話說知府吩咐有請，張文元同著真濟公來到裡面。假濟顛一看，是方才揪馬嚼環的那個窮和尚，假濟公就問：「來者法兄，怎么稱呼。」真濟顛說：「我乃靈隱寺濟顛僧是也，你是誰呀？」假濟顛說：「我也是濟顛。」真濟顛說：「你也是濟顛，我在廟裡怎么沒瞧見過你？」假濟顛說：「你也不用瞧見過沒瞧見過，回頭上台做法，誰有能為誰是真。」濟公說：「也好，咱們先吃飯要緊，千里為官，還為的是吃穿呢。來，擺酒擺酒！」知府立刻吩咐把酒擺上，和尚大把抓菜，抓起來還讓：「知府你吃這把。」
话说知府吩咐有请，张文元同着真济公来到里面。假济颠一看，是方才揪马嚼环的那个穷和尚，假济公就问：「来者法兄，怎么称呼。」真济颠说：「我乃灵隐寺济颠僧是也，你是谁呀？」假济颠说：「我也是济颠。」真济颠说：「你也是济颠，我在庙里怎么没瞧见过你？」假济颠说：「你也不用瞧见过没瞧见过，回头上台做法，谁有能为谁是真。」济公说：「也好，咱们先吃饭要紧，千里为官，还为的是吃穿呢。来，摆酒摆酒！」知府立刻吩咐把酒摆上，和尚大把抓菜，抓起来还让：「知府你吃这把。」
Now, the prefect gave word to show him in, and Zhang Wenyuan brought the real Ji Gong inside. The false Crazy Ji looked and saw that it was the same poor monk who had grabbed his horse’s bit ring a little earlier. “Dharma brother,” the false Ji Gong asked, “how should I address you?” “I am none other than Crazy Ji of Lingyin Temple,” said the real Crazy Ji. “And who are you?” “I’m Crazy Ji too,” said the false Crazy Ji. “You’re Crazy Ji too?” said the real Crazy Ji. “Then how come I never saw you at the temple?” “Never mind whether you’ve seen me or not,” said the false Crazy Ji. “In a while we go up on the altar and work our magic, and whoever has the power is the real one.” “Fine by me,” said Ji Gong. “But first things first, let’s eat. A man goes a thousand miles to be an official, and it’s still all for food and clothes. Come on, bring the wine, bring the wine!” At once the prefect had the wine set out. The monk grabbed the food by the handful, and as he grabbed he even offered it round: “Prefect, you have this handful.”
知府一瞧，和尚伸出手來似五根炭條一般，連忙說：「請罷。」和尚大吃大喝。吃喝完畢，知府同著真濟顛、假濟顛來到法台，但則見這瞧熱鬧的人多了，假濟顛說：「法兄上台呀。」真濟顛說：「怎么上去？」假濟顛說：「施展法術上去呀。」真濟顛說：「我不會，我拿梯子上去。」假濟顛一跺腳上了法台，真濟顛故意爬梯子上去。假濟顛說：「你先燒香罷。」濟公拿過香來就點，假濟顛說：「你祝告么？」真濟公說：「祝告什麼？」假濟顛說：「你心裡有什麼，就禱告什麼。」濟公說：「我窮。」假濟顛說：「窮沒人管。」濟公就說：「我餓。」假濟顛說：「你倒是捉妖念咒，施展法術，別耍笑作玩。」
知府一瞧，和尚伸出手来似五根炭条一般，连忙说：「请罢。」和尚大吃大喝。吃喝完毕，知府同着真济颠、假济颠来到法台，但则见这瞧热闹的人多了，假济颠说：「法兄上台呀。」真济颠说：「怎么上去？」假济颠说：「施展法术上去呀。」真济颠说：「我不会，我拿梯子上去。」假济颠一跺脚上了法台，真济颠故意爬梯子上去。假济颠说：「你先烧香罢。」济公拿过香来就点，假济颠说：「你祝告幺？」真济公说：「祝告什么？」假济颠说：「你心里有什么，就祷告什么。」济公说：「我穷。」假济颠说：「穷没人管。」济公就说：「我饿。」假济颠说：「你倒是捉妖念咒，施展法术，别耍笑作玩。」
The prefect looked: the hand the monk held out was like five sticks of charcoal. “Please, go ahead,” he said hastily. The monk ate and drank his fill. When they had finished, the prefect went with the real Crazy Ji and the false Crazy Ji to the altar platform, and there they found the crowd of onlookers bigger than ever. “Up onto the altar, dharma brother,” said the false Crazy Ji. “How do I get up?” said the real Crazy Ji. “Work your magic and go up,” said the false Crazy Ji. “I don’t know how,” said the real Crazy Ji. “I’ll go up by the ladder.” The false Crazy Ji stamped his foot and was up on the altar; the real Crazy Ji made a show of climbing the ladder. “You burn the incense first,” said the false Crazy Ji. Ji Gong took the incense and lit it. “Aren’t you going to pray?” said the false Crazy Ji. “Pray for what?” said the real Ji Gong. “Whatever’s on your mind, pray for that,” said the false Crazy Ji. “I’m poor,” said Ji Gong. “Nobody cares if you’re poor,” said the false Crazy Ji. “Then I’m hungry,” said Ji Gong. “Come on,” said the false Crazy Ji, “chant your spells and work your magic and catch the demon. Stop playing the fool.”
