After bringing up White Deer, Chen Wei asked no further questions.
He treated it as a passing inquiry and began chatting with the Star of Fortune about the Heavenly Court's recent gossip.
"Senior Star of Fortune, I heard something rather amusing at Tongming Hall a couple of days ago."
"They say Black Tiger, who serves the God of Wealth, somehow slipped into the Imperial Stables and devoured several bundles of freshly tributed immortal grass. The official in charge of the stables was stamping his feet in outrage."
The Star of Fortune's beard shook with laughter. "I heard about that too! The God of Wealth protects his own. He insisted that his Black Tiger practiced the Fasting Technique and could never have stolen immortal grass. That Black Tiger truly is a seed of trouble!"
"Exactly."
The Star of Prosperity interjected, picking up a white stone and placing it on the board. "A beast is a beast, after all. Even if it's raised in an immortal's residence and steeped in immortal qi, let your guard slip and leave it untethered, and who knows what havoc it might wreak outside? The God of Wealth was unlucky, taking the blame for his mount for no reason."
Chen Wei laughed. "Haha, you're quite right, Senior Star of Prosperity! When such rotten luck comes your way, you can only swallow it."
The three immortals chatted animatedly, the atmosphere warm and harmonious.
Chen Wei never mentioned White Deer again.
The Three Immortals of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity had lived in seclusion in the Penglai Immortal Realm for years, seldom venturing out. They were models of the Heavenly Court's unassuming elder immortals. What did White Deer's dealings in the Mortal Realm have to do with the Star of Longevity?
One was one, and two was two. The distinction