Cranes and Blazing Sun - C5

On Ling Xiao Peak, the empty mountain was silent. On the eastern horizon, a wisp of morning light cut through the entire night.

Chen Fang did not know how far she had run. She only felt that she had passed by a hill and arrived at a forest, only to see strange flowers and plants, ancient trees reaching into the sky. He discovered that there was a small stone path not far away. It was close to the mountain wall and meandered all the way up to the peak. Both sides of the path were steep cliffs. Everyone thought I was going down the hill, so I ran up the hill, turned the other way, and followed the path up the hill.

She never thought that her pursuers would be right behind her. After walking for a short distance, she saw the shadows of people at the bottom of the mountain and was greatly alarmed. There were cliffs on both sides of the mountain, so there was no other way.

At this moment, someone spoke up from below, “Chen Fang, do you know what kind of mountain this is? This is Cloud Sky Peak, and this is the highest mountain peak of the Luo Xiao Mountain Range. The one who spoke was Luo Haolong. He was accompanied by the Five Poisons Sect’s Sectmaster, Chu Yuxia, and the members of the two Sects.

Chu Yuxia saw that Chen Fang had no intention of stopping, so she said, “Go and tie her up.”

The four green-clothed young girls left when they heard the sound, and they followed along the stone path as they flashed towards Cloud Sky Peak. The stone path was very narrow, and only two people were allowed to walk side by side.

Suddenly, there were a few loud rumbling sounds, startling all the birds in the mountain. A few boulders rolled down the stone path, and the four women in green had nowhere to hide. Not a single one of them managed to escape.

Chu Yuxia angrily said, “Little girl, you are courting death. Sprinkle these two techniques. This old lady will go up and skin you alive.” With these words, he jumped onto the stone path and flew straight to the top of the mountain.

Luo Haolong said, “Righteous Hall Master Feng Yi, leave your men at the intersection while the rest follow me.”

After being injured by Fan Wenqing, Zhengde returned to the Fengyi Hall and was then called over by Luo Haolong.

After a few rumbling sounds, another few rocks on the mountain peak tumbled down.

Chu Yuxia scolded lightly, “Little girl, you are courting death.” He raised his palms high in the air and pushed out with all his might. He had actually shattered that piece of mountain rock.

Luo Haolong saw that the rock weighed at least a hundred pounds, and was rolling around extremely fast. How could the force of a hundred Jin be shattered by Chu Yuxia’s palm strike? She thought to herself, “The Five Poisons Sect is indeed powerful. No wonder they have to back off when it comes to the Five Poisons Sect.” The next moment, he said, “Sect Leader Chu sure has good palm strength.”

Then, one after another, rocks began to roll down the mountain. Due to the limited strength of Chen Fang, she was unable to move a few hundred pounds of large rocks. Otherwise, the people below would have been crushed into smithereens. He saw the shadows of people below moving up the peak slowly.

Chen Fang knew that these stones would only be able to hold them off for a short while, so she quickly pushed more than ten stones down and fled to the top of the mountain. Ye Zichen looked over. There were layers upon layers of mountains everywhere. The mountain peak was green as a transparent pearl, but it was also terrifyingly silent. The top of the mountain was shrouded in mist, and there were four ancient trees towering into the sky. Being in it made one feel as if they were riding on clouds and fog. Sunlight pierced through the clouds, and numerous white clouds floated beneath his feet.

Chen Fang looked at the precipitous cliff. He could only feel the mountain wind blowing furiously and the fog swirling around him. Unable to see the bottom, he moved a boulder over and sat on it. “Yun’er, are you afraid?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “With mother here, Yun’er is not afraid.”

Chen Fang hugged Zhang Qingyun tightly and said, “My good Yun’er, good girl.” He took out the brocade box from his bosom and could not help but stare at it, lost in thought. He murmured, “A brocade box, ah, a brocade box.” Do you know what kind of secret you have? Do you know that for you, I would destroy my entire family. For you, I implicated the entire Five Sword Sect. Your brocade box. “Why do people who have anything to do with you have to die?” Raising his arm, he prepared to throw it into the abyss.

At this moment. Someone hurriedly said, “Don’t throw it away!”

Chen Fang looked over in the blink of an eye. Seeing that Luo Chu and the others had arrived, she held the embroidered box in her hand and said, “What, you want it too? But you have so many people, who should I give it to?”

