Ling Xiaoyu was a young, talented martial artist who dreamed of building the perfect theme park in China. Her teacher and distant relative, Wang Jinrei, told her about Heihachi Mishima, owner of the wealthy and resource rich Mishima Zaibatsu. Xiaoyu wished to seek him out to make her dream of a reality but was unsure how to get to Japan. Her chance came when she was on holiday with her family in Hong Kong. She left her family and stowed away on a yacht marked with the Mishima Zaibatsu’s name. She was discovered by the staff on the yacht after they left port, and Heihachi Mishima was alerted to the situation.