"Mm."
Luo Yu nodded and stretched out his foot.
"???"
Purple Pearl was stunned.
"What are you stunned for? Are my feet good-looking?" Luo Yu urged.
"What do you mean?" Purple Pearl said, "You can't possibly expect me to help you take off your shoes and socks, can you?"
"Otherwise?" Luo Yu raised his eyebrow.
"You!!" Purple Pearl struggled to contain her anger, "Don't be too excessive."
"Excessive? How am I being excessive? It's quite normal for a wife to wash her husband's feet, isn't it?" Luo Yu asked, puzzled.
Purple Pearl's chest heaved.
"Are you suggesting that I should wash them for you with my own hands?"
"Spread your hands." Luo Yu said.
Purple Pearl realized what Luo Yu was suddenly getting at and subconsciously spread her hands.
Luo Yu nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, they're not rough at all, very smooth."
"Of course, I'm a high-level Soul Master after all. I pay a lot of attention to maintaining my skin," Purple Pearl said with a touch of pride, for which woman doesn't care about her appearance.
"Not bad, not bad, they're indeed good hands for washing feet."
As Luo Yu finished his sentence, Purple Pearl's face turned green with anger.
"Do you even know how to speak?"
Luo Yu glared.
"Hurry up, after washing my feet, you even need to warm up the bed for me."
"Clang!"
Purple Pearl directly flipped over the basin of water, causing the clear water to flow over the floor, splashing about.
She suddenly got up and glared at Luo Yu furiously.
"Don't push people too far."
"I'm compromising because of your strength, but your demands are too excessive."
Luo Yu glanced at the water basin lying on the ground.
But he wasn't angry.
He withdrew his gaze and looked calmly at Purple Pearl. There wasn't a hint of mockery on his face as he said indifferently:
"You're angry already?"
"You can't tolerate this much?"
"What do you really want to do? Kill me or skin me, as you wish. Just stop humiliating me, I'm telling you it's impossible!" Purple Pearl responded resolutely.
Luo Yu shook his head.
"Just to have you fetch a basin of water and wash a foot, you're feeling aggrieved?"
"Then I am really curious,"
"Did the people who were robbed by your band of pirates feel aggrieved?"
"Some lost their property, some their lives. What do you think their feelings were?"
Purple Pearl's momentum didn't diminish a bit.
"You're teaching me how to conduct myself?"
"What would you, an outsider of a man, know?"
"I, Purple Pearl, have lived my life with a clear conscience."
"What a clear conscience." Luo Yu applauded.
Purple Pearl's beautiful eyes stared fiercely.
"The ones I've robbed have always been the rich, I've never taken a single penny from the poor. You can ask around, there's not a poor person who hasn't received my aid and wouldn't give me Purple Pearl a thumbs up."
"And I only take wealth, never lives."
Luo Yu nodded.
"Robbing the rich to aid the poor, I should indeed praise you."
"But does that mean the wealth of the rich should be taken by you?"
"Shouldn't it be taken by me?" Purple Pearl retorted with strong presence, pressing Luo Yu, her beautiful face full of defiance.
"Is the money of the poor not hard-earned? What about the rich who become wealthy through their own hard work? Isn't their money also earned through blood, sweat, and tears?" Luo Yu said, "Can you swear to heaven that every rich person you've robbed was a bad person deserving of their fate?"
Purple Pearl's confrontational demeanor faltered, she opened her ruby lips, then closed them again.
Luo Yu continued calmly:
"Also, you were right just now, you have principles, you only take wealth and never lives."
"But can you ensure all your subordinates have principles, can you guarantee no one acts differently in the dark and bullies others using their power?"
"From what I observe, your management of the pirates is quite lax, isn't it?"
He smiled, "I can understand that, considering the pirates' nature, even if you want to manage them strictly, no one would listen."
Luo Yu's words were precise, and Purple Pearl's aura became increasingly weaker.
"Now, do you still have the confidence to raise three fingers and swear to me that your conscience is clear?"
"I..."
Purple Pearl's eyes darted away, seemingly a bit afraid to meet Luo Yu's gaze.
Luo Yu's melodious voice resonated in the room.
"You're strong, so you think you can ignore the feelings of those you rob."
"Then, as my strength far surpasses yours, does that mean I can do as I please with you, following my own desires?"
Purple Pearl looked up, her lips tightly pressed, her expression immensely complicated.
"Those who are strong sometimes must uphold their principles even more; it's the responsibility of the mighty because a casual act of yours could spell disaster for the weak."
Luo Yu said with a smile, "Let me tell you, this isn't some kind of mercy."
"Because if you, I, or everyone else don't follow these unspoken rules, when a stronger being one day also acts on a whim, you and I will be nothing but ants to be trampled underfoot."
Purple Pearl trembled slightly.
She knew Luo Yu was powerful, but she had never imagined that a man who seemed to always take advantage of her could say such profound words.
The image of this man in her heart completely transformed.
A seed of admiration had been planted.
And when a woman truly starts to like a man, it often begins with curiosity or admiration.
The fierceness on Purple Pearl's face vanished, and the pirate's aura about her was undetectable at that moment; instead, she gracefully curtsied.
"I've learned a lesson."
Luo Yu waved his hand dismissively.
"Alright, you can go now."
"I can leave?"
Purple Pearl was stunned.
"Not leaving to warm my bed for me?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow.
"No, I didn't mean that, I mean, don't you need me to bring you another basin of water for your foot bath?" Purple Pearl said.
Luo Yu slowly shook his head.
"No need, since you've already come to understand everything."
"I will leave this place tomorrow and head for Sea God's Island, hoping you'll remember today's feeling of being bullied and treat the civilians better in the future."
"Actually, I'm well aware that without you, this sea area would be far more chaotic than it is now."
"You're not bad."
Listening to Luo Yu's words, Purple Pearl was taken aback.
What does this guy mean?
Was everything he did during the day a test for her, to help her understand a lesson?
Is this guy actually a gentleman?
Suddenly, Luo Yu's image in Purple Pearl's eyes underwent a revolutionary change, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
What an exceptional man he is.
Once again, Purple Pearl looked at Luo Yu's handsome and indifferent face, and thought about his terrifying strength and his ability to speak such measured words.
Beautiful Eyes couldn't help but become more and more enamored.
In her life, she had never seen such an extraordinary man.
Purple Pearl joked as if teasing, "You... you don't want me to be your wife anymore... have you changed your mind so quickly?"
"Ah?"
Luo Yu laughed out loud:
"What are wives for? Wives are lovers to be with day and night."
"A wife snatched away, won't she perhaps give you a secret stab in the middle of the night?"
"So you're saying, it was all fake?" Purple Pearl's heart trembled, suddenly feeling an indescribable sense of loss.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's with your reaction? Shouldn't you be happy? You're free."
"After I leave tomorrow, you will once again be the independent ruler, Purple Pearl."
"I..." Purple Pearl suddenly felt an unusual tightness in her chest and a bitter taste in her mouth, unable to speak.
"What's wrong?" Luo Yu asked.
"I'll be leaving first."
Purple Pearl seemed somewhat panicked, covering her cheeks and lowering her head as she quickly carried the basin and hurried toward the door...