Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 55

On the way back, Zheng He thought about the eternal life the greedy king would have with the potion. He
quickly came up with a decision. He threw the vial into the sea and told the whole crew he had lost it. The
whole crew was disappointed that all the hard work turned into thin air.
Back to the palace in China, the team reported to the king about their journey. Zheng He told the king
how the vial had been stolen. The king didn’t feel angry but disappointedly sighed. If the king was smarter,
he would have asked the sailors too but he didn’t. He sadly dumped away his dream.
Zheng He was proud of himself for saving the people in China from the harm the king would give. And his
heroic action was known all over the world.