話說小玄壇周瑞，正在小酒店門口，站著歇歇。有許多的朋友，都問他怎么病了。周瑞說：「我只因捉拿乾坤盜鼠華雲龍，被賊人的餘黨，用石子暗中傷了我，打的吐了血。」眾朋友一個個都說：「慢慢養著，別受累了。」
话说小玄坛周瑞，正在小酒店门口，站着歇歇。有许多的朋友，都问他怎么病了。周瑞说：「我只因捉拿乾坤盗鼠华云龙，被贼人的余党，用石子暗中伤了我，打的吐了血。」众朋友一个个都说：「慢慢养着，别受累了。」
Now, Zhou Rui, Little Marshal Xuantan, was standing at the door of the little wine shop, taking a rest. A good many of his friends were asking him how he had come to fall ill. “It was all because I was out catching Hua Yunlong, the Thieving Rat of Heaven and Earth,” said Zhou Rui. “One of the villain’s gang got me on the sly with a stone, and the blow made me cough up blood.” The friends all said, one after another, “Take it slow and get well. Don’t wear yourself out.”
周瑞這人，最好交友，平素的朋友最多，常山縣認得周瑞的不少。正在說話，忽見酒店內出來一人，正是華雲龍。周瑞趕忙說：「夥計快拿，別叫華雲龍跑了。」柴元祿、杜振英一看，果然是華雲龍。二位班頭過去截住說：「朋友，你別走了，這場官司你打了罷。我叫柴元祿，他叫杜振英，我二人由臨安出來，披霜帶露，所為拿你。你在臨安，做了多少案。」杜振英說：「華雲龍，你還叫我們費事么？你跟我們走罷。」賊人一瞧二班頭，微然一笑說：「你二位是奉命拿華雲龍的原辦？」柴頭說：「不錯。」賊人說：「我可是華雲龍。你們二位，就這么一說要拿我，我倒願意跟你走，我有一個朋友，他不答應。」柴元祿說：「你的朋友在哪裡？」賊人說：「遠在千里，近在目前。」說著話，把刀拉出來。柴元祿說：「好賊人，你敢拒捕么？」賊人說：「我看看你兩個人，有什麼能為。你要贏得我手中這口刀，我就跟你去打官司。」柴、杜二人說：「好。你我比並比並。」伸手拉出鐵尺，照賊人摟頭就打。賊人擺刀相迎。柴、杜見賊人這口刀上下翻飛。門路精通，只二人拿不了。柴頭心說：「這賊人果然武藝高強，怪不得在臨安做案殺人，盜了玉鐲鳳冠。今天要不是我兩個人，就死在賊人之手。」柴元祿心中暗恨和尚，早也不分手，偏巧這個時候分了手，就遇見華雲龍動了手。柴元祿說：「杜頭，你瞧和尚可恨不可恨，這時節他也不來了。」杜振英說：「濟公此時來了可不好。」這兩人話未說完，只聽半空中說：「我來了。我下不去，要摔死。」柴頭一瞧，見濟公在藥鋪的沖天招牌上站著，也不知道怎么上去的。大眾都抬頭說：「了不得，和尚要摔死。」
周瑞这人，最好交友，平素的朋友最多，常山县认得周瑞的不少。正在说话，忽见酒店内出来一人，正是华云龙。周瑞赶忙说：「伙计快拿，别叫华云龙跑了。」柴元禄、杜振英一看，果然是华云龙。二位班头过去截住说：「朋友，你别走了，这场官司你打了罢。我叫柴元禄，他叫杜振英，我二人由临安出来，披霜带露，所为拿你。你在临安，做了多少案。」杜振英说：「华云龙，你还叫我们费事幺？你跟我们走罢。」贼人一瞧二班头，微然一笑说：「你二位是奉命拿华云龙的原办？」柴头说：「不错。」贼人说：「我可是华云龙。你们二位，就这么一说要拿我，我倒愿意跟你走，我有一个朋友，他不答应。」柴元禄说：「你的朋友在哪里？」贼人说：「远在千里，近在目前。」说着话，把刀拉出来。柴元禄说：「好贼人，你敢拒捕幺？」贼人说：「我看看你两个人，有什么能为。你要赢得我手中这口刀，我就跟你去打官司。」柴、杜二人说：「好。你我比并比并。」伸手拉出铁尺，照贼人搂头就打。贼人摆刀相迎。柴、杜见贼人这口刀上下翻飞。门路精通，只二人拿不了。柴头心说：「这贼人果然武艺高强，怪不得在临安做案杀人，盗了玉镯凤冠。今天要不是我两个人，就死在贼人之手。」柴元禄心中暗恨和尚，早也不分手，偏巧这个时候分了手，就遇见华云龙动了手。柴元禄说：「杜头，你瞧和尚可恨不可恨，这时节他也不来了。」杜振英说：「济公此时来了可不好。」这两人话未说完，只听半空中说：「我来了。我下不去，要摔死。」柴头一瞧，见济公在药铺的冲天招牌上站着，也不知道怎么上去的。大众都抬头说：「了不得，和尚要摔死。」
Zhou Rui was a man who loved making friends. He had more friends than anyone, and plenty of people in Changshan County knew him. While they were talking, a man suddenly came out of the wine shop, and it was Hua Yunlong. “Quick, fellows, grab him!” Zhou Rui cried. “Don’t let Hua Yunlong get away!” Chai Yuanlu and Du Zhenying looked, and sure enough it was Hua Yunlong. The two head constables went over and blocked his