海濱人說：「一日，海中忽有高山出，居人大駭。一秀才寄宿漁舟，沾酒獨酌。夜闌，一少年人，儒服儒冠，自稱：『于子游。』言詞風雅。秀才悅，便與懽飲。飲至中夜，離席言別。秀才曰：『君家何處？玄夜茫茫，亦太自苦。』答云：『僕非土著，以序近清明，將隨大王上墓。眷口先行，大王姑留憩息，明日辰刻發矣。宜歸，早治任也。』秀才亦不知大王何人。送至鷁首，躍身入水，撥刺而去，乃知為魚妖也。次日，見山峰浮動，頃刻已沒。始知山為大魚，即所云大王也。」俗傳清明前，海中大魚攜兒女往拜其墓，信有之乎？
海滨人说：「一日，海中忽有高山出，居人大骇。一秀才寄宿渔舟，沾酒独酌。夜阑，一少年人，儒服儒冠，自称：『于子游。』言词风雅。秀才悦，便与懽饮。饮至中夜，离席言别。秀才曰：『君家何处？玄夜茫茫，亦太自苦。』答云：『仆非土着，以序近清明，将随大王上墓。眷口先行，大王姑留憩息，明日辰刻发矣。宜归，早治任也。』秀才亦不知大王何人。送至鹢首，跃身入水，拨刺而去，乃知为鱼妖也。次日，见山峰浮动，顷刻已没。始知山为大鱼，即所云大王也。」俗传清明前，海中大鱼携儿女往拜其墓，信有之乎？
A man from the coast told this story: “One day a tall mountain suddenly rose out of the sea, and the people who lived there were terrified. A licentiate was lodging for the night on a fishing boat. He had bought some wine and was drinking alone. Late in the night a young man appeared, in a scholar’s gown and cap, and introduced himself as Yu Ziyou. His talk was refined and elegant. The licentiate was delighted and drank merrily with him. They drank until midnight, when the young man rose from the mat to take his leave. ‘Where is your home?’ said the licentiate. ‘The night is black and boundless. You are being too hard on yourself.’ ‘I am not from these parts,’ he answered. ‘It is close to the Qingming festival, and I am to go with the Great King to visit the graves. My household has gone on ahead. The Great King has stopped here a while to rest, and sets out tomorrow at the hour of chen. I ought to go back and get my things ready early.’ The licentiate had no idea who the Great King might be. He saw his guest to the bow of the boat. The young man leapt into the water and was gone with a splash, and the licentiate knew then that he was a fish demon. The next day he saw the mountain peak drifting and moving; in a moment it had sunk out of sight. Only then did he understand that the mountain was a great fish: the Great King the young man had spoken of.” It is commonly said that before Qingming the great fish of the sea take their sons and daughters to pay their respects at the graves. Can it really be so?