After he has ordered his men to set fire to the temple, Hu Ban secretly takes his leave, rushing home to see his mother. When Hu Ban’s men discover that what they have burnt is merely an emptly building, and that Hu Ban has disappeared, they report the case to Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi reckons that Hu Ban has left together with Guan Yu, so he leads his soldiers to pursue them. However, Guan Yu kills him.
胡班命兵丁放火後悄悄回家探母。兵丁發現燒的是一所空屋，又不見了胡班，報王植，王植以爲胡班隨關羽走了，領兵追胡班，被關羽殺死。