In Diling County (地灵县) a lavish send-off delays Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) and his companions. A sudden storm forces them to shelter in a ruined temple called Huaguang Temple (华光庙). That night a gang of robbers breaks into the household of Kou Hong (寇洪) and plunders its valuables. Kou Hong is killed while resisting. His family, grieving, blames the visiting monks and files a complaint with the local authorities. The prefect orders Yu Dutou (于督头) to pursue the thieves at once. The robbers divide the loot in a nearby wood and soon encounter the traveling monks. Sun Wukong (孙悟空) confronts them. He uses magic to subdue and bind the thieves. The disciples follow the robbers' directions and recover two carriages of chests and treasure. Out of gratitude for Kou Hong's earlier kindness, Tang Sanzang insists the goods be returned. The party moves to escort the carriages back toward the county. On the road they meet officials and are mistaken for the bandits. Yu Dutou's men arrest Tang Sanzang and his three disciples and carry them to the yamen of Tongtai Prefecture (铜台府). Magistrate Jiang (姜坤三) presides and orders harsh interrogation. Tang Sanzang, to protect his companions, confesses falsely and endures the head-crank and other torments. In the jail the monk laments the perverse result of good deeds. Sun Wukong explains the dharma to calm him. Jailers later try to seize the embroidered kasaya. When they discover the official travel pass they change their posture and offer respectful treatment. Sun Wukong slips out at night by making a decoy from a hair and transforms into a tiny form to investigate. He overhears Kou's household, witnesses a strange voice from the coffin that compels the family to retract their accusation, and then visits the magistrate's study to frighten him through a painted portrait. These bold interventions set the scene for a reversal. The episode closes with truth emerging and a hope that Tang Sanzang's innocence will be restored. FREE transcripts of the audio files are available for download at: https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/

地灵县百姓夹道为唐三藏一行送行，寇洪热情护送至十里长亭才散。途中风雨骤起，师徒被迫在破败的华光庙避雨。夜里土匪趁乱潜入寇家洗劫，寇洪为夺回父母遗物挺身而出，被贼殴致死。家属悲痛含恨，误以为四僧事后离去，遂呈状于铜台府。刺史震怒，命督头于头连夜出西门追捕。匪徒分赃时遇见唐僧师徒，意欲连人带物一并夺取。孙悟空施法擒获歹徒，按其指引寻得两车赃物。唐三藏念及寇家曾厚待，主张归还，遂押车返县。半途遇官差围截，众人被错认为劫匪押入衙门。刺史以头箍逼供，唐僧为免同门遭刑选择承认，甘受屈枷。狱中数次遭侮，狱卒欲夺锦襕袈裟未果，见通关文牒方转而敬畏，供给素食。孙悟空于夜间以毫毛化出假身留守，真身化微形潜入地灵县探查。他偷听寇家众人叙说，见棺中异象，寇魂归来控诉诬告，家属惊惶当夜认错，次日赴刺史衙门撤诉。孙悟空又潜入刺史书斋，借画像之事惊动官心。经此曲折，多方真相渐次显露，翻案之机初见端倪，公理逐渐回转。 音频文件的字幕稿可在以下网址免费下载： https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/