After Marrying a Vegetative Princess, I Went Crazy With Joy! - Chapter 131:

... again felt Su Lis stubbornness and difficulty.

To be fair, what Li Er told Su Li about the king with a different surname wasnt a deception. He truly intended to offer Su Li this royal position. However, Su Lis intuition wasnt wrong.

Merely subduing Tubo wouldnt warrant an immediate title from a different lineage. Even accomplished generals like Li Jing were only granted ducal titles, not kingships.

Su Lis victory over Tubo was significant, but it wasnt a crisis-threatenin ...