It's a pity that I am as beautiful as a flower [Quick Transmigration]

The spring breeze is showering, the night is gradually coming, and the drizzle outside is still falling on the eaves and sliding down from the dark green tiles.

tick-

The collected raindrops collided with the bluestone slabs outside, making a moving sound, like a sweet little order.

Chu Yan looked out, the wind outside was blowing on his wet clothes, making him shiver uncontrollably.

"Why is Zhiyan so slow to get a dress!" The Queen Mother couldn't help but blame.

"Queen, Zhiyan has been away for so long, and I just want to ask my queen to do something."

The Queen Mother felt strange: "What's the matter?"

Chu Yan deliberately lowered his voice: "The reason why I dealt with Lin Wenjing was because I wanted to touch the Lin family, but if I do it suddenly, I will indeed be backlashed, so I have to take it slowly. Whether the queen mother can help me, I have a question in Lin's family. Pretending to be affectionate in front of the house?"

The queen mother immediately understood that Chu Yan wanted to pretend to be a red face and a bad face.

Chu Yan was afraid that she didn't understand, so she explained carefully: "Lin Wenjing is not loyal to me, and his heart is on King Yan, so naturally he can't stay. The relationship between me and the Lin family has collapsed, and the queen mother can leave it alone."

The queen mother's palms were sweating, just Chu Yan's few words, she knew how dangerous it was.

After a while, Zhiyan came over with dry clothes, and Chu Yan's words stopped abruptly.

Chu Yan took the clothes from her hand: "I'll change it myself, I don't have to follow in to serve you."

Zhi Yan lowered his eyes, appearing preoccupied: "No."

The queen mother is still thinking about Chu Yan's words, she is already preoccupied enough, but Zhi Yan beside her is even more so than her.

The Queen Mother couldn't help asking: "Zhi Yan, why are you so absent-minded about what you are doing today?"

Zhiyan hesitated, but still asked: "I heard that Lord Lin was arrested by the Grand Master?"

The Grand Master that Zhiyan mentioned refers to Qi Xun. Although he is Uncle Wang, because of the special situation in Qi State, Qi Xun also holds the dual positions of Grand Master and Taiwei, but most of the palace people call him Grand Master or Master. .

"You little palace man, why do you ask these questions?" The Queen Mother thought it was funny.

"After returning to the Queen Mother, when I was a child, I was favored by the Lin family, so I paid special attention to the affairs of the Lin family."

The Queen Mother felt a little displeased. Although Zhiyan has always taken care of her prince, why is he still so attached to the old man?

These palace people don't ask them to be smart and sensible, but they want to be honest and loyal.

"The matter of Lin Wenjing will be handled by the king and grand master, so you don't have to worry about it."

The Empress Dowager's tone suddenly became stiff, and when Chu Yan came out after changing her clothes, she saw Zhiyan kneeling on the ground tremblingly, while her empress mother had a stern face, with a hint of coldness in her majesty.

Chu Yan asked suspiciously: "What's the matter?"

"My lord, Lin Wenjing was rashly ordered to be punished by you. After all, there is still some inappropriateness. You can follow me to see the grand master tomorrow."

Chu Yan pretended not to want to, but seeing the empress dowager's serious face, she succumbed and agreed.

On the second day, the Queen Mother came over very early.

The rain has stopped, but the sky is still covered with dark clouds, and the sun cannot penetrate the thick clouds.Occasionally, there are one or two drops of rain that have not yet dried up, and they fall on a little bit in the lake, causing circles and ripples.

The weather is always a bit cold. When Chu Yan arrived at Qi Xun's place, Qi Xun was slightly taken aback when he saw the queen mother: "My lord, queen mother, why are you here?"

The Empress Dowager is dressed in black clothes today, and she is only 33 years old, but she dresses herself in a mature and dignified manner.

It's just that this black body can't hide her beautiful face, with almond eyes and snowy cheeks, graceful and graceful.

Just looking at her, one can understand that the appearance of the king is from the queen mother, and it is also unforgettable and haunting.

"Is Lin Wenjing at the Grand Master's place?"

"Of course."

"Wang'er is messing around. I didn't expect the grand master to follow suit. How can the people of the Lin family be punished now in the current situation in Qi?" The Queen Mother frowned, "I will be the master here. If there is no evidence, let Lin Wenjing out."

