Jo San and Jo Yon’s father, Jo Shou, tells them about Houhou’s past. When Jo Shou was a child, his father and mother saved Houhou when she was being attacked by men in the mountains of the Chinese countryside. At the time she was very quiet, had no memories, and only remembered her name. Jo Shou started to live with her. Houhou trained very hard to control her ki, and Jo Shou would spend time training with her and farming with her. One day, the village was attacked by bandits. The bandits set their eyes on Houhou. Jo Shou’s father begged them to let her go, but they attacked with their sharp blade. What happened to his father? What happened to Houhou?
But I kept the ki a secret 
from everyone in the village,
لكنّي أبقيت أمر الكي سرًّا عن كافة أهل القرية
Aber das mit dem Ki
habe ich vor den Leuten im Dorf
Pero nunca le conté 
a nadie sobre el ki.
Pero nunca le conté 
a nadie sobre el ki.
Mais je ne parlais pas du Qi
aux gens du pays,
Però, mantenni questa cosa nascosta
a tutti gli abitanti del villaggio,
Mas eu continuei escondendo 
 meu ki de todo mundo na vila,
Только рассказывать было нельзя: