[Maybe it's just because of the conversation, but-- he really just couldn't keep using 'Sect Leader Jiang' in the moment, and as he's not rebuffed for it... he quietly files that away to try again later. He doesn't miss that Jiang Cheng doesn't immediately let go, either, but as he steps into the boat, Huaisang assumes it was at least in part so he wouldn't immediately leave when he realized.]

It's been some time since I traveled by water, you know, my balance really may not be what it was...

[But he's not backing away, stepping forward to gingerly set one foot in the boat, then the other.]

Not ready to go in yet? I hope it's a little cooler on the water, at least.