Princess Lily Arrives

After the celebration party in Starlight City, Lily and her team prepared to return to their own world. However, just as they were about to step into the portal, a woman in a gorgeous robe suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

"Wait a minute, I'm one of the elders of this city, Alina," the woman said with a smile, "Are you willing to accept a special mission?"

Lily looked at Elina curiously, "Special mission? What kind of mission is it?"

Elina explained: "On the other side of our alien world, there is a place called 'Time Market'. It gathers traders from all over time and space, selling all kinds of strange and bizarre items. Recently, we got news that someone tried to conduct illegal transactions through the Time Market to buy a magical artifact that can manipulate time. If this artifact falls into the hands of bad people, the consequences will be disastrous."

"A magical tool that controls time?" Xiao Li's eyes lit up. "It sounds like big news!"

"Yes, we need you to sneak into the Time Market, find the artifact, and stop this transaction." Elina said.

Lily nodded, "Okay, we accept this mission."

Elina gave them a detailed map and a pass to the Time Market, and Lily and her team immediately passed through the portal and embarked on a new adventure.

The Time Market is located in a fantastical parallel time and space. The stalls in the market are full of various kinds, and traders from all times and worlds are bustling about, buying and selling all kinds of strange and bizarre items.

"This is so amazing!" Xiao Li said excitedly, "Look at that stall, they're actually selling dinosaur eggs!"

"Don't forget our mission." Yeying reminded.

Lily and her team decided to split up and look for clues about the artifact. She and Xiao Li came to a seemingly inconspicuous stall, where an old man wearing round-frame glasses was concentrating on wiping a glowing stone.

"Grandpa, have you ever heard of a magical artifact that can control time?" Lily asked politely.

The old man looked up at them and smiled. "A divine tool that controls time? You are well-informed. I heard that a mysterious buyer has been eyeing that thing, and the transaction will be carried out on the black market tonight."

"Black market?" Xiao Li asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the black market is in the basement of the market. Only people with special passes can enter." The old man said, taking out two black passes from his pocket, "I happen to have two here, I'll give them to you."

Lily took the pass, thanked the old man, and immediately notified Ye Ying and Zhang San to come and meet up.

They soon found the entrance to the black market, a seemingly ordinary underground passage. There were two tall and mighty guards at the entrance. They carefully checked Lily and her friends' passes and let them through after confirming that they were correct.

"This place is really eerie." Zhang San whispered.

They walked along the dim passage and finally came to a huge underground trading hall. The lights in the hall were dim, and the traders were talking in low voices. The atmosphere was tense and weird.

"We have to find that artifact," Lily said.

They began to look around the trading hall, and suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of them. It was the knight Leon who had met at the celebration banquet of Starlight City before. He was talking to a mysterious man in black robes.

"Leon is here?" Xiao Li said in surprise.

Lily decided to get closer and eavesdrop on their conversation. She and Xiao Li hid behind a booth and listened quietly.

"Are you sure we can get the artifact tonight?" Leon asked in a low voice.

The man in black robe nodded, "Yes, as long as we proceed according to the plan, no one can stop us."

"Looks like we have to stop them." Yeying said calmly.

Lily decided to try to figure out the exact location of the artifact first. They dispersed and carefully observed the surrounding stalls and traders. Finally, Lily found a mysterious box in a corner. The box was engraved with ancient runes, which looked extremely mysterious.

"That's the box of the artifact." Lily whispered.

Just as they were about to act, Leon and the man in black robes suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

"Do you think you can stop us like this?" Leon sneered.

Lily and her team drew their weapons without hesitation and prepared to fight. The battle was extremely fierce. Leon and the black-robed man were much stronger than expected. They continued to use powerful magic and skills, which put great pressure on Lily and the others.

"We can't give up!" Lily yelled.

Just as the battle entered a white-hot stage, a figure suddenly fell from the sky and blocked Leon and the man in black robes. It was a mysterious woman wearing silver armor, holding a long sword shining with golden light.

"Don't even think about succeeding!" the woman shouted angrily.

Leon and the black-robed man were obviously very afraid of this woman, so they quickly retreated and tried to retreat. Lily and her team took the opportunity to chase them and eventually forced them into a desperate situation.

"We won this time." Lily said with a smile.

The mysterious woman nodded, "You did a great job."

Lily asked curiously, "Who are you?"

The woman smiled and took off her helmet, "I am one of the guardians of the City of Starlight. Elina sent me to assist you."

"I see. Thank you for your help." Lily said gratefully.

They successfully retrieved the artifact and handed Leon and the black-robed man over to the elders of Starlight City. Elina highly appreciated this and promised to continue to protect their world.

Lily and her team completed the mission and returned to their own world with the joy of victory. However, they knew that there were more challenges waiting for them in the future.