Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Jiang Nian tightened his grip on the water glass slightly. "The marker just became active a bit."

Yang Zhan's eyes sharpened: "Take the initiative?"

“No.” Jiang Nian closed his eyes and sensed it. “It’s resonance.”

“There was something nearby that resonated with my marker at a frequency.”

Li Su's voice immediately came through the walkie-talkie: "Instructor, should we expand the search area?"

Yang Zhan pressed the walkie-talkie. "Everyone stay where you are. Jiang Nian, can you confirm the direction?"

Jiang Nian closed her eyes again, focusing her attention on the subtle fluctuations within her body.

Three seconds later, he opened his eyes and pointed southeast: "Over there. No more than three hundred meters away."

"That's the props warehouse."

Director Zhang Yi's voice came from the monitor, "An old warehouse, usually used to store unused set materials."

Yang Zhan immediately ordered: "Zhao Qing and Zhou Yan, you two go and scout the perimeter of the warehouse. Li Su and Wang Chuang, keep a close eye on all the entrances and exits of the rooftop."

"clear."

Shooting is paused.

Lin Wan and Chen Xiao walked over, both looking somewhat uneasy.

"Teacher Jiang, what happened?" Lin Wan asked softly.

"There's a minor problem with the equipment."

Jiang Nian said calmly, "The director is making adjustments. Let's take a ten-minute break."

Director Zhang Yi readily picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Lighting crew, adjust the reflectors! Makeup artists, touch up the actors' makeup!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yang Zhan pushed Jiang Nian to a sheltered corner on the rooftop.

Is the resonance intensity increasing?

"No, it remains at a very low level."

Yang Zhan sneered, "It seems the organization is being very cautious this time."

Su Qing's encrypted tablet suddenly vibrated. She quickly glanced at it and read: "Emergency communication from the base."

"catch."

Bai Yongxu's image appeared on the screen.

"Jiang Nian, Yang Zhan, listen to me." Bai Yongxu spoke very quickly, "We just deciphered part of the organization's encrypted communications from last night."

"According to Qin Lao's analysis, they may have deployed some kind of detection device near you to collect feedback data on your labeled activity."

"What is the purpose?" Yang Zhan asked.

Bai Yongxu switched the screen to display a waveform analysis graph, "To improve their detection system and make it easier to find you in the future. Also..."

He paused. "They're activating markers in your body."

Jiang Nian and Yang Zhan exchanged a glance.

"Remote activation? Is that possible?"

Jiang Nian asked.

“Theoretically, it’s possible if the frequencies match perfectly,” Old Qin’s voice cut in. “It’s like turning on a TV with a remote control. Your end is the receiver, and theirs is the transmitter.”

What will happen after activation?

"do not know."

Old Qin frankly admitted, "But it certainly won't be anything good."

"Can it be blocked?" Yang Zhan asked.

"We are trying anti-phase interference, but it will take time to build the model."

Old Qin's voice was filled with anxiety, "Jiang Nian, you must leave that area immediately!"

Jiang Nian looked at Yang Zhan.

Yang Zhan shook his head: "It's too late."

"If they have already set up a trap, then leaving now might actually lead to falling into one's own trap."

"What should we do then?" Su Qing asked anxiously.

“Let’s play along,” Jiang Nian suddenly said. “If they want to test, let them test. But what they find out is up to us.”

"What do you mean?" Bai Yongxu frowned.

Jiang Nian looked at the suppressor on his wrist: "Old Qin, what would happen if I actively released the marker harmonics, but slightly adjusted the frequency?"

"Are you crazy?"

Old Qin exclaimed, "That's tantamount to actively revealing our location and status!"

“They already know where I am,” Jiang Nian said calmly, “but they don’t know the extent of my control.”

"What if the harmonic frequency I emit differs slightly from the frequency they detect? Could that mislead their data?"

There was a few seconds of silence on Qin Lao's end, followed by the sound of rapid keyboard typing.

“It’s theoretically feasible!” he said excitedly.

"But how do you control it?" Bai Yongxu asked.

Jiang Nian looked at Yang Zhan: "I need a little excitement."

Yang Zhan understood: "Use internal force to activate?"

"Correct."

"That's too risky." Su Qing grabbed Jiang Nian's wheelchair. "Teacher Jiang, your injuries haven't healed yet. What if you lose control..."

"It won't get out of control." Yang Zhan patted Su Qing on the shoulder. "I'm watching him."

He turned to the screen: "Old Bai, give the order."

Bai Yongxu stared at Jiang Nian for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "Approved. But if any abnormalities occur, it will be suspended immediately."

"clear."

Communication ends.

Yang Zhan pushed Jiang Nian back to the filming area and gestured to Director Zhang Yi to continue.

