話說華清風、孟清元見尚清雲走後，兩個人把衣裳穿好，立刻駕起趁腳風，夠奔梅花山而來。來到洞外一看，有兩個童子在那裡把守洞門。華清風說：「童子，祖師可在洞內？」童子說：「現在洞內。」華清風二人立刻往裡走。一瞧裡面有一雲床，梅花真人靈猿化在上面打坐。頭戴鵝黃道冠，赤紅臉，一部白髯。華清風、孟清元跪倒行禮。說：「祖師爺在上，弟子華清風、孟清元給祖師爺叩頭。」梅花真人一翻二目，口念：「無量佛，你兩個人來此何幹？」華清風說：「我二人來求祖師大發慈悲，替三清教報仇，世上出了一個濟顛和尚，興三寶，滅三清。他跟我二人為仇，無故把徒弟張妙興燒死，又把我徒弟姜天瑞逼死，把我二人用火燒的這個樣子。他說咱們三清教裡沒人，都是披毛帶角脊，背朝天，橫骨叉心，不是四造所生，要滅三清教。實在可惡已極。求祖師爺大發慈悲，一來替我二人報仇，二則把濟顛除了，也給三清教轉轉臉。」靈猿化一聽說：「你兩個孽障，必是前來搬弄是非，無故濟顛焉能跟你等做對？必是你二人招惹了濟顛。」華清風說：「祖師爺，你老人家倒不信，實是濟顛和尚無故欺辱三清教的人。」靈猿化說：「既然如此，你兩個人下山，見了濟顛，你們跟他說，不用跟我們做對。叫他來見我，我將他結果了性命。我不能下山去找他去。」華清風說：「就是。師弟你我去找濟顛去。」說著話，二人出來。剛出一洞門，只見濟公彳亍彳亍，腳步倉皇，直奔梅花洞而來。和尚說：「我來找你們的老道來了，叫他出來我瞧瞧。」華清風一見，趕緊就喊：「祖師爺快出來，濟顛來了！」靈猿化立刻由洞裡出來。抬頭一看，見和尚頭上並無金光白氣，襤褸不堪，原來是一乞丐。老道說：「濟顛僧，我且問你，你為何燒死張妙興，逼死姜天瑞，跟華清風二人為仇？」和尚說：「你也不必說，皆因他等行兇作惡，早就該剮之有餘。你怎麼樣的老道，要跟我老人家怎麼樣？」靈猿化說：「看你有多大能為。」立時老道一撒肚子，一張嘴，噴出一道黃光。和尚哎呀一聲，翻身栽倒，當時氣絕身亡。靈猿化一瞧，嘆了一聲說：「華清風，你二人無故搬弄是非，他乃是凡夫俗子，叫我作這個孽。一來不要緊，萬松山紫霞真人李涵陵，九松山靈空長老長眉羅漢來查山，必不答應我。」老道頗為後悔。
话说华清风、孟清元见尚清云走后，两个人把衣裳穿好，立刻驾起趁脚风，够奔梅花山而来。来到洞外一看，有两个童子在那里把守洞门。华清风说：「童子，祖师可在洞内？」童子说：「现在洞内。」华清风二人立刻往里走。一瞧里面有一云床，梅花真人灵猿化在上面打坐。头戴鹅黄道冠，赤红脸，一部白髯。华清风、孟清元跪倒行礼。说：「祖师爷在上，弟子华清风、孟清元给祖师爷叩头。」梅花真人一翻二目，口念：「无量佛，你两个人来此何干？」华清风说：「我二人来求祖师大发慈悲，替三清教报仇，世上出了一个济颠和尚，兴三宝，灭三清。他跟我二人为仇，无故把徒弟张妙兴烧死，又把我徒弟姜天瑞逼死，把我二人用火烧的这个样子。他说咱们三清教里没人，都是披毛带角脊，背朝天，横骨叉心，不是四造所生，要灭三清教。实在可恶已极。求祖师爷大发慈悲，一来替我二人报仇，二则把济颠除了，也给三清教转转脸。」灵猿化一听说：「你两个孽障，必是前来搬弄是非，无故济颠焉能跟你等做对？必是你二人招惹了济颠。」华清风说：「祖师爷，你老人家倒不信，实是济颠和尚无故欺辱三清教的人。」灵猿化说：「既然如此，你两个人下山，见了济颠，你们跟他说，不用跟我们做对。叫他来见我，我将他结果了性命。我不能下山去找他去。」华清风说：「就是。师弟你我去找济颠去。」说着话，二人出来。刚出一洞门，只见济公彳亍彳亍，脚步仓皇，直奔梅花洞而来。和尚说：「我来找你们的老道来了，叫他出来我瞧瞧。」华清风一见，赶紧就喊：「祖师爷快出来，济颠来了！」灵猿化立刻由洞里出来。抬头一看，见和尚头上并无金光白气，褴褛不堪，原来是一乞丐。老道说：「济颠僧，我且问你，你为何烧死张妙兴，逼死姜天瑞，跟华清风二人为仇？」和尚说：「你也不必说，皆因他等行凶作恶，早就该剐之有余。你怎么样的老道，要跟我老人家怎么样？」灵猿化说：「看你有多大能为。」立时老道一撒肚子，一张嘴，喷出一道黄光。和尚哎呀一声，翻身栽倒，当时气绝身亡。灵猿化一瞧，叹了一声说：「华清风，你二人无故搬弄是非，他乃是凡夫俗子，叫我作这个孽。一来不要紧，万松山紫霞真人李涵陵，九松山灵空长老长眉罗汉来查山，必不答应我。」老道颇为后悔。
Now, when Shang Qingyun had gone, Hua Qingfeng and Meng Qingyuan put their clothes on, at once rode the foot-wind, and made straight for Mount Meihua. When they reached the cave, they saw two boys guarding its gate. “Boy,” said Hua Qingfeng, “is the Patriarch in the cave?” “He’s in the cave now,” said the boy. The two of them went straight in. Inside they saw a cloud couch, and on it sat the Perfected One Meihua, Ling Yuanhua, in meditation. He wore a goose-yellow Daoist cap; his face was a deep red, and he had a full white beard. Hua Qingfeng and Meng Qingyuan fell to their knees and paid their respects. “Patriarch above, your