Princess Lily Arrives

Lily and her team passed through the passage to the unknown world, full of anticipation and a little nervousness. The light at the end of the passage became brighter and brighter. Finally, they walked out of the passage and saw a vast underground forest in front of them. The trees were towering into the sky and the surroundings were filled with faint fluorescence, as if they had entered a dream world.

"This place is so beautiful, like a fairyland in a fairy tale!" Xiaofeng said excitedly.

"Don't be fooled by appearances," Mo Li said vigilantly, "There may be more dangers hidden here."

They walked cautiously in the forest, and suddenly heard laughter not far away. Following the sound, they saw a group of dwarfs in strange costumes holding a celebration in an open space.

"These dwarves seem very friendly," Ali said, "maybe we can ask them for some information."

Lily nodded and led everyone to the gathering of dwarfs. When the dwarfs saw them, they immediately greeted them warmly, and did not seem to mind the arrival of these uninvited guests.

"Welcome, welcome! Are you explorers of the maze?" a dwarf wearing a red hat asked with a smile.

"Yes, we're looking for a Time Stone," Lily replied politely.

The red-hat dwarf's face changed, and he whispered: "You must be careful, this forest is not just a beautiful place, it also hides great dangers."

"We need to know more," Mo Li said, "Can you give us some clues?"

The red-capped dwarf nodded and led them to an ancient stone tablet. On the stone tablet was engraved an ancient map marking various important locations in the forest.

"This forest is called the 'Forest of Time'. Legend has it that there are many treasures and secrets, but there are also many traps and monsters," the red-hat dwarf explained. "You need to be especially careful."

At this moment, a loud noise broke the silence, and a vibration came from deep in the forest. Lily and her team immediately became alert. The red-hat dwarf said palely: "That is the forest guardian. It seems that your arrival has attracted its attention."

"Forest Guardian?" Xiao Feng asked, "What is that?"

The red-hat dwarf whispered, "It is a huge monster that guards the secret of the Forest of Time. Only by defeating it can you enter the core of the forest and find the Time Gem you are looking for."

Lily took a deep breath and said to her companions, "It seems we have no other choice. We must face this monster."

They followed the instructions on the stone tablet and walked in the direction of the vibration. Not long after they walked, they saw the so-called forest guardian - a huge tree man with bark as hard as steel and red light flashing in his eyes, looking extremely ferocious.

"It looks like this is going to be really hard to deal with," Ali took out his high-tech equipment, "We have to think of a way."

Lily looked around and found that there were many vines and tree roots under the feet of the tree man. She came up with an idea. She said to her friends: "We can use these vines and tree roots to restrict its movements."

Mo Li nodded in agreement, drew his sword, quickly cut off some vines, and used them to create a simple trap. Xiao Feng used her Qinggong to divert the attention of the tree man, making him chase her.

The tree man was enraged by Xiao Feng's speed and swung the huge branch to attack frantically, but he didn't notice that he had fallen into a trap. Lily and Mo Li took the opportunity to wrap vines around its legs, making it unable to move.

Ali took advantage of this opportunity and shot a beam of strong light into the tree man's eyes, causing it to temporarily lose its sight. Taking advantage of the tree man's inability to attack, Lily used all her strength to pierce the tree man's heart with a sword. The tree man let out a loud roar, fell to the ground, and turned into a dead tree.

"We succeeded!" Xiaofeng said excitedly.

Lily wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile: "But we haven't found the Time Stone yet."

They continued to move forward and came to the core of the forest. There was an ancient altar, and on the altar was a gem that was shining with blue light. It was the Time Gem they were looking for.

Lily picked up the gem carefully. Suddenly, the stone statues around the altar moved. They were obviously the guardians of the altar.

"It seems we can't let our guard down yet." Mo Li said vigilantly.

When the statue attacked them, the red-hat dwarf appeared with a group of companions. They used some strange weapons to quickly repel the statue and buy time for Lily and the others.

"Take the gem and go!" the red-hat dwarf shouted.

Lily looked at them gratefully, quickly picked up the gem, and rushed out of the altar with her team. The stone statues were chasing them, but the dwarves used their wisdom and courage to successfully hold the stone statues back, giving Lily and her team a chance to escape.

"Thank you for your help!" Lily thanked the Red Riding Hood dwarves as she left.

The red-hat dwarf smiled and said, "Good luck to you, explorers of the maze."

Lily and her team walked out of the Forest of Time with the Time Stone. They knew that future adventures were still waiting for them, and they were ready to face more challenges.