While Mazu still living as a mortal named Lin Moniang, in the year she turned 16, her

媽祖還是凡人時，名叫林默娘，十六歲那年，她的

father and brothers encountered a violent storm at sea during a trading journey.

父親和兄弟在一次貿易旅途中遭遇了海上狂風暴雨。

While she was at home weaving, Lin Moniang sensed their distress.

在家織布的時候，林默娘感受到了他們的苦惱。

Instantly, she performed Astral Projection, soaring over the ocean to their rescue.

她立刻施展靈魂出竅大法，飛越海洋去救他們。

She managed to hold onto her father with her arms, while gripping her brother's belt in

她用雙臂抓住了父親，同時

her mouth.

用嘴咬住了哥哥的腰帶。

Meanwhile, back at home, her mother found Lin Moniang motionless beside the loom and,

同時，回到家裡，母親發現林默娘在織布機旁一動也不動，

fearing the worst, began to cry out in despair.

生怕發生最壞的情況，絕望地哭了起來。

Lin Moniang quickly responded, waking up with tears in her eyes, and recounted the entire

林默娘趕緊反應過來，眼裡含著淚水醒來，

ordeal to her mother.

向母親講述了整個遭遇。

Three days later, her father returned with the news that, while she successfully saved

三天后，父親回來帶來的消息是，她成功救了

her father, her elder brother had tragically perished, exactly as Lin Moniang had described,

父親，而哥哥卻慘死，正如林默娘所描述的那樣，

leading the family to realize that Lin Moniang was extraordinary, possessing abilities beyond

讓家人知道林默娘非同尋常，擁有超乎

those of ordinary people.

常人的能力。