# WebtoonLib — Darkness Before the Dawn #22

## Series
- title: Darkness Before the Dawn
- slug: darkness-before-the-dawn-02b04d

## Chapter
- number: 22
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
This chapter shifts from the present conflict to explore the origins of Weijing's trauma through a flashback to his childhood. The tragic young boy from the previous chapter is revealed to be Weijing himself, who endured physical abuse at the hands of his parents. The core of the narrative focuses on his devastating realization that his parents' claims of love were hypocritically paired with violent mistreatment. This has left him with a profoundly distorted and cynical understanding of affection, a sentiment captured in the key line, "They love me, but they still treated me like that." This revelation about his past provides a crucial new layer to his character, explaining the source of his emotional damage. The chapter also sparks new theories among readers, who now speculate about a potential connection between Weijing's abusive past and the mysterious man, questioning if Liuwi was somehow involved in the death of Weijing's parents.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter shifts from the present conflict to explore the origins of Weijing's trauma through a flashback to his childhood.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter shifts from the present conflict to explore the origins of Weijing's trauma through a flashback to his childhood. The tragic young boy from the previous chapter is revealed to be Weijing himself, who endured physical abuse at the hands of his parents. The core of the narrative focuses on his devastating realization that his parents' claims of love were hypocritically paired with violent mistreatment. This has left him with a profoundly distorted and cynical understanding of affection, a sentiment captured in the key line, "They love me, but they still treated me like that." This revelation about his past provides a crucial new layer to his character, explaining the source of his emotional damage. The chapter also sparks new theories among readers, who now speculate about a potential connection between Weijing's abusive past and the mysterious man, questioning if Liuwi was somehow involved in the death of Weijing's parents.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Darkness Before the Dawn #22](/series/darkness-before-the-dawn-02b04d/chapter-22)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/darkness-before-the-dawn-02b04d

## Usage
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