Moved by this piteous scene, the villagers took the bodies and buried them at the foot of a hill. But to their surprise the faithful dog jumped into the open grave and could not be persuaded to come out. Touched, the villagers finally fulfilled the dog's wish to be buried with its masters, and called the dog and the sailors the "18 princes."
村民不忍，合力將屍體在山腳埋葬，誰知這隻義犬，竟跳進墓穴不肯出來，村民被其感動，完成它陪葬的心願，合稱為「十八王公」。