张无忌
Zhao Min helps her father with his mission by stirring up conflict between the Ming Cult and the various martial arts sects in the "wulin". Under her command, she has several martial artists serving as mercenaries in Chaghan Temür's army, including the Xuanming Elders, Huogong Toutuo's apprentices, and the "Divine Arrow Eight Heroes". She makes her first appearance in the novel by using the Ten Fragrances Tendon-Weakening Powder to poison martial artists from the six major "orthodox" sects and capture them and imprison them in Wan'an Monastery in the Yuan capital, Dadu. The powder does not kill, but it renders the victim unable to use his/her inner energy. As the six sects have recently made peace with the Ming Cult, Zhao Min intends to lure Zhang Wuji, the cult's new leader, into a trap and capture him. However, Zhang Wuji sees through her ruse and avoids being captured.