話說神術士韓祺把子母陰魂絛祭起，口中念念有詞，說：
「子母陰魂絛一根，陰陽二氣緊繞身。練成左道先天數，羅漢金仙俱被擒。」
立刻金光一片，照和尚奔去，就聽濟公口中直嚷：「了不得！快救人哪！」展眼之際，把和尚捆倒在地。
话说神术士韩祺把子母阴魂绦祭起，口中念念有词，说：
「子母阴魂绦一根，阴阳二气紧绕身。练成左道先天数，罗汉金仙俱被擒。」
立刻金光一片，照和尚奔去，就听济公口中直嚷：「了不得！快救人哪！」展眼之际，把和尚捆倒在地。
Now, Han Qi, the Divine Magician, cast the Mother-and-Child Soul Cord into the air, muttering a spell under his breath:
“One Mother-and-Child Soul Cord:the breaths of yin and yang bind the body tight.Refined by side-door arts from the numbers of Former Heaven,it takes arhat and golden immortal alike.”
At once a sheet of golden light went rushing at the monk, and Ji Gong could be heard shouting, “Oh, no! Help! Somebody save me!” In the blink of an eye the monk was trussed up and lying on the ground.
眾妖道一見，鼓掌大笑。神術士韓祺說：「眾位你等可曾看見了？我只打算濟顛有多大的能為，原來就是這樣，聞名不如見面。邵大哥，我已把他拿住，任憑你等自便罷。」邵華風說：「把他殺了就得了。」這個說：「殺了豈不便宜他？還是把他剮了。」那個說：「把他開膛摘心。」這個說：「把他剝皮。」大眾亂嚷。韓祺說：「眾位的主意不好，要依我把他搭到裡面去，擱在香池子裡一燒，火化金身倒不錯。」眾人說：「倒也好。」韓祺說：「濟顛，這是自來找死，休怨我意狠心毒。」和尚說：「你當真要燒我？」韓祺說：「這還是假的？」說著話，吩咐手下人將和尚搭著，來到裡面，就捺在香池子裡。韓祺當時說話，和尚口中還答應。立刻搬了許多的柴草，往香池子一堆，將和尚壓在底下，點起火來，展眼之際，烈焰騰空。大眾聞著腥臭之氣，燒得難聞，眾老道眼見濟公和尚燒了，一個個歡喜非常。邵華風說：「眾位今天把濟顛和尚一燒死，我從此沒有人可怕了。眾位助我一膀之力，夠奔常州府報仇雪恨。將和尚一害了，你我從此海闊天空，哪個敢惹？」
众妖道一见，鼓掌大笑。神术士韩祺说：「众位你等可曾看见了？我只打算济颠有多大的能为，原来就是这样，闻名不如见面。邵大哥，我已把他拿住，任凭你等自便罢。」邵华风说：「把他杀了就得了。」这个说：「杀了岂不便宜他？还是把他剐了。」那个说：「把他开膛摘心。」这个说：「把他剥皮。」大众乱嚷。韩祺说：「众位的主意不好，要依我把他搭到里面去，搁在香池子里一烧，火化金身倒不错。」众人说：「倒也好。」韩祺说：「济颠，这是自来找死，休怨我意狠心毒。」和尚说：「你当真要烧我？」韩祺说：「这还是假的？」说着话，吩咐手下人将和尚搭着，来到里面，就捺在香池子里。韩祺当时说话，和尚口中还答应。立刻搬了许多的柴草，往香池子一堆，将和尚压在底下，点起火来，展眼之际，烈焰腾空。大众闻着腥臭之气，烧得难闻，众老道眼见济公和尚烧了，一个个欢喜非常。邵华风说：「众位今天把济颠和尚一烧死，我从此没有人可怕了。众位助我一膀之力，够奔常州府报仇雪恨。将和尚一害了，你我从此海阔天空，哪个敢惹？」
When the wicked Daoists saw this, they clapped their hands and roared with laughter. “Did you all see that?” said Han Qi, the Divine Magician. “I was wondering just how much power this Crazy Ji had, and that’s all there is to him. Meeting the man is never as grand as hearing the name. Brother Shao, I’ve caught him for you. Do with him as you all please.” “Kill him and be done with it,” said Shao Huafeng. “Kill him?” said one. “That’s letting him off lightly. Slice him to pieces.” “Cut his chest open and pluck out his heart,” said another. “Skin him,” said a third. They were all shouting at once. “None of those ideas is any good,” said Han Qi. “If you ask me, we carry him inside, put him in the incense pit and burn him. Cremate his golden body — that would do nicely.” “That’s not bad either,” said everyone. “Crazy Ji,” said Han Qi, “you came looking for your own death. Don’t blame me for a cruel heart.” “You really mean to burn me?” said the monk. “Do you think I’m joking?” said Han Qi. As he spoke, he ordered his men to lift the monk up. They carried him inside and pressed him down in the incense pit. All the while Han Qi was talking, the monk kept answering him. At once they brought great loads of firewood and straw, heaped them into the incense pit with the monk pinned beneath, and set it alight. In the blink of an eye the flames were leaping into the sky. Everyone smelled a rank, foul stench — the burning was hard to stand — and the Daoists, seeing with their own eyes that the monk Ji Gong had been burned, were all of them overjoyed. “Gentlemen,” said Shao Huafeng, “now that we’ve burned Crazy Ji to death today, from here on there’s nobody I need fear. Lend me your strength, all of you, and we’ll make for Changzhou Prefecture and have our revenge. With the monk done away with, the sea is wide and the sky is open for us. Who would dare cross us?”