Luo Chu and his brother couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay.

Chen Fang continued, “Don’t tell me you want to fight to the death again?”

Chu Yuxia said, “Little girl, don’t use words to provoke others.”

Chen Fang said, “Then do you know what’s inside?”

With this question, the crowd couldn’t help but find it difficult to answer.

Chen Fang said, “I don’t know. Don’t you think it’s funny that you guys came all the way here just for something you don’t know?”

Luo Haolong said, “I heard that this brocade box contains the Island Lord’s secret martial arts.”

Chen Fang said, “According to rumors, because of a rumor that no one knew the reason, you guys started attacking each other, causing the death of everyone else. Do you think it’s worth it?”

Chu Yuxia said, “Shaosi, quickly bring the box over!”

Chen Fang said, “Sect Leader Chu, you are also someone with status. You are also an overlord of a region, why is it that you can’t see through me like this?”

Luo Haolong said, “Come, no matter what it is, give it to me.”

Chen Fang snapped, “Don’t move! If you come any closer, I’ll throw it down!”

Luo Haolong immediately stopped and said, “Don’t, don’t, don’t get excited.”

Chu Yuxia untied her whip from her waist and said, “Little girl, bring the thing over.” With a whooshing sound, the long whip swept towards the embroidered box.

Chen Fang quickly withdrew her hand and kept the embroidered box. Saying, “Don’t even think about it,” he stood up.

Chu Yuxia said, “Little girl, I think you’re going to lose your life.” The pair of long whips swept towards Chen Fang’s legs, and the sound of wind could be heard. From this, it could be seen that their speed was extremely fast.

Chen Fang leaped, dodging a whip, and said, “Don’t push me, don’t push me.” Before she could finish her sentence, she stepped on a mountain vine. Her toes slipped, and she couldn’t help but fall down.

The Luo Chu duo rushed to the side of the cliff, only to see a gust of wind blowing from the mountain below, not a single shadow was to be seen.

Luo Haolong said, “Sect Leader Chu, you are too impatient. If you fall down this cliff, there won’t be anyone else around.”

Chu Yuxia said, “I don’t care if she lives or dies, as long as that thing doesn’t break. Let’s look around and see if there’s anywhere we can go down.”

Chen Fang could only hear the wind whistling by her ears as her body sank down to the ground. He thought that even if he had to put his last breath, he had to protect his child well. She hugged him tightly in her arms. Suddenly, his body was entangled by something, tightly wrapping the two of them together. The force of his falling suddenly lessened, and with a “hua” sound, his body quickly sank again. Chen Fang’s heart skipped a beat, her hands clawing all over the place. Suddenly, his body stopped.

Chen Fang opened her eyes and saw that her entire body was bundled with vines, tightly tying the two of them together. The vines wrapped around the huge pine tree, hanging them both on top of it.

This place was not far from the ground; it was only a few hundred feet away. Chen Fang’s heart was filled with joy. This mountain of vines and this giant pine had easily saved her and her son. What he saw was a valley below. The trees in the valley were like shade, and the flowers were all over the place.

Chen Fang grabbed the vine on the cliff with both of her hands, jumped, and landed on the big pine tree. Then, she slowly untied the vine. He hugged the pine tree tightly and said, “Thank you for saving me.” Carrying Zhang Qingyun on his back, he slowly climbed down. But there were trees everywhere in the valley. The wind gently blew past. Rustling. The song of the birds filled the valley. Gradually. The sun’s fiery red glow sprinkled on the leaves, reflecting the golden light of the forest.

Suddenly, the sound of water splashing could be heard. There was actually a small stream in the valley. Chen Fang walked to the stream. But the stream was bright and clear. His insides drank a few mouthfuls of the stream water, and couldn’t help but to seep into his heart. Suddenly, something flashed in the water and disappeared. He glared. It was a fish. There were actually more fish in the stream. He was overjoyed. He immediately drew his sword and jumped into the stream.

Zhang Qingyun stood to the side and clapped as he shouted, “Mother, you can do it!” The shocking scene from before was instantly thrown to the back of his mind.

Chen Fang pierced two fishes and jumped out of the brook. He said, “Yun’er, it’s not good to be a mother.”

