A Search for True Love!


One morning, chaos broke out throughout the Wei kingdom! Suddenly, the pure and compassionate harpist girl Cai Wenji got pregnant and a quarrel broke out among the Wei men accusing one another as the father. However, the next day she got kidnapped, and the kidnapper left a letter to Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Yu Jin, Yue Jin, Xun Yu and Xu Shu, saying that only one of them is Cai Wenji's true love and the father of the child, and is the only one who can save her. The 9 set out on an epic journey across China to save Cai Wenji. Will one of them succeed in saving her?


Chapter 1: Pregnant?!

At the Wei palace garden

Zhenji and Wang Yi: OH MY GOD, YOU SERIOUS?!

Cai Wenji: Um, yeah….

Zhenji: Whoa….no way! THERE'S NO FUCKING WAY THAT COULD HAPPEN!

Wang Yi: You said that you're pregnant?!

Cai Wenji: Uh…yeah! I did!

Zhenji: But that's impossible! You're not married yet!

Cai Wenji: I know, right!

Wang Yi: Now that's weird! And I thought you never slept with any of the guys here!

Zhenji: Who's the father, then?

Cai Wenji: thinking Umm…..eh….I….don't know, hehe.

Zhenji: What?! What do you mean you don't know?!

Cai Wenji: Ehh…that's because I don't really know. I never slept with any of the dudes here, so I don't know how I suddenly got pregnant, either.

Wang Yi: Gee, that's so weird! I wonder how Lord Cao Cao will react to this…

Li Dian: passes by Hm?

Zhenji: Hm, wait, Wang Yi! About what you said….maybe HE is the father?!

Cai Wenji: Ehh?!

Wang Yi: What? Haha, no! Of course not! That would be creepy as hell! Hahaha…no, no! That's impossible!

Zhenji: Well, it could be! I mean, he would hit on ANYTHING that has an X chromosome. He even tried to hit on ME once!

Wang Yi: Eww! That's gross! But no, he's obviously not the father. He won't go THAT far.

Zhenji: Well, either way, we congratulate you on your pregnancy, okay! Regardless of who the father is…

Wang Yi: Yeah, yeah. Come on girl, you don't need no man for stuffs like this.

Cai Wenji: Um, yeah, yeah, thank you so much!

Li Dian: widens eyes S-s-she's….pregnant?

Zhenji, Cai Wenji, and Wang Yi: turns to Li Dian Hm?

Li Dian: Glk!

Cai Wenji: Oh, hi Li Dian! How are you?

Li Dian: Eh, urm…FINE! Fine, yeah…fine! Thank you for asking!

Zhenji: Hmm…speaking of which, what are you doing here?

Wang Yi: Trying to overhear our conversation?!

Li Dian: WHAT?! Eh, NO! Haha…of course not! I was just simply passing by when you three were having your…eh, you know…girl talk! Hehehe….well, see you later! speeds towards the Wei palace


Inside the Wei palace

Li Dian: opens the door HEY, YOU GUYS! IMPORTANT NEWS!

Everyone: ignores Li Dian and went on with their activities

Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao, and Cao Pi: talks while drinking tea

Dian Wei and Xu Zhu: eats meatbuns

Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He: dance training

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang: spars

Cao Ren and Pang De: also spars (with Cao Ren on the defensive and Pang De on the offensive)

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu: reads a porn scroll with Xu Shu being innocent on the whole thing

Yue Jin: walks from person to person on hyper speed to annoy them

Yu Jin: sulks in the corner, like usual

Xun Yu: sleeps

Li Dian: scratches head Tch, everybody's ignoring me….puts his hands on front of his mouth CAI WENJI'S PREGNANT!

Xiahou Dun: chokes on hot tea GRRGAAAHHH! HOT! HOT!

Cao Cao and Cao Pi: spits out tea right on Xiahou Dun's face

Xiahou Dun: AAAAAHHHHRRRGGHH! HOT! HOT! HOT!

Cao Cao: Hm? AHHH! DUN, DUNNY, I'M SORRYYY!

Dian Wei and Xu Zhu: chokes on meatbuns

Zhang He: stops while doing a twirl midair, then falls down AAAHHH!

Xiahou Yuan: Ohh! So THAT'S how you do it, then!

Zhang He: Not…like…that….

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang: stabs each other

Pang De: smacks Cao Ren's head and flattens it completely …..oops.

Jia Xu: rips the scroll apart

Guo Jia: AAAHHH! THAT'S MY MOST PRECIOUS TREASUUURRREEEEE!