話言未了，就聽外面哈哈一笑：「好孽畜！要燒我和尚，哪裡能夠？」大眾睜眼一看，見濟公由外面一溜歪斜往裡走。子母陰魂絛在和尚手中拿著。眾人再一看，神術士韓祺沒有了。眾老道一干群賊嚇的連魂都沒有了，撥頭就跑，出了藏珍塢廟後門，鄧連芳說：「眾位咱們夠奔萬花山聖教堂去，給八魔師爺送信，給韓祺賢弟報仇。」大眾群賊直奔，並不答言，只顧逃跑，恐怕和尚追上。群賊四散奔逃，真是急急如喪家之犬，忙忙似漏網之魚，恨不能肋生雙翅，飛上天去。和尚走出廟門，偶然打了一個冷戰，羅漢爺一按靈光，早知覺明白，口念：「阿彌陀佛！善哉，善哉！你說不管，我和尚焉有不管之理？真是一事不了，又接一事。」說著話，連忙往前行走。羅漢爺有未到先知之能，算出來此時雷鳴、陳亮有難。
话言未了，就听外面哈哈一笑：「好孽畜！要烧我和尚，哪里能够？」大众睁眼一看，见济公由外面一溜歪斜往里走。子母阴魂绦在和尚手中拿着。众人再一看，神术士韩祺没有了。众老道一干群贼吓的连魂都没有了，拨头就跑，出了藏珍坞庙后门，邓连芳说：「众位咱们够奔万花山圣教堂去，给八魔师爷送信，给韩祺贤弟报仇。」大众群贼直奔，并不答言，只顾逃跑，恐怕和尚追上。群贼四散奔逃，真是急急如丧家之犬，忙忙似漏网之鱼，恨不能肋生双翅，飞上天去。和尚走出庙门，偶然打了一个冷战，罗汉爷一按灵光，早知觉明白，口念：「阿弥陀佛！善哉，善哉！你说不管，我和尚焉有不管之理？真是一事不了，又接一事。」说着话，连忙往前行走。罗汉爷有未到先知之能，算出来此时雷鸣、陈亮有难。
Before the words were out of his mouth, they heard a great guffaw outside. “You wicked beasts! You want to burn this monk? Not a chance!” They all stared, and there was Ji Gong lurching and staggering in from outside, with the Mother-and-Child Soul Cord in his hand. They looked again: Han Qi, the Divine Magician, was gone. The Daoists and the whole pack of outlaws were frightened out of their wits. They turned tail and ran, and when they were out of the back gate of the temple at Cangzhen Stronghold, Deng Lianfang said, “Gentlemen, let’s make for Shengjiao Hall on Mount Wanhua and send word to our masters the Eight Demons, and avenge our worthy brother Han Qi.” The outlaws all ran straight on without a word, intent only on getting away, afraid the monk would catch them. They scattered in every direction, truly as frantic as a dog that has lost its home, as desperate as a fish slipped through the net, wishing they could sprout wings from their ribs and fly up into the sky. The monk walked out of the temple gate and suddenly gave a shiver. Lord Arhat worked it out by his inner light and understood at once. “Amitabha!” he said. “Good, good! Say I leave it alone — how could this monk leave it alone? Truly, one thing isn’t done before the next comes along.” As he spoke, he hurried on his way. Lord Arhat had the power to know things before they happened, and he had worked out that Lei Ming and Chen Liang were in trouble at that very moment.