話說這凶僧剛要拉刀殺雷鳴、陳亮，偏趕巧這個時節，由房上跳下一人，穿著一身夜行衣靠，紫臉，說：「什麼事？且慢動手！」陳亮一看，是鬼頭刀鄭天壽。陳亮認識他，他可不認識陳亮。陳亮真是見景生情，真伶俐，趕緊說：「鄭大哥么？」鄭天壽說：「哪位？」陳亮說：「我陳亮同雷鳴。」
话说这凶僧刚要拉刀杀雷鸣、陈亮，偏赶巧这个时节，由房上跳下一人，穿着一身夜行衣靠，紫脸，说：「什么事？且慢动手！」陈亮一看，是鬼头刀郑天寿。陈亮认识他，他可不认识陈亮。陈亮真是见景生情，真伶俐，赶紧说：「郑大哥幺？」郑天寿说：「哪位？」陈亮说：「我陈亮同雷鸣。」
Now, the vicious ascetic monk was just about to draw his blade and kill Lei Ming and Chen Liang when, as chance would have it, at that very moment a man leapt down from the roof. He was dressed all in night clothes and had a purple face. “What’s going on?” he said. “Hold your hand!” Chen Liang looked: it was Zheng Tianshou, the Demon-Head Saber. Chen Liang knew him, but he did not know Chen Liang. Chen Liang was truly quick to read a situation, truly sharp. “Is that Brother Zheng?” he said at once. “Who’s that?” said Zheng Tianshou. “It’s me, Chen Liang, with Lei Ming,” said Chen Liang.
鄭天壽一聽，說：「哎呀！這可不是外人，你們二位做什麼來了？」陳亮說：「我二人做買賣來了。」鄭天壽說：「唉，咱們自家，幸虧我來。」趕緊過來，把驗法撤去，把雷鳴、陳亮扶起來，說：「我給二位賢弟見見，這位和尚叫鐵面佛月空。」雷鳴、陳亮彼此趕緊行禮。月空和尚說：「賢弟你打哪來？」鄭天壽說：「我今天白天瞧見一個美貌的婦人，我晚上去採花作樂，沒想到我找不著門了。合該總是人家祖上有餘德，不應當失節，我賭氣跑回來。也虧得我回來，我要不來，你這個亂惹大了。這二位是玉山縣三十六友的人，你要給殺了，你想想玉山縣的人答應不答應？」月空說：「這也難怪，我也不認識。事從兩來，莫怪一人，這位雷爺他先要跟我動手的。」鄭天壽說：「得了，不必說了，你我彼此都是自家。雷陳二位賢弟既來了，我們一同吃酒罷。」月空立刻叫小徒弟收拾菜蔬預備酒。月空他廟裡有四個徒弟，那兩個到後去殺人，這半天沒回來，這兩個小徒弟立刻在廚房，收拾酒菜。
郑天寿一听，说：「哎呀！这可不是外人，你们二位做什么来了？」陈亮说：「我二人做买卖来了。」郑天寿说：「唉，咱们自家，幸亏我来。」赶紧过来，把验法撤去，把雷鸣、陈亮扶起来，说：「我给二位贤弟见见，这位和尚叫铁面佛月空。」雷鸣、陈亮彼此赶紧行礼。月空和尚说：「贤弟你打哪来？」郑天寿说：「我今天白天瞧见一个美貌的妇人，我晚上去采花作乐，没想到我找不着门了。合该总是人家祖上有余德，不应当失节，我赌气跑回来。也亏得我回来，我要不来，你这个乱惹大了。这二位是玉山县三十六友的人，你要给杀了，你想想玉山县的人答应不答应？」月空说：「这也难怪，我也不认识。事从两来，莫怪一人，这位雷爷他先要跟我动手的。」郑天寿说：「得了，不必说了，你我彼此都是自家。雷陈二位贤弟既来了，我们一同吃酒罢。」月空立刻叫小徒弟收拾菜蔬预备酒。月空他庙里有四个徒弟，那两个到后去杀人，这半天没回来，这两个小徒弟立刻在厨房，收拾酒菜。
When Zheng Tianshou heard this he said, “Oh my! Why, you’re no strangers. What brings you two here?” “We came to do some business,” said Chen Liang. “Well, well, we’re all one family,” said Zheng Tianshou. “Lucky I came along.” He hurried over, lifted the spell and helped Lei Ming and Chen Liang up. “Let me introduce you, my worthy brothers,” he said. “This monk is called Yuekong, the Iron-Faced Buddha.” Lei Ming, Chen Liang and the monk hastened to exchange bows. “Where have you come from, worthy brother?” said the monk Yuekong. “Today, in broad daylight, I saw a beautiful woman,” said Zheng Tianshou, “so tonight I went to pluck the flower and have my fun. I never thought I wouldn’t be able to find the door. It must be that her family’s ancestors left a store of virtue behind them, and she wasn’t meant to lose her chastity. I came running back in a temper. And a good thing I did come back. If I hadn’t, you’d have stirred up real trouble. These two are men of the Thirty-Six Heroes of Yushan County. If you’d killed them, just think: would the Yushan County crowd have let it pass?” “You can hardly blame me,” said Yuekong. “I didn’t know them either. It takes two to make a quarrel; don’t blame only one. This Master Lei here was the one who wanted to fight me first.” “Enough, say no more,” said Zheng Tianshou. “We’re all one family here. Since my worthy brothers Lei and Chen have come, let’s all have a drink together.” Yuekong at once told his young disciples to get dishes ready and set out wine. Yuekong had four disciples in his temple. The two who had gone to the back to kill a man had been gone all this while and had not come back; the other two young disciples set to work at once in the kitchen, getting the wine and food ready.
