At a small shrine, the local Earth God informed her of a spot at the foot of the Great Wall where she would find her husband's bones. Taking up the bones, she began to cry. Lo and behold! Her tears worked a powerful magic.
經過土地公的指點，孟姜女在城牆邊找到了丈夫的骨骸，並將之綁在胸前，一路走一路哭，沒想到孟姜女的眼淚竟使得屍骨開始長肉和聚合。