Yue Jin: stops WHAT?!

Yu Jin: continues sulking in the corner

Xun Yu: wakes up WHOA WHOA WHOA, wait, WHAT?! Cai Wenji became a lieutenant?!

Li Dian: Tch, I said…Cai Wenji is PREGNANT!

Everyone: SAY WHAAAATTTT?!

"What the hell?! Come on, he can't be serious!"

"Yeah…there's NO way Cai Wenji could be pregnant!"

"Maybe Li Dian tried to fool us!"

"Today ain't April Fools, right? Hmph…"

Li Dian: Tch….

Cao Cao: Sigh…Li Dian, where did you hear this from?

Li Dian: Well….I was passing by the conversation between Cai Wenji, Zhenji, and Wang Yi when they talked about Cai Wenji being pregnant.

Cao Cao: Hmm….


Cut into everyone in the Wei meeting room

Cao Cao: Sigh….so, gentlemen, I suppose you all know why we're all here.

Xu Zhu: Hm? Are the crops not as productive as before again?

Everyone: sweatdrop

Xiahou Dun: Except for him.

Cao Cao: Uhh…okay, I suppose I shall give the briefing. So, Cai Wenji, the girl who just came here a year ago, became pregnant.

Everyone: Hmhm….

Cao Cao: …and, we all know that she has really only been here for a year, and even then she never came out because she preferred to stay home playing music and composing poems. So, it's pretty clear that when she became pregnant, the father is pretty much limited to one of us.

Everyone: Uhh…

Cao Cao: SO! slams the table I'll only ask this once and let's be honest, gentlemen….WHICH ONE OF YOU SLEPT WITH CAI WENJI?!

Everyone: Yikes!

Cao Cao: ANSWER! If not, I'll shove an icicle up in each of your asses!

Everyone: immediately points towards Guo Jia

Guo Jia: WHAT THE FUCK!

Cao Cao: A-ha! Right…you just seem to be the most likely candidate here!

Guo Jia: What?! No, no! Dude, hear me out! I didn't sleep with her! No! That's not going to happen!

Cao Cao: Really?! Well, I would've been more convinced were it not for the fact that you would pretty much try to bang any girls you come across! Just admit it!

Guo Jia: Okay, look, look, I know that my perverted attitude is suspicious, but you have to have a good evidence for this!

Cao Cao: Oh, you wanna some proof! Well, I saw it! I saw you trying to hit on her when she first got here! That look in your face was unmistakable!

Guo Jia: But you also know that she rejected me afterwards!

Cao Cao: Oh…right. Then, who is it?!

Guo Jia: Look, I know one person who could've done this! It was undoubtedly Jia Xu!

Jia Xu: Motherfucker! You can't just point at me like that!

Guo Jia: And yet you did so towards me!

Jia Xu: But, hell no! I wouldn't have done such thing! No, it's obviously Xun Yu!

Xun Yu: To hell with that! No, no, it was Xu Shu, I knew it!

Xu Shu: What?! NO! I don't even understand anything about sex! If there's anyone who would take any interest in Cai Wenji, it is obviously Zhang He!

Zhang He: Ah! To ruin such innocent beauty is so unbeautiful! No! I would never dare to do such thing! Cao Ren was the one who did it!

Cao Ren: What the?! Hell no sir! Zhang Liao did it!

Zhang Liao: Fuck you! No, no, it was Xu Huang, I could assure you!

Xu Huang: What! To do that act was truly dishonorable and isn't the path a true warrior should take! If anything, I bet Xu Zhu did it!

Xu Zhu: Huh?! What do you mean?!

Xu Huang: Don't lie! I saw it. I saw her baking a cake for you! And you loved it!

Xu Zhu: But that's only about it! I only loved her for her tasty cake! I didn't do anything to her afterwards! Infact, I'm pretty sure Yue Jin did it!

Yue Jin: The fuck?! Absolutely not! Hey, who knows if Li Dian himself actually did it!

Li Dian: Why in the hell are you accusing me now?! No, no, no, that's absolutely not true! Seriously, I'm 100% sure that Yu Jin did it!

Yu Jin: You dare to say something like that to ME?! I would make sure you will get the worst of punishments when all of this is over!

Everyone: continues arguing

Cao Cao: Grrrmmstghjlk….

Xiahou Dun: …C-cousin?

Cao Cao: Grrrr…..OKAY! THAT'S IT! freezes the table

Everyone: GASP!