Chu Yan gave her a thumbs up in the dark.

This acting skill is worthy of being practiced in Gongdou field!

The queen mother almost failed, this kid is really...

naughty!

At times like this, just keep your head down obediently, and make trouble with her, be careful not to be spotted by Qi Xun!

Qi Xun was in trouble: "Yesterday's incident was indeed a big one, and it was King Yan's valet who personally sent him here. It seems that King Yan also wants to deal with it..."

Chu Yan shouted from the side: "Yes, mother, I don't know how rebellious he was yesterday!"

The Queen Mother glanced at him as a warning.

Acting is to run through the whole small movements, no, Qi Xun couldn't see it at all?I thought he and the Queen Mother had a disagreement, and the conversation fell apart.

The Empress Dowager looked at Qi Xun: "Why don't you bring Lin Wenjing up for questioning before dealing with it?"

Qi Xun looked at Chu Yan, and found that he was always displeased, but he didn't dare to disobey the Queen Mother's wishes.And Qi Xun couldn't wait to get rid of this hot potato, so he readily accepted it.

After the imperial army brought Lin Wenjing up, Lin Wenjing's body was still spotless, and he presumably received excellent care yesterday.

When he saw a few people, he greeted them one by one in a gentle and courteous manner.

"Wen Jing, I have watched you grow up. What did you say to King Yan yesterday? It made Wang'er so unhappy?"

Lin Wenjing glanced at Chu Yan, surprised that he did not tell the truth.

There was a trace of pain in the other party's eyes, and he glanced away.

Lin Wenjing suddenly understood that the other party still liked him, so he didn't do anything cruel.

Sure enough, he was still a child.

Lin Wenjing lowered his eyes, since that's the case... he will take advantage of this liking.

"The minister offended the king and was willing to be punished."

"You child, let you talk about it, but you don't answer at all."

"The king didn't answer, and the minister didn't dare to answer."

The queen mother frowned and looked at Chu Yan. She had a gentle attitude towards Lin Wenjing, but she was different towards Chu Yan: "Tell me, why did you arrest Lord Lin? Even if you are guilty, you have to hand it over to the officials. How did you send it to your Uncle Wang?"

Chu Yan refused to answer: "Anyway...he just said outrageous things!"

The Empress Dowager was annoyed by his attitude: "Your Majesty is really messing around! Lin Wenjing is up to me, and I will send him back to Lin's family today!"

"...No, no."

"My lord! Don't be childish!"

Chu Yan was so wronged that his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and the tip of his eyes was also stained with bright red.

He didn't want to stay here, so he ran out straight away.

The queen mother felt a headache: "Master Lin, I made you laugh..."

Lin Wenjing shook his head: "Queen Mother, can I go find the King and come back, I am a little worried about the King."

"It's rare for you to be so troublesome, go."

After finishing speaking, Lin Wenjing quickly chased after her.

The clouds and mist outside still haven't dispersed, and the sun can't penetrate the thick clouds. Looking forward, I can only feel the light smoke and the willows, everything seems hazy and unreal.

Lin Wenjing was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. It would probably rain again soon, so we had to find him quickly.

Lin Wenjing looked around, and finally saw Chu Yan in a forest of apricot blossoms.

The surrounding imperial soldiers hiding behind the rockery looked at him for some time, and Lin Wenjing's obscene words were also heard in Lin Wenjing's ears.

"I've lived in my thirties, and I've never seen the king before. It's so beautiful to see him today. No wonder King Yan broke into the palace of Qi and suddenly stopped beating when he saw the king."

"It's hard for a hero to be a beauty. There are men who can be so beautiful. It's me who sees it straight, hahaha."

"Tell me if the king is crying? I don't know how seductive it would be to cry on the bed."

Lin Wenjing felt that it was becoming more and more unbearable, so he went over there and stood up for Chu Yan: "Get lost."

Even if he doesn't like the king, he won't say such foul words.

These imperial soldiers are really unbearable. They used to fill their pockets and didn't train at all.Now put these words on the king, the state of Qi was saved by the king!

Lin Wenjing didn't realize that he had spoken for Chu Yan unknowingly. When Yu Jun saw it was him, they turned pale with fright.

