Xialun Qing
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Xialun Qing was a Chinese woman who worked as a tea waitress aboard Sun's floating gambling hall in Macau in the early 18th century.
After meeting and falling in love with the Dutch navigator John Young in 1725, Qing was saved by him during the gambling ship's destruction by Sun's enemies. She subsequently joined the Zhang Wei Union, an organization founded by John's friend, the Assassin Edward Kenway, and used her medical knowledge to help the organization's members as a healer.
Biography
Meeting John Young
- John: "Only a fool of a man would fail to see your delightful charm. My dear, I do declare you've ignited a passion within me."
- Qing: "B-but, sir... are you sure you want to be with a girl like me?"
- John: "You'll break my heart with such modesty. Come, tell me your name at least."
- Qing: "My name... is Xialun Qing..."
- —Qing introducing herself to John, 1725.[src]-[m]
In 1725, while working aboard Sun's floating gambling hall, Qing met and fell in love with John Young, who had infiltrated the ship to serve as Edward Kenway's decoy.[1] After John got drunk, Qing gave him a hangover cure of her own creation, which she modestly described as a "silly old trick" she had picked up ages ago. However, John was impressed and began to flatter her, calling her the brightest woman he had ever met. Qing was embarrassed and questioned what John could possibly see in her, to which he admitted that Qing had ignited a passion within him and asked for her name.[2]
As Qing told John her name, the two closed in for a kiss, but were interrupted by a commotion outside their room. Seeing that the Shimazu ninja Edward had allied himself with were killing the ship's staff, John told Qing to hide and remain quiet if she wished to survive, before leaving to find Edward.[2]
However, the ship later began to be bombarded with cannon fire by Jeong, forcing the civilians and staff to evacuate it. In the resulting commotion, Qing was accidentally thrown overboard but was rescued by John, who had stolen a gunboat. Qing then joined him in picking up Edward and Shimazu Saito before the group was rescued from Jeong's fleet by the Fenghuang, the flagship of the Zhang Wei Union.[3]
Personality and traits
Qing was a modest woman who did not think very highly of herself. Although she became enamoured with John the moment she met him, she believed he was too good for her and as such was embarrassed when the navigator confessed his own feelings for her. In the end, however, she agreed to give their relationship a try,[2] especially after John had saved her life.[3] Although she would still be occassionally embarassed whenever John became overprotective of her, she came to enjoy the positive attention she received from him.[4]
Having been forced into a life of servitude aboard Sun's gambling ship, Qing saw joining the Zhang Wei Union as an opportunity to escape her old life and finally put her skills to better use. She enjoyed being in the company of people who treated her as an equal for the first time in her life and was excited to join them on their adventures.[4]
Equipment and skills
While working as an assistant to a doctor aboard Sun's gambling ship, Qing picked up some medical knowledge, allowing her to treat wounds and heal various ailments. She was also a skilled chemist as she assisted Yun Pyeong-Gyu in creating the poison darts for Edward's blowpipe.[4]
Gallery
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Qing with a disguised John aboard Sun's ship -
Qing and John closing in for a kiss -
Qing falling overboard during the evacuation of Sun's ship
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