話說周志魁在屋內枯坐無聊，思想王月娥，天有二鼓之時，聽外面有腳步的聲音，那簾板一起，進來一位千嬌百媚女子，果然品貌秀艷，姿容絕代，風雅宜人，有詩為證：
话说周志魁在屋内枯坐无聊，思想王月娥，天有二鼓之时，听外面有脚步的声音，那帘板一起，进来一位千娇百媚女子，果然品貌秀艳，姿容绝代，风雅宜人，有诗为证：
Now, Zhou Zhikui was sitting idle in his room, bored and listless, thinking of Wang Yue’e. At the second watch he heard footsteps outside. The door curtain lifted, and in came a young woman of a thousand charms and a hundred graces: truly lovely of feature and fair of face, a beauty without equal in her day, elegant and enchanting. There is a poem to prove it:
但祇見頭上烏雲，巧挽盤髻，髻心橫插白玉簪，簪押雲鬢飛彩鳳，鳳頭鞋趁百子衫，衫袖半吞描花腕，腕帶釧鐲是發藍，藍緞宮裙捏百襉，襉下微露小金蓮，蓮花褲腿鴛鴦帶，帶佩香珠顏色鮮，鮮艷秋波芙蓉面，面似桃花柳眉彎，彎彎柳眉趁杏眼，眼含秋水鼻懸膽，膽垂一點櫻桃口，口內銀牙細嘴含，含情不露多姣女，女中國色，好似九天仙女臨凡。
但祇见头上乌云，巧挽盘髻，髻心横插白玉簪，簪押云鬓飞彩凤，凤头鞋趁百子衫，衫袖半吞描花腕，腕带钏镯是发蓝，蓝缎宫裙捏百裥，裥下微露小金莲，莲花裤腿鸳鸯带，带佩香珠颜色鲜，鲜艳秋波芙蓉面，面似桃花柳眉弯，弯弯柳眉趁杏眼，眼含秋水鼻悬胆，胆垂一点樱桃口，口内银牙细嘴含，含情不露多姣女，女中国色，好似九天仙女临凡。
Just see: on her head a cloud of black hair, deftly coiled in a twisted bun. Bun pierced crosswise by a white jade pin; pin pressing cloudy locks, where a painted phoenix flies. Phoenix-head shoes set off a Hundred Children blouse; blouse sleeves half swallowing her flower-painted wrists. Wrists wearing bangles of blue enamel; blue satin palace skirt gathered in a hundred pleats. Pleats just showing below them her little golden lotuses; lotus-flower trouser legs tied with mandarin-duck bands. Bands hung with scented beads of the brightest hue; bright and lovely, autumn-water eyes and a lotus-blossom face. A face like peach blossom, willow brows curved; curving willow brows set off her almond eyes. Eyes holding autumn waters, a nose like a hanging gall; below the gall hangs one dot, a cherry of a mouth. Mouth holding silver teeth behind small lips; holding her feelings in, unshown, a girl of many charms. A girl, the fairest in the land, like a fairy maiden of the Ninth Heaven come down to earth.
周志魁一瞧，正是月娥，忙說：「賢妹，你可來了！我正想你如大旱之望雲霓，你今一來，真遂我生平之願。」
周志魁一瞧，正是月娥，忙说：「贤妹，你可来了！我正想你如大旱之望云霓，你今一来，真遂我生平之愿。」
Zhou Zhikui looked: it was Wang Yue’e herself. “Dear sister,” he said quickly, “you’ve come at last! I’ve longed for you as a land in drought longs for rain clouds. Now that you’re here, the wish of my whole life has come true.”
