Princess Lily Arrives

Lily and her friends walked through the bustling market, where all kinds of exotic goods were on display, and the air was filled with the smell of spices and food. The vendors in the market shouted enthusiastically, attracting customers coming and going, creating a prosperous scene.

"There's such a wide variety of stuff here," Xiao Li exclaimed, staring at a stall selling broomsticks.

"Yeah, I wonder if these things can help us find clues." Zhang San said, picking up a strange mechanical device in his hand and studying it carefully.

Yeying remained vigilant, constantly scanning his surroundings to guard against possible danger.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a gorgeous robe came over with a mysterious smile on his face. His eyes flashed with wisdom, which made people feel a little uneasy.

"Dear brave adventurers, I am the owner of this market, you can call me Hilbert." The man introduced himself with a smile.

Lily smiled and responded, "Hello, Hilbert, we are looking for some clues about time travel. I wonder if you can help us?"

Hilbert narrowed his eyes. "Time travel? Haha, you have come to the right place. There are many magical items and knowledge in this market. Maybe they can help you find the answers you want."

Lily nodded, "So where should we start looking?"

"Come with me, I'll take you to a special place." Hilbert said, then turned around and led Lily and her group through the crowded market to a seemingly ordinary shop.

"Where is this?" Xiao Li asked puzzledly.

Hilbert smiled mysteriously, "This is a time grocery store, which contains many secrets about time."

They walked into the shop and found all kinds of strange items on display: hourglasses, pocket watches, strange instruments, and some things that looked like magic books. The owner was an old man with silver hair, who was concentrating on arranging the items on the counter.

"This is Alvin, the owner of the Time Grocery Store and an expert in time magic," Hilbert introduced.

"Welcome, how can I help you?" Alvin raised his head and asked in a friendly manner.

Lily explained their purpose, and Alvin nodded slightly, "Clues to time travel? That's not easy. However, I have an ancient book here that may be able to help you."

Alvin took out a dusty heavy book from under the counter and handed it to Lily. Lily took the book and carefully turned the pages, discovering that it contained a lot of knowledge and legends about time magic.

"The book mentions an item called the 'Key of Time', which is said to open a door to a different time," Alvin explained.

"The Key of Time?" Zhang San asked in surprise, "Then where should we find this key?"

Alvin pointed to a map in the book and said, "According to the book, the Key of Time is hidden in a place called the 'Temple of Time and Space'. You must go through the Gate of Time to reach that place."

Lily nodded, "Then how should we find the Time Gate?"

Alvin took out a small hourglass from his pocket. "This is a time hourglass. Just turn it upside down and you can open the door of time."

Lily took the hourglass and said gratefully, "Thank you, Alvin. We will find the Key of Time as soon as possible."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the store. Lily and her friends walked out of the store and found a large group of people gathered in the center of the market. It seemed that something had happened.

"Let's go and take a look." Yeying said.

They pushed through the crowd and found a young woman, holding a gleaming sword and her eyes filled with anger and determination, facing off against several men in black robes.

"Who are you? Why are you making trouble here?" Lily asked loudly.

One of the black-robed men sneered, "We are the messengers of the Black Shadow Society. Today we want to take this woman away. She stole our treasure."

The woman angrily retorted, "You are talking nonsense! I didn't steal anything!"

Lily realized that this was a new conflict, so she stepped forward and said, "Everyone calm down. If there are any misunderstandings, please talk it out."

The man in black robe looked at Lily coldly, "This is our business, you'd better not interfere."

"If you want to cause trouble here, you will have to face our justice." Alvin walked out of the shop with a magic wand in his hand.

The man in black robes was obviously afraid of Alvin, but he still refused to give in. Just when the two sides were deadlocked, Hilbert suddenly said, "Don't forget, this is a market, not a place for you to fight."

His words seemed to have some kind of power, causing the man in black robes to take a step back. Lily took the opportunity to walk to the young woman and asked in a low voice: "What's your name? What happened?"

The woman replied: "My name is Elena. These black-robed men said that I stole their things, but I didn't."

Lily nodded, "We'll help you with this."

She turned to the black-robed man and said, "You said Elena stole your things. Do you have any evidence?"

The black-robed man took out a scroll, "This is our treasure list. It contains the items she stole."

Lily took the scroll and examined it carefully, and found that it said an item called "Time Orb".

"The Orb of Time? What is this?" Lily asked.

The black-robed man sneered and said, "That is the treasure of our Black Shadow Society. It has the power to control time."

Elena said angrily: "I have never seen that Time Orb, you must have made a mistake!"

Lily thought about it calmly, and then said to the man in black robe, "We can go to the market inspector and ask him to mediate this matter."

The man in black robe seemed a little reluctant, but finally agreed.

They found the market inspector, a dignified middle-aged man. After listening to the statements of both parties, the inspector decided to search Elena to prove her innocence.

The body search showed that Elena did not carry any items related to the Time Orb. The black-robed man had no choice but to retreat.

"Thank you for helping me clear my name." Elena said gratefully to Lily and her companions.

Lily smiled and said, "You're welcome. We just did what we were supposed to do."

Elena seemed to suddenly remember something, "By the way, you just mentioned the Key of Time. I know a legend about it."

"Really?" Lily asked in surprise, "Then can you tell us?"

Elena nodded, "Legend has it that the Key of Time is hidden in the deepest part of the Temple of Time and Space, and the key to enter the temple is in this market."

Lily and her friends decided to continue looking for clues in the market. They believed that as long as they united as one, they would be able to find the key to enter the Temple of Time and Space and uncover the secret of time.