Hearing him say the word rolling, they all rolled on the ground, regardless of whether it was raining or not, and there was still mud all over the ground.

Get out, if you don't get out, your life will be gone.

Lin Wenjing walked step by step in the direction of Chu Yan, bent down and took out the brocade handkerchief: "Your Majesty, don't cry anymore, if you are seen by the palace people, you will make people panic again."

Chu Yan glanced over and said angrily, "Lin Wenjing, you are such a villain."

"...The minister is a villain, why didn't the king speak out?"

Chu Yan's face gradually turned pale, but he still refused to speak.

When Lin Wenjing was imprisoned by Chu Yan before, he only thought about how to get out so that he could get rid of Qi Guo as soon as possible.But Chu Yan didn't speak today, but Lin Wenjing softened when he reacted like this.

What a fool.

If he were Chu Yan, he would have a hundred ways to make the other party die without a place to bury him.

"Why are you so soft-hearted towards the minister?"

Lin Wenjing deliberately tested.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yan's face was even paler, she stood up and clenched her teeth, with tears in her eyes: "Who said I'm soft-hearted towards you? Get lost!"

He told people to go, but he ran away first.

Lin Wenjing just stood there, remembering the scene just now.

Apricot blossom spring rain, he stood under the smoke screen, the drizzle slapped on him like wine, white petals were washed down by the rain, and the rain fell on his hair.His hair was also soaked, along with the spring shirt on his body.

The innocence of the youth brings with it Mili, which makes people have desires that should not have been born.

Especially, he looked at himself with reddish eyes, as if bullying him again would make him cry.

Lin Wenjing supported his forehead with a headache, and finally lowered his head weakly: "Lin Wenjing, what exactly do you want to do?"

He has chosen Mingzhu, and he is determined to assist King Yan, so as to achieve his own reputation in the future.

Now being entangled in such inexplicable thoughts, could it be that he wants to defect and turn to help this useless King Qi.

Lin Wenjing clenched his hands tightly, hiding his whitened fingers in his wide sleeves.

Finally, he took a deep breath and suppressed all these overly complicated emotions.

intolerable.

—

But over there, when Yan Qing wanted to come to find Qi Xun, he took all this scene into his eyes.

Chen Zhou worriedly looked at Yan Qing beside him: "Your Majesty..."

"The widow just came to find Qi Xun today."

This deliberate emphasis made Chen Zhou suddenly understand.

Hey, no matter how much time has passed, the king will still be so awkward when he cares about someone.

"Then shall we go now?"

"Not in a hurry for the time being." Yan Qing's eyes were somewhat complicated, and he deliberately put on a straight face, "Hmph, go and get Qi Zhan back for me. As a king, he is so weak, how decent is he?"

Chen Zhou: "..." Your Majesty, you are obviously very concerned.

"King Qi's situation is really miserable. Those imperial soldiers dare to insult him like this."

"He's not An'er, why bother him so much?"

Chen Zhou said embarrassingly: "...but just now the king asked me to go and find King Qi to come back."

Yan Qing glanced at him coldly, as if talking about why you talk so much.

"The widow has told you, why don't you go quickly?"

Chen Zhou coughed: "I don't know where King Qi has gone right now, should we go to see Qi Xun first, or find King Qi?"

King Yan frowned: "...forget it, let's go to Qi Xun first."

"promise."

They were about to go this way, but King Yan didn't want to meet Lin Wenjing in front of him, so he took a detour.

Yan Qing knew very well that he was not jealous of Lin Wenjing.

It's just that now Qi Zhan's behavior is more and more like the person in his memory. When he saw this scene, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't move his steps.

Yesterday Qi Zhan even folded apricot flowers to give him, which brought back a lot of memories for Yan Qing.

Last night, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and my thoughts were all those old things.

When they actually came to a small path, Chen Zhou saw Yan Qing's eyes were black and blue, and said distressedly, "Did your lord stay up all night again yesterday?"

In the continuous drizzle, the apricot and peach blossoms over there were blown all over the place by the wind, and their shoulders and sleeves fell when they passed by.

Yan Qing didn't answer Chen Zhou's words, but raised his head and looked into the distance: "Chen Zhou, did you say that period of time was really a fantasy?"

