However, "Konjyaku Monogatari Shu" vol.29 "This land with evil" (本朝付悪業), the episode fifth titled "The story of Ason (second highest of the eight hereditary titles) TAIRA no Sadamori, who shot a robber at the house of a Buddhist priest" introduces his heroic exploit against a robber at the house of a Buddhist priest of his acquaintance, where he stayed on his way back to the capital from Mutsu Province.
しかし、『今昔物語集』巻第二十九・本朝付悪行では、第五話「平貞盛朝臣、法師ノ家ニ於テ盗人ヲ射取リシ語」の、陸奥から帰京の途中に知人の法師の家に宿った際、盗人相手に振るった武勇の逸話が述べられている。