書中交代：來者並非是真王月娥，原本是天台山一個精靈，有三千五百年道行，天天至城隍山前去聽經，從此路過，見周志魁想王月娥發瘋。他倒是好意，變出個王月娥度脫度脫他。他也見過王月娥，自己搖身一變，變的一點不差，來至公子屋中，說：「周大哥，你天天站在牆根叫我的名字，倘若婆子丫鬟聽見，豈不敗壞我名節？你若真有心愛慕於我，可托媒人前去提親，大概我父母不能不允，那時名正言順，以合我二人之心願。」周志魁一聽，說：「賢妹你別走，我自從那一天看見賢妹，我時刻想你，恨不得你我一時成其夫妻，今天你既來了，我焉能放你過去。」拉住苦苦不放。妖精本打算來勸解，見周公子死不放手，又見周公子長的美貌，自己一想：「我何不盜取他真陽煉補內丹。」想完，這纔說：「君既有情意，妾豈可不為你鋪被疊床？你我這也是前世俗緣，惟恐你父母知道，多有不便。」公子此時神魂飄蕩，一概不顧，真是色膽比天大。當時二人攜手把腕，共入羅帷，鸞顛鳳倒，如醉如癡，直至更交四鼓。妖怪說：「我走了，恐其被人查出。」公子說：「你多時來？」妖怪說：「明天來。」由這一天，就天天初鼓來。二人喝酒談心，追歡取樂，食則同桌，寢則同床，天天如是。人有多大精神，鬧的周志魁精氣神三寶損虧，飲食不進，面如白紙，一日不如一日。員外不明底細，以為他唸書用功，勞神過度，焉知他淨在夜裏用了功。
书中交代：来者并非是真王月娥，原本是天台山一个精灵，有三千五百年道行，天天至城隍山前去听经，从此路过，见周志魁想王月娥发疯。他倒是好意，变出个王月娥度脱度脱他。他也见过王月娥，自己摇身一变，变的一点不差，来至公子屋中，说：「周大哥，你天天站在墙根叫我的名字，倘若婆子丫鬟听见，岂不败坏我名节？你若真有心爱慕于我，可托媒人前去提亲，大概我父母不能不允，那时名正言顺，以合我二人之心愿。」周志魁一听，说：「贤妹你别走，我自从那一天看见贤妹，我时刻想你，恨不得你我一时成其夫妻，今天你既来了，我焉能放你过去。」拉住苦苦不放。妖精本打算来劝解，见周公子死不放手，又见周公子长的美貌，自己一想：「我何不盗取他真阳炼补内丹。」想完，这才说：「君既有情意，妾岂可不为你铺被叠床？你我这也是前世俗缘，惟恐你父母知道，多有不便。」公子此时神魂飘荡，一概不顾，真是色胆比天大。当时二人携手把腕，共入罗帷，鸾颠凤倒，如醉如痴，直至更交四鼓。妖怪说：「我走了，恐其被人查出。」公子说：「你多时来？」妖怪说：「明天来。」由这一天，就天天初鼓来。二人喝酒谈心，追欢取乐，食则同桌，寝则同床，天天如是。人有多大精神，闹的周志魁精气神三宝损亏，饮食不进，面如白纸，一日不如一日。员外不明底细，以为他念书用功，劳神过度，焉知他净在夜里用了功。
A word of explanation: the visitor was not the real Wang Yue’e at all. She was a spirit from Mount Tiantai with three thousand five hundred years of cultivation, who went every day to Chenghuang Hill to listen to the scriptures. Passing this way, she had seen Zhou Zhikui going mad with longing for Wang Yue’e. She actually meant well: she would turn herself into a Wang Yue’e and bring him to his senses. She had seen Wang Yue’e too, so she gave herself a shake and changed shape, so perfectly that not a hair was different, and came to the young master’s room. “Brother Zhou,” she said, “every day you stand at the foot of the wall calling my name. If the old women or the maids heard, wouldn’t my good name be ruined? If you truly love me, you can send a matchmaker to ask for my hand. I don’t suppose my parents could refuse, and then everything would be right and proper, and the two of us would have our hearts’ desire.” “Dear sister, don’t go,” said Zhou Zhikui. “Ever since the day I saw you, I’ve thought of you every moment. I wish you and I could be man and wife this very instant. Now that you’ve come today, how could I let you go?” He took hold of her and would not let go, whatever she said. The demon had meant to talk him round, but seeing that Young Master Zhou would not let go for dear life, and seeing too how handsome he was, she thought to herself: “Why not steal his true yang to refine and build up my inner elixir?” With that thought she said, “Since you feel so for me, how could I refuse to spread the quilt and make the bed for you? This must be a worldly bond from a former life. I only fear that if your parents found out, it would be awkward.” By now the young master’s soul was adrift and he cared about nothing — truly, a lecher’s nerve is bigger than the sky. Then and there the two of them went hand in hand, wrist in wrist, behind the silken bed curtains, tumbling