"Your Majesty is referring to the fact that the young master's soul entered the body of the King of Qi during that time?" Chen Zhou sighed, "It is only the king who saw such a fantasy thing, so it is a fantasy. The king should take care of his body, the young master has gone. So many years."

"The widow can't forget, teach me how to forget? It almost makes the widow think... that he is crazy."

If only he was crazy, at least he could live in his dream.

For four years, the pain has not lessened, but has intensified every day.

The longer the time, the deeper.

Yan Qing even wanted to grab Ye Lin's collar and ask why he refused to appear in his dream overnight after his death, even once.

Yan Qing was reluctant to bury his body deep in the ground, and he was also reluctant to cremate him.

He was burned alive. No matter how well preserved his body was, it was full of scars, and the original appearance could not be seen clearly.

So, seeing Qi Zhan who was so similar to him, he felt like not wanting to kill him.

That longing is like a gangrene, which cannot be grasped and stays in the darkness forever.

Day and night, there is no redemption.

Chen Zhou's heart felt sore when he heard it, and after the soreness, it was painful again.

"Since your majesty misses you so much, then...he will avenge you. If it wasn't for Zhou and Qi, you wouldn't have died."

Yan Qing finally woke up from those emotions, and his attitude regained his coldness: "The widow has been doing this."

He pinned his hope on hatred, and hoped that hatred would last him a little longer.

Otherwise, even the hatred would be gone, and he would really be an empty shell.

When Yan Qing walked forward again, someone behind him patted his shoulder.Yan Qing's whole body trembled, just now he was immersed in his own pain, when someone appeared behind him silently.

Yan Qing pulled out the sword from his side, and with a flash of cold light, it touched the neck of the person behind him.

When he saw clearly that it was Chu Yan, Yan Qing couldn't help being surprised: "Why are you?"

Chu Yan could clearly feel the hardness of the blade on his neck. His body was tense, and he said to Yanqing in a shy voice, "King Yan...can you take back your sword? It's so dangerous."

"King Qi still knows the danger? If you appear behind the widow without making a sound, you won't be afraid that the widow will recognize the wrong person and kill you with a sword?"

After learning about Chu Yan, he was afraid: "... King Yan is highly skilled in martial arts, and he will definitely not admit the wrong person!"

Yan Qing still frowned, knowing that Chu Yan was changing the subject.

"Heh, you're being clever, aren't you?" Yan Qing moved the blade closer.

"Don't don't—"

"Can we talk now?"

"Someone is following me." Chu Yan said quietly to Yan Qing.

Yan Qing frowned even tighter: "Who is following you?"

Chu Yan opened his mouth, and finally said resignedly, "Ji Zhiyun."

Yan Qing's hand holding the sword trembled, and Chu Yan's face turned pale with fright, for fear that he would stab him if he didn't hold it firmly.

Whoa, how dangerous!

No matter how fun he thinks it is, he won't play it like this.

Fortunately, Yan Qing finally withdrew his sword, and looked at Chu Yan with a gloomy face: "Why did Ji Zhiyun follow you?"

"That's King Yan's old man, I don't know!" Chu Yan paused, looking at him innocently, "Does King Yan know?"

Yan Qing naturally knew it, and it was clear.

Ji Zhiyun scolded him that day, but when Ji Zhiyun came out and saw Chu Yan's face, and his attitude towards him, it seemed to have explained everything.

He also thinks the two are very similar.

This similarity even gave him the illusion that Ye Lin was still alive.

Deceitful and yet ironic.

"He won't hurt you."

Chu Yan was still nervous: "Keji Situ looks like he has been possessed by a demon."

"Bewitched?" Yan Qing chuckled, "Maybe."

He left this place directly, and walked towards Qi Xun. Before leaving, Yan Qing left a word.

"I also fell into that evil."

Looking at his leaving figure, Chu Yan couldn't help but smile so much that she rolled her eyes.

You have slowly stepped into the Internet, and you still don't know it.

I really don't know, or don't want to know?

The rain was getting heavy, so Chu Yan hurried to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain.The sound of raindrops falling on the dark green tiles came from next to his ears, which made Chu Yan's whole heart calm down.

It didn't take long for Ji Zhiyun to catch up, holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand.

"Why did King Qi run away just looking at me?"

Chu Yan smiled awkwardly, it's not that I think you are too dangerous.

