Liang Jian: I have a canteen

twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The sky is full of little stars

Hanging in the sky and shining

It looks like many small eyes

As Xu San clapped his hands, he taught the little girl to sing a nursery rhyme.

The lyrics of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" are simple, and the melody is very cheerful. Xu San only sang it twice, and the little girl was able to sing it by herself.

The sound of a child's voice rang out, sounding exceptionally clear in the night.

"It would be nice if there was some background music," Xu San muttered to himself, then looked at Huan Ji.

Reluctantly, Huanji jumped off the roof and then leaped over the wall.

"Wow, Aunt Huan is amazing!" the little girl exclaimed, clapping her hands.

"That's not right!" Xu San scratched his head. "I told her to go and call Xiao Hong, but she went back by herself."

Suddenly, Huanji climbed over the wall, and she was holding something in her hand.

Only after Huanji jumped onto the roof again did Xu San see the musical instrument in her hand.

Shakuhachi.

"The shakuhachi has a rather melancholic tone; it doesn't seem to fit well with children's songs," Xu San said with a hint of disdain.

"Waaaaah~~" Huanji ignored Xu San's words and started adjusting her voice on her own.

After tuning the instrument, she finally spoke, "It's been many years since I've played the shakuhachi."

After she finished speaking, she put the mouthpiece of the shakuhachi to her mouth, took a breath, and blew it out.

The deep sound of the shakuhachi rang out, and after a few notes, the little girl started humming along. After humming a few lines, she began to sing.

With one person providing accompaniment and the other singing, it actually had quite a bit of charm.

"Well done, I didn't know you had this skill." Xu San didn't hold back and praised him directly.

"We female ninjas, especially the ones who are pretty, almost all of them know one or two musical instruments, which makes it easier for them to disguise themselves as singers."

“Hmm~~” Xu San nodded, “I think it was mentioned in that book, ‘Introduction to Female Ninja Seduction’.”

Huanji chuckled softly, "That book is a bit outdated; many of the techniques in it are no longer practical." "Times are progressing too fast," Xu San sighed as well, "Why don't you come with me and stop being a ninja?"

"You want me to become a rogue ninja?"

"If you bring all the Kii ninja with you, then you won't be considered a rogue ninja."

"Hehe~" Huanji laughed, "You really dare to dream. Our Kii-ryu has several hundred people. Including their families, we are equivalent to a general's regiment. Can you afford to support us?"

“If you really come to join us, we’ll have to support you even if we can’t afford it,” Xu San said seriously. “But wouldn’t you say that you’ve exposed the secret of your Kii school?”

"No! This is all publicly available data," Huanji said calmly.

"How many of them are there in China?" Xu San continued to ask.

"I can't say that!" Huanji smiled slightly, indicating that she was keeping her mouth shut.

"Aunt Huan, what are these ninjas you're talking about?" the little girl suddenly interrupted.

"It's roughly equivalent to a spy in a storyteller's tale," Xu San explained to the little girl.

The little girl nodded, but lost interest upon hearing that they were spies.

Kids are always interested in new things. If spies aren't fun, then the shakuhachi must be a lot of fun.

"Aunt Huan, can you teach me to play the instrument you're holding?"

“Okay!” Huanji readily agreed.

Then, Xu San's ears began to suffer greatly.

The little girl has a great talent for math, but she has absolutely no talent for musical instruments.

Although it can be blown, it's never in tune no matter how hard you try.

It's one thing if it's out of tune, but the little girl is playing it really loudly, and in no time Xu San's ears were ringing.

Then, they called out Xiaohong, who was making dumplings inside the house.

She stood in the courtyard, hands on her hips, glaring at Huan Ji. "That bodyguard, what kind of nonsense were you playing? It was awful." (End of Chapter)