disciples Hua Qingfeng and Meng Qingyuan kowtow to you, Patriarch.” The Perfected One Meihua rolled up his eyes and chanted, “Limitless Buddha. What have you two come here for?” “We two have come to beg you, Patriarch, to show great mercy and take revenge for the Sanqing Sect,” said Hua Qingfeng. “There’s a monk loose in the world called Crazy Ji who is raising up the Three Jewels and wiping out the Three Pure Ones. He’s made enemies of us two. For no reason at all he burned my disciple Zhang Miaoxing to death, and he hounded my disciple Jiang Tianrui to his death, and he burned the pair of us into the state you see. He says there’s not a human being in our Sanqing Sect: we’re all things that wear fur and horns, with our backs to the sky and a cross-bone through the heart, not made the way men are made, and he means to wipe out the Sanqing Sect. It’s utterly hateful. We beg you, Patriarch, show great mercy: first, take revenge for us two, and second, get rid of Crazy Ji and win back a little face for the Sanqing Sect.” When he heard this, Ling Yuanhua said, “You two wretches, you must have come here to make mischief. Why would Crazy Ji set himself against you for no reason? You two must have provoked him.” “Patriarch,” said Hua Qingfeng, “you don’t believe us, venerable sir, but it really is Crazy Ji who insults the people of the Sanqing Sect for no reason.” “In that case,” said Ling Yuanhua, “you two go down the mountain. When you see Crazy Ji, tell him there’s no need for him to set himself against us. Tell him to come and see me, and I’ll put an end to his life. I can’t go down the mountain to look for him.” “Yes,” said Hua Qingfeng. “Brother, let’s go and find Crazy Ji.” Talking as they went, the two of them came out. They had only just come out of the cave gate when they saw Ji Gong come shuffling along, stumbling in a hurry, heading straight for Meihua Cave. “I’ve come looking for your Daoist,” said the monk. “Tell him to come out and let me have a look at him.” The moment he saw him, Hua Qingfeng shouted, “Patriarch, come out quick! Crazy Ji is here!” Ling Yuanhua came out of the cave at once. He raised his head and looked: above the monk’s head there was no golden light or white aura; he was in rags and tatters, nothing but a beggar. “Crazy Ji,” said the Daoist, “let me ask you: why did you burn Zhang Miaoxing to death and hound Jiang Tianrui to death, and make enemies