It isn't odd, but it's suspicious. [If only because he doesn't know a damn thing about Xie Lian except name. But after a moment, he offers:] Sandu was given to me by my father.

[It's hard to tell what this may mean to Jiang Cheng. His lips don't exactly turn up into a fond smile, but they pull some at the corners. On the other hand, he doesn't frown like it's necessarily a bad thing.]

The Yunmeng Jiang sect's home is Lotus Pier. There's a large lotus lake and docks.