"Jiang below is the grandson of Fang Xiaoru. My father narrowly escaped during the Yongle purge. In order to avoid being hunted, he traveled westward to Europe and died... To protect Zhou Quan..."
From the 14th century to the early 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by Fang Xiaoru. In 1402, Zhu Di successfully usurped the throne with the help of the Templars and launched a purge of assassins. Thousands of assassins, including Fang Xiaoru, were killed. The Knights Templar seized the supreme power of China and controlled the entire Ming Dynasty.
Fang Xiaoru's son Fang Zhongyu survived and fled to the Western Regions with the caravan, traveling to Europe. Later, he died trying to save his only son Fang Jiang, which made Zhu Jianshen's minions mistakenly believe that the target was completely destroyed and retreated to the Central Plains.
In 1470, Fang Jiang, who was wandering to Rome, met Giovanni Auditore, a senior Italian Assassin on his way back, and became a member of the Italian Brotherhood.
That year, Fang Jiang was ten years old.