Chapter 126 A greedy and weak hum came from Xiao Hei's back...
A weak groan came from Xiao Hei's back. Johnny stopped crying and laughing, looked behind him warily, and was so startled that he almost jumped up!
The man who was supposed to be dead is still alive!
"Johnny, what are you doing!" Mary quickly stood in front of Johnny, otherwise his sharp claw bullets would have been fired.
Seeing Mary's surprise, Johnny quickly explained, "Mary, you were deceived by that sound man. He's not a good person at all. He was the one who attacked Jello and me and almost pushed us into despair!"
A faint blue flame ignited in his eyes, and Johnny's tone was icy: "I don't know how he's still breathing, but if I can kill him once, I can kill him a second time."
Mary held her forehead in pain, having no idea she would have to explain again: "Johnny, listen carefully, this person is not that person."
"What??"
"What I mean is, you did kill the Sound Man, but the Sound Man you killed was from a parallel world. The Sound Man on my horse is from this world."
"Is this... so outrageous?"
Johnny, who thought he'd seen enough Stand users to be completely unfazed, was still shocked: "To think there's such a bizarre Stand ability..."
"Yes, that's the President's ability, 'Easy to Do Evil.' If you see your alternate self in the future, don't be surprised. Run away, the faster the better," Mary instructed Johnny. "If you collide with your parallel self, you'll be annihilated."
Johnny naturally took Mary's words to heart.
He looked at Yin Ren with a heavy heart. They had a good relationship before, but now it was torn apart by the power of the President. Even though Johnny knew the truth now, he still felt disgusted when he saw Yin Ren lying unconscious.
"What happened to him? Also, isn't this a parallel world? Why is his personality so different? The man who killed us was so vicious." Johnny took weak steps towards Yinren and found that both of his arms were wrapped in gauze, but the current situation was still not optimistic.
"Yinren's two arms were badly injured, with bones visible. He was worried about my safety at the time and did not bandage his wounds in time. He ran directly into the woods to find me. In the end, he fell into a coma and had a fever due to excessive blood loss and inflammation of the wounds." Mary felt very uncomfortable looking at Yinren's unconscious appearance.
This time, it was she who implicated Yin Ren.
"I've never been to a parallel world... I'm not particularly clear about what's going on. However, I imagine there will definitely be some deviations." Mary glanced at Yin Ren's face. "We have to hurry back tonight, otherwise Yin Ren's injury will become more and more dangerous the longer it's delayed."
"Okay." Johnny touched his horse. "I'll take it to drink water first. Then we'll go."
The two led the horses to the stream. Blackie and Slow Dancer lowered their heads and sipped water. During this break, Johnny asked the question he was most curious about, "Mary, who attacked you? Was it the president's men?"
"No." Mary shook her head, the smile on her face a little lonely and melancholy. "Just think of this as my secret, Johnny. I really don't want to answer this question."
Johnny didn't force it because he was shocked again by Mary's next words.
"The person who took the body was Heter Panz. She said she would only give you treatment in exchange for the body."
"It's her?!" After waking up, Johnny thought of many possibilities and even suspected Dorothy, but he didn't consider Panzi, who seemed to be indifferent to the world and independent.
As expected…no one can be truly trusted except Mary.
No... maybe even Mary can't be trusted right away.
What if Mary in the parallel world also wanted to kill him like the Sound Man? Johnny thought about this and suddenly he became more open-minded about the theft of the body.
If the body were still on him, he would have to be even more careful about Mary's condition to prevent her from being replaced. This was truly painful. The thought of having to be cautious every time he came into contact with Mary, and the possibility that Mary might even come into direct contact with him, was too much for Johnny to bear.
At that time... I might go mad. Or... in despair and pain, I might be killed by Mary and lose the will to live.
Perhaps sensing its owner's mood, the slow dancer raised its head and rubbed it against Johnny's cheek. Johnny took out a handkerchief and wiped its mouth.
"Mary, will you ride with me?"
"No." Mary had no interest in mistreating the old horse. "I can just run back by myself."
And so, Mary and Johnny set out on their return journey.
On the way, I was lucky enough to meet Jero Zeppelin who was also on his way. Fortunately, they chose the same route, otherwise they would have missed each other without knowing it.
"Johnny, you bastard, you came to find Mary and didn't even call me!" Jello yelled first, then shouted to Mary: "Hey, Mary, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Mary also answered in a loud voice, "You came just in time. Come and help me check on Yinren. Is there any way to improve the treatment of the wound now?"
"What?!" After hearing this, Jello's eyes widened like Johnny's.
Fortunately, Mary didn't need to explain a second time. Johnny explained the whole story to Jello, who exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh, that's really interesting." After saying this, Jero Zeppelin revealed an extremely disgusted expression, "I knew Hutt Panz was not a good person. I have never seen such a vicious and cruel man!"
Johnny held his forehead, wondering why Jello just refused to believe that Heart Panz was a woman.
Jero got off the horse cursing, and used an iron ball to urgently treat Yinren's wound again. Then the three of them hurried back to the fifth stage.
Mary found the staff and asked them to take care of the musician, then she found a room to rest tiredly.
