Protagonists
- Li Wenxiu (李文秀 – Lǐ Wénxiù) – The protagonist, a Han Chinese girl raised in Kazakh territory who learns martial arts from Hua Hui
- Hua Hui (华辉 – Huá Huī) – A hermit martial artist who becomes Li Wenxiu’s master, later revealed to be the Kazakh Walazi
- Old Man Ji/Ma Jiajun (老马家俊 – Lǎo Mǎ Jiājùn) – Li Wenxiu’s guardian, later revealed to be Hua Hui’s former apprentice
- Supu (苏普 – Sū Pǔ) – A Kazakh youth and Li Wenxiu’s childhood love interest
- Aman (阿曼 – Ā Màn) – A Kazakh girl known as “the walking flower of the grasslands” who becomes Supu’s lover
Important characters
- Li San the White Horse (李三 – Lǐ Sān) – Li Wenxiu’s father
- Shangguan Hong the Three Lady of the Gold and Silver Swords (上官虹 – Shàngguān Hóng) – Li Wenxiu’s mother
- Suluk the First Warrior of the Kazakhs (苏鲁克 – Sū Lǔkè) – Supu’s father
- Chen Dahai (陈大海 – Chén Dàhǎi) – The bandit leader who killed Li Wenxiu’s parents
- The Three Heroes of Lüliang (吕梁三杰 – Lǚliáng Sānjí)
- Huo Yuanlong (霍元龙 – Huò Yuánlóng) – The Divine Sabre Shakes Guanxi
- Shi Zhongjun (石中君 – Shí Zhōngjūn) – The Plum Blossom Spear
- Ding Tong (丁同 – Dīng Tóng) – The Two-Headed Snake