Zhang Qingyun clapped his hands and said, “Mom, it’s so dangerous. I want to eat fish.”

Chen Fang said, “Okay, then mother will cook some fish for you to eat, okay?”

Zhang Qingyun jumped up and said, “Okay, okay.”

Chen Fang found a flint in the mountains. After a while, sparks splashed onto the sword. He lit up the firewood they had found in the forest. The fire started.

After eating the fish, the two of them went to the stream and washed their faces. They sat on the ground and looked up at the sky. The world really is changeable, not long ago I was so happy. There was a well-behaved son and a husband who loved him, but all of this suddenly changed. He silently took out the brocade box. All of this was because of this brocade box. For this brocade box, his happiness was gone. His husband was also gone. Even his home was gone. In the depths of his heart, he could not help but feel dejected. Just what kind of magic does this brocade box have that could cause so many people to fight over it? Why don’t you open it now and see what’s inside.

At this moment. Someone from the forest suddenly said, “There’s water over there, go find a craftsman.”

When Chen Fang heard this, she was greatly alarmed. She hastily threw all the remaining wood shavings into the stream, picked up Yun’er and hid behind a big tree.

They saw that the person who came was Luo Haolong. They saw Chen Fang falling off the cliff and were unwilling to give up, so they wanted to go down to the valley to look for her. Bark vines were found everywhere. It was twisted into a long rope. This cliff wasn’t very high, only a few hundred feet high. With the strength of several tens of people, they were soon able to scrape it out.

Chen Fang’s heart thumped in her chest. He saw Luo Haolong walking towards him, getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, someone whispered in his ear, “Follow me!”

Chen Fang turned around, only to see an old woman standing behind her. He nearly breathed out. The old woman covered her hair the moment she opened her mouth.

The old woman said, “Don’t be afraid, don’t make a sound. “Follow me.”

Chen Fang had never thought that there would be an old woman living at the bottom of the valley. She was in her sixties and was wearing a white blouse. However, his eyes were brimming with vigor and vitality.

The old woman grabbed Chen Fang’s hand and with a few “follow closely” steps, they fell into the depths of the valley.

Not long after, the three of them arrived at another cliff. They saw that the bottom of the cliff was pitch black, and the bottom couldn’t be seen.

Chen Fang said. There was no way out. “What should we do now?”

The old woman said, “Hold on tight!” She turned her hand and grabbed a vine the size of an arm and a wrist. He jumped down …

Chen Fang was shocked. Was this old woman crazy? She could only hug the child tightly and close her eyes. She could only hear the mountain breeze blowing and feel like she was flying through the air. Suddenly, his feet touched the ground, but he felt like he was surrounded by fog. He landed on a rock, and when he looked down, he saw that the abyss was still unfathomable. He could not help but quickly withdraw his feet, and the rock he was standing on was only the size of a square table.

Chen Fang said, “What kind of place is this?”

The old woman said, “This is my residence,” and pushed the vine aside and went in.

Chen Fang was secretly surprised at what kind of place this was. She had yet to think about it and was shocked in her heart. There was actually such a cave in this precipitous cliff. The moment she entered the cliff, she saw that the cave was as smooth as if it was made with an axe. The cave was about three to four Zhang in size, and deep within the cave, there was the sound of dripping water. He sighed to himself. The heavens truly were a work of god. Such a large cave could be made on such a steep mountain wall. The universe was full of wonders. Inside the cave, there were stone tables, stone chairs, and a straw bed. It seemed that the old woman had lived here for many years.

Chen Fang said, “Senior, how did you discover this place?”

The old woman let out a long sigh and said, “This is a long story.” The old woman suddenly coughed out blood.

Chen Fang said, “Senior, what happened to you?”

The old woman said, “No, it’s all an old problem. “I brought you down here to affect your wounds, so you’ll be fine after a short rest.” With that, the old woman slowly took out a brocade box.

Chen Fang couldn’t help but be shocked when she saw the brocade box. Wasn’t this brocade box her own? She asked in surprise, “Senior, what are you doing?” Upon saying that, he flipped his wrist to grab the embroidered box.

The old woman said, “What? Don’t tell me this embroidered box is yours?” He moved to the side and dodged a grab.