way. “Friend,” said Chai, “you’re not going anywhere. You’ll stand trial for this one. I’m Chai Yuanlu, and he’s Du Zhenying. The two of us came out from Lin’an, through frost and dew, all to catch you. You pulled no end of jobs in Lin’an.” “Hua Yunlong,” said Du Zhenying, “are you going to make more trouble for us? Just come along with us.” The thief looked the two head constables over and gave a faint smile. “So you two are the very men ordered to catch Hua Yunlong?” “That’s right,” said Head Constable Chai. “Well, I am Hua Yunlong,” said the thief. “You two say you’re here to catch me, just like that. I’d be willing enough to go with you, but I’ve a friend who won’t hear of it.” “Where is this friend of yours?” said Chai Yuanlu. “As far as a thousand li,” said the thief, “and as near as before your eyes.” As he spoke, he drew his sword. “You villain!” said Chai Yuanlu. “You dare resist arrest?” “I want to see what you two can do,” said the thief. “Beat this sword in my hand, and I’ll go and stand trial with you.” “Good,” said Chai and Du. “Let’s see who’s the better.” They pulled out their iron rulers and struck at the thief’s head. The thief swung his sword to meet them. Chai and Du saw that the thief’s sword flew up and down, and he knew every move of the art; the two of them alone could not take him. Head Constable Chai thought, “This thief really is a fine fighter. No wonder he could pull jobs and kill people in Lin’an and steal the jade bracelets and the phoenix crown. If it weren’t the two of us here today, anyone else would have died at his hands.” In his heart Chai Yuanlu cursed the monk: he never parted company with them before, and he had to pick this very moment to part company, just when they ran into Hua Yunlong and came to blows. “Du,” said Chai Yuanlu, “look how hateful that monk is. At a time like this, he doesn’t even show up.” “It would be a fine thing if Ji Gong came along right now,” said Du Zhenying. Before the two of them had finished speaking, a voice came from high in the air: “Here I am. I can’t get down. I’ll fall and break my neck.” Head Constable Chai looked and saw Ji Gong standing on top of the tall signboard of a medicine shop, and no one knew how he had got up there. Everyone looked up and said, “Oh no, the monk’s going to fall to his death.”
書中交代，濟公打哪裡來？
书中交代，济公打哪里来？
A word of explanation: where had Ji Gong come from?