Although Zhang Yi was confused, he still picked up the megaphone and shouted, "All departments, prepare! Begin!"

Field recorder.

The camera focused on Jiang Nian again.

This time, Jiang Nian's performance was even more profound.

Behind the monitor, several staff members couldn't help but tear up.

At this moment, changes that are invisible to outsiders are taking place within Jiang Nian's body.

Yang Zhan stood behind him, one hand gently resting on his shoulder, slowly channeling his inner energy into him.

"It's starting," Jiang Nian said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

He closed his eyes.

Within the body, the marker activity, like an awakened volcano, begins to surge slowly and steadily.

But this time, Jiang Nian did not let them erupt.

He confined this power within specific meridian channels, guiding it to flow along predetermined paths.

Jiang Nian recalled the data model that Qin Lao had given him before.

“Now,” Jiang Nian whispered.

In the warehouse of Zone D, 300 meters away, the waveform on the black instrument screen hidden among the piles of old props suddenly started to jump violently!
"Frequency shift!"

The man wearing headphones whispered, "An abnormal phase difference has appeared in the target harmonics!"

Another man in overalls immediately came over to him.

The man wearing headphones quickly operated the instrument, asking, "Recalibrate?"

“No.” The man in overalls squinted. “This shift is too regular; it doesn’t seem like a natural fluctuation. He’s testing us.”

"What should I do?"

"Increase the power," the man in overalls ordered. "The master wants complete data, not these little tricks."

"But increasing the power might allow for counter-detection..."

"Excuting an order."

"Yes!"

The instrument emitted a low hum, and the power output pointer slowly moved to the right.

On the rooftop, Jiang Nian's body trembled.

"What's wrong?" Yang Zhan immediately noticed.

“They’ve increased their output,” Jiang Nian said through gritted teeth. “The resonance intensity is increasing.”

"Can you hold on?"

“That’s fine for now.” Jiang Nian adjusted his breathing. “But they’re trying to stimulate it with different frequencies.”

Zhao Qing's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Instructor, there's movement in the warehouse. The heat source signal is increasing, and there are electromagnetic fluctuations."

"Several people?"

“At least two. The warehouse windows are blocked, so we can’t see inside.” Yang Zhan thought quickly: “Li Su, take two men and approach the warehouse from the west side. Don’t alert them. Wang Chuang, keep a close eye on the area around the rooftop to prevent them from being lured away.”

"clear."

Filming continues.

Jiang Nian's close-up shots have been filmed, and now it's the stand-in's turn to film the wide shot from the other side.

Director Zhang Yi was very satisfied with today's progress. Holding the walkie-talkie, he said, "Okay, that take is good! Prepare for the next shot, the rooftop dialogue scene!"

Lin Wan and Chen Xiao walked over, ready to rehearse their lines with Jiang Nian.

But that's it.

Jiang Nian suddenly clutched his chest!

"Teacher Jiang!" Su Qing exclaimed.

Yang Zhan stepped forward, placed his palm on Jiang Nian's chest, and channeled his inner force to forcefully stabilize the restless marks within Jiang Nian's body.

In the warehouse.

The man in overalls stared at the data stream on the screen, his eyes growing brighter: "Resonance rate is 43%, and it's still rising. The target is showing obvious physiological reactions, but he's resisting."

"Do you want more power?" the man wearing headphones asked.

"Add it." The man in overalls said without hesitation, "Increase it to seventy percent output. The master said we must get the complete activation data today."

"However, there is a 70% chance that it will cause permanent nerve damage."

"So what?"

The man in overalls sneered, "As long as the person doesn't die, being a little mentally impaired won't affect their ability to be a key."

The instrument emitted an even louder buzzing sound.

On the rooftop, Jiang Nian groaned, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Teacher Jiang!"

Lin Wan was so startled that her hand trembled, and the script fell to the ground.

Chen Xiao panicked: "Director! Teacher Jiang, he..."

Director Zhang Yi rushed over: "Quickly, call a doctor!"

"No need!" Yang Zhan stopped him sharply. "It's just a relapse of an old injury, a normal reaction. Su Qing, take Jiang Nian to the rest area."

As he spoke, he channeled even more powerful internal energy into Jiang Nian's body, forcefully suppressing the almost rampaging activity of the markers.

The suppression effect has been significantly weakened.

The organization's detection frequency has found a breakthrough and is frantically stimulating Jiang Nian's nervous system.

"Can it be cut off?"

"Let me try……"

Jiang Nian closed her eyes and focused all her attention on her body.

Inside the warehouse, the waveform on the screen suddenly started shaking violently!
"What's going on?" The man in overalls frowned.