together like a pair of phoenixes, as if drunk, as if entranced, until the watch turned to the fourth. “I’m going,” the demon said. “I’m afraid someone will find out.” “When will you come again?” said the young master. “Tomorrow,” said the demon. From that day on she came every day at the first watch of the night. The two of them drank wine and talked their hearts out, chased pleasure and took their joy, eating at one table and sleeping in one bed, day after day. How much vigour does a man have? Zhou Zhikui’s Three Jewels — essence, breath and spirit — were drained away. He could not eat, his face turned as white as paper, and every day he was worse than the day before. The squire, knowing nothing of what was really going on, thought he had been working too hard at his books and had worn himself out — little knowing that all his hard work was done at night.
今天和尚一掌，把妖氣打散，公子當時沒了氣。員外心疼兒子急呆了，蘇北山也是後悔：「真是荐卜不荐醫，這怎麼好？」正在為難，見公子悠悠氣轉。和尚說：「我越瞧你越有氣。」過去伸手要打，給蘇北山阻住。員外見兒子好了，也放了心。公子此時定了定神，要一碗白糖水，妖氣也散了。
今天和尚一掌，把妖气打散，公子当时没了气。员外心疼儿子急呆了，苏北山也是后悔：「真是荐卜不荐医，这怎么好？」正在为难，见公子悠悠气转。和尚说：「我越瞧你越有气。」过去伸手要打，给苏北山阻住。员外见儿子好了，也放了心。公子此时定了定神，要一碗白糖水，妖气也散了。
Today, the monk’s slap had scattered the demonic vapour, and on the spot the young master had stopped breathing. The squire, sick at heart over his son, stood stunned. Su Beishan was full of regret as well. “It’s true what they say: recommend a fortune-teller, never a doctor. What are we to do now?” Just as they were at a loss, they saw the young master slowly come round. “The more I look at you, the angrier I get,” said the monk, and he went over and raised his hand to hit him, but Su Beishan stopped him. Seeing his son recovered, the squire was relieved. The young master pulled himself together and asked for a bowl of sugar water. The demonic vapour had left him.
和尚說：「我們捉妖。」叫周福、周祿二人，把韋馱拿過去，二人前去，也抬不動。周福心說：「看這韋馱不很重，怎麼兩人會抬不動？」和尚說：「我就知道你們抬不動。」說著，過去伸手，就把韋馱拿開。原來妖怪押在韋馱底下，一股黑風起來，要大肆橫行，本來見和尚其貌不揚，濟公又閉著三光，妖怪要拿妖氣噴和尚。濟公哈哈大笑道：「好孽畜，你也不知我是何人。」自己用手一拍天靈蓋，透出佛光、靈光、三光。
和尚说：「我们捉妖。」叫周福、周禄二人，把韦驮拿过去，二人前去，也抬不动。周福心说：「看这韦驮不很重，怎么两人会抬不动？」和尚说：「我就知道你们抬不动。」说着，过去伸手，就把韦驮拿开。原来妖怪押在韦驮底下，一股黑风起来，要大肆横行，本来见和尚其貌不扬，济公又闭着三光，妖怪要拿妖气喷和尚。济公哈哈大笑道：「好孽畜，你也不知我是何人。」自己用手一拍天灵盖，透出佛光、灵光、三光。
“Let’s catch the demon,” said the monk, and he told the two servants Zhou Fu and Zhou Lu to move the Weituo away. The two went over, but they could not lift it. “This Weituo doesn’t look very heavy,” Zhou Fu said to himself. “How can the two of us not lift it?” “I knew you couldn’t lift it,” said the monk. As he spoke he went over, reached out and moved the Weituo aside himself. Now the demon had been pinned down under the Weituo. A gust of black wind rose up: it meant to run riot. Seeing that the monk was nothing much to look at — and Ji Gong had closed up his three lights besides — the demon meant to blast him with its demonic vapour. Ji Gong gave a hearty laugh. “You sinful wretch! You don’t even know who I am.” He slapped the crown of his own head, and out shone his Buddha light, his inner light and his three lights.
