Tientsin Mystic

Set in the 1920s Republican era, flooding ravages the land of Tianjin and conjures up numerous strange tales about the river. Guo Deyou is a part of the river salvage team, who retrieves bodies from the water. His master is nicknamed 'Old River God'; as the 'Little River God', Deyou has inherited his ability to use tobacco to uncover the truth, however, his body cannot handle smoke in large amounts. He ends up being suspected for the murder of a distinguished chairman, whose son Ding Mao, a trained forensic investigator, joins forces with him to uncover the truth. With their female partners - Gu Ying, the daughter of a sorceress and Deyou's childhood friend, and Xiao Lan-lan, a journalist, whose father is a rich local businessman - they begin an investigation that leads them to an incident twenty years ago, and a cult whose presence is still affecting the city in increasingly sinister ways.

• Li Xian as Guo Deyou
• Zhang Ming'en as Ding Mao
• Wang Zixuan as Gu Ying
• Chen Yumi as Xiao Lanlan

The series' soundtracks are sang by Jam Hsiao and lead actress Wang Zixuan.[6][7]

The series received critical acclaim for its exciting plot, suspenseful storyline and high quality production.[8] It also received positive reviews for its faithful and skillful adaptation from a novel, by successfully keeping the "essence" of the original novel while also leveraging its content and characters.[9] It has a score of 8.1 on Douban, and over 2 billion views online.[10] The drama was said to be one of the dramas which marks big improvement of quality of Chinese online series dramas in 2017.[11]

The series was awarded a Silver Medal for Best Visual Effects; a Bronze Medal for Best Direction; and nominated for Best Drama at the 2018 New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films competition.[12]