A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

In a pavilion outside the city, Cao Cao and others drank and chatted, not discussing politics, but only talking about romance and nature.

Suddenly, a messenger's voice broke the pleasant atmosphere in the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, for some reason, all the wild beasts in the autumn hunting grounds have gone berserk, charging at the hunting party without regard for their own lives. The First Prince, the Second Prince, and the Fourth Prince are all seriously injured. Only the Third Prince, relying on his own martial prowess, has beheaded the rampaging beasts."

"What?!"

Everyone in the pavilion straightened up, staring in horror at the soldiers before them.

"How do you do things?!"

"All the adult princes and the legitimate sons of noble families are inside. How can we allow such a wild beast rampage to occur?"

"Xu Chu, where is Xu Chu!"

"Have Xu Chu lead the troops and slaughter all the wild beasts in this autumn hunting ground!"

"Not even a single wild rabbit can be spared!"

Xu Chu enjoyed eating large chunks of meat. Watching Cao Cao and others drinking and making merry in the pavilion, he found the food on their plates exquisite, but the portions too small to suit his taste.

So he went to the side and set up a small stove, had someone go into the autumn hunting grounds and hunt a wild boar for him, and then roasted the wild boar right there.

Upon hearing Cao Cao's voice, he threw the fist-sized piece of meat into his mouth, chewed it a few times, patted his chest, and forced it down. He then rushed to Cao Cao's side.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm here!"

"Xu Chu, you take your troops now and slaughter all the wild beasts in the autumn hunting grounds, leave not even a rabbit alive!"

Xu Chu scratched his head, wondering what had happened and why Cao Cao would issue such an order.

But as Cao Cao's most trusted general, all he needed to do was carry out orders.

"promise."

"Tiger Guards, follow me!"

He arranged for some people to stay behind to protect Cao Cao, and then Xu Chu led his men into the autumn hunting grounds.

"Where are the princes now?"

Cao Cao asked anxiously, "Are all my adult sons inside?"

"I'm receiving treatment from a doctor."

"Bo Jing, come with me quickly to take a look."

Cao Cao beckoned to Wei Xue, who nodded and gave instructions to his retainers before leaving.

"Go back and have Madam fetch the secret medicine from the secret store to prevent infection."

A group of people rushed to the treatment area. Cao Zhang only had a few minor injuries, which had already been bandaged.

Cao Ang's injuries were not serious, and his martial arts skills were also quite good. He had Cao Xiu and Zhang Hu by his side, who were protecting him at all costs. In addition, Lu Xun was quick-witted and noticed something was wrong in advance. Even when facing the berserk black bear, he fought desperately to kill it.

Although Cao Pi also practiced martial arts, by the time he was born, Cao Cao had already established his own power and was one of the top warlords in the entire country.

Therefore, some people are spoiled and pampered, and can only be said to be better than the average person.

Fortunately, he was a man of deep thought. After being reminded before the autumn hunt, he gave up the fight for the championship and focused on self-preservation.

He wondered if someone was plotting to kill the boss, would the other brothers also try to eliminate him?

It was this paranoia inherited from Cao Cao that saved his life; otherwise, he might have ended up like Cao Zhi, who lay beside him like a mummy.

However, Cao Pi also realized that this was a good opportunity to gain Cao Cao's affection, and that the severity of his injury would also reduce suspicion against him, so he deliberately suffered a serious injury.

Cao Zhi was a gifted writer from a young age and had no intention of developing his martial arts skills. He was surrounded by scholars and students and always looked down on ordinary soldiers.

If it weren't for the fact that this was an autumn hunt, and that those aristocratic families had sent over a large number of assassins, these assassins would have fought desperately when faced with danger.

In addition, he was lucky enough to have a number of nobles around him who, thanks to the time the assassins were fighting for, managed to arrive and save his life. Otherwise, he might have really died there.

Even though he was lucky enough to survive, he was seriously injured and covered in wounds.

Seeing his sons covered in bandages, Cao Cao's anger soared to the heavens.

"Man Chong, this matter must be thoroughly investigated! I want to see who has the audacity to scheme against several princes!"

"If you dare to plot against a prince today, will you plot against me tomorrow?!"

"I'm giving you three days to find out who's behind this!"

"Physician, how is my son's injury?"

The physician treating Cao Cao bowed and said, "All three princes are out of danger."

"The First Prince and the Third Prince only suffered minor injuries and will recover after some rest. The Second Prince has injured some bones and muscles and will need to rest for a month."

"The Fourth Prince's injuries are extremely serious. He has lost too much blood and his left leg is broken. I have already bandaged him up, but we will need to observe him carefully in the future to know for sure."

"With so many wounds, and many of them affecting bones and muscles, I'm afraid..."

Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat. As a seasoned veteran, he knew that too many wounds could lead to inflammation and pus, and countless wounded soldiers had died as a result.

She hurried over to Cao Zhi's bedside, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Zijian!"

"Bojing, come quickly, take a look at Zijian."

Wei Xue stepped forward, took Cao Zhi's pulse, inquired about the situation from the physician beside him, and frowned slightly.

Especially after hearing that Cao Zhi's leg was broken, he inquired in detail about the details of the bone fracture, and his expression turned grim.

"Bojing, how is Zijian?!"

Seeing Wei Xue's furrowed brows and unpleasant expression, Cao Cao's face also turned pale.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Fourth Prince's life should still be spared."

"The scars are all below the neck, so it's fine."

Cao Cao breathed a deep sigh of relief; he was just glad he had survived.

As for the scars, it doesn't matter, since they can't be seen when you're wearing clothes anyway.

As for marriage, even with the scars, it wouldn't be difficult for Cao Zhi given his status. It would be a miracle if he survived such an injury.

"As far as I can tell, this leg is unlikely to survive. If the problem is serious, it may have to be amputated."

Amputate the leg!

Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhi with unbearable sorrow, for he knew how proud and aloof his son was.

Amputating his leg is probably more painful than killing him.

"Isn't there any other way?"

Wei Xue remained silent, and Cao Cao felt a glimmer of hope return.

Based on his understanding of Wei Xue, if there was absolutely no other way, he would just say it directly.

Since they are silent, there must be a way, but it's quite difficult.

"Bo Jing, Zi Jian is still young; he can't be without legs!"

"Alright, there is another method that my father recently researched, but we haven't tried it yet. It might be able to save this leg."

"Then let's give it a try; there's no worse outcome than having a leg amputated."

After hearing Cao Cao's words, Wei Xue nodded, "Later, take the Fourth Prince to my medical research lab. I need to put some steel nails in his leg and then fix his leg with a steel plate."