Chen Fang replied, “Of course it’s mine. I’ve paid a lot of hard work for this brocade box, and for it, I’ve caused the death of my husband. Moreover, it even involved the annihilation of the entire Five Sword Sect. This brocade box has never left me, so I don’t know when it was taken by you. ”

The old woman said, “Then how did you get this embroidered box?”

Chen Fang said, “It’s none of your business, quickly return the embroidered box to me.” After saying this, he pulled out his long sword and struck “Meteor Shower”.

The old woman dodged but did not retaliate. Chen Fang said, “Give it back to me quickly, or else I won’t be polite.” After saying this, she launched another “Wind and Cloud” attack.

The old woman suddenly flashed, and not only did she use a technique, her two fingers actually caught the sword, “Are you using the Meteor Sword Technique?”

Chen Fang was shocked. “How did you know?”

The old woman said, “Do you know the Meteor Swordsman Zhang Fanrei?”

Chen Fang was shocked, “How do you know so much? And who are you?”

The old woman said, “Who I am is not important. As long as you can answer a few of my questions properly, I will return your brocade box to you.”

Chen Fang said, “What you say is true.”

The old woman said, “Quickly tell me, who is Zhang Fanhui to you?”

“He is my father-in-law.”

The old woman asked, “Then where is he now?”

Chen Fang grumbled, “In order to protect this brocade box, Young Master was harmed by the bandits.” With that, he couldn’t help but tear up. His sad eyes were telling her how bitter he had been.

The old woman’s expression was also gloomy. Her eyes could not help but reveal a teary glow as she said, “The Lu family owes you.” Suddenly, the old woman knelt towards Chen Fang and kowtowed three times.

Upon seeing this, Chen Fang became even more shocked and said, “Who are you? What are you doing?” I can vaguely guess in my heart that this is the Dugu Witch, Lu Hongshuang. If it wasn’t for him, why would she suddenly kowtow to me?

The old woman said, “I have one last question.”

Chen Fang asked, “What problem?”

The old woman said, “How are you able to prove that this brocade box is yours?”

Chen Fang thought to herself, “Proof” that you, Lu Hongshuang, wouldn’t recognize others once you get your hands on something. Do you think that you can clear my suffering with just a few kowtows? Duo said harshly, “This has to be proven. Our family bled a lot for this box, and paid a great price. Say, do you still want proof? This box is the proof of blood.”

The old woman said, “Then if I say that this embroidered box is mine, would you believe me?”

Chen Fang was surprised. “It’s yours?” Humph. The box is in your hand, so of course it’s yours. ”

The old woman said, “I said it was mine because I know what’s in this box and where it came from. Do you know? ”

Chen Fang had kept the embroidered box by her side the entire time, but she had never opened it. He was rendered speechless by the question, but this only confirmed his guess. He said, “Senior, are you Elder Lu Hongshuang from Dugu?”

The old woman laughed and said, “How could this old woman compare to Dugu Wuxia? Furthermore, Dugu Wuxia is already in her early thirties. Look, this old woman is a person that is about to enter the coffin!”

Chen Fang looked surprised. “The martial arts world is big and full of wonders. It’s not common for beautiful women to disguise themselves as old grannies.”

The old woman continued, “If you can’t tell me what’s inside this embroidered box, then this embroidered box is mine.”

Chen Fang said, “You … yes, I can’t say what’s inside, because I’ve never opened this box before, and I don’t know why people in the martial arts world are so interested in it, and I don’t know its origins, but the hardships and pain we’ve suffered for it, who can understand it, who can prove it, who can prove it, who can prove it?

The old woman said, “Madam, don’t get so excited, but this box is really mine. Inside the box is a jade pendant carved with a golden dragon.” With that, she opened the box and took out a green jade pendant.

The old woman said, “Madam, you said that you also have a brocade box like this. May I ask where you put it?”

Chen Fang said, “I’ve always kept this embroidered box by my side and it never took a step away from me.” After saying that, he couldn’t help but touch his own body. His expression couldn’t help but change as he took out an identical brocade box from his body. He couldn’t help but ask, “What’s going on?”

The old woman said, “If I say this is mine and you insist on arguing with me, just open it and you will know.”

Chen Fang slowly opened the box. Unexpectedly, there was also a jade pendant inside. On this jade pendant was carved a phoenix that had been reborn from the fire.

