 After his wife and son both died of illness, he trained his daughter in martial arts but wished her to stay home, despite her rebellious nature.He became interested in a student of his, Hwang Seong-gyeong, and tried to adopt him as his successor, although Hwang politely rejected the offer.Regardless, Han-myeong planned to marry his daughter with Hwang, which only caused Mi-na to run away from home for months, although she was eventually dragged back home by Hwang.