It's true what they say, lust can be a death trap. Although the honey trap is clichéd, it really works wonders on men.
Li Pan also had to admit that despite all his cultivation and cyber enhancements, complete with numerous brain implants, he was at his core just a smelly man who preferred to think with his lower half.
But having been metaphorically stabbed awake, Li Pan quickly collected his thoughts and started to assess the situation.
He had arrived at Saito House openly, so it was highly unlikely that the landlady would brazenly arrange for his assassination.
But the place was ultimately Takamanohara territory, where before the Monster Corporation had never succeeded in contesting control. Now that the Tokugawa's ninja had sensed the Saito Family's rebellious intent, striking first for the upper hand made sense.