"My name is Shanji. I am a little thug with grand ambitions, and I firmly believed that one day I would become a powerful Martial Arts Expert. Unfortunately, after enjoying the ladies of Red Flower Pavilion without paying, I failed to escape according to plan and was hacked to death in a dead-end alley.
But Heaven had treated me well, allowing me to wake up for no reason at all and gain a new life. Though I did not know why this had happened, I swore that I would become a Martial Arts Expert and make up for the regrets of my previous life.
I am no longer called Shanji. That belongs to the past. From now on, I am called Luo Lin Madi."
A new life, a new journey. Shanji was filled with longing for the future, merely waiting to grow up before making a grand showing.
Now, Shanji and his nominal mother were both living with that most warmhearted Big Beard.
In a place as mad and chaotic as the Heaven Prairie goldfields, without a strong man watching over them, no matter how much wealth they had, it could become someone else's. They might even lose their lives.
Therefore, Shanji decided to remain under another's roof for the time being, even after he accidentally discovered that the kindly faced Big Beard had an improper relationship with his mother.
"I must gain strength, become a Martial Arts Expert, and acquire the ability to protect myself and Mother. I heard that Brave World has a special kind of Brave Fruit. Eating one can grant a person great power. In a few years, I'll go and make my mark in Brave World."
Waking from death had made him realize that he was extraordinary. He was full of confidence in the future.