"I didn't notice it was Mr. just now."

Ji Zhiyun did not doubt that he was there, just looking at him like this, Ji Zhiyun's eyes showed nostalgia.

This similar face seemed to make him feel that Ye Lin was still alive and speaking to him.

"It's raining heavily, I'm here to deliver an umbrella to King Qi."

Chu Yan was slightly startled: "What about Mr...."

"I... just go back in the shower." Ji Zhiyun's smile was full of loneliness.

"My husband's legs and feet are inconvenient. I'll send someone to take him back. Where does he live now?"

"Master Lin's house."

When Chu Yan heard the name, his smile gradually subsided, and his attitude towards Ji Zhiyun became colder: "What is the relationship between Ji Situ and Lin Wenjing?"

He was clearly angry, and his address had changed.

Ji Zhiyun shook his head: "I just asked him to help me meet King Yan."

Chu Yan's expression became ugly, and he didn't want to chat with Ji Zhiyun anymore.

"Thank you Ji Situ, I'm going back to the palace first."

However, Ji Zhiyun didn't do what he wanted, and grabbed Chu Yan's wrist, with deep pain in his eyes: "King Qi, I heard that...for a while, King Yan was in a trance, saying that he saw something in you. ..."

"Let go."

Chu Yan's voice was cold.

Ji Zhiyun grasped him tighter and tighter: "I mistook him once, and I will never mistook him a second time. No matter what, King Qi gave me the feeling that he was too much like Lin'er. Since King Yan felt something during that time, then I May I ask King Qi if he has any impression of this matter?"

Chu Yan raised his head and looked at him, his eyes showed a little tiredness: "It turns out that Ji Situ also likes that Ye Lin, and also likes to use people as substitutes. Will he be happy when he knows?"

Ji Zhiyun's face turned pale, this was what he used to scold Yan Qing, but now it was used by Chu Yan to scold him.

It's really turning around.

"I will not admit my mistake, I will definitely not admit my mistake."

Ji Zhiyun kept saying this sentence, not knowing if he really recognized him, or if he said this sentence because it was too painful.

Chu Yan felt guilty in his heart, and the coldness on his face remained undiminished.

But this kind of demeanor still made Ji Zhiyun breathless and said: "Yes, Lin'er also likes to look at me like this!"

Ji Zhiyun's hand squeezed tighter and tighter, and he didn't let go until Chu Yan turned pale from the pain.

"Relax, if you do this again, the widow will punish you!"

He tried to use his identity to suppress Ji Zhiyun, Chu Yan, who usually rarely said the word widow, actually said this at this moment.

Ji Zhiyun's veins bulged, and he approached Chu Yan: "Then ask King Qi to answer my question!"

Chu Yan closed her eyes tightly, and her body trembled slightly.

At this moment, a voice came from over there: "What are you doing?"

Ji Zhiyun looked over there: "Why is King Yan here?"

Chu Yan was also very surprised because Yan Qing went and returned.

ha?Hahahahahaha!

You are so tsundere!

Chu Yan broke out in a cold sweat, and complained to Yan Qing: "King Yan, Ji Situ has gone crazy, and you keep grabbing me like this, and you still say you won't hurt me?"

Yan Qing frowned, and warned in a low voice, "He's not Lin'er."

As if waking up from a dream, Ji Zhiyun calmly replied to Yanqing: "I'm just asking King Qi something."

"...The widow sees that you are confused."

Ji Zhiyun's face changed slightly, and he said to Yanqing: "No! It's not that I'm confused!"

"Aren't you confused?"

Ji Zhiyun took a deep breath, and planned to tell the whole story: "I found out that King Yan once lost his mind at this time last year. I heard that something went wrong with King Qi during that time. Didn't catch him."

"So what?"

"Don't the King of Yan feel strange about this matter? An assassin who came to Qi country can't stab any of you, and even let you go away unscathed. What happened that time!"

Yan Qing had bulging veins on his forehead, and everyone told him that it was a dream and his fantasy.

Yan Qing thought it was really his imagination, an illusion produced by his excessive thoughts.

But the events of that day are still imprinted in Yan Qing's mind.

Yan Qing's eyes were hot and humid, and he held the sachet on his chest in silence.