別人瞧和尚照舊肉體凡胎，妖怪一見，嚇得驚魂千里，見和尚赫赫揚揚，身高六丈，頭如巴斗，面如獬蓋，身上穿鐵鐸，赤腿光腳，活活一位知覺羅漢。用金光一照妖怪，照去五百年道行。和尚摘下僧帽一扔，霞光萬道，紫氣千條，竟把妖怪照住祇見一陣狂風，現出原形。大家過來一看，乃一個大狐狸，跪在地下叫。人有人言，獸有獸語，求和尚饒命說：「師父，你老人家別氣，弟子本打算解勸他，公子苦苦揪著不放，我不從他，他也是想死，師父呀，你老人家慈悲慈悲，放了我，再也不敢滋事了。」和尚這纔過去，把帽子拿起來，說：「好東西，我今天便宜你這條命，你再遇到我和尚手裏，我定用掌心雷霹你。」妖怪自己走了。
别人瞧和尚照旧肉体凡胎，妖怪一见，吓得惊魂千里，见和尚赫赫扬扬，身高六丈，头如巴斗，面如獬盖，身上穿铁铎，赤腿光脚，活活一位知觉罗汉。用金光一照妖怪，照去五百年道行。和尚摘下僧帽一扔，霞光万道，紫气千条，竟把妖怪照住祇见一阵狂风，现出原形。大家过来一看，乃一个大狐狸，跪在地下叫。人有人言，兽有兽语，求和尚饶命说：「师父，你老人家别气，弟子本打算解劝他，公子苦苦揪着不放，我不从他，他也是想死，师父呀，你老人家慈悲慈悲，放了我，再也不敢滋事了。」和尚这才过去，把帽子拿起来，说：「好东西，我今天便宜你这条命，你再遇到我和尚手里，我定用掌心雷霹你。」妖怪自己走了。
To everyone else the monk was the same flesh-and-blood mortal as ever, but when the demon saw him it was frightened out of its wits. It saw the monk towering in majesty, sixty feet tall, with a head the size of a grain basket and a face like a crab’s shell, wearing a monk’s robe, his legs bare and his feet bare: the Arhat Zhijue in living flesh. He shone his golden light on the demon and burned away five hundred years of its cultivation. The monk pulled off his monk’s cap and tossed it: ten thousand rays of rosy light, a thousand streams of purple vapour, held the demon fast in their glare. There was a gust of wild wind, and the demon showed its true form. Everyone came over to look. It was a huge fox, kneeling on the ground and crying out. Men have the speech of men, and beasts the speech of beasts: it begged the monk for its life. “Master, don’t be angry, venerable sir. Your disciple only meant to talk him round, but the young master held on to me and wouldn’t let go. If I didn’t give in to him, he was ready to die of longing anyway. Master, oh, venerable sir, have mercy, have mercy! Let me go, and I’ll never dare make trouble again.” Only then did the monk go over and pick up his cap. “You wretched creature, today I’ll let you off with your life. If you ever fall into this monk’s hands again, I’ll strike you down with Palm Thunder.” The demon went off on its own.