The old woman walked to Chen Fang’s side and placed the two pendants together. “These two pendants are the dragon and phoenix pendants.”

Chen Fang said, “What’s going on?”

The old woman said, “Actually, when Madam was by the stream, I had already noticed Madam. When I saw her take out this embroidered box, the old woman was even more shocked, and then saw someone chasing after her, so I brought Madam here. Earlier, the old woman intentionally took out the embroidered box to test if what she said was true. These two jade pendants were given to the young master when the Island Lord was still returning them back then. However, the one he gave to the young lady had a Phoenix engraved on it. The Island Lord and his siblings kept it safe. After that, the Island Lord and the Evil Sovereign of the Western Regions fought to the death. I’m just an old slave on the island. If Madam says that I am a young lady, how can I be comparable to her in any case? ”

Chen Fang said, “Then what kind of secrets does this jade pendant hold? Why does everyone in the martial world covet it?”

The old lady Lu Cui’e said, “I don’t know much about that. I only know that the island master once built a secret room, and that there were all kinds of martial arts manuals stored inside.”

Chen Fang said, “Where is this secret room?”

Lu Cui’e said: “Old woman, I am just a servant on the island. “I haven’t asked much about the Island Lord.”

Chen Fang said, “Then does Senior Lu know anything about Miss Lu?”

Lu Cui’e said, “Since Miss was chased by the Western Regions’ evil demon dwellers ten years ago, I haven’t heard of his whereabouts.”

Chen Fang sat down on the stone bench and murmured, “I finally met someone from the Immortal Crane Island. I didn’t expect that you didn’t even know about them.”

Lu Cui’e said: “Don’t worry Madam, things will slowly become clear. I believe that as long as Miss is still alive, we will be able to find her. That’s right. Madam, how did you fall? ”

Chen Fang had slaughtered the entire Five Sword Sect and then brought her to Luo Haolong and the others. She said that the man in black wanted her to be captured by Luo Haolong and the others, and then the chaos in the martial world would be told.

Lu Cui’e said, “What a ruthless method. This is most likely a member of the Western Regions’ Evil Demons.”

Chen Fang said, “What, could it be that the Demon Lord did not die that year, and he came back alive again?”

Lu Cui`er said, “I don’t think so, the Evil Sovereign and my island master died in battle, it is impossible for him to be revived, it was just that the Evil Sovereign left a son, the young master Shaolin was so merciful, seeing that he was just a child, he let him go, so the current situation could very well be a disaster.”

Chen Fang said, “I never thought that the Western Demon Disciples would reappear in the martial arts world. It seems that this calamity in the martial world is unavoidable.” Of course, it wasn’t easy for the Central Plains Martial Arts Lin to produce a martial arts genius, Lu Xiaotian and Island Owner Lu, at the cost of his life. “You got rid of that calamity in exchange for ten years of peace in the martial world. Then, how did you get this jade pendant?”

Lu Cui Er said: “Although the Demon Lord died back then, he had a lot of followers and had secretly sneaked onto Immortal Crane Island. Although I and Miss have high martial arts skills, but the number of people in the Demon Sect was too many, even the young mistress was killed. At that time, the young madam had just given birth to a pair of twin dragons and phoenixes, and the young lady has not even reached the Full Moon. In the battle, the young master and the young miss lost contact. Finally, the young master passed the young master and the young miss to me and at the same time, he also gave me this embroidered box. However, it was not long before the Demon Apostles caught up. At that time, I was carrying two children with me. If they caught up to me, I would be dead without a doubt. I have been deeply indebted to the Island Owner, Young Master and Young Mistress, thinking that I must not let the Lu Family go extinct. When we arrived at a house named Rong, I knocked on the door a few times and immediately hid the two children in the shadows. When I saw a forty year old or so middle-aged man carry them in, I left. Then, I was chased by the Demon Apostles to this mountain peak and fought to the death to resist, before he finally slammed me down the mountain cliff. Just like you, I didn’t die even after falling down this one hundred meter tall cliff.

Chen Fang said, “Senior, your martial arts are so high, why aren’t you leaving?”

