I read the Ming arc plays an essential part in JOL story. I wonder how many pages are focused on that part of…
well, yes there are later chapters that address the Ming family. I took ch 331 as starting point because that's when FX's voyage towards Jiagnan starts. I stopped at 405 because there are about 40 chapters at least in which the Ming arc is put on hold as FX travels to Danzhou and also visits his father in law... then there's some "shenanigans" during his return trip to the capital, then some investigations... and then a return to the Ming arc...
sorry I'd have to rewatch. But Viki hasn't finished airing the episodes with the good subtitles. Once they do all bets are off. I'll finish rewatching from ep 30 onwards and probably rewatch the whole thing again. If at that point I figure out the answer, I'll tell you