"Taoism is right here!"

"I am a Taoist priest with the true doctrine of Taoism. If you'll follow me, I'll certainly teach Taoism to you."

"Where?"

One day the two of them came to a river bank. At the sight of a moored boat, the swindler got an idea and planned to take action. He said to Ji Zi:

Ji Zi of the Shang Dynasty was particularly fond of Taoism. He carried a lot of money with him and travelled around to fmd a teacher of Taoism. Whenever he saw a man wearing a yellow cap, he would take him as a Taoist priest and kneel down before him to ask for instructions.

Ji Zi asked anxiously:

One day, a sly swindler tried to get Ji Zi's bag of money. He said deceitfully:

Ji Zi believed this to be true, and followed this man wholeheartedly. The swindler wanted all along to take action, but had no chance, while Ji Zi time and again urged him to teach the Taoist doctrine.

"It is at the top of the boat's mast. You will learn Taoism if you climb up to the top."

The swindler said:

Ji Zi put his bag of money under the mast, hurriedly grasped the mast and began to climb. The swindler clapped his hands and shouted below:

"I've learned Taoism! I've learned Taoism!"

When Ji Zi climbed up to the top and could go no further, he suddenly saw the light. Hugging the mast, he shouted happily:

"Hey, you fool, he is a swindler and has made off with your money."

Ji Zi replied:

The swindler took this opportunity to pick up the bag of money and run away.

"He is my master! He is my master! This is also what he is teaching me!"

When Ji Zi came down, he kept shouting happily. The by -- standers said:

"Up! Go further up!"