——There is the hair tie left by Ye Lin in it, which is a relic left by Ye Lin.

"They don't want to believe you, but I want to believe you, King Yan, please tell me what happened that day?"

Chu Yan swallowed her saliva, and quickly interrupted: "Ji Situ, is it appropriate for you to say this in front of me!"

Ji Zhiyun looked at Chu Yan with a pair of insightful eyes: "If you really don't like it, why don't you act angry, but are afraid that we will say it?"

As soon as this remark came out, Yan Qing also noticed the clue, and stared at Chu Yan closely.

Chu Yan almost showed panic on his face.

What the hell! !

Brother, please!

The eyes of the two men were about to stare at him like a skeleton, and Chu Yan immediately faltered: "Since King Yan almost beat me to death, I dare not be angry in front of him."

Saying that, Chu Yan's body took another step back.

He also fully expressed his pity, helplessness, and weakness.

Disappointment flashed across Yan Qing's eyes, sure enough... this person is not his An'er.

He said to Ji Zhiyun: "You don't need to say any more, how could Qi Zhan be him? Now it's not the widow who is crazy, but you are crazy."

Seeing that he was about to leave again, Ji Zhiyun rushed into the rain curtain from the pavilion: "Yan Qing, if you don't want to speak, then I'll trade a secret for you!"

Yan Qing's footsteps paused: "Do you think that the widow would care about your secret?"

"It's about Ye Lin!"

Yan Qing was very surprised. At first he thought it was impossible, but he suddenly remembered that Ji Zhiyun had taught Ye Lin before, so it was not surprising to know about him.

Yan Qing stared at him closely: "Which aspect?"

"life experience."

As soon as these two words were spoken, Yan Qing's expression changed drastically.

He has long had doubts about Ye Lin's life experience. There is already a Yan Li who is similar to Ye Lin in this world, why can he find a second one?

Yan Qing walked back, staring at Ji Zhiyun coldly: "If you deceive even the slightest bit, the widow will chop off your head."

Ji Zhiyun naturally wouldn't lie, but before that he wanted to know what happened that day.

"This matter can't be discussed here, but your matter can, King Yan please first—"

Yan Qing snorted coldly and began to speak in detail.

At the end of the talk, he opened his mouth and said: "The widow said hello that day, will he come to see the widow again, and he said yes."

Speaking of this, Yan Qing's expression softened, as if immersed in happiness.

Chu Yan felt guilty like a quail, afraid that the two of them would turn their attention to him.

On that day, he just answered casually, for the sake of An Yanqing's heart.

He really decided to come back, after the last world.

Obviously Su Moyuan has released the spell, making everyone think it was a dream, why is Yan Qing still so persistent?

"He said he would come back, listen!"

"Ah."

Chu Yan coughed lightly: "I think he is comforting you."

Yan Qing woke up from his dream, and stared at Chu Yan with a pair of red eyes: "He is not, don't let the widow hear you slander him again."

Chu Yan: "..." I just expressed the feeling I wanted to comfort you at that time.

But thinking of the fact that he came back now, Chu Yan felt a headache.

Yes, it's really fragrant.

During this time, Ji Zhiyun has been observing Chu Yan from the corner of his eye.

The more we get in touch, the more I feel that Ye Lin is really back.It's just that he seems to have something to hide and dare not say it.

Ji Zhiyun wasn't sure yet, so he deliberately made up a story and said to Yan Qing: "The Great Witch of Zhou State has an ancient method. If you want to recall the souls of the dead, you must prepare the bodies of your brothers and relatives, and wait for a specific day to let the blood out. may be recalled."

Yan Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this: "...Where can I find the bodies of my brothers and relatives?"

Ji Zhiyun smiled: "That's what I want to say today. King Qi and Lin'er are cousins. His mother and Lin'er's mother...are sisters."

Chu Yan felt that he was a fast Tang monk now, and he was about to be gnawed by someone.

Look, another one wants to bleed him.

Chu Yan smiled at the two psychopaths, turned around and escaped from the pavilion. Not long after the corner was the apricot blossom forest where Lin Wenjing was standing.

He would rather face that mission object than face these two psychopaths.

It's just that with Chu Yan's skill, how could he outrun Yan Qing.

He rushed into the rain, grabbed Chu Yan's wrist, gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you running!"