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叫龍現身
Summon the Dragons to Show
那國師若能叫得龍王現身，就算他的功勞。」國王大喜道：「寡人做了二十三年皇帝，更不曾看見活龍是怎麼模樣。你兩家各顯法力，不論僧道，但叫得來的，就是有功；叫不出的，有罪。」那国师若能叫得龙王现身，就算他的功劳。」国王大喜道：「寡人做了二十三年皇帝，更不曾看见活龙是怎么模样。你两家各显法力，不论僧道，但叫得来的，就是有功；叫不出的，有罪。」
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那國師若能叫得龍王現身，就算他的功勞。」
那国师若能叫得龙王现身，就算他的功劳。」
If that Preceptor can call the Dragon Kings to show themselves, then let the credit be reckoned his.”
Deictic 那國師: 那 = nà. 叫得龍王現身: 得 = de (potential, “can manage to call”). 功勞 “merit, credit.”
國王大喜道：「寡人做了二十三年皇帝，更不曾看見活龍是怎麼模樣。
国王大喜道：「寡人做了二十三年皇帝，更不曾看见活龙是怎么模样。
The king said in great delight, “In the twenty-three years I have been emperor, I have never once seen what a live dragon looks like.
更不曾: 更 = gèng. 看見: 看 = kàn. 做了: 了 = le. 活龍 “a living dragon.”
你兩家各顯法力，不論僧道，但叫得來的，就是有功；
你两家各显法力，不论僧道，但叫得来的，就是有功；
Let your two parties each display your powers — monk or Daoist, no matter — whoever can call them here has the merit;
兩家各顯法力 “each side show its power.” 不論僧道: 不 = bú before 論 (4th tone). 叫得來: 得 = de.
叫不出的，有罪。」
叫不出的，有罪。」
whoever cannot call them out is guilty.”
叫不出: 不 = bù before 出 (1st tone). 有罪 “is at fault.”
總評 Commentary
Wukong's test is perfectly chosen: a visible dragon cannot be counterfeited by talisman or tablet, and the king — who has never in twenty-three years seen one — seizes on it with a child's eagerness. By making the terms even (monk or Daoist, whoever succeeds), the challenge looks scrupulously fair while being, in fact, impossible for the immortals and trivial for the Great Sage, who has the Dragon Kings waiting on his word.