《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪一》
他空着草鞋，徒步而行，以致两只脚全都磨破了，天高之后，看管的人发现萧宝寅不见了，就去追赶，萧宝寅装作是钓鱼人，与追赶者一起在江中并舟而行了十多里，追赶者都没有对他产生怀疑。
蹑屩徒步，足无完肤。防守者至明追之，宝寅诈为钓者，随流上下十馀里，追者不疑。
He walked barefooted, and his feet were all worn out. After it was completely light, the guards found that Xiao Bao Yin was missing and went to chase him. Xiao Bao Yin pretended to be a fisherman, and rowed in the river with the pursuers for more than ten miles. The pursuers did not suspect him.