The moment Duan Heng heard those words, he couldn't help but swallow.
"Is there a particular saying for this?"
"Surely there's no punishment for slow progress?"
Although he caught the implied meaning in Wang You's words, there were other people present.
But Duan Heng never cared about extraneous matters.
Some things aren't meant to be known too early; when the time comes, he would naturally find out.
Right now, what concerned him the most was whether there would be any penalties for finishing last.
Wang You smirked at Duan Heng and slowly said, "Of course, there will be no punishment."
"But no one wants to displease their master."
"Otherwise, anything could happen."
"Even death is not an exception."
He said this solely to scare Duan Heng.
It's known that, unless absolutely necessary, Wang Mang never holds ill feelings towards his subordinates.
Even for tasks he assigned, it mostly depends on the importance of the matter.
Most times, it just ends with a beating.
