Ting was happy when he heard of the words of his master and even asked whether his master can open for him, but unfortunately Cixi said that she can't, even to the point of what to do, saying maybe you yourself have to open it and for that you need to be stronger, telling him to let the nature take care of it and let time nurture it.
Ting was a bit disappointed and depressed but as he was about to walk out Cixi said something which his grandfather used to tell him, "patience makes you taste the sweetest fruits at the right moment".
His grandfather used to tell him that he should have patience more than anyone else, even if the world buried it, even if the people forget it, he should always walked the path with patience.
So he took a new resolve that day to go slowly in his path, to getting back his inner strength and to hone his swordplay to the very best and be the greatest swordman.
To learn, to work, to practice, to experience, to be patients, to rest.
So Ting practicing and training hi body and mind every day with rigorous training schedule by his master. as Cixi insist on him training his physical strength, telling him that he is in handicapped scene with concerns with every one as he is unable to use inner strength so he needs to be stronger, wiser, train harder than anyone else,
so Ting will get up in morning go running in the jungle to find herbs and food and after it he will practice his swordplay and after it he will have lunch,
then he will go to the library and afterwards he will spar with his master where she beat him down every single time and that too very badly. he take medicinal bath, meditate and sometime in night he with his master go on to hunting.
He does this everyday and to the surprise of his master he seems to be more happy. passion was in motion with him in every movement, as his grandfather used to tell him 'to do things with passion and interest, happily. to do that he should follow his heart and do what he wants'.
so Ting very much takes all his actions, behavior, intellect, character and thinking from his grandfather as his grandfather was always by his side during childhood.