[Not even big puppy dog eyes can work on Zhang Liao. Wilted flowers have no chance.]

I venture into the town when needed, but I do not tarry for long. There is still need for a man with my martial ability. So long as there is a need, then I will be there.

[The thought of laying down his axes...that's not a comfortable idea to him at all. It would be like tearing a painter from his paint brush, like blinding an archer, or chopping off the legs of a dancer; he would not be able to live.

No, it's far better for him to continue as is. He'd rather die than let slacken in his training; that is his dedication to the path of the warrior.]