Episode 13 (Ultimate Note)

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## Episode 13

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**Episode 13 (Ultimate Note)** is the thirteenth episode of the television series Ultimate Note.

## Story

After deciding to continue on their way, the hired men are freaked out by the voice imitation by the snakes but Wu Xie explains the biology behind it. They also reason that parrots are another kind of animal that is able to imitate the human voice. Hei Yanjing kills the snake. While walking they encounter a bright tunnel made of snake skin, with Wu Xie realizing it must be the snake skin of the Mother snake.

When taking a break, Wu Sanxing asks Wu Xie to subtly leave with Hei Yanjing but his nephew declines and reasons this whole exploration also has to do with him now. They have another conversation and Wu Sanxing reveals the videotapes were send to Wu Xie, Wu Sanxing and Zhang Qiling, with the latter giving his to Ning to gather the resources for the exploration from her company. When Wu Xie tells him Ning is dead, his uncle explains that their job is like free solo climbing; death awaits them and they still do it. After further talking, they strike a deal: Wu Xie gets to see his uncle's videotape and Wu Sanxing gets to read Chen Wenjin's diary. The videotape turns out to be an audio recording and when his uncle asks for the diary, Wu Xie reveals he did not bring it into the tunnels but left it in the camp. Wu Sanxing is shocked to have been tricked but Wu Xie retorts with the same word he heard from his uncle many times; he is doing it for his own good. Despite claiming shock, Wu Sanxing is visibly proud of his nephew.

While the two of them talk, the team leader tries to leave again and takes some of the rations of the other men. He is stopped by Hei Yanjing and Xie Yuchen who make a bet right in front of him about how far he might make it, with Hei betting on 1km and Xie claiming it will be over after 500 meters. The leader is visibly shocked and decides to stay, realizing he will not make it out alive on his own.

The group continues on their way and step onto sandy grounds. Trying to water the grounds and making it easier to dig, they decide to save water and relieve themselves on the sand instead. The plan is successful and they debate going down into the tunnel. Wu Xie does not trust his uncle and decides to go down as well and Wu Sanxing relents in the end but tells him not to be the first. They go down with Hei Yanjing and find one of the written signs by Zhang Qiling on the wall. Deeming it safe, they call for the others. Taking a rest shortly after, Wang Pangzi finally wakes up and Wu Xie is visibly delighted to see his friend getting better. Wu Sanxing looks on joyfully, seeing his nephew and Wang Pangzi joke around. Not long after they are attacked by snakes again and Wu Xie is separated from the group. Followed by a snake, he covers himself with mud from the floor and hides in one of the grave openings in the walls. After the snake is successfully diverted, he prays to the dead bodies to forgive his intrusion and is suprised when Zhang Qiling comes out of hiding as well.

Zhang Qiling takes him to see Chen Wenjin who has not aged a day since the exploration to the Paracel Underwater Tomb. Wu Xie has a lot of questions for her, regarding her sending the tapes and her youth. She reveals she has accompanied them since Madam Dolma, acting as her daughter-in-law, as well as being the woman in mud. She reveals their team went unconscious in the underwater tombs and awoke a week later in the Golmud Sanatorium, not knowing what happened to them during this time. Only later did they discover, they could not age. She also reveals she is slowly turning into the same monster as Huo Ling, as her body skips the dying part and turns into a monster, already giving off the same strange smell as Huo Ling. Chen Wenjin informs Wu Xie about the existence of "It", in her words, a strange force, keeping watch and leading their way according to its will. She is visibly afraid of "it". When looking at an exploration team photo to help answer some of Wu Xie's questions, he identifies Wu Sanxing on the picture. Chen Wenjin is shocked and reveals Wu Sanxing was the one to take the picture and is therefor not on the picture itself. Judging from their resemblance due to family relations, Chen Wenjin reveals to Wu Xie that his uncle is in truth Xie Lianhuan and only played Wu Sanxing. When Wu Xie retorts he read the message Xie Lianhuan left in the underwater tombs about Wu Sanxing being the reason of him dying, he writes it down on the floor and realizes he read it wrong. It actually read the other way around, revealing it was Wu Sanxing who got stuck in the tomb due to Xie Lianhuan.

Wang Pangzi finds them and informs them that Wu Sanxing is seriously hurt. Returning to the group, Wu Xie cares for his uncle, now revealed to be someone else, until Chen Wenjin reveals they know the truth now.

## Characters

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