Zhuge Liang builds the Altar of the Seven Stars at the base of the Southern Screen Hills, where he will exercise magic to raise the wind for Zhou Yu. He places one hundred and twenty wooden puppet soldiers to protect the Altar of the Seven Stars. On the twentieth day of this month of winter, Zhuge Liang ascends the temple for the last time. As it happens, Zhou Yu’s younger brother, Zhou Yao, wishes to become the pupil of Master Zhuge Liang and learn how to raise the wind. Zhuge Liang accepts him as his apprentice. Zhuge Liang pretends that he needs to go to the lavatory, and asks Zhou Yao to stand in for him on the Altar. Zhou Yao puts on Zhuge Liang’s dress and steps up on the Altar.
諸葛亮在南屏山下建造七星壇替周瑜作法借風。用一百二十個木鴨蛋的兵保護七星壇。在冬甲子本月二十日，諸葛亮還有最後一次登壇，突然周瑜之弟周瑤要拜諸葛亮爲師，跟他學借風。諸葛亮答應收他。假裝要大解，叫周瑤在七星壇上給他替工，周瑤換了諸葛亮的裝束站在七星壇上。