Qingyou rode her horse to a spot not far from the roe deer, picked up her bow and arrow, and looked ready to shoot again.

Then, suddenly looking at a large rock at the foot of the mountain ahead, he exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, why is there someone lying there?"

Upon seeing this, the accompanying guards all became wary.

The head guard looked at Qingyou and said, "Madam, there are people ahead. Please don't go over there yet."

Qingyou nodded, "Okay, go and see, he seems to be injured."

In order not to give away any unusual behavior and attract attention, she did not go over immediately.

The head guard replied respectfully, "Yes!"

So he led the two men forward and saw a pool of blood on the rock, which prevented him from drawing his sword.

And then they turned the person on the stone over.

Then the head of the guards exclaimed in surprise, "The...the Duke!"

Upon hearing the voice, Qingyou was startled at first, then immediately dismounted and went over.

When she saw the person lying unconscious on the large rock, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Judging from his appearance, this person is the same as the Duke of Zhenguo Huo Chen in my memory, except that he is no longer so young.

Qingyou looked at the person on the ground, and said with a mixture of excitement and uncertainty, "Husband?"

The person now exuded a small, star-like fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Qingyou guessed that this was most likely the Duke of Zhenguo, Huo Chen, who was supposed to die in battle, and not just someone who looked like him.

Why is Huo Chen not dead, but injured and lying here?

It looks like it rolled down the mountain and hit its head on this big rock.

The head guard calmed down and looked at Qingyou, saying, "Madam, could this be a trap?"

The Duke has been dead for over a decade, how could he possibly be here?

Qingyou walked over and took the unconscious man's left hand to examine it.

The man has a dark red birthmark on the palm of his left hand, shaped like a teardrop.

Then a look of surprise appeared on his face, "No, it's not a trap, he really is Huo Chen."

Upon seeing the birthmark, the head guard was stunned, his eyes filled with shock.

Is he really the Duke?

He was an old servant of the Duke's mansion and had served the Duke for several years, so he had seen the birthmark before.

Qingyou took out a porcelain bottle from her waist, which was actually taken out of her spatial storage.

He poured out a pill and forced it into Huo Chen's mouth.

This was a medicine she had concocted herself specifically to save Huo Chen's life. After taking it, it would bring Huo Chen back to life.

While examining his birthmark, she also took his pulse, and his condition was extremely bad; he was on the verge of death.

If he doesn't take the medicine, he'll most likely die when he gets back to the village for treatment.

Then she said to the head of the guards, "Take him back quickly and treat him."

The head guard took out some wound medicine he carried with him and used it to stop the bleeding from Huo Chen's head.

Then, with a few guards, they carefully lifted the person up.

It's not close to the manor here. Since Huo Chen has already taken the medicine, Qingyou asked the head guard to take him back on horseback.

He then instructed a guard to go and tell Huo Tong and her daughter about this matter.

Half an hour later, the group returned to the village.

Because this trip would take several days, Qingyou brought the prefectural doctor with her.

The physician from the Duke's mansion had been there for over twenty years, and he was quite surprised when he saw the unconscious man they brought back.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes and look at Qingyou, asking, "Madam, is this the Duke?"

Qingyou nodded, "Yes, you should hurry and save them."

The physician suppressed his shock and hurriedly took out his medicine box to treat and bandage Huo Chen's wounds.

After the bandaging was finished, Qingyou asked, "What happened to him?"

The physician replied, "Judging from the wound, it seems he fell from a height and injured his head. Fortunately, it was discovered early; otherwise, it might have been difficult to save him."

Qingyou breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that he's saved."

She walked to the bedside and sat down, staring intently at the person on the bed.

She reached out and took his hand, gently pressing it.

Actually, it was to clear Huo Chen's obstruction so that the medicine could work better and he could wake up quickly.

Seeing this, the others were at a loss for words.

They understood the wife's feelings of having her husband back, so no one tried to stop her.

They were also full of questions: How could someone who had been dead for more than ten years appear here?

The head of the guards still had some doubts, wondering if this person might be impersonating the Duke.

Of course, half of them believed that this might really be the Duke who had come back from the dead.

When the old Duke died in battle, his body was brought back for burial.

However, the Duke was chasing the enemy leader and fought him on a cliff. The two of them fell off the cliff together.

When the others found the person at the foot of the mountain, all they found were some bones that had been gnawed by wild animals.

The clothes included the enemy leader's and the Duke's outer robe.

Therefore, everyone believed that the Duke and the enemy leader fell off the cliff and were eaten by wild animals.

Since the Duke's remains were never found, what was erected back then was a cenotaph.

Therefore, it's not impossible that this person is indeed the Duke.

After all, no one actually saw the Duke's body back then.

After a while, Huo Tong and her daughter returned.

Huo Tong was shocked when he saw the person on the bed.

She did the same; she immediately picked up his left hand to look at it, and then burst into tears, "Big brother, he is my big brother."

Qingyou's eyes were also red and tears were falling. "Yes, your older brother is not dead."

Huo Tong couldn't believe it and took two steps back to stand behind Qingyou. "Sister-in-law, is he really my older brother?"

Qingyou nodded firmly, "Yes, that's him. Apart from the birthmark, I can tell he's your older brother."

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