Yang Shengquan became an armadillo because the real Yang Shengquan is dead. Yang Shengquan was an armadillo. The real Yang Shengquan drowned in the shipwreck caused by the confrontation between scorpions. The reason why the armadillo became Yang Shengquan was to avoid his brother's pursuit.

The armadillo is the fourth son of the East China Sea Dragon King. In order to avoid his brother's pursuit, Yang Shengquan, Mazu's childhood sweetheart, has been helping Mazu.

He was kind-hearted and wavered between him and his second brother when his father was ready to abdicate. Therefore, in order to get the position of the Lord of the East China Sea, the ferocious yazi hunted down his own brother. In a chase, the armadillo made an illusion that his brother thought he was dead, and then he became Mazu's good friend Yang Shengquan.

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He is honest, indifferent, kind, filial, soft-hearted and timid. He won the favor of his father, the Dragon King, and even the Dragon King wanted to spread it to him, so he was jealous by his brother, which led to his death. He survived, lost his way, changed his appearance, became a mortal Yang Shengquan, lived in seclusion, and even became a monk, but he still did not escape capture. Finally, give up hiding, and the Jedi will fight back to help Mazu eradicate the evil forces in the East China Sea, restore peace in the East China Sea and protect the Dragon Palace.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mazu