Episode 16 (Ultimate Note)

**Episode 16 (Ultimate Note)** is the sixteenth episode of the television series Ultimate Note.

## Story

Hei Yanjing and Xie Yuchen manage to exit into the rain forest and camp for the night, before continuing their journey through the desert. They struggle pulling Tuoba, whose energy is spend, through the desert and end up having to pull him by his feet. To distract themselves, they think about how they would prepare Tuoba as their food supply. They manage to return to the city and realize they are going separate ways. Hei Yanjing gives Xie Yuchen a wooden knife as a keepsake and leaves for Hangzhou for another mission while Xie Yuchen returns to Beijing.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi continue waiting for their friend and Wang Pangzi regularly empties the bottle once it is full, not ready to give up hope yet. They continue doing so for days until their food supply is running out. Left with only one dry pack of food, Wu Xie agrees to leave when they finished the last one. Wang Pangzi puts it aside and proposes sleeping, as they will not feel the hunger then, delaying their leave as much as possible.

Some time later, Wu Xie awakes when he hears a sound and thinks he is hallucinating Zhang Qiling before him. He realizes it is not a hallucination and immediately goes to his almost unconscious friend. When they ask him about what happened, he only warns them they are running out of time and is visibly scared of something. Upon further questioning, they realize he might have lost his memory again. Angry about his friend's situation, Wu Xie tries to jump and see inside the jade meteorite and gets a short glance at a woman. He recognizes her from the Heavenly Queen Mother's replacement and falls down in shock. Scared and confused by her apparently still being alive, they pack their things, Wu Xie carries the unconscious Zhang Qiling and they leave in a hurry.

Back in Xuan Nv's tomb, another earthquake strikes and they realize it was actually the Snake Mother breaking through the floor. Faced with the giant snake, they try to protect their unconscious friend and Wu Xie realizes the necklace Zhang Qiling gave him earlier, keeps the snake away. He successfully drives it away and they follow Xie Yuchen's marks to exit the palace. Seeing the empty room of snake traces, where Xie Lianhuan was left, Wu Xie is visibly worried for his pretend-uncle's well-being but Wang Pangzi suggest Xie Yuchen probably took him with them. When encountering the ponds with the special shrimp, Wang Pangzi tries to still his hunger with them but realizes they do not taste good. He claims they taste like "Australian lobster" and tricks Wu Xie into eating some as well. He also feeds one to their unconscious friend. Shortly after, Zhang Qiling awakes for a short moment before fainting again and Wang Pangzi takes over carrying him.

They successfully return to the rain forest and hurry through to not be caught by the snakes. They also help cover a still weak Zhang Qiling in mud to keep the snakes away. They manage to return to the desert, with a now awake Zhang Qiling walking on his own feet. Struggling with hunger, thirst and the heat, they are saved by Madam Dolma and Tashi. They had also saved Pan Zi who takes care of Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling, who is sporting a fever and exhaustion.

During a bonfire talk with Madam Dolma, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi learn that Zhang Qiling is "hiding his soul" and needs to find it, leaving consequences of failure in the open. Wu Xie trusts in his friend succeeding and further establishes he will help his friend, even if Zhang Qiling does not succeed. They are accompanied to the highway and have to wait for some time until travelers drive by, able to take them to the city. On the way, Wu Xie reminisces about his past with Xie Lianhuan who he thought to be his uncle.

Back at home, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi take Zhang Qiling to the hospital but even after half a month no improvement is foreseeable. They encounter Dr. Liang Wan who tells them they need further tests before being able to say anything about their friend. But Zhang Qiling's body temperature rises enough for his Qilin tattoo to show on itself. When discussing about their friend, Liang Wan enters the room to quiet them down but is shocked when seeing the tattoo. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi usher her outside and close the door in her face.

Xie Yuchen and Wu Xie meet up and are shocked when they realize they both have no idea where Wu Sanxing went. During the confrontation, Xie Yuchen asserts his trust in Xie Lianhuan but Wu Xie admits he does not trust Wu Sanxing anymore. Calming down, Xie Yuchen talks with Wu Xie and makes him realize how he was groomed by the Mystic Nine to explore all the different locations. Xie Yuchen openly wonders why it was Wu Xie they chose and not him. Wu Xie decides to get to the bottom of everything, not for the Mystic Nine but for his friends and family. Xie Yuchen declares he will also continue exploring and is set on finding out the truth.

Back at the hospital, Wu Xie writes a letter to his second uncle, Wu Erbai, while Wang Pangzi cares for Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie writes about what he found out during the last adventure. He is interrupted by Pan Zi who is also still in the hospital and asks Wu Xie for news about Wu Sanxing, not knowing about his real identity. Wu Xie decides to keep it a secret and asks Pan Zi to take care of Wu Sanxing's business deals for the moment. After sending Pan Zi off first to go back to Changsha, Wu Xie gets a call from his uncle, Wu Erbai, and confronts him about the Mystic Nine's plan. His uncle relents and offers to tell him the truth face to face.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Wang Pangzi
* Zhang Qiling
* Hei Yanjing
* Xie Yuchen
* Mop
* Pan Zi

## Locations

* Underground tunnels
* Jade meteorite
* Shrimp pool
* Hospital in Beijing

## Creatures

* Corpse-Eaters
* Tiger Kneel Back
* Mother Snake