Cao Cao: Pant…pant…

Xiahou Dun: C-c-cousin?!

Cao Cao: Pant…pant…alright. Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and Xun Yu. Come with me. NOW.

The mentioned names: Hm? Where?

Cao Cao: JUST FOLLOW ME.

The mentioned names: Yikes! Okay, okay.


At a different meeting room

Cao Cao: Huff….alright. You. All eight of you are the ones whom I feel are the men closest to Cai Wenji. So obviously, one of you is the father. And I want you to admit your deed like a man!

Everyone: ….

Cao Cao: Hmm…I see. So none of you are willing. Now I realize that I really only have a bunch of sissies as my men. Well then! If that's the case, I shall be the one to MAKE you admit.

Everyone: Gulp…

Cao Cao: So, let's see…Guo Jia!

Guo Jia: WHOA! Hey dude, I told you I didn't do it!

Cao Cao: Oh really? Just like how you won't admit that you hit on Xingcai the other day, huh?!

Guo Jia: Eh, erm…

Cao Cao: Remember. That's my grand-niece you hit on. Now, just admit this and I'll make it painless, got it?!

Guo Jia: Look, look, you just can't accuse me like that! The last time I met her was when I was wasted and when I fell on the street, she came in to help me and offered me to take care of me at her home!

Cao Cao: A-HA! And then the two of you slept together, right?!

Guo Jia: What?! NO! We slept on different couches, hell, different ROOMS. You think after being kidnapped by the Xiongnu she would still be stupid enough to let any dudes sleep in the same room at her?!

Cao Cao: And then what?

Guo Jia: And then, after I fully regained my consciousness, I went home! Sure, I gave her a thank-you kiss, but that's only it!

Cao Cao: Hmm…alright, I shall believe your words, at least at the moment. Then who could it be?

Guo Jia: Well, I told you, it was obviously Jia Xu!

Jia Xu: The fuck?! Dude, you can't just accuse me like that!

Guo Jia: Yes I can! Just admit it! You two have been together since your days serving Dong Zhuo!

Jia Xu: Dude, cut me some slack, we're 3 decades apart, okay! I'm no Liu Bei! No, no, it's Xu Shu! I just can feel it!

Xu Shu: What?! No! Absolutely not! I don't even know what boobs look like! Hell! NO! She's kind towards me, yes, but that's only it! Infact, I coulda sworn I saw Xun Yu doing something with her one day!

Xun Yu: And just what the hell are you implying by that?! I was only asking her about her condition! That's all! You should look at Zhang Liao instead!

Zhang Liao: Whoa, whoa, hold on there! I never, EVER did something like that with her! No! If anything, Zhang He is the type of guy who would creepily ask someone like Cai Wenji out! He is more suspicious!

Zhang He: What?! No! We are close because we both admire fine art and beauty! That's all that's between us! Nothing more! Yue Jin did it! I know it!

Yue Jin: You tell me! I can be sure 100% that I have NEVER done anything 'too private' with her! No! That's definitely not going to happen! Just look at Yu Jin! What can you trust from a face like that?!

Yu Jin: You said something like that AGAIN?! …then I promise that your punishment shall be TWICE as worse!

Everyone: continues arguing and wrangling

Cao Cao: Grrr….OKAY, THAT'S IT!

Everyone: Huh?!

Cao Cao: Sigh….so it's basically the same. NONE of you are willing to admit. If this keeps on we're not going anywhere.

Everyone: slowly begins to stare at Cao Cao

Cao Cao: begins to feel uncomfortable …w…what?

Guo Jia: ….hey guys, I think we're kinda missing one candidate here, eh?

Jia Xu: You bet it.

Xu Shu: We're kinda baffled we didn't notice this sooner…

Xun Yu: But it's the most obvious answer….

Everyone: points at Cao Cao YOU'RE THE FATHER!

Cao Cao: W-WHAAATT?!

Guo Jia: Yes…it's clear to us now, Lord Cao Cao!

Jia Xu: You did this to us only because you don't want your secret to be leaked out!

Xu Shu: Well, too bad!

Xun Yu: I mean, doesn't it feel suspicious that you suddenly chose to ransom a random girl kidnapped by a foreign tribe?

Zhang Liao: We feel there might be some…interesting pretext there…

Zhang He: And then we see it clearly about how Cai Wenji admire you, given that both of you love poetry…

Yue Jin: …so there's no denying it now! Just admit it! You're the father!

Yu Jin: I truly can't believe how could have you done such thing…you think that the Xiongnu wasn't enough pain for her?

