thereupon the general wrote an account of what had happened to dschou bau , in which he conveyed the princess 's thanks . then he paid no further heed to worldly matters , but set his house in order and turned it over to his wife and son . when a month had passed , he died without any sign of illness . that same day one of his officers was out walking . suddenly he saw a heavy cloud of dust rising along the highway , while flags and banners darkened the sun . a thousand knights were escorting a man who sat his horse proudly and like a hero . and when the officer looked at his face , it was the general dschong tschong - fu . hastily he stepped to the edge of the road , in order to allow the cavalcade to pass , and watched it ride by . the horsemen took the way to the lake of the maidens , where they disappeared .
he died without any sign of illness .
what happened to the general when a month had passed ?
what happened to the general when a month had passed ?