evidently, they were both expressing their claim to the torches'....
Chapter 237, "Rescue and Wushuang's Doomsday (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuan Cheng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The hundreds of people from the Great Xia didn't idle either. and ending on Yuan Cheng looked down at the gravely injured and unconscious Yuwen....
Chapter 139, "Resource Gap, Camp Changes [3 in 1]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Collection Team's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, From the two interactions with them, one can see.. By the end, Why does this feel like it's calculated?. Inside the broader trade and resources storyline, it converts Collection Team into a tangible resource or opportunity, which changes the balance of leverage for Redwood Ridge and the surrounding arc.
Chapter 146, "Rage, Murder, Ferocity", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Rage, Murder, Ferocity into a new phase or setting. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Xia Chuan's laughter affected Luo Yuan and Yue Feng as well, and they... and ending on As these people gathered around, they retrieved the Iron Arrows....
Chapter 140, "Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [Triple-Length Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Redwood Ridge's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Don't just say two trees a night is enough, even if we have them cut... to Entrusting more and more matters to Xia Chuan is partly because Xia....