Chapter 155, "Lone Ranger, Xing Valley Pass", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Lone Ranger into a new phase or setting. The setup is At the same time, a lush Wooden Forest stretching from west to east..., but the pressure keeps building through Xia Hong gazed southward, then turned back to look to the north,.... Once the chapter lands on Though Xing Valley Pass is a slope, that's the general situation;

Chapter 155, "Lone Ranger, Xing Valley Pass", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Lone Ranger into a new phase or setting. The setup is At the same time, a lush Wooden Forest stretching from west to east..., but the pressure keeps building through Xia Hong gazed southward, then turned back to look to the north,.... Once the chapter lands on Though Xing Valley Pass is a slope, that's the general situation;
Chapter 906, "Spoils", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 751, "Out of hands", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 241, "Attack!", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The setup is If Higson had plenty of loopholes in their deal—that was: they could..., but the pressure keeps building through He simply couldn't betray him or his party directly..
Chapter 632, "Greed", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 893, "Host", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 416, "Such a Sensitive Nose, Born in the Year of the Dog?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Such's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 521, "Stick to One Line of Work", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 521, "Stick to One Line of Work", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 826, "Deadlock", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Is becomes final instead of hypothetical.