Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 402: Listening Wave Sword

"Brother, you can’t do this. Dad will definitely be very angry if he finds out."

"What do you mean I can’t do this? Since it’s passed down from our ancestors, I can sell it if I want. But you went ahead and canceled the auction, making me pay the penalty fee!"

"This sword is indeed an heirloom, but our ancestors said they were safekeeping it for someone else, and that’s how our Xie Family came to be. The ancestral teachings clearly state we must not be ungrateful!"

"I think you’ve read yourself into stupidity. Ancestral teachings? The ancestors are long dead, and there aren’t many Xie Family members left..."

Gu Yunmu was still provoking his brother, Gu Qize, who was enduring not hitting his brother in public. Tuanzi and Ji Zhangzhuo, with keen ears, had already heard the commotion in the corner and glanced over.

The expression on the faces of the brother-and-sister duo was identical: the ready-to-watch-a-show look.

The two in the corner were still arguing.

One was wearing a suit, with a noticeable belly, making one wonder if his suit buttons were about to pop open—that was the brother.

The other was dressed in casual clothes, scholarly in appearance, that was the younger brother.

Brother: "If you don’t want me to upset Dad, then stay out of this!"

Younger brother: "No way, if you sell it, Dad will find out sooner or later. His health isn’t good to begin with. It would be even riskier then!"

Younger brother: "Moreover, the letter left by our ancestors says this sword is called the Listening Wave Sword, a treasured item of the Heavenly Cloud Sect. Isn’t that Little Heroine everyone is talking about recently a disciple of Heavenly Cloud Sect? The Swordsmanship she used is the Listening Wave Swordsmanship. Didn’t we agree to contact her to ask about it?"

The two onlooker buddies: Come have a spectacle at my house?

The brother-and-sister duo couldn’t help but walk over quickly.

Gu Yunmu stopped provoking his brother, with his hands clasped over his chest, sneakily followed.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qize was already cracking his fingers. Why did his brother always look like he was up to no good?

The brothers in the corner continued their quarrel.

The elder brother clearly resisted contacting the Little Heroine mentioned by his younger brother.

"Maybe it’s just the same name. Didn’t she go to the mountains to practice martial arts and then come down again? Since her sect is still around, they must have their own sword."

The suited man warned his brother, "Don’t spread this around. What if they come to us for trouble? Moreover, her brothers are all in the entertainment industry. If they create a buzz, we’d have to hand over the sword!"

Younger brother countered, "I won’t hand over the sword just because of a name. Only if they produce a token would I give it up. Haven’t you seen the painting in Dad’s study? If they have the identical Jade Pendant..."

The suited man really didn’t want to discuss with this foolish brother anymore.

Canceling the auction last minute left a bad impression at this auction house. Next, he would have to contact other auction houses.

However, upon turning around, he faced a wall, or more accurately, Ji Zhangzhuo.

This baby-faced handsome guy took out the Spirit Jade and shook it a bit.

"Is this the token you’re talking about?"

The suited man’s face changed, clearly recognizing something related to the Spirit Jade from the painting.

The scholarly young man saw Tuanzi and widened his eyes in surprise, "Aren’t you the Little Heroine?"

Tuanzi politely greeted and eagerly asked, "Does your family really have the Listening Wave Sword? We’ve been searching all over for it!"

Xie Zhi initially wanted to contact Tuanzi but couldn’t find a suitable way. If he mentioned it on social media, it would certainly be ignored. Privately, he had no connections.

Due to this, after learning of Tuanzi’s background and sect skills, he had not been able to reach her. Even his elder brother took advantage of him caring for their sick father to secretly try to sell the sword.

Gu Qize came over, "Let’s talk somewhere else."

They moved to a nearby coffee shop.

Because Ji Zhangzhuo produced the Spirit Jade, Xie Zhi candidly explained the situation.

Apparently, their ancestors once received help from a martial arts expert, earned some money, and started a business, while keeping a sword for that person. In any age, as long as someone could produce the token, they had to hand over the sword.

The Xie Family ancestors valued integrity and recorded this in their family teachings, insisting descendants adhere to it.

Over time, with ups and downs, the Xie Family experienced destitution but never sold the Listening Wave Sword.

It was only in modern times that their family had a company, and life’s basics were secure. Yet, brother Xie Yang decided to sell the sword.

Actually, Xie Zhi understood why his brother suddenly wanted to sell the sword.

He seldom paid attention to variety shows but accidentally learned about the Little Heroine Gu Miaomiao, and many people around him were her fans. Knowing some details, he suggested reaching out to Gu Miaomiao.

After that, big brother felt a bit resentful and later secretly contacted the auction house.

After explaining, Xie Zhi sheepishly asked, "Could I look at that Jade Pendant again? If possible, I’d need to compare it with the painting at home and also discuss this with my dad..."

Xie Yang interrupted, looking dissatisfiedly at the four people across from him, "Our family has kept it for you for so long; shouldn’t we get some reward?"

"Brother!"

Xie Zhi was anxious, tugging at Xie Yang’s sleeve.

He believed the martial arts expert who helped their ancestors already provided ample compensation for safekeeping it.

In contrast, Xie Yang thought the support their ancestors got had long been spent by themselves. The Xie Family had been in decline until their grandpa turned things around—it had nothing to do with their ancestors.

With this logic, the current sword’s owner should reward their generation. After all, they safeguarded it for so long.

Tuanzi had seen greedy people before but never someone so straightforward about it.

She opened her mouth, about to speak, but Ji Zhangzhuo lightly pressed her head, smiling at Xie Yang, "Could we verify it first? If the sword your family kept differs from our sect’s paintings, this is a misunderstanding."

Xie Yang frowned, "What if it is the same? Are you so stingy you hesitate to provide some reward?"

Ji Zhangzhuo feigned a smile, "Compensation will be given, of course."

Xie Yang was pleased only after hearing this, but Xie Zhi was very embarrassed.

When his brother went to fetch the car, he quickly said, "There’s no need for any reward; our family teachings clearly state this."

Tuanzi was also waiting for Gu Qize to bring the car around. Upon hearing this, she said seriously, "Your family helped take care of it, so we certainly will give something. However, the reward is for your Dad. How he arranges things, we won’t know."

Xie Zhi was momentarily stunned, then realized this meant to inform his father without letting his greedy brother succeed.

"I understand."

Over the years, he had frequently seen Xie Yang’s unscrupulous approach for profits, and feared handing over the sword might lead to more shameless actions from his brother.

If Xie Yang acted that way, their dad would be angrier. It would be better to tell Dad now.