Cao Cao: G-gah! Come on, hear my reasons first! Ahem, well, I chose to ransom her from the Xiongnu because she was the daughter of my old friend, and I can't bear to see her living a miserable life there! There's absolutely NOTHING between us, okay?! We love poetry, yes, and we love talking about it, but that's really only about it!

Guo Jia: Oh really? Hmm…then this is becoming quite hard, I see.

Jia Xu: Yeah. I mean…there's 9 possible candidates for the father of Cai Wenji's child and none of us admitted it…

Xu Shu: You think we should use a lie detector?

Xun Yu: Eh, not even THAT is viable from what I saw…

Zhang Liao: Or maybe the father is actually from the other, unexpected guys we have around here?

Zhang He: Could be. But still, like what Lord Cao Cao said, we really are the only guys with any real interaction with Cai Wenji here…

Yue Jin: Yeah, but who knows? Hell, it really could be some other guy outside from this kingdom.

Yu Jin: But who the hell could've done that? It's impossible.

Cao Cao: Whew…never thought it will be this hard…

Suddenly, someone knocks at the door.

Cao Cao: Hm? Who's that? Okay, I'm coming…opens door …glkh?!

Cai Wenji: Morning, Lord Cao Cao.

Everyone: GULP!

Cai Wenji: Oh, you were having a meeting? Sorry if I interrupted you.

Cao Cao: Eh, uhm, oh no! No! Hahaha…why would your presence be interrupting? Absolutely not! Hehehe…

Everyone: Hehe…hehehe…

Cai Wenji: Oh, I see.

Cao Cao: Say, what do you want?

Cai Wenji: Well…I just want to tell you something…

Cao Cao: What is it?

Cai Wenji: Well…I…uhm….I'm pregnant.

Everyone: GLK!

Cai Wenji: Hm? Is something the matter?

Cao Cao: Eh?! Uhrm, no, no! Absolutely not! Well, I mean, WHAT?!

Cai Wenji: Ah!

Cao Cao: P-p-p-pregnant?! What do you mean?!

Cai Wenji: I…don't know myself…

Cao Cao: What do you mean you don't know?!

Cai Wenji: Well…that's because I don't understand how I got pregnant, either…

Cao Cao: Oh? ….why?

Cai Wenji: Well…as far I remember, I never slept with any of the males here, so I don't really understand how I suddenly got pregnant this morning. I told Zhenji and Wang Yi about it, and they were similarly perplexed, too. Then they advised me to tell Lord Cao Cao about this.

Cao Cao: Ah…I see…

Cai Wenji: I'm sorry if this troubled you. I know I really shouldn't tell you this…

Cao Cao: Eh?! No, no, it's alright! Haha…well, regardless of who the father is, it's still your child. I hope you will be a good mother for him, or her. Congratulations on your pregnancy.

Cai Wenji: Hm, thank you so much, Lord Cao Cao. Well, see you around.

Cao Cao: Yeah, yeah….turns around …okay, you know what guys, NOW it's gotten even more complicated.

Guo Jia: Why is that?

Cao Cao: Because, the thing is, even SHE doesn't even know who the father is!

Jia Xu: The hell?! How is that possible?!

Xu Shu: She doesn't even know who impregnated her? Did she use sperm donor, or?

Xun Yu: Eh no, as far as I know only Jin has that kind of technology.

Cao Cao: I know. It's definitely weird. Huff…

Zhang Liao: Now what are we gonna do?

Cao Cao: Hmph…well, I think we simply have to wait for the best. She's been through some shit, as you all know. Maybe to have a baby from an unknown person will make her happier? We may never know.

Everyone: Sigh…

Tomorrow morning…

Everything seems to be going normal. However, that seems to be not quite the case with Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and Xun Yu. When all nine of them woke up, they found a piece of letter besides them, one letter that will surely change this particular day for them…

To Be Continued….


Yeah…so, I basically got the idea to write this fic due to the amount of Wei (or outside of Wei, in case of Xu Shu) guys Cai Wenji's shipped with within the fandom, so I thought this would be quite an interesting idea, hehe.

Note: Zhang He is my OTP with Cai Wenji, I know at least two fics who ship Yue Jin with her, and Xun Yu because I want her to be shipped with all four Wei strategists (and yes, I'm counting Xu Shu as a part of Wei here, and since Sima Yi's already got Zhang Chunhua I'm not adding him in). So, who do you think is the father? :p

Needless to say, please leave a review and have a good day!