of these two, Hua Qingfeng and his brother?” “You needn’t bother,” said the monk. “It’s all because they did violence and evil. They deserved the slicing knife long ago, and then some. And what sort of Daoist are you, that you want to do something to your elder here?” “Let’s see how much skill you have,” said Ling Yuanhua. At once the Daoist puffed out his belly, opened his mouth and spat out a beam of yellow light. “Aiya!” cried the monk. He toppled over and fell, and his breath stopped on the spot. Ling Yuanhua looked and sighed. “Hua Qingfeng, you two have made mischief for no reason. He’s only an ordinary mortal, and you’ve made me commit this sin. And that’s not the worst of it: when Li Hanling, the Perfected One Zixia of Mount Wansong, and Elder Lingkong, the Long-Browed Arhat of Mount Jiusong, come to inspect the mountain, they will never let me off.” The Daoist was full of regret.
原來這個老道不是人，乃是猿猴。在山中修煉多年，化去橫骨，口吐人言。李涵陵同靈空長老，是十年一查山，他必要預備鮮桃美酒，給李涵陵、靈空長老喝。他是一片恭敬之心，後來他要認李涵陵為師，李涵陵說：「不行，我們老道修行都是人，焉能收你猿猴？」他苦苦哀求。李涵陵無法，說：「我賜你一姓，姓靈罷。」靈空長老說：「我賜你一個名字，叫猿化。」故此他才叫靈猿化。平時他永不下山，在山中采草配成丹藥，出去普救四方。倒是正務參修，打算要成其正果，也跟李涵陵煉了些能為。今天把濟公噴倒，自己倒也懊悔起來，怕將來李涵陵不答應。華清風見和尚躺下，他樂了，說：「祖師爺把寶劍給我，我殺他。」孟清元說：「我殺他。」靈猿化說：「不能叫你等殺他，我這就作了孽了。我將他置倒，非我給他丹藥吃，不能起來。一天不給他藥吃躺一天，兩天不給他藥吃躺兩天，永不給他藥吃，他就得在這裡躺死。」這句話還未說完，和尚一翻身爬起來了，靈猿化大吃一驚，說：「和尚，我沒給你藥吃，你怎麼起來了？」和尚說：「我再躺下，等你給我藥吃。我倒有心給你做個臉，等你給我藥吃再起來，無奈地下太涼。你也不認得我和尚是誰，我給你瞧瞧。」說著話，和尚用手一摸天靈蓋，口念：「唵，敕令赫。」靈猿化再一瞧，和尚身高丈六，頭如巴斗，面如蟹殼，身穿直綴，赤著兩條腿，光著兩隻腳，穿的草鞋，是一位活知覺羅漢。嚇得猿化跑進洞去，將洞門一閉，不敢出來。和尚也不去趕他。那華清風、孟清元嚇的掉頭就跑。和尚也不追他。一直往東夠奔惡虎山。
原来这个老道不是人，乃是猿猴。在山中修炼多年，化去横骨，口吐人言。李涵陵同灵空长老，是十年一查山，他必要预备鲜桃美酒，给李涵陵、灵空长老喝。他是一片恭敬之心，后来他要认李涵陵为师，李涵陵说：「不行，我们老道修行都是人，焉能收你猿猴？」他苦苦哀求。李涵陵无法，说：「我赐你一姓，姓灵罢。」灵空长老说：「我赐你一个名字，叫猿化。」故此他才叫灵猿化。平时他永不下山，在山中采草配成丹药，出去普救四方。倒是正务参修，打算要成其正果，也跟李涵陵炼了些能为。今天把济公喷倒，自己倒也懊悔起来，怕将来李涵陵不答应。华清风见和尚躺下，他乐了，说：「祖师爷把宝剑给我，我杀他。」孟清元说：「我杀他。」灵猿化说：「不能叫你等杀他，我这就作了孽了。我将他置倒，非我给他丹药吃，不能起来。一天不给他药吃躺一天，两天不给他药吃躺两天，永不给他药吃，他就得在这里躺死。」这句话还未说完，和尚一翻身爬起来了，灵猿化大吃一惊，说：「和尚，我没给你药吃，你怎么起来了？」和尚说：「我再躺下，等你给我药吃。我倒有心给你做个脸，等你给我药吃再起来，无奈地下太凉。你也不认得我和尚是谁，我给你瞧瞧。」说着话，和尚用手一摸天灵盖，口念：「唵，敕令赫。」灵猿化再一瞧，和尚身高丈六，头如巴斗，面如蟹壳，身穿直缀，赤着两条腿，光着两只脚，穿的草鞋，是一位活知觉罗汉。吓得猿化跑进洞去，将洞门一闭，不敢出来。和尚也不去赶他。那华清风、孟清元吓的掉头就跑。和尚也不追他。一直往东够奔恶虎山。
