Wang Yan ate and drank with the heroes for two days. Everyone had come to understand what kind of man he was, and their fear gradually faded. Some even dared to joke and laugh with him.
Of course, things did not truly go as he had initially said—he was not going to wait half a month for these people. Nor did anyone truly dare to leave.
The heroes still knew their place. They could laugh and joke with Wang Yan because he did not put on airs around them, not because they were all that formidable. Even if Wang Yan told them to leave, they would not dare move.
They could tell that Wang Yan had not been trying to scare them or joke with them. If they dared run and were caught and brought back, they truly would be sliced apart alive!
It was all handled by Shan Xiongxin. He sent people to fetch the families of these men from all over and had them join the Old Wang Family's estates in living a good life.
After staying there for a week, Wang Yan led this band of heroes onward to take up his post.
In truth, during the week he lingered there, all those keeping watch on him had been trembling in fear. They were terrified that Wang Yan might not be able to swallow his anger and begin killing personally. They did not have the nerve to muster troops to surround and kill Wang Yan. Besides, the precedent was right before them—three to five thousand men had been chased down and hacked apart by Wang Yan. As for these surviving second-rate families, there was no need to mention them. They were not even enough for Wang Yan to wipe out in one stroke.
In the end, there