During the beginning of the rivalry between the two temples, there would be rumors about plans to steal each others 'Matsu statues, and for 25 years there would always be eight men of the village standing guard every night by the temple.
兩廟互爭之初，曾有風聲傳出有人將來盜取神像，村子壯丁，每晚八人鎮守廟殿達廿五年之久。