In turn Chi K'ang told him the truth. The following morning, Po-t'ung called some people together to dig the ground only to find that there were actually skeletons below. The skeletons were thus moved to higher ground. Sure enough, Po-t'ung was appointed magistrate of the prefecture during the rule of the Emperor Wen of the Western Chin Dynasty; Chi K'ang held the position of an official of the state.
翌日，伯通遣人掘地，果見骸骨，於是別葬於高潔之處；到了西晉文帝時，伯通果然當上了太守，嵇康則任中散大夫。