Drawn Blood
On the surface, it seemed like Xuan and the chimera were really master and pet.
In reality, however, he was secretly using his Dragon Might technique, extruding a terrifying aura from his eyes. Fortunately, this only worked against beasts, so the two from the Great Families didn't sense anything off. The chimera, instantly affected by the powerful energy radiating from Xuan's eyes, found itself unable to resist. Silently, it did as told, slowly crawling towards Xuan and letting him pet its head.
"There, there. That's a good boy."
With that, Xuan stood up and prepared to leave, but the man suddenly stopped them.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?"
"… I believe our business here is done, no? We have already cleared up the misunderstanding."
"Maybe so, but your damned pet there hurt me. If you know who I am, then you should know the consequences of doing that!"