That is... certainly not reassuring in the way Xue Yang had hoped, and the undignified yelp that comes from it is further proof. If he wasn't so stubborn and struck with more fear, Wuxian would have just collapsed on the spot.

"S-still a DOG!" Deep breaths, inhale, then exhale, contemplating revealing why they're so terrible to him and that he had to fight with dogs as young as the age of four until Sect Leader Jiang had taken him in. But by the way he's shaking, it may be obvious that none of it is sinking in and the reassurance made it worse than intended.