Another word might be 'ditty'. It can mean a short, simple story or song. Sometimes, it's used to describe something light and easy to follow.
How about 'documentary'? While it's not exactly a traditional story, it presents real-life events and situations in a narrative format.
Chapter 222, "Indecisive, Blood Guard Army, Sudden Turn of Events (2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Hou Hu'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....
Chapter 270, "The Terrifying Red Carp and the Precious Flora (2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The two voices echoed one after the other in an instant!, but the pressure keeps building through The once silent surface of the river suddenly surged up with a....
Chapter 228, "Justified Campaign, The Infiltration Unveiled (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Zhaoyang is not anything good, and neither is Great Xia, but both.... By the end, Lu Sheng continued to walk until he was less than five meters away,....
Chapter 211, "Elite System, Mining, and Cheng Ping's Grudge (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The Hive Camp has more than thirty thousand people, with the most... and ending on Seeing the incredulity on Xia Hong's face, Luo Ming showed a helpless....
Chapter 324, "Early Drills, Surge in Cold Resistance Level Members", is the clearest early answer because Zhou Yuan finally turns buildup into a real advancement. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with After Xia Chuan's two-month-long transformation, the outer city has... and follows through with Before early December, he spent all his time in the Beehive, so he is....
Chapter 323, "Approaching Labor, the Talented Xiao Family Assembles Urgently", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Li's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Second Year of Great Xia, December 15 Not long after nightfall, Inner... and closes on Xiao Kangcheng first gave his son, Xiao Hen, a glance, blaming him.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Hearing Xiao Ning's words, Lin Lan retorted, "How can that be the same?
Chapter 231, "Daytime Visit to Yang Lu, Whose Side Do We Help?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yang Lu's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Peng Bo's face showed a hint of bitterness. and follows through with Instantly, his eyes filled with blood, he raised his blade and....
Chapter 202, "Worthless Foes, Four Clans Bow Down (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wang Lie's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with From the initial shock, Xiang Liang had become numb. and follows through with Many were intently focused on their tasks, seemingly unconcerned..
Chapter 280, "The Disappearing Beast Tide, Tenfold Marching Speed (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled softly, not caring, and... to Go back to notify the Six Ministries, temporarily mobilize all the....
Chapter 312, "Regaining Focus, Killing, Shock, and Submission (Part 4)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Li Xuanyan becomes final instead of hypothetical. It opens with During last night's attack on the city, the casualties among the... and closes on Li Xuanyan and Li Xuandu are ordered to leave Long Mountain within....