"The target is using anti-jamming!" the man with the headset exclaimed. "It has embedded irregular fluctuations into the resonance, and our detection signal is being contaminated!"

"Suppress him!"

"It's already increased to 80%!"

"Then increase it to one hundred percent!" the man in overalls roared.

"There's a 100% chance it will burn out the instrument!"

"Get the data even if it has to be burned! Execute the order!"

The instrument emitted a piercing shriek, and the power pointer suddenly slammed to its limit.

On the rooftop, Jiang Nian's body was trembling violently!
"Jiang Nian!" Yang Zhan's expression changed.

He could sense that the activity of the marker in Jiang Nian's body was rising at a dangerous rate.

Jiang Nian squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, "Instructor Yang... needle..."

Yang Zhan immediately understood.

He quickly took out the small cloth bag from the side pocket of Jiang Nian's wheelchair and pulled out three silver needles.

"Hold it in."

The moment the needle pierced through, Jiang Nian's body stiffened abruptly, and a portion of the surging internal energy within him was forcibly cut off.

Jiang Nian's vision went black, and she almost lost consciousness.

But with all three needles applied, the almost out-of-control power was finally temporarily contained.

In the warehouse.

"The resonance rate is dropping drastically!" the man wearing headphones shouted. "From 76 percent to 31 percent... no, 20 percent... and it's still dropping!"

The man in overalls stared at the screen, his face ashen: "He cut the connection. How is that possible? Our frequency has been optimized through thousands of experiments. How could he have cut it on his own?"

The man in overalls was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"interesting."

He shut down the instrument. "Today's data is enough. Although it's not fully activated, it has at least proven a lot of important information."

He picked up the black instrument case: "Withdraw. Today's objective has been achieved."

"That target..."

“The master has other plans.” The man in overalls walked to the back door of the warehouse. “Soon, he will come to us himself.”

The two quickly disappeared into the back alley of the warehouse.

A few minutes later, Li Su led his men to the warehouse, only to find an empty room and some messy footprints on the ground.

"Instructor, the person has escaped."

Li Su reported over the walkie-talkie, "The site was cleaned up very well; we only found this."

He picked up a black object about the size of a button from the ground.

"Bring it back," Yang Zhan said.

On the rooftop, Jiang Nian's condition has temporarily stabilized thanks to the effects of the Three Needles to Seal the Meridians.

But the price is weakness.

Extremely weak.

He leaned back in his wheelchair, his face as pale as paper, his breathing so weak it was almost inaudible.

"Teacher Jiang..."

Su Qing wiped his sweat while crying.

Lin Wei and Chen Lu had prepared first aid equipment, but Yang Zhan stopped them.

"The effects of the pulse-sealing acupuncture should not be interfered with by medication; let it subside naturally." Yang Zhan looked at Jiang Nian. "How are you feeling?"

"I feel like my body has been drained," Jiang Nian managed to say.

“They withdrew,” Yang Zhan said. “Li Su found this in the warehouse.”

He opened his palm, revealing the black button in the center.

Qin Lao's image immediately popped up on the tablet: "Quick! Let me see!"

Yang Zhan placed the button in front of the camera.

Old Qin leaned closer to the screen, "The organization has developed the latest model of miniature resonance generator! No wonder it can penetrate such a long distance!"

"Can you analyze their frequency data?"

"Yes, but it will take time."

Old Qin said quickly, "Jiang Nian, you did a great job just now. That anti-interference fluctuation was very subtle and successfully contaminated their data."

“But they also got what they wanted,” Jiang Nian said wearily. “They now know that remote activation is feasible.”

"But the cost is high."

Qin Lao pulled up a set of data. "Based on waveform analysis, their power output just now was close to the equipment's limit. To complete full activation, more energy would be needed, the equipment would be more conspicuous, and it would be easier for us to find it."

Bai Yongxu's voice interjected: "So this is a competition."

"We develop shielding technology, while they improve activation equipment. Whoever breaks through first will gain the upper hand."

"So now..." Su Qing asked.

"After we finish filming today's scenes," Jiang Nian said, straightening up a bit. "We can't let them think we're scared."

Yang Zhan looked at him: "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed." Jiang Nian nodded. "And... I need some time to recover. How long will the effects of the meridian-sealing acupuncture last?"

"About twenty minutes." Yang Zhan checked his watch. "After that, there will be a three to four-hour period of weakness, but you will be able to move around normally."

"That's enough to finish filming the rest of the scenes."

Director Zhang Yi asked cautiously, "Jiang Nian, can you really continue?"

"can."

"Director, let's hurry up."

The subsequent filming went surprisingly smoothly.

Lin Wan and Chen Xiao were also drawn in, and the three of them delivered a seamless performance in one take. (End of Chapter)