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'''Zhang'''<ref name="EP 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 9|Episode 9]]</ref> was a [[China|Chinese]] laborer who worked in the port city of [[Macau]] when it was a colony under the [[Portuguese Empire]] in the 18th century. He lived in a [[Zhang's village|village]] settlement nestled in a forested valley behind the city with his wife and daughter. | '''Zhang'''<ref name="EP 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 9|Episode 9]]</ref> was a [[China|Chinese]] laborer who worked in the port city of [[Macau]] when it was a colony under the [[Portuguese Empire]] in the 18th century. He lived in a [[Zhang's village|village]] settlement nestled in a forested valley behind the city with his wife and daughter. | ||
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Zhang[1] was a Chinese laborer who worked in the port city of Macau when it was a colony under the Portuguese Empire in the 18th century. He lived in a village settlement nestled in a forested valley behind the city with his wife and daughter.
Biography
In February 1725, Zhang was caught in the middle of an engagement in Macau's port between the British Assassin Edward Kenway against ninja under the employment of the Templar Shimazu Saito. When a ninja attempted to eliminate Zhang for being a witness of the engagement, Edward saved his life by assassinating the ninja from behind. As more ninja arrived and surrounded them both,[2] they were saved by the arrival of John Young and his ship, who fired a cannon on the boat they were on and separated the engagement.[2] Upon being rescued onto John's ship, Edward sought to reenter the harbor to pursue Hendrik's lead but increased security around the harbor lead him to reconsider. As both him and John sought to lay low for the time being, Zhang offered both of them shelter at his home settlement nestled in a forested valley. Edward and John accepted the offer and traveled to Zhang's home aboard John's ship.[3]
Upon arrival, Zhang showed the pair around the village and helped them settle in. Edward later took John hunting in the nearby forest, with the two sharing their gains with the villagers upon their return to repay their favour of hospitality. However, the feast was interrupted by Zhang's wife, who revealed that their daugther's health was rapidly deteriorating.[3] Although unaware of the illness the girl was suffering from, Edward and John offered to help in any way they could, especially after being told that the same illness was plaguing the entire village. Believing that a solution of salt and sugar might prove useful, Edward went back to Macau to acquire the resources from a warehouse owned by affluential businesswoman Madam Lee.[4] Following his return, a remedy was made which saved most of the sick villagers' lives, although it was too late for Zhang's daughter, who ended up passing away.[1]
Despite the loss of their daughter, Zhang and his wife were nonetheless happy for the chance to spend her final moments together, and personally thanked Edward in the name of the entire village, who were similarly grateful and wanted to repay the favour. Edward initially wanted to turn down the offer, but after John told him it would be considered an insult in Chinese culture, he decided to ask Zhang and his fellow laborers to become his informants in Macau, in the hopes of learning more about Madam Lee. After a week, they managed to learn that Lee had acquired Hendrik's logbook and informed Edward and John.[1]
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