這個小和尚說：「咱們師兄他們兩人，怎么還不回來呢？」那個說：「管他做什麼？回頭他們兩人找著要挨打。」兩個小和尚正說著話，把菜都打點好了。剛要做，雷鳴跑到廚房來說：「你們做什麼菜呢？」兩個小和尚說：「沒做什麼，連葷帶素，打算要配十二樣。」雷鳴眼珠一轉，他腰裡有包蒙汗藥，是前者得著單刀劉鳳的，要害濟公使了幾兩，腰裡還剩下幾兩，雷鳴自己手裡拿著藥，答訕著說話，用手指點說：「這盤是炒的；這盤是爆的，這樣是拌的。」兩個小和尚也沒留神，雷鳴把麻藥下在菜里，六樣有藥的，六樣沒藥的。雷鳴記住了，仍出來跟月空、鄭天壽談話。少時小和尚擦抹桌案，就在月台上把酒菜擺下。雷鳴早記著呢，他就說：「老三你吃這盤，我吃這盤，鄭大哥吃那盤，和尚哥哥你吃這盤。咱們分著吃，別打架，我愛吃的我留下。」
这个小和尚说：「咱们师兄他们两人，怎么还不回来呢？」那个说：「管他做什么？回头他们两人找着要挨打。」两个小和尚正说着话，把菜都打点好了。刚要做，雷鸣跑到厨房来说：「你们做什么菜呢？」两个小和尚说：「没做什么，连荤带素，打算要配十二样。」雷鸣眼珠一转，他腰里有包蒙汗药，是前者得着单刀刘凤的，要害济公使了几两，腰里还剩下几两，雷鸣自己手里拿着药，答讪着说话，用手指点说：「这盘是炒的；这盘是爆的，这样是拌的。」两个小和尚也没留神，雷鸣把麻药下在菜里，六样有药的，六样没药的。雷鸣记住了，仍出来跟月空、郑天寿谈话。少时小和尚擦抹桌案，就在月台上把酒菜摆下。雷鸣早记着呢，他就说：「老三你吃这盘，我吃这盘，郑大哥吃那盘，和尚哥哥你吃这盘。咱们分着吃，别打架，我爱吃的我留下。」
“How come our two elder brothers aren’t back yet?” said one young monk. “Why bother about them?” said the other. “When they turn up, they’ll get a beating.” As the two little monks talked, they got all the dishes prepared. They were just about to start cooking when Lei Ming came running into the kitchen. “What are you making?” he said. “Nothing much,” said the two little monks. “Meat and vegetables together, we plan to make twelve dishes.” Lei Ming’s eyes rolled. At his waist he had a packet of knockout drug that he had got from Single-Saber Liu Feng a while back. He had used a few taels of it trying to drug Ji Gong, and there were a few taels still left at his waist. Lei Ming held the drug in his hand, making idle talk and pointing here and there: “This plate’s for stir-frying; this plate’s for flash-frying; this one’s tossed cold.” The two little monks paid no attention, and Lei Ming slipped the drug into the dishes, six with the drug and six without. Lei Ming remembered which were which and went back out to talk with Yuekong and Zheng Tianshou. Before long the little monks wiped down the table and set out the wine and dishes right there on the terrace in front of the hall. Lei Ming had it all worked out. “Third Brother, you eat this plate,” he said. “I’ll eat this plate, Brother Zheng eats that one, and Brother Monk, you eat this one. We’ll each eat our own, no squabbling. The ones I like, I keep for myself.”