It turned out that this Daoist was not a man but an ape. He had cultivated himself in the mountains for many years, dissolved his cross-bone, and could speak human speech. Li Hanling and Elder Lingkong came to inspect the mountain once every ten years, and he always had fresh peaches and fine wine ready for Li Hanling and Elder Lingkong to drink. He did it out of pure reverence. Later he wanted to take Li Hanling as his master. “That won’t do,” said Li Hanling. “We Daoists who cultivate the Way are all men. How can I take an ape as my disciple?” He begged and begged, until Li Hanling, at a loss, said, “I’ll give you a surname: let it be Ling.” “I’ll give you a given name,” said Elder Lingkong. “Yuanhua.” That was why he was called Ling Yuanhua. Ordinarily he never went down the mountain. He gathered herbs in the mountains and made them into elixirs, and went out to save people far and wide. He truly kept to proper cultivation and meant to attain the true fruit, and he had learned some skills from Li Hanling as well. Today he had spat Ji Gong to the ground, and now he was sorry for it himself, afraid that Li Hanling would not let him off in days to come. When Hua Qingfeng saw the monk lying there, he was delighted. “Patriarch, give me your sword,” he said. “I’ll kill him.” “I’ll kill him,” said Meng Qingyuan. “I can’t let you kill him,” said Ling Yuanhua. “Then I really would have sinned. I’ve laid him out, and unless I give him an elixir to eat, he can’t get up. If I don’t give him medicine for one day, he lies here one day; if I don’t give it for two days, he lies here two days; and if I never give him medicine, he’ll lie here till he dies.” Before the words were out of his mouth, the monk rolled over and scrambled to his feet. Ling Yuanhua was badly startled. “Monk, I didn’t give you any medicine. How did you get up?” “I’ll lie down again and wait for you to give me medicine,” said the monk. “I did mean to save your face and wait until you gave me medicine before I got up, but the ground’s too cold. And you don’t know who this monk is. I’ll show you.” As he spoke, the monk rubbed the crown of his head and chanted, “Om! By command — he!” Ling Yuanhua looked again: the monk stood sixteen feet tall, his head like a grain basket and his face like a crab’s shell. He wore a long monk’s robe, his two legs bare and his two feet bare in straw sandals: the Arhat Zhijue in the flesh. It frightened Yuanhua so badly that he ran into the cave, shut the cave door and dared not come out. The monk didn’t go after him. Hua Qingfeng and Meng Qingyuan were so scared they turned tail and ran. The monk didn’t chase them either, but headed straight east for Mount Ehu.