老員外見兒子也好了，把和尚請至書房擺酒，邀蘇北山陪著。喝了兩杯，周員外把北山叫到一旁，說：「賢弟，你看你侄兒也好了，妖怪也捉了，我這家當你說句話，我在和尚面前盡點心。你祇管說，我不駁回。」蘇北山說：「兄長，你打算要給濟公銀子，那可不行。聖僧的脾氣古怪，最不愛財，前次給我家治病，給趙文會治病，我們皆打算要給銀子，奈和尚分文不要。依我倒有個主意，兄長至轎鋪要頂八抬轎，全分執事，把韋馱抬了，送回靈隱寺，那倒體面，聖僧定願意。別提給銀子，他的徒弟富戶施主很多。」二人商量好了，回至書房，見和尚還喝著酒，蘇北山說：「師父，方纔周兄長叫我到外面同我說，師父給捉妖治病，打算謝你銀子。」和尚說：「好，我這兩天正需銀子。和尚按口也就同俗家差不多，我和尚也得吃飯。」蘇北山說：「師父，我知你老人家素不愛財，我已給攔下，不叫他給銀子，叫他僱頂轎子，把韋馱送回去。」和尚說：「給銀不給銀倒不要緊，千萬別給我惹事。這回用轎把韋馱送回去，以後我一出來，他就磨我，別提多跟腳了。回頭我扛著走在街上，找個地方把他腦袋撞個窟窿，下次他就不想跟我出來。」周員外說：「既是如此，我送師父點銀子，換換衣裳。」和尚說：「你若給我銀子，附耳如此如此，須緊記在心，不可錯過。」大家點頭。和尚扛著韋馱告辭出來，往前走不多遠，睜開慧眼一看，有股怨氣沖天。和尚點頭，見路北一座酒館，和尚往裏走。眾人一看，說：「和尚化緣嗎？」和尚說：「不是。」眾人說：「和尚，你怎麼扛了韋馱滿街走？」和尚說：「我是販韋馱的。」眾人說：「和尚，這韋馱打哪販來，賣多少錢？」和尚說：「我由外口一百兩本，賣二百兩。我這韋馱供在哪，廟就靈，有人燒香。」說著，要了一壺酒，把韋馱擱在一旁，吃了兩杯酒，和尚告訴夥計給他看著：「我到外頭一行。」和尚剛一出去，就由外面進來八九個和尚說：「在這裏呢。我們廟裏一個瘋和尚把韋馱偷出來，到處誆酒喝。奉老和尚之命，叫我等來找。」掌櫃的一聽，說：「你們眾位扛了去吧。一個泥像，我們要了沒有用。」掌櫃的短一句話，也沒問是哪廟來的。眾僧七手八腳，把韋馱搭走了。
老员外见儿子也好了，把和尚请至书房摆酒，邀苏北山陪着。喝了两杯，周员外把北山叫到一旁，说：「贤弟，你看你侄儿也好了，妖怪也捉了，我这家当你说句话，我在和尚面前尽点心。你祇管说，我不驳回。」苏北山说：「兄长，你打算要给济公银子，那可不行。圣僧的脾气古怪，最不爱财，前次给我家治病，给赵文会治病，我们皆打算要给银子，奈和尚分文不要。依我倒有个主意，兄长至轿铺要顶八抬轿，全分执事，把韦驮抬了，送回灵隐寺，那倒体面，圣僧定愿意。别提给银子，他的徒弟富户施主很多。」二人商量好了，回至书房，见和尚还喝着酒，苏北山说：「师父，方才周兄长叫我到外面同我说，师父给捉妖治病，打算谢你银子。」和尚说：「好，我这两天正需银子。和尚按口也就同俗家差不多，我和尚也得吃饭。」苏北山说：「师父，我知你老人家素不爱财，我已给拦下，不叫他给银子，叫他雇顶轿子，把韦驮送回去。」和尚说：「给银不给银倒不要紧，千万别给我惹事。这回用轿把韦驮送回去，以后我一出来，他就磨我，别提多跟脚了。回头我扛着走在街上，找个地方把他脑袋撞个窟窿，下次他就不想跟我出来。」周员外说：「既是如此，我送师父点银子，换换衣裳。」和尚说：「你若给我银子，附耳如此如此，须紧记在心，不可错过。」大家点头。和尚扛着韦驮告辞出来，往前走不多远，睁开慧眼一看，有股怨气冲天。和尚点头，见路北一座酒馆，和尚往里走。众人一看，说：「和尚化缘吗？」和尚说：「不是。」众人说：「和尚，你怎么扛了韦驮满街走？」和尚说：「我是贩韦驮的。」众人说：「和尚，这韦驮打哪贩来，卖多少钱？」和尚说：「我由外口一百两本，卖二百两。我这韦驮供在哪，庙就灵，有人烧香。」说着，要了一壶酒，把韦驮搁在一旁，吃了两杯酒，和尚告诉伙计给他看着：「我到外头一行。」和尚刚一出去，就由外面进来八九个和尚说：「在这里呢。我们庙里一个疯和尚把韦驮偷出来，到处诓酒喝。奉老和尚之命，叫我等来找。」掌柜的一听，说：「你们众位扛了去吧。一个泥像，我们要了没有用。」掌柜的短一句话，也没问是哪庙来的。众僧七手八脚，把韦驮搭走了。
Seeing that his son was well again, the Old Squire invited the monk to the study, had wine set out and asked Su Beishan to keep them company. After two cups, Squire Zhou called Su Beishan aside. “My worthy brother,” he said, “your nephew is well again and the demon has been caught. My whole fortune is at your word: I want to show the monk some proper gratitude. Just name it, and I won’t say no.” “Elder Brother,” said Su Beishan, “if you mean to give Ji Gong silver, that won’t do. The holy monk has an odd temper and cares nothing for money. Last time, when he cured the sickness in my house, and when he cured Zhao Wenhui’s, we both meant to give him silver, but he wouldn’t take a single copper. I have an idea, though. Go to a sedan-chair shop, Elder Brother, hire an eight-bearer chair with a full procession of insignia, and have Weituo carried back to Lingyin Temple in it. That would do him proud, and the holy monk is sure to like it. Don’t speak of