The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 2088: Purple Aura Stone

Chapter 2088: Chapter 2088: Purple Aura Stone

"Hehe."

With a forced smile, she chuckled softly.

Anyway, since Baiqing was able to cultivate his spiritual power, it didn’t matter who got the credit. She just wanted to know why Lvqing hid Baiqing’s ability from others.

"Truth be told," the Princess Consort Niu continued, "when Baiqing’s father learned that Baiqing’s spiritual root was ruined, he truly lost his appetite for food."

"He did not wish to let the emperor know about this. To be favored one day and lose it the next year—no one would willingly accept that. So, after much deliberation, he decided to keep this matter concealed.

Everyone who knew Baiqing had swallowed a pearl and couldn’t cultivate had been silenced by him, one after another. Now, only His Highness and I remain."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Caisang glanced sideways at her own husband.

So, Prince Niu was not such a virtuous man after all. Just because he knew a secret, he had to be killed?

Couldn’t they just be given elixir pills each, so they would forget what they should forget? That could also work.

Probably, Prince Niu thought that gifting elixirs wouldn’t keep everyone quiet.

But his heart was indeed cruel enough!

"Wait."

Suddenly, she snapped back to reality, recalling the purple pearl mentioned by the Princess Consort Niu.

"Princess Consort Niu, did you say that when Baiqing was one year old, he swallowed a purple pearl, and that it emanated a purple glow for three days?"

It felt oddly familiar; she seemed to have heard of it before.

"Yes, what about it?"

Princess Consort Niu nodded, looking at Lin Caisang.

She thought she had already made it very clear. That purple pearl was probably still inside her son.

"So that’s it."

After a while, Lin Caisang finally remembered where she had heard it before.

"It’s the Purple Qi Stone," Sui Zimo said.

"Yes, the Purple Qi Stone."

Hearing Sui Zimo’s words, Lin Caisang nodded.

"No wonder Lvqing wanted to hide Baiqing. It turns out he was after the Purple Qi Stone in his body."

"Purple Qi Stone, what’s that?"

Princess Consort Niu looked from Sui Zimo to Lin Caisang and asked.

What was this Purple Qi Stone? Could it be the same thing her son Baiqing had swallowed back then?

So, what Baiqing swallowed that year wasn’t a pearl but just a stone? But what kind of stone was it?

"Young Master Sui, Madam Sui, you..."

"Princess Consort Niu, the Purple Qi Stone is a gem that specifically feeds on the spiritual energy of its host. It can continuously absorb spiritual energy and store it within itself. That’s why Baiqing was unable to cultivate."

Lin Caisang explained to the Princess Consort Niu.

Just think, a person who had been stripped of all spiritual energy by the Purple Qi Stone, how could they possibly cultivate?

That Baiqing swallowed the Purple Qi Stone and was only unable to cultivate was already lucky.

If it had been someone with poor talent for cultivation, they would have been weak and unable to lead a normal life. Describing them as tormented by illness wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

"Sister Sangsang, I can cultivate now," Baiqing said, looking at Lin Caisang with confusion, as a reminder.

He was clearly able to cultivate now, and was doing quite well. Could it be because the Purple Qi Stone was no longer in his body?

"You can cultivate because you are with me," Lin Caisang told him gravely.