i see. 
here's the other translation of the story:
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After the assembly had departed, Master Pai Chang noticed an old
man who stayed behind. The master asked who he was. Not a human
being sir, but the spirit of a wild fox. I used to be the head monk
here. One day I was asked, Does one who practices still become
involved in karma? I replied, No, he is free of karma. For this
answer, I earned the karma of being reborn with the spirit of a
wild fox for 500 years and have not been able to shake it. Please
liberate me by enlightening me on this matter.
The master said, Go ahead and ask me the same question. So the
fox asked, Does one who practices still become involved in karma?
Pai Chang replied, He is not blind to cause and effect.
The fox was greatly awakened and prostrated before the Master
saying, Thank you. Your answer has liberated me from the foxs
body. I live in a hollow on the mountain and would ask you to grant
me the usual rites for a dead monk. The next day, Pai Chang
climbed the mountain behind his monastery, and in a small grotto,
he discovered a dead fox for whom the usual ceremony for a dead
monk was held.
-loosely rendered from The Transmission of the Lamp, this story is
also found in other Ch'an collections. Shiloh-x
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