Chapter 182, "Red Wood, Eye of Truth, Three Joys Arrive at the Door", is the clearest early answer because the hidden truth stops feeling like mere subtext. The setup is Everyone turned their heads to look behind them, bowing respectfully..., but the pressure keeps building through Hearing the four words shouted by the crowd, their expressions....

Chapter 182, "Red Wood, Eye of Truth, Three Joys Arrive at the Door", is the clearest early answer because the hidden truth stops feeling like mere subtext. The setup is Everyone turned their heads to look behind them, bowing respectfully..., but the pressure keeps building through Hearing the four words shouted by the crowd, their expressions....
Chapter 159, "Blood and Flesh Wall, The Leader Hasn't Broken Through Yet?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Lin Wan, Shi Lu, gather all the children in the main hall on the..., but the pressure keeps building through Light a pile of ordinary coal stones for heating, but be ready to....
Chapter 263, "Offering Strategies, An Eldest Brother Like a Father", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Those stuck without breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm, Xiao..., but the pressure keeps building through When he heard his big sister, Xiao Ning, saying there were more than....
Chapter 312, "Regaining Focus, Killing, Shock, and Submission (Part 4)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Xia Chuan becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is During last night's attack on the city, the casualties among the..., but the pressure keeps building through The majority of the dead and injured were from the Earth-digging....
Chapter 312, "Regaining Focus, Killing, Shock, and Submission (Part 4)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Xia Chuan becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is During last night's attack on the city, the casualties among the..., but the pressure keeps building through The majority of the dead and injured were from the Earth-digging....
Chapter 312, "Regaining Focus, Killing, Shock, and Submission (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Xia Chuan becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is Those seem to be the families of Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, and several..., but the pressure keeps building through Weren't they supposed to switch allegiance to Great Xia?.
Chapter 263, "Offering Strategies, An Eldest Brother Like a Father", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Those stuck without breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm, Xiao..., but the pressure keeps building through When he heard his big sister, Xiao Ning, saying there were more than....
Chapter 312, "Regaining Focus, Killing, Shock, and Submission (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Xia Chuan becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is Those seem to be the families of Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, and several..., but the pressure keeps building through Weren't they supposed to switch allegiance to Great Xia?.
Chapter 184, "Leap in Productivity, Territorial Expansion, Xia Chuan's Opportunity", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is It's imperative to let everyone know that Xia Hong's intention is..., but the pressure keeps building through Indeed, these nine things would greatly help the camp, and if more....
Chapter 159, "Blood and Flesh Wall, The Leader Hasn't Broken Through Yet?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Lin Wan, Shi Lu, gather all the children in the main hall on the..., but the pressure keeps building through Light a pile of ordinary coal stones for heating, but be ready to....