One of these states that the Dragon King had three daughters. These three daughters met a handsome young man, Chen Tzu-tao, and all became Chen's wives. After marriage, each bore a son, and each of the sons had fantastic powers; they were consequently ordained as the Three Magistrates by the Jade Emperor and charged with overseeing the Three Realms.
其中一種說法是龍王有三個女兒，這三個女兒同時看上一位英俊男子陳子禱，都嫁為陳妻，婚後各生一子，個個神通廣大、法力無邊，於是被玉皇封為三官，掌理三界。