Episode 15 (Ultimate Note)

**Episode 15 (Ultimate Note)** is the fifteenth episode of the television series Ultimate Note.

## Story

While exploring the laboratory, Hei Yanjing triggers a hidden trap and the door closes on him and Xie Yuchen. They discover another puzzle to solve but are attacked by a moving jade servant. While Xie Yuchen defeats the jade servant, Hei Yanjing solves the puzzle by building a picture of symbiosis between human and animal. While continuing on their way, they discuss about the Nine Clans and Xie Yuchen wonders why all the families went to such great lengths to find immortality, believing there to be another reason.

Finding more signs on the way, Wu Xie and the group asks Zhang Qiling if he remembers something but he sadly shakes his head. They decide to continue onward, seeing his marks as a positive sign. They find a pond surrounding a coffin on an altar and Chen Wenjin explains, they entered the main water supply storage of the palace. Noticing that the strange vines on top of the altar are getting brighter, they inspect their surroundings and realize the vines are worms going into the water and feeding on their blood. They decide to cut the vines but the already established weight of the sucked blood triggers a trap around the coffin, shooting arrows from the ceiling. They continue fighting against the worms and face another wave of attacks by tiger keelbacks. Zhang Qiling takes care of the snakes while Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi cut more of the worms until the trap is no longer triggered. Suddenly an earthquake occurs and the snakes are spooked off. The group wonders what scared them off. The gate to another room opens and Chen Wenjin charges ahead.

They find a well preserved corpse sitting at a throne but, after further inspecting it, find out it is not the Heavenly Queen Mother but a replacement. They figure the Heavenly Queen Mother must have gone somewhere to be needing a replacement and they realize they are in the tomb of Xuan Nv, the Heavenly Queen Mother's general and protector, and they trigger a trap in front of the corpse on purpose, figuring it to be non-lethal. Fortunately it only removes the worms from the tomb. Zhang Qiling removes a necklace of the corpse replacement and hands it to Wu Xie, only stating it will keep him safe.

Chen Wenjin desperately searches further ahead, running out of time and afraid of turning into a creature like Huo Ling. She finds the Heavenly Queen Mother's stone ceiling, a jade meteorite of an enormous size and claims it as the end goal she searched for. Wu Xie, worried for her safety, gives her a rope and she enters but leaves the rope behind. Zhang Qiling immediately follows her. Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie try following but the sledge is too slippery for them to reach. They wait at the bottom and are soon joined by Hei Yanjing and Xie Yuchen who solved the puzzle, able to come to their friends.

Discussing about the jade meteorite, Hei Yanjing doubts Chen Wenjin will come back but does believe in Zhang Qiling's return. When Xie Yuchen also plans to enter, Hei Yanjing removes his glasses and dissuades him from going any further, reasoning that sometimes the unknown should not be taken lightly and sometimes be left unexplored. Xie Yuchen relents and decides this was not his end goal. Wu Xie decides to wait for Zhang Qiling to return, regretting not having stayed at the Bronze Gate when Zhang Qiling left the last time. With Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi staying for their friend, the others decide to leave first.

The leader of the hired man, Tuoba, leaves his supplies for Wang Pangzi and Wu Xie and leaves with the others, being the only hired man left alive of the group. Xie Yuchen leaves signs behind to show the ones staying behind the correct path. When returning to the room where Xie Lianhuan rested, they find nothing but hints of snakes. Hei Yanjing comforts his friend, reassuring him that the old man is strong and smart enough to stay alive. They find another pond with special shrimp inside and when Tuoba utters his hungriness, Hei Yanjing makes him eat one of the shrimp.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi continue waiting for their friend and Wang Pangzi starts collecting water in a bottle which is dripping from the stone. They strike a deal, to leave when the bottle is full. While Wu Xie falls asleep, the bottle fills up and Wang Pangzi sadly looks as his friend and where Zhang Qiling left, before deciding to pour out all the water and start collecting from the beginning, giving his friend more time.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Wang Pangzi
* Zhang Qiling
* Hei Yanjing
* Xie Yuchen
* Wu Sanxing's men
* Mop
* Chen Wenjin

## Locations

* Underground tunnels
* Inner sanctum of Heavenly Queen Mother's Palace
* Jade meteorite
* Shrimp pool

## Creatures

* Poisonous snakes (tiger keelback)
* Blood sucking worms