The officer was taken aback and lay prostrate, confessing his sin: "After I took the Nanling water, the boat shook as I approached shore and I lost half of it. Because I feared it wouldn't be enough, I added some water from the shore. Able as you are to discern even the finest of distinctions in the water, you are truly a 'tea god.'"
軍士大駭，匍匐在地請罪說，「我取了南零水之後，在靠岸之時，船身搖晃灑掉了一半，因怕不夠，就取岸邊水補足，你能鑑別入微，簡直是神仙了。」