Feeling disheartened by the passage of his wife, the YuanLi sect leader shut himself away for many days, the newborn was cared for by two wet nurses, servants and Physician Shen. Xu Hui continued to watch the memory flash within the mind of the body she inhabited. Not eating or having a single sip of water, the sect leader fell into great depression, locked way in his chambers.
He only came out four times a month, barely eating what the servants brought to him, he no longer had the same countenance as before. Pressured by others not to leave the new born without a name, the YuanLi sect leader without putting much thought into it, gave his child the name Jiao without any festivities to mark the child's entry into the world.
Yuan Huiling was a delicate beauty of unsurpassed grace, it wasn't surprising when she caught the attention of the sect leader who was also good looking. Her passing was a deep loss to the sect, it was a time of great mourning.
Abandoning his duties, he left his sect behind, wandering from place to place, never caring for the child he bore. It was on one of these days, that he overheard some travelers talk about how the Young Miss of YuanLi sect bore a striking resemblance to the late wife of the YuanLi sect.
Wearing tattered robes of brown, with a scruffy appearance, Li Guoliang no longer looked like his handsome refined self of many years ago, having traveled from place to place for over a decade. His untidy hair with streaks of grey gave him a somewhat unwelcoming presence.
In a bid to satisfy his curiosity, Li Guoliang sneaked back into the sect to see for himself if the words he heard were true. It was late evening when he made it back, climbing over the sect walls, steadily moving in a stealth way to avoid the suspicion of the YuanLi sect members.
Walking side by side on the sect grounds was a young lady in green robes, heartily talking with the sect's physician and followed behind by a few chamber maids, Li Guoliang watched them from the tree he was perched on, he could only see the side of the young lady's face, but when she turned to face Physician Shen, that was when he saw her whole face.
Shocked by the striking resemblance to his late wife, Li Guoliang fell hard on the ground from where he was. Wanting to see who it was, the two ran over to the shabby looking man, who laid down in pain on the ground, unable to get up by himself.
At first, Physician Shen did not know who the scruffy man was, but on getting a closer look, he was shocked to see that the man lying on the ground was none other than the YuanLi sect leader! Taking to his knees he offered his greeting to the sect leader. Surprised by what she had discovered Li Jiao questioningly asked, "Father?!"
That was the last bit of memories Xu Hui saw, before she was pulled back by a stabbing headache that came from delving into the memories of Li Jiao.