silver; he has plenty of rich patrons among his disciples.” The two agreed on it and went back to the study, where the monk was still drinking. “Master,” said Su Beishan, “just now Brother Zhou called me outside and told me that since you caught the demon and cured the sickness, he means to thank you with silver.” “Good,” said the monk. “I need silver these days. A monk has a mouth to feed, much the same as a layman. This monk has to eat too.” “Master,” said Su Beishan, “I know you’ve never cared for money, venerable sir, so I’ve already stopped him. I told him not to give you silver but to hire a sedan chair and send Weituo back in it.” “Silver or no silver, it doesn’t much matter,” said the monk, “but whatever you do, don’t make trouble for me. If Weituo gets sent back in a sedan chair this time, then from now on, every time I go out, he’ll pester me to come along, and I’ll never shake him off. I’ll carry him on my shoulder down the street and find somewhere to knock a hole in his head. Then next time he won’t want to come out with me.” “In that case,” said Squire Zhou, “let me give you a little silver, Master, for a change of clothes.” “If you’re going to give me silver—” said the monk, and he whispered in his ear, thus and so. “Bear it firmly in mind, and don’t let it slip.” Everyone nodded. The monk shouldered Weituo, took his leave and came out. He had not gone far when he opened his eye of wisdom and looked: a cloud of wronged resentment was rising to the sky. The monk nodded. Seeing a wineshop on the north side of the road, he went in. The people there looked at him. “Monk, are you begging for alms?” “No,” said the monk. “Monk, why are you lugging a Weituo all over the streets?” “I deal in Weituos,” said the monk. “Monk, where did you buy this Weituo, and how much are you selling it for?” “I got it beyond the passes for a hundred taels,” said the monk, “and I’m selling it for two hundred. Wherever this Weituo of mine is enshrined, the temple works miracles and people come to burn incense.” As he spoke he ordered a pot of wine, set Weituo to one side and drank two cups. Then he told the waiter to keep an eye on it for him: “I’m stepping outside for a bit.” No sooner was the monk out the door than eight or nine monks came in from outside. “Here it is! A mad monk from our temple stole our Weituo and has been carting it all over, cadging drinks with it. The old abbot ordered us to come and find it.” “Take it away, all of you,” said the proprietor. “A clay image — what use is it to us?” The proprietor was one question short: he never asked what temple they came from. The monks all set to at once, hands everywhere, and carried Weituo off.
