Chapter 27, "Signing Jiang Yan is fine, but you have to follow along too.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Ming Feng's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people.

Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....
Chapter 27 is the strongest chapter-level answer because it starts from They had spent an entire year gradually inviting a few people. and follows through on Yes, I'm sorry." He nervously twisted his hands, "I was impulsive." "It's....