Qin Ye immediately sprang to his feet upon hearing this.

In this instant, the excitement in his heart was like scorching flames, erupting all the way up to the top of his head. His Yin energy surged out of his body uncontrollably, sending Secretary Jiang flying into the wall like a ragdoll, but neither Qin Ye nor Secretary Jiang himself paid any heed to that. Right as Qin Ye closed his eyes and took a deep breath to try and regain control over his own turbulent Yin energy, Secretary Jiang asked, "Your Excellency, should we further increase the security measures in the Yin Mountains?"

Qin Ye nodded in response as he waved a dismissive hand, upon which Secretary Jiang immediately departed. After that, Qin Ye turned to the researcher and asked, "When did it happen?"

"10 minutes ago!" The researcher wanted to stand up, but his legs felt like jelly. Right as he gritted his teeth and prepared to try and stand up again, a hand was offered to him.

He grabbed onto the hand in an unsteady manner to haul himself to his feet, then immediately collapsed onto a chair. "Thank you, Yanluo Qin."

"Skip the formalities and tell me what I want to hear!" Qin Ye said in an urgent voice. "Are you certain we've discovered the proton Yin rune? Which layer of the Yin rune wheel does it belong to?"

The researcher replied in a trembling voice, "It belongs to the third layer,...