The next day, after confirming that Yinren's fever had subsided, Mary embarked on a new stage of the race.
Because of the missing body, life became extremely dull during this period. Both Johnny and Jero were a little unaccustomed to the days when they were not being hunted.
But what Jero was even less used to was Johnny's change.
Ever since Johnny was able to stand up, he has become less self-conscious and competitive, and more relaxed and calm.
He no longer stood between Jero and Mary, preventing them from touching each other. But in Jero's eyes, it was indeed the magnanimity of a winner.
It was unknown what had happened that day, but Mary was no longer as carefree as before. The only contact between them was a handshake and a kiss on the cheek. Mary no longer accepted Jello's intimate hugs and pushes.
Like a nimble fallen leaf, whenever Jello wanted to pat Mary's shoulder, she would move her body slightly at an imperceptible speed, so that Jello's fingertips could only touch the fabric of her clothes instead of her warm skin.
But Jello didn't know what to do.
In the first half of his life, he had no concept of fighting and competing.
As the eldest son who had to inherit the position of executioner, he was born with the highest level of attention from his parents.
His father spent a lot of time teaching him iron ball skills, while his mother felt sorry for her son having to accept such a cruel fate and always showed more favoritism.
Despite the number of children in his family, Jero's position remained unshaken. Academically, Jero consistently achieved top grades, never needing to worry. He also possessed a natural talent for horse racing, and even his appearance, Jero was always confident.
Although there were many incidents at home and the whole family moved to the UK, Jello still didn't feel too troubled.
To put it in one sentence, everything is going smoothly, which has led to Jello not even knowing what to do now.
Jello could clearly sense that Johnny's unrequited love was quietly turning into a mutual affection. If he asked Mary now, there would only be one result: Mary would reveal her true feelings.
If Jello continues to fight for it, he will become a despicable guy.
At least in Jello's eyes, destroying other people's feelings is a very shameful thing. But if Jello was asked to give up Mary like this, he really couldn't bear it.
To be honest, he has always regarded Diego as his number one competitor. The two sides have exchanged countless trash talks. As a result, Johnny, the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually sneaked away, which really caught Jello off guard.
bother!
Super annoying!
Jello tossed his iron ball gloomily, then swung it diagonally behind him: "Is it fun to sneak behind me?! Get out here!"
The iron ball's attack was easily avoided, and the horse walked briskly in front of the crowd. When Jello saw the newcomer, he was slightly embarrassed: "Ah... It's you, Manden Tim."
Manden Tim naturally noticed Jello's embarrassment. He smiled generously and said, "Did you mistake me for Diego Brando?"
"Hey...you two do look a bit alike..." Embarrassed people always seem extremely busy. Jero Zeppeli got off his horse and went to look for his iron ball, but unexpectedly found that it was gone.
Mary greeted Manden Tim and talked for a few rounds, but Jello still hadn't returned. She couldn't help but feel a little strange: "What's wrong? Haven't you found him yet?"
"No, it was probably carried away by the water." Jello shook his head. It seemed that he could only find an opportunity to grind a new one.
"Huh? Why is there a little girl here?" Manden's voice attracted everyone's attention.
Sure enough, there was a little girl like a doll in the woods, quietly looking at them, holding a green iron ball in her hand.
After realizing she was discovered, the little girl ran away immediately, completely ignoring Jello's words: "Hey! Little girl, why did you secretly take my iron ball? Give it back!"
Mary was a little worried when she saw that the other party was dressed too thinly, so she did not stop Jero and Johnny from rushing over.
"Mary, how have you been lately?" Manden asked as he followed Mary's footsteps.
"Is everything okay? My riding skills have improved a lot recently, but unfortunately I'm still ranked sixteenth. As for you, Manden, you've been maintaining a good third place. I haven't congratulated you yet."
After hearing this, Manden's smile deepened: "I didn't expect Mary to notice me. It's really an honor for me."
Seeing that Johnny and the others had been in the tree hole for a long time and had not come out yet, Mary frowned and said, "Let's talk later. Let's go up and see what's going on first."
Manden never refused Mary's proposal. He climbed up the tree trunk like a gentleman, and then used his ability to easily pull Mary up. Seeing Mary in the tree hole, Jello breathed a sigh of relief: "Wow, you're finally here! Come and help me deal with this little girl, she's so weird!"
Johnny said cautiously: "Mary, this girl seems to be blind..."
Mary looked over and saw that the other person's eyes were lifeless and without a trace of light.
"Are you okay? How are your family?" Mary asked, and walked over to put her spare thick clothes on the girl.
The girl was stunned for a moment, then she put on her clothes obediently, looking very happy. "Thank you, you are a good person." Then, as if by magic, she took out an extremely exaggerated diamond and gold nugget and asked Jero, "Did you lose this diamond or the gold nugget?"
Not only Mary, everyone was shocked.
"What are you talking about, little girl? I'm here looking for my iron ball, why are you bringing out these props?"
As a result, because of Jello's honesty, he got everything from the girl.
This is simply an astonishing wealth!
Jello couldn't believe his eyes. A little greed that he had never felt before crept into his heart.
if……
What he meant was that if... he exchanged some more things for the treasure, would he be able to become the richest man and never have to work again in his life?
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