Jiang Li was a concubine of the immortal sorcerer Zheng Zu, who bore him two children: Shang-Chi and Shi-Hua.
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While Shang-Chi was still a child, Jiang Li mysteriously disappeared after an argument with Zu, making him believe that she died. Instead, Jiang Li was banished to the Negative Zone and formed a psionic bond with mantid-like creatures that protected her and built her a house that looked just like the original House of the Deadly Hand. Jiang Li resided in the Negative Zone for many years, using her psionic abilities to reach out to her children. Shang-Chi began receiving her messages in his dreams shortly after becoming the new Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society. Believing it to be Shi-Hua, Shang-Chi and his siblings broke into the Baxter Building to enter the Negative Zone, only to find Jiang Li instead of Shi-Hua. Shang-Chi and the others were able to safely take Jiang Li back to Earth although she had mental issues because of her psionic bond to the mandis. While recuperating at the New House of the Deadly Hand, a mysterious figure approached Jiang Li, asking for her help.