Lu Cui’e said: “With this old woman’s martial arts. It was not difficult to get out of this mountain of rocks and vines. It’s just that back then I had my lung and meridians damaged by the Magic Disciple. Every time I wanted to take a breath, my chest would ache. I had tried countless times, but none of them had succeeded. If you want to reach the top of this three hundred meter mountain cliff, your qinggong and internal qinggong are absolutely indispensable. ”

Chen Fang looked at Lu Cui Er, who suddenly knelt down and said, “Senior Lu, please accept my child as your disciple.”

Lu Cui’e quickly helped Chen Fang up and said: “Madam, please do not. You are the great benefactor of my Lu family, but my martial arts are also low. Not many can be taught to your son.”

Chen Fang said, “Many thanks, Senior. Yun’er, why aren’t you kneeling down and paying your respects to Martial Aunt?”

Zhang Qingyun did as he was told and knocked his head three times. “Yun’er pays his respects to Martial Aunt.”

Lu Cui’e immediately hugged Zhang Qing Yun and said, “I can’t be your grandma, you can call me grandma from now on, but you have to practice harder in the future, otherwise I’ll beat you up!”

Day after day, year after year, the children of the past have grown up into young men.

An old lady in the valley scolded, “Quick, quick, why are you so slow? Your movement technique is not even comparable to an old lady like me.”

A young man was flying around the forest. The old woman was sitting on a stone bench in the forest. She held a handful of stones in her hand and would throw them at the young man from time to time.

At this time, a beautiful middle-aged woman walked out from the forest. She brought a stone pot and three bamboo bowls and said, “Grandmother, you should rest for a while. Come and drink a bowl of tea.”

The old woman said, “You’re feeling sorry for me, you’re feeling sorry for your son. You, you’re afraid that I’ll tire your son. Yun’er, stop, your mother has sent water.”

The youth waited for the old woman to speak before daring to stop. He said, “Yes, mother-in-law!”

This young man was Zhang Qingyun back then, the old woman Lu Cui’e said, “It’s been over ten years, really like an arrow, why haven’t you learned a set of the Flying Crane Nine Style Lifting Body Technique? It’s impossible for me to leave this life,” she said as she coughed continuously and slowly continued, “Recently I’ve been getting hurt more and more, it seems like I really am old.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “It’s all Yun’er’s fault for being so stupid.”

Lu Cui’e said: “Are you stupid? You’re too lazy. I told you to hurry up and train. When I wasn’t around, you would go out to the stream to catch fish every time you went out. If you put all your energy into training, we would have been able to leave long ago.

The beautiful Chen Fang said, “That’s right, Yun’er. Look at how angry you are with your mother-in-law.”

Lu Cui’e said, “And you, it’s all because you spoiled him. Otherwise, how would you dare.”

Zhang Qing went to her and said, “Grandma, don’t be angry anymore. Yun’er will definitely intensify her cultivation and not disappoint Mother and Granny.”

From then on, Zhang Qingyun started to practice martial arts every day, but from time to time, Lu Cui’e’s angry curses would come from the forest. From time to time, Zhang Qingyun started to practice martial arts every day, but from time to time, Lu Cui’e’s angry curses would come from the forest.

Chen Fang asked, “Yun’er, does it hurt?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Mother, don’t cry. Yun’er doesn’t hurt you, your mother-in-law did it for Yun’er. Yun’er knew that Yun’er had been too disappointing in the past, and had failed mother and mother-in-law’s teachings for so many years.”

Chen Fang couldn’t help but hold Zhang Qingyun in her arms and burst into tears. “My Yun’er has grown up!”

Winter passed, and spring arrived. Under the urging of the spring air, strange flowers bloomed everywhere in the valley. When the breeze blew, it looked like a sea of flowers.

At the bottom of the valley, Lu Cui Er and Chen Fang were looking up at Zhang Qingyun.

Zhang Qingyun used both hands to grab onto the vine and climbed up the steep cliff. With a few leaps, he disappeared into the mountain fog.

Chen Fang said, “I hope Yun’er can reach the top of the mountain this time.”

Lu Cui’e only stared at the clouds, not seeming to hear what Chen Fang was saying.

Soon, I heard someone calling from the top of the mountain, I’ve succeeded, I’ve come up. The cheers turned louder as they surrounded the valley.

Chen Fang was so happy that she jumped up and said, “Grandma, Yun’er is up. We can leave now!”

Lu Cui’e’s face also revealed a smile, “This kid isn’t bad. He didn’t waste my many years of fighting him.”