The protagonist of the drama within the story. Born as Yao Sanya into a poor farming family, sold at age six, rescued by the Lin family who owned Lingcao Hall medical clinic. Given the name Sanxiu (alternative name for lingzhi mushroom). She had remarkable talent in medicine, absorbed spiritual energy from a heavenly general's gift, and underwent silent cultivation transforming her entirely. She had no romantic storyline in the first twenty episodes. She formed close friendships with Mrs. Lin's daughter, a turtle demon, and ghostly messenger Wang Yan.
