So the "All-Helpful Lord" became a barber himself and went to the court to cut the emperor's hair. The miracle was that as he cut away, the Emperor's malformations were cured. The happy Emperor wanted to reward Lu well, but the immortal insisted that he only wanted a small red flag, which he placed in front of the barber's shop before ascending back to heaven.
孚佑帝君於是化成剃頭師進宮為皇帝剃頭，刀過之處惡瘡不藥而愈，皇帝龍心大悅，要重重賞他，他卻堅持只要一面小紅旗，然後將小紅旗插在理髮店門口，升天去了。