jumping off a cliff. Zhongnan School and associates Fu Qingzhu () is an eccentric swordsman and physician from the Zhongnan School (). He is renowned for his mastery of the "Infinite Swordplay" (). Mao Wanlian () is Mao Pijiang and Dong Xiaowan's daughter who was raised and trained in martial arts by Fu Qingzhu. She meets Gui Zhongming, who was suffering from hallucinations then, and helps him recover from his trauma and reunites him with his family. Gui Zhongming falls in love with her and becomes extremely protective of her. Just like her parents, she is talented in poetry and literary arts. She develops a close relationship with Nalan Rongruo because of their common interest, but marries Gui Zhongming eventually. Shan Sinan () is Fu Qingzhu's senior and Liu Jingyi's close friend. He becomes Liu Yufang's godfather and trains her in swordplay. Wu family Wu Yuanying () is the master of the Wu Family Manor and a close friend of Fu Qingzhu. He offers shelter to the rebels in his residence. Wu Chenghua () is Wu Yuanying's son. Lian Nichang and associates Lian Nichang / Lian Nishang (), nicknamed "White Haired Demoness" (), is the protagonist of Baifa Monü Zhuan and Zhuo Yihang's lover. She was heartbroken after she wrongly believed that Zhuo Yihang had betrayed her love, and her hair turned white overnight. She died at the age of 100, and her corpse is last seen lying beside Zhuo Yihang's shrunken remains. Hamaya (), nicknamed "Flying Red Sash" (), is Lian Nichang's apprentice and the love rival of Nalan Minghui in Saiwai Qixia Zhuan. Her hair turned white overnight after Yang Yuncong rejected her. She resolves her rivalry with Nalan and saves Yilan Zhu from death. She transfers her love for Yang Yuncong to Yilan Zhu and treats her like a daughter. At the end of the novel, she returns to her former position as the chief of her tribe. Wu Qiongyao () is Wu Yuanying's daughter. By chance, she encounters Lian Nichang, who accepts her as an apprentice. Despite learning martial arts for only three years under Lian Nichang's tutelage, she emerges as a powerful swordswoman. She marries Li Siyong eventually and bears him a son and a daughter. She settles on Mount Heaven with her children after her husband's death. Wudang School Xin Longzi () is Zhuo Yihang's first apprentice. While he was in Tibet, he once