濟公說：「我不會。」把香火衝下，往香爐里一插，真濟公一滾身跳下法台，正碰見胡秀章、孫道全二人，說：「師父怎么不管捉妖？」和尚說：「你們兩個人早來了，咱們不管，回頭有比咱們爺們能為大的來捉妖，咱們瞧熱鬧罷。」濟公又說：「我先前教給的咒，忘了沒有？」孫道全說：「什麼咒呀？」和尚說：「唵嘛呢叭迷吽！唵，敕令赫！」孫道全說：「那我記得。」和尚說：「你記得，好，你拿著寶劍，站在湖沿上，衝著湖念我這個咒，湖水就上不來。要不然，湖水一上來，就把眾黎民全都淹了。」孫道全點頭答應，就到湖沿上去念咒。這個時節，假濟顛在法台上見真濟公一下去，連眾瞧熱鬧人都瞧著可笑。假濟顛在台上畫了三道符，點著往湖裡一甩，就聽湖裡水一響，聲如牛吼，往兩旁一分，波浪滔天，由當中出來一股陰陽氣直奔法台。
济公说：「我不会。」把香火冲下，往香炉里一插，真济公一滚身跳下法台，正碰见胡秀章、孙道全二人，说：「师父怎么不管捉妖？」和尚说：「你们两个人早来了，咱们不管，回头有比咱们爷们能为大的来捉妖，咱们瞧热闹罢。」济公又说：「我先前教给的咒，忘了没有？」孙道全说：「什么咒呀？」和尚说：「唵嘛呢叭迷吽！唵，敕令赫！」孙道全说：「那我记得。」和尚说：「你记得，好，你拿着宝剑，站在湖沿上，冲着湖念我这个咒，湖水就上不来。要不然，湖水一上来，就把众黎民全都淹了。」孙道全点头答应，就到湖沿上去念咒。这个时节，假济颠在法台上见真济公一下去，连众瞧热闹人都瞧着可笑。假济颠在台上画了三道符，点着往湖里一甩，就听湖里水一响，声如牛吼，往两旁一分，波浪滔天，由当中出来一股阴阳气直奔法台。
“I don’t know how,” said Ji Gong. He turned the incense burning end down and stuck it into the censer. Then the real Ji Gong rolled over and jumped down off the altar, and ran straight into Hu Xiuzhang and Sun Daoquan. “Master, why aren’t you catching the demon?” they said. “So you two got here early,” said the monk. “We’re staying out of it. In a while someone with more power than us lot will come and catch the demon. Let’s just watch the fun.” Then Ji Gong said, “That spell I taught you before, have you forgotten it?” “What spell?” said Sun Daoquan. “Om mani padme hum! Om, by command — he!” said the monk. “Oh, that one I remember,” said Sun Daoquan. “You remember it? Good,” said the monk. “Take your sword, stand on the edge of the lake, face the water and recite this spell of mine, and the lake won’t come up. Otherwise, once the lake comes up, it’ll drown every last one of the common folk.” Sun Daoquan nodded and agreed, and went to the lakeshore to recite the spell. Meanwhile, up on the altar, the false Crazy Ji had watched the real Ji Gong go down, and even the crowd of onlookers found it a laughing matter. On the altar the false Crazy Ji drew three charms, lit them and flung them into the lake. There came a roar from the water like the bellowing of an ox. The lake parted to either side, the waves rose sky-high, and out of the middle came a stream of yin-yang vapour, heading straight for the altar.