工夫不大，濟公回來，一進門：「喲，我的貨哪裏去了？」掌櫃的說：「你們廟裏和尚扛走了。」濟公說：「他是哪廟的？」掌櫃的還不出話來。和尚說：「你給人家蒙了去，你賠我二百兩銀子。沒有，咱們是一場官司。」眾飯客皆說：「堂倌，這是你不是。方纔那些和尚來扛韋馱，你就該問是哪廟的。」回頭說：「和尚瞧著我們吧，他本是苦人，一月纔能掙兩吊錢，他哪賠得起二百兩銀子。我們給你湊幾吊錢。」和尚說：「湊幾吊錢，我不能要得了。既你們眾位出來管，我錢不要了，韋馱也不要了，我走了。」說罷，出了酒館往前走，見一股怨氣直沖霄斗。和尚往前飛跑。濟公施法力大展神通。
工夫不大，济公回来，一进门：「哟，我的货哪里去了？」掌柜的说：「你们庙里和尚扛走了。」济公说：「他是哪庙的？」掌柜的还不出话来。和尚说：「你给人家蒙了去，你赔我二百两银子。没有，咱们是一场官司。」众饭客皆说：「堂倌，这是你不是。方才那些和尚来扛韦驮，你就该问是哪庙的。」回头说：「和尚瞧着我们吧，他本是苦人，一月才能挣两吊钱，他哪赔得起二百两银子。我们给你凑几吊钱。」和尚说：「凑几吊钱，我不能要得了。既你们众位出来管，我钱不要了，韦驮也不要了，我走了。」说罢，出了酒馆往前走，见一股怨气直冲霄斗。和尚往前飞跑。济公施法力大展神通。
Before long Ji Gong came back. The moment he stepped through the door: “Hey, where’s my merchandise?” “Monks from your temple carried it off,” said the proprietor. “What temple were they from?” said Ji Gong. The proprietor had no answer. “You let them hoodwink you out of it,” said the monk. “You owe me two hundred taels of silver. If you can’t pay, we’ll take it to court.” The diners all said, “Waiter, you’re in the wrong here. When those monks came to carry off the Weituo, you should have asked which temple they were from.” Then they turned round. “Monk, do it as a favour to us. He’s a poor man who earns only two strings of cash a month. How could he pay you two hundred taels of silver? We’ll club together a few strings of cash for you.” “A few strings of cash? I couldn’t take that,” said the monk. “Since you gentlemen have stepped in, I won’t ask for the money, and I won’t ask for the Weituo either. I’m off.” With that he left the wineshop and went on. He saw a cloud of wronged resentment shooting straight up to the clouds and the stars, and he set off at a run. Ji Gong was about to work his magic and show the full range of his divine powers.
要知後事如何，且看下回分解。
要知后事如何，且看下回分解。
To learn what happened next, read the next chapter.